Michael William DiFelice (born May 28, 1969 in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a Major League
Baseball catcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.
He is a graduate from the University of Tennessee,
and was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the
11th round of the amateur draft. He made his major
league debut in 1996 with the Cards.
DiFelice was chosen by the Tampa Bay Rays with the
20th selection of the 1997 MLB Expansion Draft. On
July 25, 2001, he was traded with Albie Lopez to the
Arizona Diamondbacks for Jason Conti and Nick
Bierbrodt. He was released by the Diamondbacks on
September 4, since then has signed as a free agent
to play with the St. Louis Cardinals, Kansas City
Royals, Detroit Tigers, was sent to the Chicago Cubs
as part of a conditional deal, then signed with the
Florida Marlins, New York Mets, Washington
Nationals, and again with the Mets.
On January 6, 2008 he signed a minor league deal
with the Tampa Bay Rays.
DiFelice's at-bat song is "Daydream" by Lovin'
Spoonful.
