Mike Baxter

Mike Baxter

39-Year-Old OutfielderOF
 Free Agent  
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$Signed a minor league contract with the Mariners in December of 2015.
OFSeattle Mariners  
December 8, 2015
Baxter signed a minor-league deal with the Mariners on Tuesday, ESPN's Buster Olney reports.
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Baxter appeared in 34 games for the Cubs last season, putting together a .246/.348/.263 slash line in 57 at-bats. He's never recorded more than 200 at-bats in any of his six major league seasons, so he'll likely slot in as organizational depth for the Mariners moving forward.
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Baxter made the Mets' Opening Day roster in 2013, but struggled and was sent to the minors in June. He hit just .189/.303/.250 in 74 games for the Mets last season, but was much more consistent and showed significantly greater power at Triple-A Las Vegas (.289/.380/.519). Baxter was claimed off waivers by the Dodgers in October and will get a chance to be a reserve outfielder in the spring.
Baxter's 2012 campaign is remembered for his spectacular catch to preserve Johan Santana's no-hitter; the result of which was a dislocated joint between his right collarbone and sternum, and torn rib cartilage on his right side. The injury sidelined Baxter for nearly two months. After he returned, his hot start was a faded memory, as his batting average dropped from .323 to .263 at season's end. Baxter will get a shot with the Mets this spring at filling a reserve outfield spot, where he would see most of his at-bats against righties.Baxter's 2012 campaign is remembered for his spectacular catch to preserve Johan Santana's no-hitter; the result of which was a dislocated joint between his right collarbone and sternum, and torn rib cartilage on his right side. The injury sidelined Baxter for nearly two months. After he returned, his hot start was a faded memory, as his batting average dropped from .323 to .263 at season's end. Baxter will get a shot with the Mets this spring at filling a reserve outfield spot, where he would see most of his at-bats against righties.
Baxter's 2012 campaign is remembered for his spectacular catch to preserve Johan Santana's no-hitter; the result of which was a dislocated joint between his right collarbone and sternum, and torn rib cartilage on his right side. The injury sidelined Baxter for nearly two months. After he returned, his hot start was a faded memory, as his batting average dropped from .323 to .263 at season's end. Baxter will get a shot with the Mets this spring at filling a reserve outfield spot, where he would see most of his at-bats against righties.Baxter's 2012 campaign is remembered for his spectacular catch to preserve Johan Santana's no-hitter; the result of which was a dislocated joint between his right collarbone and sternum, and torn rib cartilage on his right side. The injury sidelined Baxter for nearly two months. After he returned, his hot start was a faded memory, as his batting average dropped from .323 to .263 at season's end. Baxter will get a shot with the Mets this spring at filling a reserve outfield spot, where he would see most of his at-bats against righties.
Baxter, a Queens native, was claimed by his hometown Mets from San Diego in August after missing all but 11 games in Triple-A due to a broken thumb in March. Baxter will try and secure a roster spot this spring, but keep in mind that his best minor league numbers came as a 25-year-old in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League in 2010.
Baxter, an outfielder/first baseman, spent 2010 at Triple-A Portland, where he displayed nice power and speed, hit for average and got on base at a decent clip. At 26, he's too old to be considered a prospect and has nothing left to prove in the minors. He should be a decent bench option for the Padres in 2011. If pressed into a starting role, he could surprise, but the Padres have a large cast of characters battling for at-bats making Baxter a potential in-season waiver option in deeper formats depending on how things break.
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OFChicago Cubs  
August 1, 2015
Baxter was outrighted to Triple-A Iowa on Friday, MLB.com reports.
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OFChicago Cubs  
July 29, 2015
Baxter was designated for assignment Wednesday, Bruce Levine of 670 The Score reports.
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OFChicago Cubs  
July 12, 2015
Baxter was optioned to Triple-A Iowa on Sunday, Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
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OFChicago Cubs  
June 28, 2015
Baxter is out of the lineup Sunday against the Cardinals, MLB.com's Carrie Muskat reports.
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OFChicago Cubs  
June 27, 2015
Baxter went 3-for-5 and drove in a run against the Cardinals on Friday night, but he also made an error in the 10th inning that resulted in the game-winning run.
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