Mitch Lyden Baseball player

Mitchell Scott Lyden (December 14, 1964 in Portland, Oregon), is a retired professional baseball player who played catcher in the Major Leagues in 1993. He would play for the Florida Marlins. On June 16, 1993, he hit a home run in his first major league at bat, against the Chicago Cubs; in fact, on the first pitch. In his 6 game major league career, he hit .300 (3-10) with 1 home run and 1 run batted in.Following his professional baseball career, Mitchell has been a law enforcement officer in Broward County, Florida, as well as a coach for a division of Little League Baseball.