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Name	Team	Age
Sam Midkiff	Retired (2025, Age 36)	Died (2062, Age 74)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 35 (2006)	1B	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ivan Rodriguez League	0	14 years (72 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	B-	A-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A	A+	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B-	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	11/13/1988
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
3	7	7
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	League	Award
2013	AL	All Star Starter (1B)
2014	AL	All Star Reserve (1B)
2016	AL	All Star Starter (1B)
2017	AL	All Star Starter (1B)
2018	AL	All Star Starter (1B); Gold Glove (1B)
2019	AL	All Star Starter (1B)
2020	AL	All Star Starter (1B)
2021	AL	All Star Starter (1B)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2025-11-01	Sam Midkiff has retired from the Kansas City Thundersticks
2025-05-20	Sam Midkiff of the Kansas City Thundersticks is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
2021-10-17	Sam Midkiff of the Kansas City Thundersticks is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
2012-06-04	Sam Midkiff of the Kansas City Thundersticks is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
2011-10-14	The Kansas City Thundersticks have promoted Marvin Forsch to the major league team. The Kansas City Thundersticks have promoted Jack Franklin to the major league team. The Kansas City Thundersticks have promoted Sam Midkiff to the major league team. The Kansas City Thundersticks have promoted Chris Shea to the major league team. The Kansas City Thundersticks have designated Jim McAvoy for assignment. The Kansas City Thundersticks have designated Vinnie Fox for assignment. The Kansas City Thundersticks have designated Duke Murphy for assignment. The Kansas City Thundersticks have designated Keith Malloy for assignment.
2006-04-23	A trade has been completed between the Detroit Tiger Uppercuts and the Kansas City Thundersticks. The Kansas City Thundersticks receive Sam Midkiff from the Detroit Tiger Uppercuts in exchange for Ruppert Reynolds.