Michael Lee Capel played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, and Houston Astros. Capel was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 24th round of the 1980 MLB draft, but chose to attend the University of Texas. He is the father of two sons, Michael Capel Jr. and Michael Lee Jr., both of whom play for the Houston Astros in the Texas League. He was also the grandfather of one-year-old son, Michael Lee III, who plays for the Texas Rangers.
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Michael Lee Capel played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, and Houston Astros. In 49 career games, Capel pitched 62 1⁄3 innings, struck out 43 batters, and had a career win–loss record of 3–4 with a 4. 62 earned run average. Capel was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 24th round of the 1980 MLB draft, but chose to attend the University of Texas. In 1982, he was named to the All-Southwest Conference team and pitched to a 9–0 win-loss record with a 3. 68 ERA, as the Longhorns finished 59–6. In the 1983 College World Series, the Texas team featured four future MLB pitchers: Capel, Roger Clemens, Bruce Ruffin, and Calvin Schiraldi. The next year, he and the Texas Longhorns won the World Series for the first time since the 1975 season. After retirement, he worked as the general manager of a car dealership in Houston, Texas. He is the father of two sons, Michael Capel Jr. and Michael Lee Jr., both of whom play for the Houston Astros in the Texas League. He was also the grandfather of one-year-old son, Michael Lee III, who plays for the Texas Rangers in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League. The Houston Astros are currently the No. 1-ranked team in the American League, ahead of the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
He has a brother, Michael, who is a professional baseball player and a former MLB pitcher. He attended Spring High School in Harris County, Texas, where he set several pitching records. He played on the USA College All-Star Team, which competed in the Amateur World Series in Seoul and placed third. In June 1980, he was drafted with the 320th overall pick in the MLB Draft by the Cubs, but instead of signing with the Phillies, he chose to go to Texas. The Philadelphia Phillies chose Capel with the 605th Overall pick, but he did not sign with the team. He left Texas and signed to play professional baseball; he played in six seasons of Minor League Baseball before he made his MLB debut in 1988. He converted to relief pitching while in Chicago’s minor league system. In 1989, the Cubs released him at the end of the year. He agreed to terms with the Brewers and played in MLB after an injury opened a spot on Milwaukee’s roster, but was again released at the ends of the season. He spent the final part of his career in the Astros farm system, and played his last season in 1993. He won the 1982 College World series with the Texasonghorns, and made their starting pitcher and won their first World Series championship.
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