Craig John Counsell is an American former Major League Baseball infielder. He played for five different teams during his 15-year MLB career. Counsell is best known for his playoff performances in 1997 with the Florida Marlins and in 2001 with the Arizona Diamondbacks. He has the distinction of having been on base for the last two times that the World Series ended with a walk-off hit, and was named the NLCS Most Valuable Player in 2001. Counsell was born in South Bend, Indiana. He grew up in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, and attended Whitefish Bay High School, where he played baseball. His father... worked for the Milwaukee Brewers. He attended college at the University of Notre Dame, where he played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball team. The Colorado Rockies drafted Counsell in the 11th round of the 1992 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his MLB debut with the Rockies on September 17, 1995. After playing only a few games with the Rockies, Counsell was traded to the Florida Marlins for Mark Hutton in late July 1997. He immediately became the regular starter at second base and contributed significantly to the Marlins' World Series championship that year.
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| Birthdate: | August 21, 1970 |
| Birthplace: | South Bend, Indiana |
| Age: | 41 |
| All Positions Played: | Shortstop, Infielder |