Mike Brown (outfielder)
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Michael Charles Brown is a former Major League Baseball
outfielder born on Tuesday, December 29, 1959, in San Francisco
, California
. He played all or part of five seasons in the major leagues between and , and one season in Japan with the Yomiuri Giants
in .
Brown was selected by the California Angels
in the 7th round of the 1980 Major League Baseball Draft
. He was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues with the Angels on July 21, 1983.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
outfielder born on Tuesday, December 29, 1959, in San Francisco
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. He played all or part of five seasons in the major leagues between and , and one season in Japan with the Yomiuri Giants
Yomiuri Giants
The are a professional baseball team based in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. The team competes in the Central League in Nippon Professional Baseball, the top level of professional play in Japan. They play their home games in the Tokyo Dome, opened in 1988. The English-language press occasionally calls the...
in .
Brown was selected by the California Angels
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California, United States. The Angels are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The "Angels" name originates from the city in which the team started, Los Angeles...
in the 7th round of the 1980 Major League Baseball Draft
1980 Major League Baseball Draft
-First round selections:The following are the first round picks in the 1980 Major League Baseball draft.- Compensation Picks :*William Erickson, was drafted in the second round by the San Francisco Giants, 31st pick overall. *Jeff Horne was drafted in the second round by the Pittsburgh Pirates,...
. He was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues with the Angels on July 21, 1983.