Mike Frank
American baseball player
Stephen Michael Frank (born January 14, 1975) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Cincinnati Reds in 1998.
Biography
Frank was born in Pomona, California and graduated from Escondido High School in (Escondido, California. He played college baseball at Santa Clara University. In 1994, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League and returned to the league in 1995 to play for the Wareham Gatemen.
Frank was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 7th round of the 1997 Major League Baseball draft, and made his major league debut on June 19, 1998. In 2000, he was traded to the New York Yankees with Denny Neagle for Jackson Melián, Drew Henson, Brian Reith and Ed Yarnall.
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