Mike Moberg played both baseball and football at Fort Lauderdale's St. Thomas Aquinas High School and he liked them both, The Miami Herald wrote in April 1985.
But a big senior season in baseball led him to choose to focus on that game going forward, The Herald wrote.
"I don't like to be too cocky," Moberg told The Herald of his season, "but there isn't anything I would change."
Moberg went from there to focus on baseball at the University of Florida, then to turn pro in the game. His pro career lasted two seasons. He made single-A.
Moberg's pro career began in 1990, signed by the independent rookie Salt Lake City Trappers out of Florida.
At Florida, Moberg broke out of a slump in March 1988 with a double and then a home run, The Tampa Tribune wrote.
"It's a relief to get that hit," Moberg told The Tribune. "That bear jumped off my back with that (home run). It just feels great. I haven't done that for a while."
Moberg then lost his 1989 season to injury, a broken fibula, along with ankle and knee damage suffered in a February game, The South Florida Sun Sentinel wrote.
"Mike Moberg is not only a great player, he's a great individual," Florida coach Joe Arnold told The Sun Sentinel after the injury. "That's why the other guys voted him captain, because they respect the kind of person he is. Losing him is a blow."
Moberg made it back to the field for 1990 and signed with Salt Lake City. He opened the season with a home run and a double in a Salt Lake City win, The Salt Lake Tribune wrote.
"I'm just trying to earn some respect in this league - prove I can play," Moberg told The Salt Lake Tribune.
Moberg saw 68 games that year for Salt Lake City. He hit .331, with four home runs and 38 RBI.
For 1991, he moved to the Expos system and single-A Rockford. He saw 126 games there and hit .224. That season marked his last as a pro.
- Miami Herald, April 23, 1985: Aquinas' Moberg punts football hopes to go to bat
- Tampa Tribune, March 15, 1988: After beating LSU, Florida faces UNCC tonight
- South Florida Sun Sentinel, Feb. 23, 1989: UF's Moberg adjusts to cushiony existence
- Salt Lake Tribune, June 21, 1990: Trappers Rally to Win Season Opener
Made the Majors:1,424-31.9
Never Made Majors:3,035-68.1%-X
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- Charlie Mitchell, Family Trade, 5/25/10
- Joe Mitchell saw eight pro seasons, two at AAA, missed bigs, 4/10/10
- John Mitchell, Twenty-Two Hours, 5/9/11
- Mike Mitchener, Uncharted Waters, 4/4/17
- John Mizerock helped Astros to 1985 win, 9/1/11
- Hideki Mizusawa, Did Play, 12/17/13
- Kevin Mmahat, Much Fun, 5/12/12
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