Mickey Tettleton, who played 14 seasons of Major League Baseball and twice was named as an All-Star, joined the Oklahoma Christian coaching staff as an assistant coach in January 2019.
Tettleton, 58, grew up in Oklahoma City and attended Southeast High School, the same school as former New York Yankees great Bobby Murcer, for whom OC's Bobby Murcer Indoor Training Facility is named. Tettleton played collegiately at Oklahoma State, helping the Cowboys reach the 1981 College World Series title game, before being drafted in the fifth round by the Oakland A's in 1981.
He broke into the big leagues in 1984 and retired from pro baseball in 1997 after a career that included stints with the A's, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers. He was an MLB All-Star in 1989 (with the Orioles) and 1994 (with the Tigers) and won the Silver Slugger Award – awarded annually to each league's best offensive player at each position – in 1989, 1991 and 1992.
Predominantly a catcher who also saw time in right field and at first base, Tettleton posted a .241 career batting average in the big leagues, with 245 home runs, 732 RBI and 1,485 hits. At OC, Tettleton will work primarily with the Eagles' catchers and hitters.
He now lives in Norman with his wife, Shannon. They have four children – Tyler (a member of the coaching staff of the NFL's Cleveland Browns), Jessica, Shanny and Tate, a freshman on OC's men's soccer team.
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