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| Matt Mieske | |
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| Right Fielder | |
| Born:February 13, 1968 Midland, Michigan, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 3, 1993, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 30, 2000, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .262 |
| Home runs | 56 |
| Runs batted in | 226 |
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Matthew Todd Mieske (born February 13,1968) is an American former right fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played from 1993 to 2000 for the Milwaukee Brewers,Chicago Cubs,Seattle Mariners,Houston Astros and Arizona Diamondbacks.
In 663 games over eight seasons,Mieske posted a .262 batting average (406-for-1547) with 225 runs,78 doubles,10 triples,56 home runs,226 RBI,124 bases on balls,.318 on-base percentage and .434 slugging percentage. He finished his career with a .979 fielding percentage playing at all three outfield positions.
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