Mike Kekich

Michael Dennis Kekich (born April 2, 1945) is an American former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners in parts of nine seasons spanning 1965–1977.

Kekich was a left-handed pitcher who began his career as a starter but later moved to the bullpen as a reliever.

[1] He had a modestly successful career in the Major Leagues, but he is best remembered for trading families with fellow Yankees pitcher Fritz Peterson before the 1973 season.

The incident occurred during the 1965 season and Kekich, a member of the Dodgers, was thrown out for heckling on the bench.

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