Question: Facts: - finalteam: seattle mariners - finalyear: 1977 - statlabel: win -- loss record earned run average strikeouts - position: pitcher - statvalue: 39 -- 51 4.59 497 - throws: left - debutteam: los angeles dodgers - bats: right - debutdate: june 9 - birth date: 2 april 1945 - finaldate: october 1 - name: mike kekich - birth place: san diego , california - debutyear: 1965 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of mike kekich .
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michael dennis kekich -lrb- born april 2 , 1945 in san diego , california -rrb- is a former pitcher in major league baseball who played for the los angeles dodgers , new york yankees , cleveland indians , texas rangers and seattle mariners in parts of nine seasons spanning 1965 -- 1977 .in 1974 , he played in japan for the nippon ham fighters .kekich was a left-handed pitcher who began his career as a starter but later moved to the bullpen as a reliever .he had a modestly successful career in the major leagues , but he is best remembered for trading families with fellow yankees pitcher fritz peterson before the 1973 season .the trade worked out better for peterson , who later married kekich 's wife , susanne , than it did for kekich , who soon broke up with peterson 's wife , marilyn .after his big league career ended , kekich attempted a comeback in the mexican league , but this proved unsuccessful .he is remarried and currently resides near albuquerque , new mexico .