Mickey Storey

Mickey Charles Storey (born March 16, 1986) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current manager of the Houston Astros' Triple-A affiliate, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys. He has pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros and Toronto Blue Jays.

Playing career Amateur career Storey attended Deerfield Beach High School in Deerfield Beach, Florida, and Florida Atlantic University, where he played baseball for the Owls under head coach Kevin Cooney. In 2006 and 2007, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 22nd round of the 2007 MLB draft but did not sign and was then drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 31st round of the 2008 MLB draft.

Oakland Athletics Storey made his professional debut with the rookie-level Arizona League Athletics in 2008, where he was 2–2 with a 3.27 ERA in 14 games. In 2009, he led all Oakland minor leaguers with 18 saves while playing across four different levels with the Single-A Kane County Cougars, High-A Stockton Ports, Double-A Midland RockHounds and Triple-A Sacramento River Cats. In 41 combined games he was 1–1 with a 1.22 ERA. On September 12, Storey was hit in the face by a line drive off the bat of the Chicago Cubs' Dave Sappelt and suffered contusions on his right hand and jaw, but only missed a few games. On December 21, the Blue Jays announced Storey had been assigned outright to their Triple-A affiliate Buffalo Bisons. He was brought up to the Blue Jays on May 9, 2013, and optioned back to the Bisons on May 20 when Anthony Gose was recalled. Storey was recalled by the Blue Jays on June 1, and optioned back to Buffalo on June 4. Storey was recalled on August 10 when Juan Pérez was placed on the disabled list. He was sent back to Buffalo on August 16. In three games for the Blue Jays he allowed three runs in four innings. He signed a minor league contract with the Blue Jays on May 23, and was assigned to the Bisons and placed on their disabled list. On August 19, Storey was released again by the Blue Jays organization.

Los Angeles Dodgers Storey began 2015 with the Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball but then on May 23, 2015, Storey signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers and was assigned to their Double-A affiliate, the Tulsa Drillers. In four starts he was 1–1 with a 3.47 ERA.

On May 14, 2024, Storey collected his 400th win in the minor leagues as manager, a 16–7 win over the Albuquerque Dukes. Next, the Space Cowboys won the Triple-A National Championship Game, 13–6, over the Omaha Storm Chasers, also Sugar Land's first-ever such championship, and first for Storey over a full season as manager. He was named PCL Manager of the Year