Greatest 21 Days Baseball Profiles

Scouts spoke highly of MiraCosta College pitcher Mike Thompson in May 1986, though he still needed work, The North Country Times wrote . "He's a toothpick," one scout told The Times . "But he throws hard and has a good moving fastball. He's definitely a pro prospect." Thompson went on to turn pro the next year. His pro career lasted three seasons . He topped out at high-A. Thompson's career began in 1988, signed by the Red Sox as a free agent out of MiraCoasta in California. He was also credited as Michael Thompson. Thompson started with the Red Sox at single-A Winter Haven . He started 16 games and went 6-7, with a 3.45 ERA. That July in 1988, Thompson took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and ultimately gave up just three hits in a no-decision, The Lakeland Ledger wrote . "It (the no-hitter) crossed my mind once in about the fourth inning, but it was too early to start thinking about that," Thompson told The Ledger . "I've been s...