Mike Jackson
Pitcher, Baseball Player
1964 –
Who is Mike Jackson?
Michael Ray "Mike" Jackson is a former professional baseball player whose career spanned 19 seasons, 16 of which were spent in Major League Baseball. Jackson, a relief pitcher for the majority of his career, compiled a career earned run average of 3.42, allowing 451 earned runs off of 983 hits, 127 home runs, and 464 walks while recording 1,006 strikeouts over 1,005 games pitched.
Standing 6 feet 1 inch and weighing 185 pounds, he made his professional debut in 1984 for the minor-league Spartanburg Suns, an affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. After battling arm injuries in the early 1990s, Jackson reestablished himself as a top relief pitcher for the Reds in 1995 and went on to pitch in the 1997 World Series for the Indians. After one-year stints with the Astros, Twins, and White Sox, Jackson retired from baseball in 2005.
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- Born
- Dec 22, 1964
Houston - Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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