Michael Howard Simms is a former Major League Baseball

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 outfielder. He played all or part of nine seasons in the majors between and . Six of those seasons (1990–92 and 1994–96) were spent with the Houston Astros

Houston Astros

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, and three (1997–99) with the Texas Rangers

Texas Rangers (baseball)

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Simms was drafted out of Esperanza High School

Esperanza High School

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 in Anaheim, California

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 by the Astros in 1985

1985 Major League Baseball Draft

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. Most of his career highs were set in for the Rangers, when he batted .296 with 16 home runs and 46 RBI in just 186 at bat

At bat

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s. Despite his performance, he played just four games with Texas in 1999 and none in the majors thereafter.

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