Craig Seton Mitchell (born April 14, 1954) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Mitchell pitched in parts of three seasons, from until , for the

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of the

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(MLB).

Career

Mitchell was the

first-round draft pick in the secondary phase of the

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. He had previously been drafted twice, once by the

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and once by the

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, but did not sign with either team. Mitchell made his major league debut in September of , starting and losing a game against the

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. Mitchell pitched one more game in and three in , finishing his career with just 12.2 innings pitched in the majors.

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