Mike Marjama Biography
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Michael Gregory Marjama (born July 20, 1989) is an American professional baseball catcher. He played for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2017 and 2018 before retiring. Before beginning his professional career, Marjama played college baseball for the Long Beach State Dirtbags.\n', '
Marjama attended Granite Bay High School in Granite Bay, California, and graduated in 2007. He played for the school\'s baseball team as a second baseman, due to his small size. During his senior year, Marjama had a .414 batting average with only three strikeouts in 109 plate appearances for the school\'s baseball team. He enrolled at Sacramento City College to play for their college baseball team. He took a redshirt in his first year, and played for the school\'s team for two years. He had a .317 batting average in 74 games played across his two seasons with the Sacramento City Panthers, including a .345 batting average in his second season. In 2010, he played collegiate summer baseball for the La Crosse Loggers of the Northwoods League. Marjama batted .286 with two home runs and 37 runs batted in (RBIs) in 69 games played for La Crosse, and was named a Northwoods League All-Star. He then transferred to California State University, Long Beach, where he played college baseball for the Long Beach State Dirtbags in 2011. As their starting third baseman, he had a .290 batting average in 56 games.\n', '
The Chicago White Sox selected Marjama in the 23rd round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut with the Bristol White Sox of the Rookie-level Appalachian League in 2011, where he batted .221 with seven RBIs in 24 games. In 2012, the White Sox converted Marjama into a catcher. He began the 2012 season with the Great Falls Voyagers of the Rookie-level Pioneer League, where he played in nine games, and was then promoted to the Kannapolis Intimidators of the Class A South Atlantic League. He finished the season with a .289 batting average with two home runs and 17 RBIs for Great Falls and Kannapolis. Marjama returned to Kannapolis in 2013. He batted .277 with six home runs and 46 RBIs in 97 games for Kannapolis that year. He played for the Winston-Salem Dash of Class A-Advanced Carolina League in 2014, and finished the season with a .266 batting average in 70 games.\n', '
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