| Mike Fetters | |||||||||||||||
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_(cropped).jpg) Fetters with theArizona Diamondbacks in 2019 | |||||||||||||||
| Pitcher /Coach | |||||||||||||||
| Born: (1964-12-19)December 19, 1964 (age 61) Van Nuys, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| September 1, 1989, for the California Angels | |||||||||||||||
| Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||
| September 16, 2004, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 31–41 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 3.86 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 518 | ||||||||||||||
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |||||||||||||||
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Michael Lee Fetters (born December 19, 1964) is an American former professionalbaseballpitcher andcoach. He played inMajor League Baseball (MLB) for eight teams during his 16–year career from1989 to2004. Fetters started his playing career with theCalifornia Angels and also played for theMilwaukee Brewers,Oakland Athletics,Baltimore Orioles,Los Angeles Dodgers,Pittsburgh Pirates, the Diamondbacks, andMinnesota Twins. Fetters had his best season in1996 when he finished fifth in theAmerican League insaves with 32 with the Brewers. Fetters finished his career with 100 saves.
Fetters is a graduate ofʻIolani School,[1] where he played high school baseball in the early 1980s, inHonolulu, Hawaii.
Fetters played baseball atPepperdine University and was drafted in the first round of the 1986 Major League Draft by theCalifornia Angels.[2] Fetters is known for his head movement while on the mound. Prior to a pitch, he took a deep breath and moved his head quickly 90 degrees to the left. He explained that being stressed during pitching was the reason for his head movement. In2002, teammateMark Grace comically imitated the Fetters move when invited to pitch one Diamondbacks inning. During one game in the 2004 season,Houston AstroCraig Biggio imitated Fetters' head movement and scowl while batting against him, drawing laughter from the Houston crowd.
As of 2019[update], Fetters works as theArizona Diamondbacksbullpen coach, having spent the four previous years as a quality control coach. On October 3, 2024, Fetters was fired by the Diamondbacks.[3]
Fetters is half-Caucasian and half-Samoan in ancestry.[4]
Fetters is a cousin of American baritoneStephen Totter.
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