Mickey Charles Storey (born March 16, 1986) is an American former professional

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and current

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of the

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' Triple-A affiliate, the

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. He has pitched in

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(MLB) for the

and

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Playing career

Amateur career

Storey attended Deerfield Beach High School in

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, and

Florida Atlantic University Florida Atlantic University (Florida Atlantic or FAU) is a Public university, public research university with its main campus in Boca Raton, Florida, United States. The university is a member of the State University System of Florida and has s ...

, where he played baseball for the

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under head coach Kevin Cooney. In 2006 and 2007, he played

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with the

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of the

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. He was drafted by the

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in the 22nd round of the

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but did not sign and was then drafted by the

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in the 31st round of the 2008 MLB Draft.

Oakland Athletics

Storey made his professional debut with the rookie-level

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in 2008, where he was 2–2 with a 3.27 ERA in 14 games. In 2009, he led all Oakland minor leaguers with 18 saves while playing across four different levels with the Single-A

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, High-A

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, Double-A

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and Triple-A

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. In 41 combined games he was 1–1 with a 1.22 ERA. He also played with the

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of the

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after the season. He split 2010 between Midland and Sacramento and was 6–5 with a 3.64 ERA in 54 games, including his first professional start. He played for Bravos de Margarita in the Venezuelan Winter League at the conclusion of the minor league season. He pitched in 27 games for Midland at the start of the 2011 season and was 2–2 with a 4.03 ERA.

Houston Astros

The Athletics traded Storey to the

in June 2011 in exchange for future considerations. The Astros assigned him to the Triple-A

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, where he was in 23 games with a 3.99 ERA. He played in the

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for Estrellas de Oriente after the season and returned to Oklahoma City the following year where he pitched in 38 games (making two starts) and was 7–4 with a 3.05 ERA. Storey made his MLB debut on August 3, 2012, against the

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. He faced two batters spaced over the seventh and eighth innings and got a groundout and a pop fly. On September 12, Storey was hit in the face by a line drive off the bat of the

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' Dave Sappelt and suffered contusions on his right hand and jaw, but only missed a few games. He was in 26 games for the Astros and was 0–1 with a 3.86 ERA.

Toronto Blue Jays

Storey was claimed off waivers by the

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on November 20, 2012, then designated for assignment on November 30. He was re-claimed by the Astros on December 6, then

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again on December 17 when free agent Carlos Pena was signed and then claimed on December 19 by the

. On December 21, the Blue Jays announced Storey had been assigned outright to their Triple-A affiliate

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. He was brought up to the Blue Jays on May 9, 2013, and optioned back to the Bisons on May 20 when

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was recalled. Storey was recalled by the Blue Jays on June 1, and optioned back to Buffalo on June 4. Storey was recalled on August 10 when Juan Pérez was placed on the disabled list. He was sent back to Buffalo on August 16. In three games for the Blue Jays he allowed three runs in four innings. On March 10, 2014, he was optioned to the Buffalo Bisons. After a couple of stints on the disabled list, he was released on April 29 to make room for Chris Getz on Toronto's 40-man roster. He signed a minor league contract with the Blue Jays on May 23, and was assigned to the Bisons and placed on their disabled list. On August 19, Storey was released again by the Blue Jays organization.

Los Angeles Dodgers

Storey began 2015 with the

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of the

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but then on May 23, 2015, Storey signed with the

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and was assigned to their Double-A affiliate, the

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. In four starts he was 1–1 with a 3.47 ERA. The Dodgers released him on June 16, 2015.

Somerset Patriots

He became a free agent from the

after the 2016 season.

Managerial career

Quad Cities River Bandits

For the 2018 season, Storey was named manager of the

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, a Class A affiliate of the Houston Astros.

Sugar Land Space Cowboys

On January 24, 2019, Storey became manager of the

of the

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(PCL), the Houston Astros' Triple-A affiliate. Storey also managed the

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of the

(AFL) in 2022, leading the club to that year's AFL title. On May 14, 2024, Storey collected his 400th win in the minor leagues as manager, a 16–7 win over the

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. In 2024, Sugar Land posted a minor-league best 93–56 regular season record, the most wins in all Minor League Baseball for the regular season, and most in the PCL since 1981 when Albuquerque won 94. Sugar Land also claimed both the first- and second-half titles. In the PCL championship, the Space Cowboys defeated the

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, 5–2, for the best-of-3 series sweep and the franchise's first-ever league title. Next, the Space Cowboys won the

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, 13–6, over the

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, also Sugar Land's first-ever such championship, and first for Storey over a full season as manager. He was named PCL Manager of the Year and to the

Triple-A All-Star Game The Triple-A All-Star Game was an annual baseball game held from 1988 to 2019 between professional players from the affiliated Triple-A leagues of Minor League Baseball. These leagues were the International League (IL) and Pacific Coast League (P ...

References

External links

Florida Atlantic Owls bio
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