Miguel Fuentes

Miguel Fuentes Pinet
(Mickey)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 160 lb.

• Debut September 1, 1969
• Final Game October 2, 1969
• Born May 10, 1946 in Loiza Aldea, P.R.
• Died January 29, 1970 in Loiza Aldea, P.R.

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Biographical Information

Signed by the Seattle Pilots as an amateur free agent, Miguel Fuentes was assigned to the Class A Clinton Pilots (Midwest League), where he went 8-2 with a 1.46 ERA. He was called up by the Pilots after rosters expanded in September of 1969, and had a 1-3 record with a 5.19 ERA for the last-place team. In the team's final game, he pitched a scoreless ninth inning, and was the last pitcher used in Pilots history. During the off-season, he was shot and killed in a bar fight in his home town in Puerto Rico.

Related Sites

• Miguel Fuentes at the SABR Bio Project