| Mike Hessman | |||||||||||||||
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_(cropped).jpg) Hessman with the Detroit Tigers in 2007 | |||||||||||||||
| First baseman / Third baseman | |||||||||||||||
| Born: March 5, 1978 Fountain Valley, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| Professional debut | |||||||||||||||
| MLB: August 22, 2003, for the Atlanta Braves | |||||||||||||||
| NPB: April 12, 2011, for the Orix Buffaloes | |||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | |||||||||||||||
| MLB: October 3, 2010, for the New York Mets | |||||||||||||||
| NPB: August 2, 2011, for the Orix Buffaloes | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .188 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 33 | ||||||||||||||
| NPB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .192 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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| Member of the International League | |||||||||||||||
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |||||||||||||||
| Induction | 2018 | ||||||||||||||
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Michael Steven Hessman (born March 5, 1978) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and third baseman. He is currently a hitting coach for the Toledo Mud Hens. He played in MLB for the Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, and New York Mets, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix Buffaloes.
Hessman holds the all-time record for International League home runs, when he hit his 259th on June 30, 2014, breaking Ollie Carnegie's record set in 1945.[1] In 2015, he broke Buzz Arlett's record for the most career minor league home runs, hitting his 433rd on August 3, 2015.[2]
- ^ Snyder, Matt (July 1, 2014). "Mike Hessman sets International League home run record". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- ^ Gartland, Dan (August 3, 2015). "Mike Hessman breaks minor-league record with 433rd career home run". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 4, 2015.