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in Dominican Republic,
56
–58
and Fox,
166
–68,
171
,
176
,
181
,
182
,
208
global roster of,
136
,
160
–61
and leadership,
159
–61,
164
–65
and loyalty,
126
,
152
,
170
Mike as batboy for,
19
–20,
41
,
59
,
136
,
316
Mike drafted by,
49
–50,
51
–53,
72
Mike traded by,
175
–82,
183
–84,
208
pitchers vs. hitters in,
147
–49,
160
sale of,
153
–54,
155
,
166
–68,
171
,
182
soul of,
143
,
179
team chemistry,
160
,
169
and Triple Crown,
295
in Vero Beach,
see
Vero Beach

Los Angeles Raiders,
105

Lott, Billy,
72
,
74

Lowe, Derek,
227

Lowell, Mike,
328

Lozano, Dan,
77
,
97
–98,
101
,
117
,
216
,
253

and contracts,
99
,
125
–26,
127
,
155
,
166
–68,
171
,
174
,
195
–96,
197
–99,
316
,
325
,
333
,
334
and endorsement deals,
136
and European trip,
273
and karaoke,
322
–23
and media rumors,
260
–61,
286
and Mike’s retirement,
314
,
315
,
335
,
345
and trade to Marlins,
176
,
177
,
179
and trade to Mets,
185
,
186
,
189
,
195

Ludy, Dick,
36

Lund, Ed,
75
,
78

Lupica, Mike,
301

Lurie, Bob,
92

Luzinski, Greg,
13
,
38
,
309

Luzinski, Ryan,
125
,
126

Lynch, Dave,
81

Lyons, Ed,
84

Madden, Bill,
187

Maddux, Greg,
109
,
253

and Braves,
209
,
214
as pitcher,
136
,
141
,
153
,
209
,
212
,
214
,
222
–23,
235
,
284

Madoff, Bernie,
345

Madonna,
132

Maestri, Alex,
339

Magnante, Mike,
175

Mahomes, Pat,
206
,
214
,
215
,
231

Mainieri, Demie “Doc,”
45
,
46
,
48
,
66
,
294

Mainieri, Paul,
46
,
48
,
294

Major League Baseball Players Association,
285
–86

Malone, Kevin,
181
,
209

Manhattan Beach, condo in,
104
–7,
115
,
131
,
134
,
182
,
196
,
346

Mantei, Matt,
212

Mantle, Mickey,
240

Manuel, Charlie,
315
,
316

Manwaring, Kirt,
123

Marabell, Scott,
66

Marchi, Max,
280

Maris, Roger,
159
,
250

Marosek, Vic,
15

Marquis, Jason,
246

Married with Children
(TV),
132

Marsh, Randy,
206

Marshall, Mike,
20
,
22

Martin, Russell,
298
,
334

Martinez, Pedro,
57
–58,
253

and Dodgers,
58
,
74
,
149
,
307
fire and fury of,
306
–7
and hit batters,
191
–92,
227
,
306
,
307
income of,
171
,
198
and media,
192
,
275
,
277
–78,
307
and Mets,
306
,
309
,
323
–24
as pitcher,
57
,
74
,
111
,
149
,
223
,
227
,
309
,
323
–24
and Ramon,
58
,
149

Martinez, Ramon,
57
,
98
,
136

and Dodgers,
111
,
149
,
151
,
307
and hit batters,
110
–11
and media,
147
,
179
and Pedro,
58
,
149
as pitcher,
101
,
109
,
110
–11,
129
,
134
,
137
,
139
,
147
,
151
,
152
,
162
,
164
,
227
,
306

Martinez, Tino,
235

Matlack, Jon,
345

Matsui, Kaz,
218
,
290

Matthews, Wallace,
237
,
259
–60,
261

Mauer, Joe,
165

Mays, Willie,
240

McAnulty, Paul,
320

McCarver, Tim,
14
,
162
,
346

McCourt, Frank,
182
,
345

McCourt, Jamie,
182

McDowell, Jack,
155

McDowell, Roger,
94
,
109
,
117

McElroy, Chuck,
194

McEnroe, John,
202

McEwing, Joe,
223
,
276

McGlinchy, Kevin,
214

McGraw, Tug,
186

McGriff, Fred,
112
,
153

McGwire, Mark,
130
,
251

and batting records,
156
,
159
,
250
and contracts,
162
–63
and drugs/steroids issue,
156
,
157
,
158
–59,
204
,
250
as hitter,
156
,
158
–59,
163
,
183
,
184
,
250
nonprofit foundation of,
162

McKernan, Pat,
86
,
88

McKnight, Bob,
115

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