{{Infobox MLB player | name =Mike Stefanski | image = | alt = | caption = | team = | number = | position =Catching coordinator | positionplain = | birth_date ={{birth date and age|1969|9|12}} | birth_place =Flint, Michigan, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | bats =Right | throws =Right }} '''Michael Joseph Stefanski''' (born September 12, 1969) is an American former catcher in minor league baseball, and most recently the catching coordinator for the Cincinnati Reds.
==Playing career== Stefanski was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 40th round of the 1991 Free-Agent Draft. He played his entire career in the minor leagues, where he played for multiple teams. He received numerous accolades, including a trip to the {{Baseball year|1994}} Texas League All-Star Game, and was California League Batter of the Week in May 1993. He was also won the {{Baseball year|1991}} Arizona League batting title with a batting average of .364. Stefanski played in the farm systems of the Reds, Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals. He appeared in 786 games as a catcher, and even pitched four games in relief, compiling a 5.40 earned run average.<ref name="cincinnati.reds.mlb.com">[https://web.archive.org/web/20111103042425/http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/team/coach_staff_bio.jsp?c_id=cin&coachorstaffid=150464 The Official Site of The Cincinnati Reds: Team: Manager and Coaches<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
On January 27, {{Baseball year|2004}} he retired as a player and joined the Reds staff as the bullpen catcher.
On December 4, 2013, he was promoted to the Reds' catching coordinator.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/team/coach_staff_bio.jsp?c_id=cin&coachorstaffid=150464 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103042425/http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/team/coach_staff_bio.jsp?c_id=cin&coachorstaffid=150464 | url-status=dead | archive-date=November 3, 2011 |title = Manager and Coaches}}</ref>
==Personal== Stefanski graduated from Redford Union High School in Redford, Michigan, in 1987, where he excelled in baseball and basketball. He attended the University of Detroit, where Stefanski was twice named All-Conference in baseball.<ref name="cincinnati.reds.mlb.com"/>
==References== {{reflist}} *[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=stefan002mic Baseball Reference (minors)]
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