Baseball Legend Mike Brumley Killed in Car Crash

(Daily360.com) Mike Brumley, a former MLB infielder and recent hitting coach, passed away after he was involved in a Mississippi car crash. The accident reportedly involved two semi trucks and several cars on a highway west of Jackson. No other details have been provided regarding the crash that took Brumley’s life.

Brumley was drafted in the second round in 1983 by the Boston Red Sox. He was immediately traded in a negotiation that included Dennis Eckersley and Bill Buckner. Despite being drafted in 1983, he didn’t make his major league debut until 1987 for the Chicago Cubs. His career lasted until 1995 and he played for several teams along the way. He was traded to the San Diego Padres, but didn’t see any playing time during the year he was with the team.

Brumley was traded to the Detroit Tigers for a year and then went to the Baltimore Orioles, but never played a regular season match with the team. He spent the last four years of his major league career moving between teams. He went to the Seattle Mariners in 1991 and the Boston Red Sox in 1992. He played the 1993 season for the Houston Astros, then Oakland Athletics in 1994 before finishing his career for the Houston Astros in 1995.

Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley expressed his sadness from the loss of Brumley in the accident. Riley said that Brumley was a key mentor in his baseball career citing his father as his number one mentor and Brumley as his second most important mentor. Riley sent prayers to Brumley’s family and said it is difficult to deal with the reality of his death.

Brumley worked in several different roles within minor league baseball after finishing his playing career. His most recent role was being the minor league hitting coach for the Atlanta Braves. That is where he met Riley and taught him some valuable concepts about how to approach certain types of pitches.

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