Mike Bynum

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1978)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{BLP sources|date=September 2020}}

{{Infobox baseball biography|

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name=Mike Bynum|

position=Pitcher|

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number= |

bats=Left|

throws=Left|

birth_date={{Birth date and age|1978|3|20}}|

birth_place=Tampa, Florida, U.S.|debutleague = MLB

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debutdate=August 17|

debutyear=2002|

debutteam=San Diego Padres|finalleague = MLB

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finaldate=October 2|

finalyear=2004|

finalteam=San Diego Padres|statleague = MLB

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stat1label=Win–loss record|

stat1value=2–5|

stat2label=Earned run average|

stat2value=7.73|

stat3label=Strikeouts|

stat3value=52|

teams=

• San Diego Padres ({{By|2002}}–{{By|2004}})

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Michael Alan Bynum (born March 20, 1978) is an American former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the San Diego Padres from {{By|2002}} to {{By|2004}}.

He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox out of Middleburg High School but opted to attend the University of North Carolina. In 1997 and 1998, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Mets of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star in 1998.{{cite web|author= |url=http://capecodbaseball.org.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/2012website/archives/Current%20Year/All_Time_MLB_CCBL_Alumni.pdf |title=Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League |publisher=capecodbaseball.org |date= |accessdate=September 25, 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://master.v2.capecodbaseball.org.ismmedia.com/ftp/archives/Arc1998/east_allstars.htm |title=Cape Cod Baseball League 1998 All-Star Teams |publisher=capecodbaseball.org |access-date=May 6, 2020}} He was selected by the Padres in the first round of the 1999 MLB Draft. He was released by the Padres on December 15, 2004.