Michael Tucker (baseball)

Michael Anthony Tucker ( born June 25, 1971 in South Boston, Virginia ) is a former American professional baseball player in Major League Baseball ( MLB).

The outfielder was active for the New York Mets in 2006 in the highest North American league last. Previously, he played with the Kansas City Royals (1995-1996, 2002-2003), the Atlanta Braves (1997-1998), Cincinnati Reds (1999-2001), Chicago Cubs (2001 ), San Francisco Giants (2004-2005) and the Philadelphia Phillies ( 2005). In recent years he was rarely in the initial list of his clubs, but served rather as a pinch hitter and utility player. He hits left-handed and throws with his right hand.

After the end of his MLB career, Tucker joined the unterklassige Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, where he first played for the Newark Bears, before he moved to the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs in 2009.