He was 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) tall and he weighed 230 pounds.\n', '

Jim Maler was the "Miami Herald Athlete Of The Year" in 1976 while playing baseball, football and basketball at Coral Gables High School. He was the University of Miami "Athlete Of The Year" in 1977 while playing baseball and football at UM. His freshman hitting streak record lasted 30 years until it was broken in 2007. Maler was taken in the first round, fifth overall, in the 1978 January Regular Phase draft by the Mariners out of Miami-Dade College (University of Miami).\n', '

Maler suffered a severe knee injury his first year in the minor leagues with Seattle, which slowed his career.\n', '

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