Lee Louis Mazzilli (born March 25, 1955), is a former Major League Baseball player, coach, and manager.\n', '

An excellent athlete, young Lee was the son of welterweight boxer Libero Mazzilli and June. Unlike most switch hitters, who naturally bat from one side of the plate and train themselves to feel comfortable on the other, Mazzilli was naturally ambidextrous, and swung the bat both ways from an early age. The sport he most excelled in as a junior was speed skating, in which he won eight national championships. He graduated from Brooklyn\'s Lincoln High School in 1973, and was the first round selection (14th pick overall) of the hometown New York Mets in the 1973 Major League Baseball draft.\n', '

He was quite popular in New York City, thanks not only to his talent, but his Brooklyn roots and matinée idol looks. While in the minor leagues, Mazzilli set a California League record (and what is believed to be a professional record) when he stole seven bases in a game for the Mets\' minor league affiliate Visalia against San Jose on June 8, 1975.\n', '

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