Mike Heath
Overview
Major League Baseball
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. Heath played fourteen seasons in the major leagues with the New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
(1978), Oakland Athletics
Oakland Athletics
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(1979–1985), St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
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(1986), Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers
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(1986–1990), and Atlanta Braves
Atlanta Braves
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(1991).
While Heath played most of his games as a catcher, he started his professional baseball career as a shortstop and played every position except pitcher during his major league career. He played 1083 games at catcher, 142 games in right field, 79 games in left field, 39 games as a DH, 38 games at third base, four games each at first base and shortstop, and one game each at second base and center field.
Drafted by the New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
in the 2nd round of the 1973 MLB amateur draft, Heath made his Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
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debut with the New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
on June 3, 1978.
