Mike Thompson (baseball)

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Mike Thompson

Pittsburgh Pirates — No. 66
Starting Pitcher
Born: November 6, 1980 (1980-11-06) (age 27)
Bats: Right Throws: Right 
Major League Baseball debut
May 172006 for the San Diego Padres
Selected MLB statistics
(through 2007)
Win-Loss     4-6
Earned Run Average     5.27
Strikeouts     40
Teams

Michael Paul Thompson, born November 6, 1980 in Walsh, Colorado, is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The 6'4 righthander was selected by the Padres in the 5th round of the 1999 amateur entry draft. In 2004, Thompson showed his first signs of serious major league potential with the Double-A Mobile BayBears. That season, he went 10-2 with a 3.41 Earned Run Average.

Thompson started the 2006 season with the Beavers. He was called up to the Padres on May 17, 2006, defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks in his major league debut. Thompson went on to start 15 more games for the big league club in 2006.

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