Former Seattle Mariners first-round draft pick Mike Campbell died, the team announced. He was 61.<\/p>\n
Campbell, who pitched in 51 major league games for four different teams, was one of the players traded by Seattle for future Hall of Famer Randy Johnson.<\/p>\n
He died Monday at his home in Kirkland, Washington.<\/p>\n
We are saddened by the passing of Seattle native and former Mariners pitcher Mike Campbell. Our hearts go out to his family and loved ones \ud83d\udc99 pic.twitter.com\/XYU2a92Fri<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) December 19, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n A cause of death was pending, according to King County Medical Examiner\u2019s records viewed by The Post.<\/p>\n Born Michael Thomas Campbell, the future major leaguer graduated from the University of Hawaii\u00a0at M\u0101noa before being drafted by the Mariners seventh overall in the 1985 draft.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are saddened by the passing of Seattle native and former Mariners pitcher Mike Campbell. Our hearts go out to his family and loved ones,\u201d the team announced on X.<\/a><\/p>\n Players selected ahead of Campbell include home run leader Barry Bonds and Hall of Famer Barry Larkin.<\/p>\n He made his major league debut with the Mariners two years later on July 4, 1987, a 7-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers, going 2 and a third innings with 4 walks and 4 strikeouts.<\/p>\n His 13-year professional career spanned between the majors and the minors for four different organizations: Seattle, Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres and the Chicago Cubs.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Campbell started in 41 of the 51 games he pitched in the majors, retiring with a 12-19 record with a 5.86 era in 233.1 innings.<\/p>\n He recorded three complete games and 135 strikeouts.<\/p>\n The Seattle, Washington-native finished with a .357 batting average in 14 at-bats and 3 RBIs.<\/p>\n On May 25, 1989, the Mariners agreed to ship southpaw Mark Langston and a player to be named later to the Montreal Expos for three pitchers, including Randy Johnson.<\/p>\n Two months later, on July 31, Campbell was named as the unidentified minor league player sent to Canada, completing the transaction for \u201cthe Big Unit.\u201d<\/p>\n After retiring, Campbell and former Mariners batboy Steve Towey partnered up to create Shiskaberry\u2019s, a dessert franchise that operated concession booths at multiple professional sporting venues, according to Newsweek.<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t