| Mike Sadek | |
| Position: | Catcher |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 30 May 1946 |
| Birth Place: | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Death Place: | San Andreas, California, U.S. |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | April 13 |
| Debutyear: | 1973 |
| Debutteam: | San Francisco Giants |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | June 10 |
| Finalyear: | 1981 |
| Finalteam: | San Francisco Giants |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .226 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 5 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 74 |
| Teams: | |
Michael George Sadek (May 30, 1946 – January 20, 2021) was an American baseball player who was a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). Originally drafted by the Minnesota Twins in 1969, he spent his entire major league career with the San Francisco Giants. He was a backup throughout his eight-year major league career, which spanned the years and through . Sadek's nickname was "The Sheik" which was coined by Giants teammate Craig Robinson who, upon seeing the name Mohammed Ahmed Sadek, declared to the catcher, "Hey, you’re a sheik."[1] [2] During his time in MLB, he was known as one of the most funny jokesters.[3]
In the 1996 film The Fan, Sadek served as Robert De Niro's body double in scenes where DeNiro's character was throwing a baseball.[4]
Sadek died on January 20, 2021, in San Andreas, California, at the age of 74.[2] He was survived by his son, Mike Jr., along with Mike's wife Melanie and their three children, Mike Sr.'s grandchildren. A daughter, Nicole, had died at age 25 in a parachuting accident.[5] [6]