Mike Pazik
Michael Joseph Pazik (born January 26, 1950) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched parts of three seasons in the majors, from 1975 until 1977, for the Minnesota Twins. Pazik is of Polish descent.
| Mike Pazik | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: January 26, 1950 Lynn, Massachusetts | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 11, 1975, for the Minnesota Twins | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| April 22, 1977, for the Minnesota Twins | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 1–4 | ||
| Strikeouts | 20 | ||
| Earned run average | 5.79 | ||
| Teams | |||
Pazik attended Lynn English High School and the College of the Holy Cross. In 1968, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League, then returned to the league in 1970 and 1971 to play for the Orleans Cardinals, tossing a no-hitter in 1971.[1][2] He was selected by the New York Yankees in the first round of the 1971 MLB Draft.
After his playing career, Pazik was a minor league coach and manager, including serving as the pitching coach for the Chicago White Sox from 1995 until 1998. Mike's daughter, Kristen Pazik, is a model who is married to Ukrainian former football player turned politician Andriy Shevchenko.
References
- Barillari, David (June 24, 1971). "Orleans Hurler No-Hits Harwich". The Cape Cod Chronicle. Chatham, MA. p. 16.
- "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet