Michael O'Connor #48

Full name is Michael Patrick (Mike) O'Connor...graduated from Mount St. Joseph's High (MD),where he was teammates with Mark Teixeira and Chicago White Sox's Gavin Floyd...named All-County and All-Metro while at Mount St. Joseph...graduated from George Washington University in 2002 where he was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference First team as a senior...became the first pitcher from GW to reach the Majors...was originally selected by the Montreal Expos in the seventh round of the 2002 First-Year Player Draft.

2011

Spent the majority of the season with Triple-A Buff alo, going 5-5 with one save and a 5.22 ERA (60.1IP, 35ER) in 39 relief appearances... was signed by the Mets to a Major League contract and selected from Buffalo on 5/4... had nine outings out of the bullpen, going 0-1 with a 2.70 ERA (6.2IP, 2ER and 8K)...held righthanders to a .083 (1-for-12) batting average... posted a career-best 6.2 scoreless innings streak over his first seven appearances from 5/7-24.

2010

Spent the entire season with Buffalo (AAA) of the International League...Led his team in appearances and was tied for first in saves...His ERA was third best on the club among pitchers with at least 20.0 innings...Posted 70 strikeouts in 70.2 innings of work...Pitched more than 1.0 inning in 21 of his 51 outings...Worked a season-best 3.2 innings vs. Pawtucket on August 21...Allowed no runs and three hits, with no walks and six strikeouts to pick up the victory...Hurled 3.0 innings on three other occasions...Allowed only nine of 35 inherited runners to score (26 percent)...Gave up just one earned run (0.55 ERA) in a 13-game stretch from June 10- July 18 (16.1 innings, 13 hits, two runs, one earned, with two walks and 17 strikeouts)...Posted nine consecutive scoreless appearances from August 6-August 27 (16.0 innings,11 hits, four walks, 21 strikeouts)...Fashioned a sub 3.00 ERA the final four months of the year, June (1.76), July (2.38), August (2.25) and September (1.69)...Limited hitters to a .191 (13-68) batting average with runners in scoring position...Was 4-1 with five saves and a 2.36 ERA in 20 games after the All-Star Game (nine earned runs /34.1 innings)...Righthanded batters hit .231 (36-156) against him.

2009

Split the season between four different clubs...Started the year with Harrisburg (AA) of the Eastern League...Made three starts before being recalled to Syracuse (AAA) of the International League...Made his first start with the Chiefs on April 29 and made 11 appearances, seven starts at Syracuse...Traded to San Diego and joined Portland (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League...Started his first game for the Beavers on June 19 at Las Vegas...Released on July 10 and signed with Kansas City on August 10...Made six appearances, five starts for Omaha (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League.

2008

Washington selected his contract from Columbus (AAA) of the International League on April 24...With the major league club until May 10 and pitched in five games, one start, over that frame...Picked up the win on April 24 vs. New York (NL), his first major league victory since June 8, 2006 vs. Philadelphia...Allowed nine earned runs and issued six walks in 3.1 innings in his only start on May 10 vs. Florida...Optioned to Columbus for the rest of the season...Went 5-3 with a 2.17 ERA in 16 starts with Columbus...Among those to work at least 80.0 innings, paced all Washington farmhands in ERA at 2.14 ERA...Went 3-0 with a 1.92 ERA in seven starts in April and May...Spent June 19-July 26 on the DL with left shoulder strain...Made one rehab start with the GCL Nationals on July 22...Rejoined the Clippers on July 27.

2007

Rehabbed during Spring Training and for the first two months of the season due to left elbow surgery in November 2006...Pitched his first game in June...Made 15 starts for Harrisburg (AA) of the Eastern League, walking only 2.4 per 9.0 innings...Went 1-2 with a 3.13 ERA in his first six starts and 2-5 with a 10.21 ERA in his final nine turns.

2006

Missed a little over a month of action because of elbow problems. Didn't win a game after June...Finished the season strong by posting a respectable 3.48 ERA during the month of September.

2005

Named Washington's Minor League Pitcher of the Year...ranked 2nd in Carolina League and led Nationals minor leaguers with 158 strikeouts...tied for Carolina League lead with 167.2 innings pitched.

2004

Went 8-8 with a 4.11 ERA in 26 games (14 starts) with Single-A Brevard County... posted a 5-6 record and a 3.88 ERA as a starter and 3-2 with a 4.65 ERA as a reliever... allowed two earned runs or less in nine of his 14 starts.

2003

Pitched exclusively out of the bullpen for Single-A Savannah, going 8-3 with one save and a 3.86 ERA (70.0IP, 30ER) in 42 games.

2002

In his first professional season, went 2-3 with a 3.14 ERA (43.0IP, 15ER) in 21 relief appearances with shortseason Single-A Vermont... struck out 66 batters, averaging 13.8K/9.0IP, and held opponents to a .174 batting average.