Former MLB player, coach Mike Cubbage dies at 95….

Mike Cubbage, a former major league infielder and instructor, passed away following a fight with cancer, the New York Post’s Bradley Locker reports. He was seventy-four.

Cubbage participated in eight seasons from 1974 to 1981. He was a left-handed batter who was selected in the second round of the 1971 MLB Draft by the Washington Senators. Cubbage was also selected by the Senators in the sixth round of the 1968 draft, but the native of Charlottesville remained true to his vow to attend the University of Virginia. A few months after the Senators selected him a second time, they relocated to Texas and changed their name to the Rangers.

Early in the 1974 season, Cubbage made his Texas debut after spending portions of four seasons in the minor leagues. Nevertheless, he spent the most of

According to a report from Bradley Locker of the New York Post, former major league infielder and coach Mike Cubbage passed away following a fight with cancer. His age was 74.

During the 1974–81 season, Cubbage participated in eight games. In 1971, the Washington Senators selected him in the second round of the draft as a left-handed batter. Cubbage, a native of Charlottesville, had committed to attend the University of Virginia, even though the Senators had selected him in the sixth round of the 1968 draft. The Senators relocated to Texas and changed their name to the Rangers a few months after they picked him a second time.

Cubbage began his career with Texas early in the 1974 season, having spent portions of four seasons in the minor leagues. Still, he spent the majority of