Mike Magnante

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Mike Magnante
retired — No. –
Relief pitcher
Bats: Left Throws: Left
Major League Baseball debut
June 17, 1991 for the Kansas City Royals
Selected MLB statistics
(through July 2, 2006)
Record     26-32
Innings pitched     617.2
Strikeouts     347
Former teams

    Michael Anthony Magnante (born June 17, 1965, in Glendale, California) is a former left-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball.

    On August 22, 1997, Magnante struck out three batters on nine pitches in the ninth inning of a 6-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Magnante became the 20th National League pitcher and the 29th pitcher in major league history to accomplish the feat.

    Magnante was also discussed in Moneyball, in which he was prevented from receiving his retirement benefits - only a few days from retirement - by the acquisition of Ricardo Rincon.

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