Michael Paul Welch (born August 25, 1972) is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, born in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Welch grew up in Nashua, NH and went to Nashua High School. Welch attended the University of Southern Maine where he participated in playing college baseball. During his time there, in 1991 he helped lead Southern Maine to winning a National Championship. Welch was later drafted in the 3rd round of the 1993 draft by the New York Mets