Michael Roswell Barlow (born April 30, 1948) is a retired professional

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player who played seven seasons for the

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, and

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Early life

Barlow was born in the small town of Stamford in Upstate New York, where he lived on a large farm with two sisters.

Career

After playing basketball at Milford High School in

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, Barlow played basketball at

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, before switching to baseball after his sophomore year. In 1969, he played

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with the

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of the

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. After Syracuse discontinued its baseball program after the 1972 season, Barlow signed with the

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organization.

Personal life

Barlow briefly owned a restaurant in

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, and worked as the athletic director at Bishop Grimes Junior/Senior High School from 1998 - June 2011, in East Syracuse. As of May 2018, Barlow lives in central New York with his wife after having four children together, all four of whom played a sport in college, including Chris Barlow, who was drafted from

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by the

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in the 9th round of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft, and then played for three summers in their organization. Barlow also has five grandchildren.

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1948 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Canada Baseball players from Delaware County, New York Birmingham A's players Burlington Bees players California Angels players Coos Bay-North Bend A's players Harwich Mariners players Houston Astros players Key West Conchs players Major League Baseball pitchers Memphis Blues players People from Stamford, New York St. Louis Cardinals players Salt Lake City Gulls players Syracuse Chiefs players Syracuse Orangemen baseball players Toronto Blue Jays players Tucson Toros players Tulsa Oilers (baseball) players Syracuse Orange men's basketball players 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-baseball-pitcher-1940s-stub