Biography - Mike Tauchman

Who is Mike Tauchman?

Mike Tauchman is a baseball player by profession and American by nationality. He is a baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball, having played for Colorado Rockies.

Mike Tauchman – Bio, Age, Parents, Siblings

Mike Tauchman’s birth took place on December 3, 1990, in Palatine, Illinois, USA. He was born as Michael Robert Tauchman to father Robert Tauchman and mother Cindy Tauchman. He is not the only child of his parents and has a sibling, a younger sister named Julia Tauchman.

Education, Ethnicity

He was educated at William Fremd High School. After graduation, he enrolled at Bradley University where he played college baseball for the Bradley Braves. There Mike Tauchman majored in Business Management and Administration.

His ethnicity is Caucasian.

Mike Tauchman – Girlfriend, Wife, Children, Divorce

Mike Tauchman married his longtime girlfriend Eileen Ristau on January 7, 2017. He and his wife  Eileen Ristau Tauchman had been dating since 2012 and had met while attending the same university.

As of 2019 the couple is living with their rescue dog Kota and are yet to welcome children. They are living happily without rumors of extra-marital affairs and divorce.

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Mike Tauchman – Career

Early Career

While in high school Tauchman played both baseball and football for the Vikings as the quarterback and safety. Mike Tauchman finished his junior season with a .365 average, six doubles, 12 stolen bases, and 38 runs scored. And in his senior year, he hit.490 with seven home runs, 10 doubles, 39 runs batted in, and 16 stolen bases.

While at Bradley University, in the 2013 season, he reached base safely more than any player in Bradley Baseball history, ended his career fourth with 59 career stolen bases and 10 career triples, and became the second player in program history to win the Joe Carter MVC Player-of-the-Year Award (after Mike Dunne, 1984).

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Professional Career

In the 2013 MLB draft, Tauchman was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the 10th round. His debut game in Major League Baseball (MLB) was on June 27, 2017. After years of playing for the Colorado Rockies, he was traded to the New York Yankees on March 23, 2019.

Stats

Mike Tauchman’s MLB career stats from 2017 to 2019 is 139 GP, 319 AB, 53 R, 13 HR, 49 RBI, 8 SB, 81 H, 49 RBI, 96 SO, .254 AVG, .343 OBP, .792 OPS.

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Mike Tauchman – Awards, Titles

He was awarded the Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Player of the Year Award in 2013, his senior year.

Mike Tauchman – Net Worth, Salary

Mike Tauchman’s annual salary has been revealed to be around $557,000 while his net worth is yet to be estimated and will soon be updated.

Mike Tauchman – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

On social media, Mike Tauchman is active on Instagram, and Twitter with thousands of followers but seems to be absent from Facebook. He loves to share family and professional moments on his social media pages.

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