Everything about Mike Lansing totally explained
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April 7
|debutyear=
1993
|debutteam=
Montreal Expos
|finaldate=
September 8
|finalyear=
2001
|finalteam=
Boston Red Sox
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Batting average
|stat1value=.271
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Home Runs
|stat2value=84
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RBI
|stat3value=440
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Drafting
Utilizing a never-before-used rule, Lansing was drafted out of
Wichita State University late in the 6th round of the
1990 MLB Draft by the
Miami Miracle, an independent
minor league team. Lansing played two seasons with the Miracle before making the major league with the Expos in 1993.
Career
Lansing was quickly placed in the lineup early on in 1993 as a
second baseman. In one of his first-ever games, Lansing had five hits in a win over the Rockies. Ironically, Lansing would have never been inserted into the lineup if
Delino DeShields hadn't contracted
chicken pox.
Lansing had his best season in
1996, finishing with a .285
batting average and 183
hits in 159 games. Lansing also had 40 doubles that season, placing 6th.
In
1997 Lansing had another strong season, with career bests in
home runs, 20, and
RBIs, 70. On
May 7, 1997, in a game against the
San Francisco Giants, Lansing became the first
National League second baseman since
Bobby Lowe in
1894 to
homer twice in the same inning. Lansing also became the third Expo to do so. After the '97 season, Lansing was traded to the Colorado Rockies for a couple of minor leaguers.
Lansing had a couple of disappointing seasons with the Rockies as injuries took their toll. But on
June 18,
2000, in a game against the
Arizona Diamondbacks, Lansing hit for the
cycle faster than any player in MLB history, completing it by the fourth inning in a 19–2 win. A little more than a month later, Lansing, along with a couple of
pitchers, were traded by the Rockies to the Boston Red Sox. He played a couple of mediocre seasons with the Red Sox before being released into free agency after the
2001 season. Lansing was signed as a free agent by the Cleveland Indians, but played in the minors and suffered a back injury before retiring after the 2002 season.
Lansing is the namesame of
Mike Lansing Field, the stadium that's the home field of the
Casper Ghosts Pioneer League baseball team in Casper, Wyoming..
Mitchell Report
On December 13th 2007 former senator George Mitchell released his report to the commissioner of Major League Baseball concerning the use of illegal steroids and performance enhancing drugs in baseball. The following is an excerpt of the report referring to Lansing.
"According to [Kirk] Radomski, he was introduced to Lansing by David Segui while Segui and Lansing played together with the Expos. Radomski recalled that he engaged in four to five “small transactions” with Lansing. Radomski said that Lansing was familiar with testosterone and “knew exactly what he wanted.” Radomski produced two $1,000 money orders from Lansing, retrieved from his bank, made payable to Radomski; both were dated February 5, 2002... Radomski stated that this payment was for testosterone and one kit of human growth hormone. During the search of Radomski’s residence, an undated, partial shipping label was seized with Lansing’s name on it and a Colorado address. We have confirmed that Lansing
resided at this address when he played with the Rockies. Lansing’s name, with an address and two telephone numbers, is listed in the address book seized from Radomski’s residence by federal agents."
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