Keith Mitchell (baseball player)
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Keith Mitchell (born August 6, 1969 in San Diego, California) is a former Major League Baseball player who played for the Atlanta Braves, Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox. He was drafted by the Braves in the 4th round of the 1987 amateur draft. He debuted with the Braves on July 23, 1991 and wen on to hit .318 in 48 games that season, but that was his last shot at the bigs with Atlanta. All his stints in the majors were short and far apart from one another. In 1994 he played in 46 games with the Mariners and in 1996 he played in 11 games with the Reds. His major league career ended 2 years later in 1998 after playing 23 games with the Red Sox. He also was the third out in John Valentin's unassisted triple play on July 8, 1994. He is currently the manager of the Swing of the Quad Cities. He is a cousin of Kevin Mitchell.
