About Mike Kinnunen
Born 1958. Mike Kinnunen is an American baseball player.
Michael John Kinnunen ( ; born April 1, 1958) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in parts of three seasons between and . He holds the major league record for most pitching appearances without a decision of any kind (win, loss or save) with 48.
Career Kinnunen attended Washington State University, where he played college baseball for the Cougars from 1977 to 1979.
Kinnunen was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 10th round of the 1979 Major League Baseball draft, and was quickly promoted to the majors in 1980. Although he pitched reasonably well, he spent in the minors before being traded to the St. Louis Cardinals. He finally made it back to the majors in after bouncing around the minors for several years.
As of 2008, Kinnunen was living in Carolina, Puerto Rico, where he worked at Roberto Clemente Stadium.
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Mike Kinnunen was born on 1 April 1958 in Seattle.
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MLA: "Mike Kinnunen." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/mike-kinnunen/.
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