Michael Douglas Lindsey (born September 22, 1967 in Austin, Texas

Austin, Texas

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) is a retired Major League Baseball

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 catcher

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. He played during two seasons at the major league level for the Philadelphia Phillies

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 and Chicago White Sox

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. He was drafted by the Phillies in the 6th round of the 1987 amateur draft

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. Lindsey played his first professional season with their Class A (Short Season) Utica Blue Sox

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 in , and his last season with the White Sox's Triple-A affiliates, the Nashville Sounds

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, and the Baltimore Orioles

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' Double-A Bowie Baysox

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in .