Michael Edward Brett Saunders was born on November 19,1986 and is a Canadian former professional baseball outfielder.
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23 Facts About Michael Saunders
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Michael Saunders played in Major League Baseball for the Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays, and Philadelphia Phillies.
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Michael Saunders was nicknamed "The Condor" by Dave Sims, who attributed the origin of it to Lee Tinsley.
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Michael Saunders then played for the Tallahassee Community College Eagles prior to being drafted.
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Michael Saunders then spent the 2005 season with the Everett AquaSox of the Short Season-A Northwest League, hitting.
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Michael Saunders started the 2008 season in West Tenn, where he hit.
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On May 6,2010, Michael Saunders was recalled from Tacoma after the Mariners put Milton Bradley on the restricted list.
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Michael Saunders played only 58 games for the Mariners in 2011, and batted.
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In 2012, Michael Saunders played a career-high 139 games and greatly improved upon his 2011 campaign.
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In 2014, Michael Saunders battled a number of injuries that limited him to 78 games, but finished with a career-high.
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Michael Saunders appeared in just nine games for the Blue Jays, batting.
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Michael Saunders had eight RBI in the game, which established another career-high.
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Michael Saunders appeared in eight postseason games for the Blue Jays, and hit.
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On January 16,2017, Michael Saunders agreed to a one-year, $8 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies that includes a $9 million club option for the 2018 season.
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On June 28,2017, Michael Saunders signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.
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Michael Saunders signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates on February 21,2018.
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On May 21,2018, Michael Saunders signed a minor league deal with the Chicago White Sox.
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On December 30,2018, Michael Saunders signed a minor league deal with the Colorado Rockies.
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Michael Saunders represented Canada at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China.
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Michael Saunders scored five runs and had four RBI in seven games, while his two home runs led Canada to a 6th-place finish.
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On October 25,2019, Michael Saunders announced that he would retire following the 2019 WBSC Premier12, and become a minor league coach in the Atlanta Braves organization in 2020.
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