Mike Torrez Trades and Transactions

The Mike Torrez trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Mike Torrez has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

"They call him the Bear, because he is grizzly-tall, strong and covered with more body hair than your average male. When he is working though, the Bull might be a more appropriate nickname for Mike Torrez." - Sportswriter Glenn Schwarz in Baseball Digest (January 1978)

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Mike Torrez

Mike Torrez Autograph on a 1982 Topps (#225)

Mike Torrez Autograph on a 1982 Topps (#225)
 

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Birth Name:   Michael Augustine Torrez
Nickname:   Bear or Mike
Born On:   08-28-1946  (Virgo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Topeka, Kansas
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-05   Player Weight Chart Weight:   220
First Game:   09-10-1967 (Age 21)
Last Game:   07-27-1984
Draft:   Not Applicable
Mike Torrez

Trades & Transactions

09-10-1964: Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals.
06-15-1971: Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Montreal Expos for Bob Reynolds.
12-04-1974: Traded by Montreal Expos (with Ken Singleton) to Baltimore Orioles for Dave McNally and Rich Coggins.
04-02-1976: Traded by Baltimore Orioles (with Don Baylor and Paul Mitchell) to Oakland Athletics for Reggie Jackson and Ken Holtzman.
04-27-1977: Traded by Oakland Athletics to New York Yankees for Dock Ellis, Marty Perez and Larry Murray.
10-31-1977: Granted free agency.
11-23-1977: Signed by Boston Red Sox.
01-13-1983: Traded by Boston Red Sox to New York Mets.
06-22-1984: Released by New York Mets.
07-03-1984: Signed by Oakland Athletics.
08-09-1984: Released by Oakland Athletics.


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The Baseball Almanac trades and transactions database includes Rule 5 Draft picks, free agency information, voided trades, waiver picks, expansion draft data, amateur draft data, player refusals, bonus babies, and many other types of not readily found anywhere on the Internet.

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