Michael John Remlinger
 Atlanta Braves
LHP · #37

  Following a brilliant career at Plymouth-Carver High School (Class of 1984), Remlinger went on to stardom at Dartmouth College where he led the nation with a 1.59 earned run average in his sophomore season (1985-1986). In his junior year at Dartmouth, Remlinger earned second-team All-American honors, leading the NCAA with 14.0 strikeouts per nine innings pitched and in the summer of 1987 he landed near home to play for the Wareham Gatemen in the Cape Cod Baseball League. In the Cape League, playing with such fellow future Major Leaguers as Mo Vaughn and pitching against the likes of Jeff Bagwell (Chatham A's '87-88), Albert "Joey" Belle (Chatham/Hyannis, '87-'88) and Gary DiSarcina (Harwich, '87), Remlinger caught further attention from Big League scouts and he was selected in the first round (16th pick overall) in the 1987 free-agent draft. 

  While Remlinger toiled in the Majors as a starter for San Francisco, New York (NL) and Cincinnati, he landed squarely with the Braves in 1999 as the team's set-up man from the bullpen and had, arguably, his best season ever (10-1), ending with an appearance in the 1999 World Series versus the New York Yankees. In 1999, Remlinger appeared in a career-high 73 games, had the most wins by a Braves' reliever since Cecil Upshaw in 1971, finished the regular season with an eight-game winning streak and had a 2.37 earned run average. Photo courtesy of Cincinnati Reds