Mike Benjamin (baseball)

For the politician, see Michael Benjamin Bonheur.
Mike Benjamin
Shortstop/Third baseman
Born: (1965-11-22) November 22, 1965
Euclid, Ohio
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 7, 1989, for the San Francisco Giants
Last MLB appearance
September 28, 2002, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
Fielding percentage .983
Putouts 934
Assists 1,649
Teams

Michael Paul Benjamin (born November 22, 1965, in Euclid, Ohio) is a former Major League Baseball infielder who played primarily as a shortstop from 19892000 and in 2002. His longest stint was with the San Francisco Giants as a utility infielder. A 1983 graduate of Bellflower High School, he played college baseball at Arizona State University. He is currently the manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks Class A affiliate, the Kane County Cougars.

On June 14, 1995, he tied a Giants single-game record with six (6) hits. This was part of a stretch in which he tied the major league record for most hits in two consecutive games with ten (10), set a major league record for most hits in three (3) consecutive games with 14, and tied another record for most hits in four (4) consecutive games with 15.

Mike coached his son's Little League team from Arizona to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in 2003.

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