Michael Peter Epstein (born April 4, 1943), nicknamed "Super Jew",[1] is an American former professional baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles, Washington Senators / Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, and California Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB).

[6] When he was three years old, his family moved to Hartsdale, New York, and then when he was 13 to the Fairfax District in Los Angeles, California.

"[8] Epstein played for the baseball and football teams while attending Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, graduating in 1961.

He majored in social psychology and eventually played college baseball for the California Golden Bears, graduating in 1964.

[6][7][10][11][12][13][14] Although his .375 batting average in 1963 led to a contract offer by the Los Angeles Dodgers, he decided to finish college.

[10] He was traded in May 1967 with Frank Bertaina to the Washington Senators for Pete Richert, going from one of the best organizations in baseball to one of the worst.

[7][5] In May 1971, he was traded along with Darold Knowles to the Oakland Athletics for Frank Fernandez, Don Mincher, Paul Lindblad, and cash.

[22] Going hitless in 16 at bats during the World Series that fall, in addition to his feud with manager Dick Williams over lack of playing time, resulted in the Athletics fulfilling his trade demand by sending him to the Texas Rangers for Horacio Piña on December 1, 1972.

[24] Opening 1973 batting .188 with one homer and six RBI, he was dealt along with Rich Hand and Rick Stelmaszek from the Rangers to the California Angels for Jim Spencer and Lloyd Allen on May 20.

[27] Through 2010, he was sixth all-time in career home runs (behind Mike Lieberthal) among Jewish major league baseball players.

He only managed 11 games, as his hitting philosophy learned under Ted Williams was contrary to the current trend at the time.

[29][30][7] After his baseball playing days were over, Epstein ran a hitting school, teaching the techniques he learned from Ted Williams.