Overview
Michael Allen Marshall (born January 12, 1960), nicknamed "Moose" is an American former professional baseball player and current commissioner of the Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs. He played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1991, most notably as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers with whom he was named an All-Star player and won a world championship in . He also played for the New York Mets, Boston Red Sox and the California Angels. After his major league career, he played one season in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Nippon Ham Fighters in 1992. Marshall served as president and general manager of the Chico Outlaws of the North American League.
Playing career
Born in Libertyville, Illinois, Marshall showed considerable promise as a minor league player. He had 24 home runs and 22 steals for Class-A Lodi in the Cal League in 1979. He won the league's Triple Crown in 1981, when he hit .373 with 34 homers, 21 stolen bases, and 137 RBIs for the Albuquerque Dukes, a Triple A club in the Pacific Coast League.
He is one of only two LA Dodger minor leaguers to have two 20/20 minor league seasons. (Joc Pederson did it in 2013 and 2014.)
He was elected to the National League All-Star team in 1984. He had perhaps his best season in 1985, when he hit .293 and set career highs with 28 home runs, 95 runs batted in, 72 runs scored, and 267 total bases.
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