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My Take
Todd Zeile is the kind of ballplayer I genuinely admire, even if he never became a household name. Sixteen seasons, eleven different teams, and the flexibility to catch, play third, and cover first base. That well-traveled resume tells me he was the dependable veteran clubs kept wanting, the guy who fit into a clubhouse and produced wherever he landed. I like that he came out of UCLA and stuck around the majors from 1989 to 2004. To me longevity like that is its own kind of stardom, the unglamorous excellence that keeps a roster steady over a long career.
Overview
Todd Edward Zeile (; born September 9, 1965) is an American former professional baseball third baseman, catcher, and first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played 16 seasons, from 1989 to 2004, for 11 teams: St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers, Florida Marlins, Texas Rangers, New York Mets, Colorado Rockies, New York Yankees, and Montreal Expos.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Todd Zeile
- Name (Japanese)
- トッド・ジール
- Reading
- とっど・じーる
- Born
- September 9, 1965 (age 60)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Snake
- Origin
- Van Nuys, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- William S. Hart High School
- University
- University of California, Los Angeles
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.