Mike Pazik
Mike Pazik is a former American baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Minnesota Twins from 1975 to 1977. He was born January 26, 1950, in Lynn, Massachusetts, and batted and threw left-handed.
Pazik went to Lynn English High School and then the College of the Holy Cross. He played in the Cape Cod Baseball League during college summers, where he was an all-star in 1969 and pitched a no-hitter in 1971. He was drafted first by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1968 and later by the New York Yankees in 1971. The Yankees traded him to the Twins in 1974 for Dick Woodson.
He debuted in the majors in 1975 with the Twins, appearing in five games. He spent parts of three seasons with Minnesota, finishing with a 1-4 record and a 5.79 ERA in 46 2/3 innings. Pazik earned his only major league win on April 17, 1977, against the Oakland A’s. On April 25, 1977, he was seriously injured in a car crash with teammate Don Carrithers, suffering two broken legs and never pitched in the majors again.
Pazik signed with the Chicago White Sox in 1978 and spent two seasons in their minor league system. After playing, he became a minor league coach and manager and later served as the Chicago White Sox pitching coach from 1995 to 1998. He also worked as a scout for the Kansas City Royals during their 2015 World Series season.
His daughter Kristen Pazik is a model and is married to former Ukrainian soccer star Andriy Shevchenko.
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