Mike Sodders (minors02)

Michael Lewis Sodders

• Bats Right, Throws Left
• Height 5' 10", Weight 165 lbs.
• School University of Alabama
• High School Plant City High School
• Born March 8, 1966 in Lakeland, FL USA

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Biographical Information

Mike Sodders is a former minor league baseball pitcher who attended Plant City High School and then the University of Alabama. He was the all-time strikeout and wins leader for the University of Alabama until 2002, when the records were broken. He still holds the record for games started and the undesired record for most losses.

He was originally drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 25th round of the 1987 draft, but he did not sign. He was then drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 29th round of the 1988 draft, and this time he did sign.

Perhaps Sodders is most well known for being the player the Los Angeles Dodgers received in exchange for Kal Daniels on June 27, 1992.

Since his retirement from professional baseball, he has owned a baseball business and he has spent time coaching baseball. He is currently the coach at Plant City High School, but he also spent time as the coach for Hernando Christian Academy and as an assistant coach at Hillsborough Community College.

His brother, Randy Sodders, played in the Chicago Cubs system in 1989.