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American baseball player (born 1958) This article is about the Major League Baseball player. For the post-hardcore drummer, see Mike Fuentes (musician).

Baseball player

Mike Fuentes
Fuentes with the Memphis Chicks c. 1987
Left fielder
Born: (1958-07-11) July 11, 1958 (age 66) Miami, Florida, U.S.
Batted: RightThrew: Right
MLB debut
September 2, 1983, for the Montreal Expos
Last MLB appearance
September 21, 1984, for the Montreal Expos
MLB statistics
Batting average	.250
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	0
Stats at Baseball Reference

Teams
Montreal Expos (1983–1984)
Career highlights and awards
Golden Spikes Award (1981)

Michael Jay Fuentes (born July 11, 1958) is an American former Major League Baseball player. He attended Florida State University, where he was the 1981 recipient of the Golden Spikes Award.

Career

Fuentes was selected by the Montreal Expos with their second-round pick in the 1981 Major League Baseball draft. Fuentes was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 2, 1983, with the Expos. He played in a total of nine games in the majors, eight as a pinch hitter or pinch runner and one in left field. He went 2-for-8 at the plate, with no extra base hits or RBI.

References

Shoenfeld, Bruce (August 20, 1982). "Ex-FSU sluggers swing for the top". The Miami Herald. p. 5E. Retrieved April 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Mike Fuentes page at Baseball Almanac

v t e Golden Spikes Award
1978: Horner 1979: Wallach 1980: Francona 1981: Fuentes 1982: Schmidt 1983: Magadan 1984: McDowell 1985: Clark 1986: Loynd 1987: Abbott 1988: Ventura 1989: McDonald 1990: Fernandez 1991: Kelly 1992: Nevin 1993: Dreifort 1994: Varitek 1995: Kotsay 1996: Lee 1997: Drew 1998: Burrell 1999: Jennings 2000: Bouknight 2001: Prior 2002: Greene 2003: Weeks 2004: Weaver 2005: Gordon 2006: Lincecum 2007: Price 2008: Posey 2009: Strasburg 2010: Harper 2011: Bauer 2012: Zunino 2013: Bryant 2014: Reed 2015: Benintendi 2016: Lewis 2017: McKay 2018: Vaughn 2019: Rutschman 2020: Not awarded 2021: Kopps 2022: Melendez 2023: Crews

Golden Spikes Award

1978: Horner
1979: Wallach
1980: Francona
1981: Fuentes
1982: Schmidt
1983: Magadan
1984: McDowell
1985: Clark
1986: Loynd
1987: Abbott
1988: Ventura
1989: McDonald
1990: Fernandez
1991: Kelly
1992: Nevin
1993: Dreifort
1994: Varitek
1995: Kotsay
1996: Lee
1997: Drew
1998: Burrell
1999: Jennings
2000: Bouknight
2001: Prior
2002: Greene
2003: Weeks
2004: Weaver
2005: Gordon
2006: Lincecum
2007: Price
2008: Posey
2009: Strasburg
2010: Harper
2011: Bauer
2012: Zunino
2013: Bryant
2014: Reed
2015: Benintendi
2016: Lewis
2017: McKay
2018: Vaughn
2019: Rutschman
2020: Not awarded
2021: Kopps
2022: Melendez
2023: Crews

v t e 1980 College Baseball All-America Team selections
P Neal Heaton P Steve Krueger C Scotti Madison 1B Keith Hagman 2B Tim Teufel 3B Jeff Smith SS Dave Pagel O Terry Francona O Mike Fuentes O Dan Murphy DH Matt Guldelfinger

1980 College Baseball All-America Team selections

v t e 1981 College Baseball All-America Team selections
P Tony Arnold P Kendall Carter P Neal Heaton P Frank Viola C Tom Nieto 1B Phil Stephenson 2B Byron Horn 2B Jeff Ronk 3B Mike Sodders SS Dan Davidsmeier SS Bobby Meacham OF Joe Carter OF John Christensen OF Mike Fuentes OF Mark Gillaspie OF Kevin Romine DH Phil Strom DH Franklin Stubbs

1981 College Baseball All-America Team selections

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