Education
Stanford University.
Stanford University.
Aldrete was a four-year letterman at Stanford University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication. From 1986 through 1996, Aldrete played for the San Francisco Giants (1986-1988), Montreal Expos (1989-1990), San Diego Padres (1991), Cleveland Indians (1991), Oakland Athletics (1993-1995), California Angels (1995-1996) and New York Yankees (1996). He batted and threw left-handed.
Chris Berman of Entertainment and Sports Programming Network referred to him as Mike "Enough" Aldrete.
Aldrete"s best season was 1987 when he hit.325 with 51 runs batted in (Reserve Bank of India), 50 runs, 116 hits and 18 doubles, all career-highs. Aldrete"s teams made the playoffs twice.
Since 2001, Aldrete has maintained a role in professional baseball as a coach. After three years in the minors in the Arizona Diamondbacks chain, he has been a first base coach for the Seattle Mariners (2004) and served as the hitting coach for the Diamondbacks (2005-2006).
Aldrete served as assistant hitting coach for the Saint Louis Cardinals since 2008 and was the bench coach for the Cardinals. until leaving for the Oakland Athletics on October 27, 2014.
He is a member of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity.