| Mike Fuentes |
Full Name: Michael Jay Fuentes School: Coral Gables High School in Coral Gables, Florida |
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| FSU Career |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt B T Cl Ltr Hometown 1978 29 OF 6-2 180 R R Fr Coral Gables 1979 29 OF 6-2 185 R R So * Coral Gables 1980 29 OF 6-3 190 R R Jr * Coral Gables 1981 29 OF 6-3 190 R R Sr * Coral Gables |
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| Awards |
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Year Award
1980 American Baseball Coaches Association - 1st Team All-American
The Sporting News - 2nd Team All-American
1981 American Baseball Coaches Association - 1st Team All-American
Baseball America - 1st Team All-American
The Sporting News - 2nd Team All-American
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| Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 1987 |
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One of the most celebrated walk-ons in Florida State history, Mike Fuentes went from the humble beginnings of being cut from the Seminole team to winning the Golden Spikes Award in 1981, symbolizing
college baseball's best player. After making the Seminole team in 1978 on his second try, Fuentes went to bat just five times. But before his career was over, he would leave a trail of honors after his name in Florida State record books. He was twice named the Metro Conference Tournament's MVP and twice he was named to college baseball's All-America team. The Coral Gables native, who was nicknamed "Tito" by his teammates, became the fourth Seminole to hit .400 in a season when he hit .408 as a junior while leading Florida State into the 1980 College World Series. He capped a brilliant career with a senior season that included 27 homeruns, 81 RBIs and a .360 average. During that storybook season, he broke Arizona State Slugger Bob Horner's NCAA career homerun mark, finishing with 64. Fuentes also hit .377 and drove in 182 runs over his four-year career. One of Florida State's top student-athletes, Fuentes was a second round draft choice of the Montreal Expos in 1981. He now plays in the Houston Astros' organization.
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| FSU Statistics |
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Batting Statistics YEAR AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1978 .333 8 6 5 2 1 0 0 2 3 .500 3 1 1 .600 0 0 0 0 1979 .363 61 61 212 63 77 13 3 16 69 144 .679 43 1 46 .464 5 1 24 24 1980 .408 61 233 84 95 12 3 21 79 176 .755 46 2 34 .500 5 0 9 14 1981 .353 78 300 92 106 10 0 27 83 197 .657 53 2 45 .447 5 0 22 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tot .373 208 61 751 244 280 36 6 64 233 520 .692 145 6 126 0 .470 15 1 55 64 |
Fielding Statistics Year PO AST E FLD% DP ---------------------------- 1979 4 .000 ---------------------------- Tot 0 0 4 .000 0 |
| Pro Career |
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Height: 6-3 Weight: 190 Throws: Right Bats: Right
Drafted: 1980, June Regular Draft, 5th Round #116, Minnesota Twins, OF
1981, June Regular Draft, 2nd Round #44, Montreal Expos, OF
Debut: September 2, 1983
Year Abbr Team No Pos
1983 Mon Montreal Expos 25 OF
1984 Mon Montreal Expos 15 OF
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| Pro Statistics |
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Batting Statistics Year Team AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 Mon .250 6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0 2 0 .250 0 0 0 0 1994 Mon .250 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 1 0 2 0 .400 0 0 0 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Years .250 9 0 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 .250 1 0 4 0 .333 0 0 0 0 |
Fielding Statistics Year Team Pos GP PO Ast E DP Fld% ------------------------------------------ 1983 Mon OF 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1984 Mon OF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 ------------------------------------------ 2 Years 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 |