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St. Louis Cardinals 1989-95:
Drafted by St.
Louis in the second round of the 1986 June draft, Zeile was regarded as one of the top prospects in
baseball when he debuted in the big leagues on August 18, 1989. After playing primarily at catcher in 1989 & 90, he was shifted to third base in 1991, where he would
remain most of his career. While Zeile never lived up to the expectations as
a Cardinal, he did drive in 103 runs in 1993 and hit 19 home runs in 1994. On
June 16, 1995, he was sent to the Chicago Cubs for Mike Morgan and two
minor leaguers.
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Chicago Cubs 1995: Zeile
played 79 games as a Cub and hit just .227 with 9 homers. A free agent following
the season, he signed a two year contract with Philadelphia in December.
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Philadelphia Phillies 1996:
In 134 games with the Phillies, Zeile hit 20 home runs with 80 RBI. He
was dealt to Baltimore with Pete Incaviglia on August 29 for two prospects.
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Baltimore Orioles 1996:
Zeile finished out the 1996 campaign in Baltimore, appearing in 29 games
with the Orioles. His combined totals that season included 20 homeruns and 99
RBI. He signed a free agent contract with Los Angeles
in December.
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Los Angeles Dodgers 1997-98:
After hitting career best 31 homers in 1997, his only full season as a Dodger, Zeile was sent to Florida
with Mike Piazza for Bobby Bonilla, Jim Eisenreich, Charles Johnson, Gary Sheffield, and a prospect on May 14, 1998.
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Florida Marlins 1998:
In 66 games with the Marlins, Zeile hit .291. He was dealt to Texas
on July 31 for two minor leaguers.
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Zeile's page @ Baseball-Almanac.com
Zeile's stats @ Baseball-Reference.com
