Mike Wallace (baseball)
Encyclopedia
Michael Sherman Wallace (February 3, 1951 in Gastonia, North Carolina
), is a former Major League Baseball
pitcher
who played from to with four teams. He batted and threw left-handed. Wallace had a 11-3 record in 117 career games.
He was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies
in the 4th round of the 1969 amateur draft.
Beginning in 2011, Wallace is a baseball
pundit
for the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN)
. Primarily covering the Washington Nationals
, he appears on The Mid-Atlantic Sports Report and Nats Talk.
Gastonia, North Carolina
Gastonia is the largest city and county seat of Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. It is also the third largest suburb of the Charlotte Area, behind Concord and Rock Hill. The population was 71,226 as of Gastonia is the largest city and county seat of Gaston County, North Carolina,...
), is a former Major League Baseball
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...
pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
who played from to with four teams. He batted and threw left-handed. Wallace had a 11-3 record in 117 career games.
He was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
in the 4th round of the 1969 amateur draft.
Beginning in 2011, Wallace is a baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
pundit
Color commentator
A color commentator is a sports commentator who assists the play-by-play announcer, often by filling in any time when play is not in progress. The color analyst and main commentator will often exchange comments freely throughout the broadcast, when the play-by-play announcer is not describing the...
for the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN)
Mid-Atlantic Sports Network
Mid-Atlantic Sports Network is a regional sports network owned by two Major League Baseball franchises—the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals -- and televises every available game of both teams, live and in high-definition...
. Primarily covering the Washington Nationals
Washington Nationals
The Washington Nationals are a professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C. The Nationals are a member of the Eastern Division of the National League of Major League Baseball . The team moved into the newly built Nationals Park in 2008, after playing their first three seasons in RFK Stadium...
, he appears on The Mid-Atlantic Sports Report and Nats Talk.