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'{{Infobox MLB player | name=Mike Zunino | image=http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&hl=en&client=firefox-a&sa=N&tbo=d&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1280&bih=924&tbm=isch&tbnid=ifEA7pnUn8yOBM:&imgrefurl=http://www.komonews.com/sports/Mariners-Zunino-excited-to-start-pro-career-161280835.html&docid=RZ2NbHiC2GBpEM&imgurl=http://media.komonews.com/images/120703_mike_zunino_lg.jpg&w=660&h=439&ei=-jsQUfmxDamCiwKitoGAAw&zoom=1&ved=1t:3588,r:6,s:0,i:103&iact=rc&dur=3618&sig=117285892920661347608&page=1&tbnh=168&tbnw=268&start=0&ndsp=22&tx=145&ty=27 | caption= | width = | position= [[Catcher]] | team= Seattle Mariners | number= 5 | bats= Right | throws= Right | birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1991|3|25|mf=y}} | birth_place= [[Cape Coral, Florida]] | debutdate= | debutyear= | debutteam= | statyear= | stat1label= | stat1value= | stat2label= | stat2value= | stat3label= | stat3value= | teams= |awards= <nowiki></nowiki> * [[Dick Howser Trophy]] (2012) * [[Golden Spikes Award]] (2012) * [[Johnny Bench Award]] (2012) }} '''Michael Accorsi Zunino''' (born March 25, 1991) is an [[United States|American]] professional [[baseball]] [[catcher]] for the [[Jackson Generals]], the [[Minor league baseball#Double-A|Double-A]] affiliate of the [[Seattle Mariners]] organization of [[Major League Baseball]]. Before beginning his professional career, he played college baseball at the [[University of Florida]], where he won the [[Dick Howser Trophy]], [[Golden Spikes Award]], and [[Johnny Bench Award]] in his senior year. He was selected by the Mariners with the third overall pick in the [[2012 Major League Baseball Draft]].<ref>{{cite press_release | url=http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120604&content_id=32760942&vkey=pr_sea&c_id=sea | title=Mariners select catcher Mike Zunino from University of Florida | publisher=MLB.com | date=June 4, 2012 | accessdate=August 14, 2012}}</ref> ==College career== Zunino received an [[athletic scholarship]] to attend the [[University of Florida]] in [[Gainesville, Florida]], where he played for coach [[Kevin O'Sullivan (baseball)|Kevin O'Sullivan]]'s [[Florida Gators baseball]] team from 2010 to 2012. He led the Gators to three consecutive [[College World Series]] appearances in 2010, [[2011 Florida Gators baseball team|2011]] and [[2012 Florida Gators baseball team|2012]]. Zunino was named to the [[Baseball America]] All-American team as a sophomore in 2011 and was named [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) player of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/college/awards/all-america-teams/2011/2611952.html|title=2011 College All-America Team|last=Fitt|first=Aaron|coauthors=John Manuel|date=June 15, 2011|publisher=Baseball America|accessdate=19 October 2011}}</ref><ref>[http://baseballnewshound.com/?p=2652 2012 MLB Draft Top Prospects with Scouting Grades]</ref> He was the second Florida Gator to win the SEC player of the year award after [[Matt LaPorta]] did so in 2005 and 2007.<ref name=Zunino>{{cite web|url=http://www.gatorzone.com/baseball/bios.php?year=2011&player_id=82|title=Player Bio: Mike Zunino|accessdate=19 October 2011}}</ref> In 2010, he played with the [[Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox]] of the [[Cape Cod Baseball League]].<ref name=Zunino/> ==Professional career== ===Draft and minor leagues=== Zunino was drafted by the [[Oakland Athletics]] in the 29th round of the [[2009 MLB Draft]] out of [[Mariner High School (Cape Coral, Florida)|Mariner High School]] in [[Cape Coral, Florida]] but did not sign and chose to attend college. He was then drafted by the [[Seattle Mariners]] in the [[2012 MLB Draft|2012 draft]] with the 3rd overall pick. On July 3, 2012, Zunino signed with the Seattle Mariners and will be assigned to Seattle Mariners Class A affiliate [[Everett AquaSox]]. <ref>{{cite web | url= http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120703&content_id=34388242&vkey=news_sea&c_id=sea | title= Mariners introduce top pick Zunino |author=Liebeskind, Josh |date= 3 July 2012 |publisher= MLB.com |accessdate= 8 August 2012}}</ref> Zunino spent most of 2012 season with the Aquasox, batting .373 with 10 [[Home run|HR]]s and 35 [[Run batted in|RBI]]s. He was promoted to Double-A affiliate [[Jackson Generals]] on August 13. <ref>{{cite web | url=http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120813&content_id=36628638&notebook_id=36629144&vkey=notebook_sea&c_id=sea | title=Zunino earns promotion to Double-A Jackson | publisher=mlb.com | date=14 August 2012 | accessdate=August 14, 2012 | author=Liebeskind, Josh}}</ref> ==See also== * [[2012 College Baseball All-America Team]] * [[Florida Gators]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{baseballstats|brm=zunino001mic}} {{Dick Howser Trophy}} {{Golden Spikes Award}} {{Johnny Bench Award}} {{Southeastern Conference Baseball Player of the Year navbox}} {{2011 College Baseball Consensus All-Americans}} {{2012 College Baseball Consensus All-Americans}} {{2012 MLB Draft}} {{Seattle Mariners first-round draft picks}} {{Jackson Generals roster navbox}} {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME = Zunino, Mike | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Zunino, Michael Accorsi; Zunino, Michael A | SHORT DESCRIPTION = All-American college baseball player, professional baseball player, catcher | DATE OF BIRTH = March 25, 1991 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Cape Coral, Florida, United States | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Zunino, Mike}} [[Category:1991 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:All-American college baseball players]] [[Category:Baseball catchers]] [[Category:Baseball players from Florida]] [[Category:Florida Gators baseball players]] [[Category:People from Cape Coral, Florida]] [[Category:Everett AquaSox players]] [[Category:Jackson Generals (Southern League) players]] [[sl:Mike Zunino]] {{US-baseball-catcher-stub}}'