Mo Sanford

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Meredith Leroy Sanford

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 6", Weight 220 lb.
School University of Alabama
Debut August 9, 1991
Final Game June 6, 1995
Born December 24, 1966 in Americus, GA USA

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Mo Sanford was a low draft pick who managed to make it to the majors for three seasons. He pitched for three different teams in three different seasons, starting about half his games.

Sanford was signed as a 32nd round pick in the 1988 amateur draft by the Cincinnati Reds and scout Julian Mock. In the minors, he pitched from 1988-96 for four different organizations, going 12-6 in Single A ball in 1989 and 13-4 at the same level in 1990. The following year, 1991, he went 10-4 while splitting his time at the Double A and Triple A levels before coming up to the majors for 5 games, where he had an ERA of 3.86. In 1992, he again split his season between Double A and Triple A, going 12-8 although he was much more effective at the lower level. He played in the independent Northern League in 1999 and 2000. In 11 seasons in the minors, his record was 74-54.

He participates in the Champions Baseball Academy in Ohio and has been an assistant to the GM of the Kansas City Royals.

Featured in an "On the Road" segment by Charles Kuralt on the "Sunday Morning" News program.