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Michael Coleman
Michael Coleman
	Outfielder
	Born: August 16, 1975 (age 49); Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 1, 1997, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
	May 16, 2001, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Batting average	.194
Home runs	1
Runs batted in	7
Teams
	Boston Red Sox (1997, 1999); New York Yankees (2001);

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Michael Donnell Coleman (born August 16, 1975) is an American former professional baseball player. He played as a backup outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox (1997, 1999) and New York Yankees (2001). He batted and threw right-handed.

Early life

Coleman was a two-sport star at Stratford High School in Nashville, Tennessee, lettering in both baseball and football. He turned down a football scholarship to the University of Alabama to play baseball professionally.

Coleman has a Sports Training Academy in Nashville, Tennessee called M3 Baseball.^{[citation needed]}

Professional career

Coleman was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 18th round of the 1994 amateur draft. He first appearance for Boston came in September 1997, where he would go on to play eight games and post a .167 batting average with two runs batted in and no home runs.

He did not appear in 1998, but was again called up in 1999, where he played in only two games, amassing one hit in five at bats.

During the fall offseason in 2000, he was traded along with Donnie Sadler to the Cincinnati Reds for Chris Stynes. He was traded yet again that offseason to the New York Yankees in the deal that brought Wily Mo Pena to Cincinnati.

In 2001, Coleman appeared in 12 games for New York, where he would hit two home runs. He posted seven runs batted in and a .211 batting average during his time in New York, and was granted free agency following the 2001 season.

Coleman never again appeared in the major leagues, and since the 2001 season, he has played in the minor league systems of the Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Nationals, New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays. Following the 2006 season, Coleman was granted free agency and has yet to sign with another team.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
Retrosheet

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+{{Infobox baseball biography
 |name=Michael Coleman
 |position=[[Outfielder]]
 |bats=Right
 |throws=Right
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+|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1975|8|16}}
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+|birth_place=[[Nashville, Tennessee]], U.S.
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 |finaldate=May 16
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-*[[Boston Red Sox]] ({{By|1997}}), ({{By|1999}})
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-'''Michael Donnell Coleman''' (born August 16, 1975 in [[Nashville, Tennessee]]) is a former backup [[outfielder]] in [[Major League Baseball]] who played for the [[Boston Red Sox]] ({{By|1997}}, {{By|1999}}) and [[New York Yankees]] ({{By|2001}}). He batted and threw right-handed.
+'''Michael Donnell Coleman''' (born August 16, 1975) is an American former [[professional baseball]] player. He played as a backup [[outfielder]] in [[Major League Baseball]] for the [[Boston Red Sox]] ({{Baseball year|1997}}, {{Baseball year|1999}}) and [[New York Yankees]] ({{Baseball year|2001}}). He batted and threw right-handed.
 ==Early life==
 Coleman was a two-sport star at Stratford High School in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], lettering in both baseball and football. He turned down a football scholarship to the [[University of Alabama]] to play baseball professionally.
+Coleman has a Sports Training Academy in Nashville, Tennessee called M3 Baseball.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}
 ==Professional career==
-Coleman was drafted by the [[Boston Red Sox]] in the 18th round of the 1994 [[amateur draft]]. He first appearance for Boston came in September 1997, where he would go on on to play eight games and post a .167 [[batting average]] with two [[runs batted in]] and no [[home runs]].
+Coleman was drafted by the [[Boston Red Sox]] in the 18th round of the 1994 [[amateur draft]]. He first appearance for Boston came in September 1997, where he would go on to play eight games and post a .167 [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]] with two [[runs batted in]] and no [[home runs]].
-He didn't appear in 1998, but was again called up in 1999, where he played in only two games, amassing one hit in five [[at bats]].
+He did not appear in 1998, but was again called up in 1999, where he played in only two games, amassing one hit in five [[at bats]].
-During the fall offseason in 2000, he was traded along with [[Donnie Sadler]] to the [[Cincinnati Reds]] for [[Chris Stynes]]. He was traded yet again that offseason to the [[New York Yankees]] in the deal that brought [[Willy Mo Pena]] to Cincinnati.
+During the fall offseason in 2000, he was traded along with [[Donnie Sadler]] to the [[Cincinnati Reds]] for [[Chris Stynes]]. He was traded yet again that offseason to the [[New York Yankees]] in the deal that brought [[Wily Mo Pena]] to Cincinnati.
-In 2001, Coleman appeared in 12 games for New York, where he would hit two home runs. He posted seven [[runs batted in]] and a .211 [[batting average]] during his time in New York, and was granted [[Free agent|free agency]] following the 2001 season.
+In 2001, Coleman appeared in 12 games for New York, where he would hit two home runs. He posted seven [[runs batted in]] and a .211 [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]] during his time in New York, and was granted [[Free agent|free agency]] following the 2001 season.
 Coleman never again appeared in the major leagues, and since the 2001 season, he has played in the [[minor league]] systems of the [[Boston Red Sox]], [[Cincinnati Reds]], [[Washington Nationals]], [[New York Yankees]] and [[Tampa Bay Rays]]. Following the 2006 season, Coleman was granted free agency and has yet to sign with another team.
 ==External links==
-*{{Baseballstats|br=c/colemmi01}}
+{{Baseballstats|br=c/colemmi01}}
 *[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pcolem001.htm Retrosheet]
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