Cheky Signs Contract With Arizona

1/20/2016 12:00:00 AM | Baseball

Jan. 20, 2016

EAST LANSING - Former Michigan State outfielder Anthony Cheky has signed a minor league contact with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Cheky was a mainstay in the outfield for the Spartans as he appeared in 190 games during his four years in East Lansing (2012-15), posting a .291 career batting average. The speedy outfielder set the MSU single-season record for stolen bases in 2014 with 29 and finished his career with a total of 79.

Cheky, a native of Portage, Indiana, recorded career-highs in both batting average (.313) and RBI (20) in his final season with the Green and White this past spring.