Todd Zeile
In 16 seasons in the majors, Todd Zeile never led the league in any category, never won an award, never made an All-Star team, and never played on a World Series champion. But he did pack his bags a lot - playing for 11 different teams, almost changing addresses every year. A solid, though unspectacular, third baseman, Zeile hit 253 homers and drove in more than 1,100 runs in his career. In the last decade of his career, he spent every season with at least one new team, except 2001, when he returned to the Mets for a second straight season.
Played For
St. Louis Cardinals (1989-1995)
Chicago Cubs (1995)
Philadelphia Phillies (1996)
Baltimore Orioles (1996)
Los Angeles Dodgers (1997-1998)
Florida Marlins (1998)
Texas Rangers (1998-1999)
New York Mets (2000-2001)
Colorado Rockies (2002)
New York Yankees (2003)
Montreal Expos (2003)
New York Mets (2004)
All-Time Rankings
Todd Zeile ranks #44 among the Top 50 all-time at 3B. Rankings ⇒
Best Season: 2000
In 153 games, Zeile hit 36 doubles, 22 homers, and batted .268. Not spectacular numbers, but he did help the mets to the World Series, batting .368 in the NLCS and .400 in the Fall Classic.
Where He Played
Third base (1,498 games), first base (466), catcher (130)
Born
Todd Edward Zeile was born on September 9, 1965, in Van Nuys, CA.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Primary Position: 3B
Primary Team: SLN
College: UCLA
Major League Debut
August 18, 1989
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Similar Players
Tim Wallach
Post-Season Appearances
1996 American League Championship Series
1996 American League Divisional Series
1998 American League Divisional Series
1999 American League Divisional Series
2000 National League Championship Series
2000 National League Divisional Series
2000 World Series
Transactions
June 6, 1983: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 30th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but did not sign.
June 2, 1986: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1986 amateur draft.
June 16, 1995: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with cash to the Chicago Cubs for Mike Morgan, Francisco Morales (minors), and Paul Torres (minors).
December 20, 1995: Granted Free Agency.
December 22, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.
August 29, 1996: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Pete Incaviglia to the Baltimore Orioles for players to be named later. The Baltimore Orioles sent Calvin Maduro (September 4, 1996) and Garrett Stephenson (September 4, 1996) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.
October 27, 1996: Granted Free Agency.
December 8, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
May 14, 1998: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Mike Piazza to the Florida Marlins for Manuel Barrios, Bobby Bonilla, Jim Eisenreich, Charles Johnson, and Gary Sheffield.
July 31, 1998: Traded by the Florida Marlins to the Texas Rangers for Daniel DeYoung (minors) and Jose Santo (minors).
October 28, 1999: Granted Free Agency.
December 11, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.
January 21, 2002: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the New York Mets with Benny Agbayani and cash to the Colorado Rockies. The New York Mets sent Lenny Harris and Glendon Rusch to the Milwaukee Brewers. The Colorado Rockies sent Craig House and Ross Gload to the New York Mets. The Colorado Rockies sent Alex Ochoa to the Milwaukee Brewers. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Jeff D'Amico, Jeromy Burnitz, Lou Collier, Mark Sweeney, and cash to the New York Mets.
October 28, 2002: Granted Free Agency.
December 19, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.
August 18, 2003: Released by the New York Yankees.
August 20, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.
October 26, 2003: Granted Free Agency.
February 8, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.
November 1, 2004: Granted Free Agency.
Best Strength as a Player
Hitting left-handed pitching
Largest Weakness as a Player
Throwing accuracy
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