Biography and Career Highlights

Michael Roy Blowers was born April 24, 1965 in Wuzberg, Germany, but grew up in Washington. He attended Bethel Highschool and later went to Tacoma Community College and the University of Washington. Mike currently lives in Tacoma, WA with his wife Nicole and his two children, Ryan and Alyssa. At the moment he is playing for the Oakland A's.

Mike is primarily a third-baseman, but occasionally plays first or outfield, and has also been the Designated Hitter. He bats and throws right, and wears number 20. He's six foot two, 210 pounds. His career average is .261, but Blowers hits .310 against left-handers and has a lifetime average of .433 with the bases loaded as well as six grand slams and 72 RBI.

>Was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the eigth round of the 1984 free-agent draft but did not sign. Selected by the San Francisco Giants in the secondary phase of the 1984 free-agent draft and didn't sign. Selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the secondary phase of the 1985 free-agent draft and didn't sign. Selected by the Montreal Expos in the tenth round of the 1986 free-agent draft and finally signed. In 1987 converted from shortstop to third base. Was traded from the Expos to the Yankees in 1989 and made his Major League Debut on September 1 against the Angels. Split the 1990 season between the Yankees and the minor leagues. Started the 1991 season in New York but was traded to the Seattle Mariners early on. Spent most of the season at AAA Calgary. Continued on at Calgary in 1992 and was named a Pacific Coast All Star. Was winning manager of a Calgary vs. Albequerque game on April 30 after both the Manager and the Pitching Coach were ejected. Under his guidance, the team overcame a 13-4 deficit, scoring 10 runs in the final three innings. Used himself as a pitch-hitter in the game and singled. Spent the second half of the season between the Mariners and Calgary. In 1993 made the Mariners out of spring-training as a non-roster invitee. In 1994 he played the entire season at Seattle. In 1995, Mike set career highs in hits(113), doubles(24), homeruns(23), and RBI(96). Hit three grand slams in the month of August, also driving in 33 runs. Was named American League Player of the Week in July 24-30. Was traded by the Mariners to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1996. Suffered a torn anterior-cruciate of the left knee while running the bases on July 17, 1996 and missed the rest of the season. Became a free-agent for the 1997 season and signed a minor league contract with the Mariners, making the team out of Spring Training. He was used as a utility-man until third baseman Russ Davis was injured, when he filled in and mainly played third. The Mariners decided not to renew his contract and in 1998 he signed a minor league deal with the Oakland A's. He again made the team out of spring training.

Holds the Mariners Record for Most Grand Slams in a single season with 3 in 1993 and 1995.

>Holds the Major League Record for Most Grand Slams in a Single Month with three Grand Slams in August 1995.

Holds the Mariners Record for Most RBI's in a single game with 8 on May 24, 1995 against the Boston Red Sox.

Holds the Major League Record for Most Consecutive Games Hitting One or More Grand Slams with 2 on May 16-17, 1993.

Shares Major League Record for most errors in a single game with 4 on May 3, 1990 against the Cleveland Indians.

Was a Pacific Coast League All Star in 1992 while with (AAA) Calgary.

Led the American League in Slugging Percentage against Left Handers in 1993 with a slugging percentage of .699 against left-handed pitchers.

Was named American League Player of the Week for the week of July 24-30, 1995.

Hit a 2 run home-run in game one of the American League Championship Series to help the Mariners beat Cleveland 3-2.

Won the first ever Seattle Sportswriters "Unsung Hero" award in 1993.