Michael Anthony Napoli was born on October 31,1981 and is an American former professional baseball first baseman and catcher who is currently the first base coach for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball.
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39 Facts About Mike Napoli
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Mike Napoli was selected in the 17th round of the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft, then played in MLB for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, and Cleveland Indians.
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Mike Napoli holds the all-time single-season records for most strikeouts by both a Red Sox player and an Indians player.
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Mike Napoli signed a letter of intent to play college baseball for Louisiana State, but instead signed with the Anaheim Angels after being selected in the 17th round of the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft.
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Mike Napoli began his professional career with the rookie-level Butte Copper Kings, batting.
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Mike Napoli returned in 2001 with the High-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, batting.
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Mike Napoli played for the Aguilas Cibaenas of Santiago in the Dominican Republic during the winters of 2004 and 2005.
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Mike Napoli made his Major League Baseball debut on May 4,2006, against the Detroit Tigers in Comerica Park, and hit a home run in his first Major League at-bat off starting pitcher Justin Verlander.
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Mike Napoli was fourth among AL catchers in errors, with 8, in 96 games at catcher.
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Mike Napoli began 2007 as the Opening Day starting catcher, and split time with Jose Molina through the first half of the season.
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Mike Napoli again was the Angels Opening Day starter at catcher, and after recovering from his 2007 injuries, began the 2008 season by hitting six home runs in April.
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Mike Napoli continued to share time behind the plate with Jeff Mathis, who had assumed the back-up duties after the Angels trade of Molina during the 2007 season.
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Mike Napoli then singled and scored the game-winning run in the 11th inning, helping the Angels avoid playoff elimination.
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Mike Napoli continued to compete with Jeff Mathis for the leading catcher spot in 2009.
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Mike Napoli started 18 games at designated hitter while teammate Vladimir Guerrero was injured.
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Mike Napoli set or matched career highs in games played, at bats, runs scored, hits, doubles, and RBIs.
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In 2010, the Angels reduced Mike Napoli's playing time at DH after signing Japanese slugger Hideki Matsui.
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Mike Napoli went into spring training with a bigger glove and worked on fundamentals in hopes of getting more playing time as a catcher.
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Mike Napoli set career highs in several categories, most notably home runs.
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Mike Napoli became the Angels all-time leader in home runs by a catcher during the 2010 season.
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Mike Napoli was at first and Elvis Andrus was up against Joakim Soria.
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Mike Napoli received the second highest raise for anyone in their third or fourth time through the arbitration process, with Prince Fielder taking the top spot.
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On December 3,2012, Mike Napoli agreed to a three-year, $39 million deal with the Boston Red Sox, pending a physical examination.
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On September 15,2013, Mike Napoli struck out for the 178th time of the season, passing Mark Bellhorn to be the new Red Sox franchise leader in strikeouts in a season.
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Mike Napoli agreed to re-sign with the Red Sox on a two-year deal worth $32 million on December 6,2013.
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Mike Napoli broke his finger in an early season game vs the Chicago White Sox.
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Mike Napoli returned, but finger problems and sleep apnea took him out of the lineup for much of the late season.
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Mike Napoli was fifth in the AL among first basemen, with 8 errors.
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Mike Napoli played 35 games for the Rangers in 2015, making 91 plate appearances and batting.
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On January 5,2016, Mike Napoli signed a one-year, $7 million contract with the Cleveland Indians.
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Mike Napoli was 2nd in the AL in strikeouts, with 194—the most strikeouts ever, by an Indians player.
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Mike Napoli led all AL first basemen in errors, with 13, in 98 games at first base.
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In game three of the 2016 American League Championship Series, Mike Napoli's home run off Blue Jays starting pitcher Marcus Stroman made him the fifth player to hit a postseason home run for four different teams, joining Ron Gant, John Olerud, Reggie Sanders, and Russell Martin.
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On February 16,2017, the Rangers announced Mike Napoli was signed to a one-year contract with a club option for 2018.
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Mike Napoli signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians on February 28,2018.
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Mike Napoli was re-signed by the Indians to a minor league contract on March 23,2018.
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On December 9,2019, Mike Napoli was hired by the Chicago Cubs as their quality assurance coach.
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Mike Napoli was promoted to First Base Coach prior to the 2022 season.
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