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Lyle Joseph Mouton (born May 13, 1969) is an American former professional baseball player who played
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in the Major Leagues from 1995 to 2001. He also played part of 1998 in Japan for the Yakult Swallows. Mouton attended St. Thomas More School in Lafayette.


College

Lyle originally entered school at LSU on a basketball scholarship and played as a guard. After two seasons, he focused solely on baseball, playing outfield for the LSU Tigers from 1989 to 1991. He led the Tigers to three straight
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tournaments, with the team winning the championship in 1991. He also led them to back-to-back SEC championships, 1990–91. He was on the 1990 All-Tournament College World Series team as a
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, then again for the 1991 tournament as an outfielder. In 1990, he played
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with the
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of the
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and was named a league all-star.


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1969 births Living people Baltimore Orioles players Milwaukee Brewers players Chicago White Sox players Florida Marlins players American expatriate baseball players in Japan Yakult Swallows players Baseball players from Lafayette, Louisiana LSU Tigers baseball players LSU Tigers men's basketball players Brewster Whitecaps players Oneonta Yankees players Albany-Colonie Yankees players 20th-century American sportsmen Prince William Cannons players Columbus Clippers players Nashville Sounds players Birmingham Barons players Rochester Red Wings players Louisville RiverBats players Indianapolis Indians players New Orleans Zephyrs players Toledo Mud Hens players Norfolk Tides players Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players {{US-baseball-outfielder-1960s-stub