Michael Richard Thurman (born July 22, 1973) is a former American professional baseball player who pitched in
Major League Baseball
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(MLB) for the
Montreal Expos
The Montreal Expos (french: link=no, Les Expos de Montréal) were a Canadian professional baseball team based in Montreal, Montreal, Quebec. The Expos were the first Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located outside the United States. They p ...
from 1997 to 2001 and for the
New York Yankees
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in 2002.
Thurman was drafted in the first round (31st overall) of the
1994 amateur draft, after playing for
Oregon State University
Oregon State University (OSU) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant, research university in Corvallis, Oregon. OSU offers more than 200 undergraduate-degree programs along with a variety of graduate and doctoral degree ...
in college. He is a graduate of
Philomath High School
Philomath High School is a public high school in Philomath, Oregon, United States.
Academics
In 2016, 90.9% of the school's seniors received their high school diplomas.
In 2019, 100% of the school's 119 seniors received their high school dipl ...
, where he made numerous contributions to the baseball program and has served as a coach there during a summer league. His records still stand at Philomath.
External links
Baseball Almanac- Mike Thurman stats
1973 births
Living people
Albany Polecats players
American expatriate baseball players in Canada
Baseball players from Oregon
Columbus Clippers players
Harrisburg Senators players
Jupiter Hammerheads players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Montreal Expos players
New York Yankees players
New York Yankees scouts
Oregon State Beavers baseball players
Ottawa Lynx players
Sportspeople from Corvallis, Oregon
Vermont Expos players
West Palm Beach Expos players
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