Keith Alexander Mitchell (born August 6, 1969) is an American former professional

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player. He played parts of four seasons in

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(MLB) for the

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and

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. He also played in the

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for the Haitai Tigers.

Career

Mitchell was drafted by the Braves in the 4th round of the 1987 MLB draft. He debuted with the Braves on July 23, 1991, and went on to hit .318 in 48 games that season, but that was his last shot at the bigs with Atlanta. He did, however, earn some playing time as the left fielder for the Braves in that year's postseason. All his stints in the MLB were short and far apart from one another. In

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, he played in 46 games with the Mariners and in

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

, he played in 11 games with the Reds. His MLB career ended 2 years later in 1998 after playing 23 games with the

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. He also was the third out in John Valentin's

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on July 8, 1994. In 128 games over four seasons, Mitchell posted a .260

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(63-for-242) with 38 runs, 8

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and 29 RBI. In 2005, Mitchell was named the

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of the Swing of the Quad Cities, a minor league affiliate of the

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. 2006–07, Mitchell served as the Quad Cities'

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. In 2008, he was the hitting coach of the

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Personal life

He is a cousin of Kevin Mitchell.

References

External links

Career statistics and player information
from

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