Mike Stanton

Mike Stanton

Cincinnati Reds — No. 29
Relief Pitcher
Born: June 2 1967 (1967-06-02) (age 40)
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
Major League Baseball debut
August 24, 1989 for the Atlanta Braves
Selected MLB statistics (through 2007)
Win-Loss	68-63
Saves	84
Earned Run Average	3.92
Strikeouts	895
Teams
Atlanta Braves (1989-1995) Boston Red Sox (1995-1996, 2005) Texas Rangers (1996) New York Yankees (1997-2002, 2005) New York Mets (2003-2004) Washington Nationals (2005, 2006) San Francisco Giants (2006) Cincinnati Reds (2007-present)

William Michael (Mike) Stanton (born June 2, 1967 in Houston, Texas) is a left-handed specialist relief pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds. From 1989 through 2006, Stanton has posted a 67-60 record with a 3.81 ERA and 84 saves in 1178 games pitched which ranks him second all-time in appearances behind Jesse Orosco (1252). He made the American League All-Star team in 2001. Despite being a set-up man, Stanton has a consistent "entrance song" like many Major League closers. Stanton usually enters to Aldo Nova's "Fantasy". With the Mets, he had entered to Metallica's "Enter Sandman" during save situations as an obvious tribute to Mariano Rivera, whom he set up for in New York for years. Mike Stanton graduated from Midland (TX), where he played baseball, basketball and football. He did not pitch in high school. He pitched for the first time at Southwestern University in Georgetown, (TX) and also attended Alvin (TX) Community College.

See also

• Washington Nationals all-time roster

Stanton was mentioned in the George Mitchell Report for purchasing HGH, although there was no documented evidence included to support the accusation. Stanton flatly denies any wrongdoing.

External links

• Mike Stanton at ESPN.com
• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
• Article about Mike in the Cincinnati Post
• Denial of HGH use