About Mitch Webster
Mitchell Dean Webster (born May 16, 1959) is an American former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1983 through 1995 for the Toronto Blue Jays, Montreal Expos, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates and Los Angeles Dodgers. Listed at 6' 0", 185 lb., he was a switch hitter and threw left handed. == Playing career == Born in Larned, Kansas, Webster was selected by the Dodgers in the 23rd round of the 1977 MLB draft. He then was selected by Toronto from Los Angeles in the 1979 Minor League draft. In 1986 with Montreal, he posted career-highs with a.290 batting average and 36 stolen bases while leading the National League with 13 triples. He is one of the few players to play both major league Canadian teams, the Toronto Blue Jays and the Montreal Expos. Webster's 1990 season with the Cleveland Indians featured a bench clearing incident between Webster and Todd Stottlemyre of the Toronto Blue Jays. In the action, Webster charged the mound but was tackled by Stottlemyre and catcher Pat Borders. In a 13-season career, Webster slashed.263/.330/.401 with 70 home runs and 160 steals in 1,265 games, driving in 342 runs and scoring 504 times while playing mostly as a leadoff hitter. As an outfielder, he committed 42 errors in 2,007 fielding chances for a.979 fielding percentage.
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