Michael Accorsi Zunino, a catcher for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball, was born on March 25, 1991. (MLB). He was a member of the Seattle Mariners baseball team in the past.
Mike Zunino, the son of Greg and Paola Zunino, grew up in Cape Coral, Florida. His ancestors are Italian. His parents met in Italy, where Greg was a catcher for the Italian national softball team and Paola was a professional baseball player with Fortitudo Baseball Bologna.
In the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft, Greg Zunino was picked in the 31st round. Gary Zunino, Mike’s uncle, was a catcher in the St. Louis Cardinals’ organization.
Zunino graduated from Mariner High School in Cape Coral in 2009, where he played baseball. In 2008, he was a part of the AFLAC All-American High School Baseball Game at Dodger Stadium.
Zunino was drafted in the 29th round of the 2009 MLB Draft by the Oakland Athletics, but he declined to sign and instead chose to attend college.
From 2010 to 2012, Zunino was a member of coach Kevin O’Sullivan’s Florida Gators baseball team at the University of Florida in Gainesville, where he received an athletic scholarship. In 2010, 2011, and 2012, he guided the Gators to three straight College World Series appearances.
How old is Mike Zunino?
Mike is 30 years old since 1991.
