Michael Accorsi Zunino is an American professional baseball catcher who is currently a free agent. He previously played for the Seattle Mariners and Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball. He won the Dick Howser Trophy, Golden Spikes Award, and Johnny Bench Award in his junior year at the University of Florida.
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Michael Accorsi Zunino is an American professional baseball catcher who is currently a free agent. He previously played for the Seattle Mariners and Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball. He played college baseball at the University of Florida, where he won the Dick Howser Trophy, Golden Spikes Award, and Johnny Bench Award in his junior year. The Seattle Mariners selected him with the third overall pick in the 2012 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2013. He was demoted to Triple-A Tacoma in August 2015 and remained there for the final month of the season. He returned to the minor leagues in early July 2018, but was called up in late June.
On November 8, 2018, he caught James Paxton’s no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays. He took a step back in 2018, hitting. 201 with 20 home runs and 44 RBIs. He is of Italian descent. His parents met in Italy while Greg played professional baseball in Italy for Fortitudo Baseball Bologna and Paola was a catcher for the Italian national softball team. Mike’s uncle, Gary, was a pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals system. His father Greg was drafted in the 31st round of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft.
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