Former National League MVP Kevin Mitchell has been ordered to stand trial after being accused of assaulting a man at a golf club at Bonita Golf Club in Southern California, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune’s Greg Moran.

Mitchell faces a maximum of four years in prison if convicted. He is charged with battery causing serious bodily injury and assault with intent to cause great bodily injury, but is free on $25,000 bail. His trial is set for November 3, 2010.

Mitchell, 48, won the NL MVP in 1989 with the San Francisco Giants, and was on the 1986 New York Mets team that won the World Series. He’s played for nine teams in his 13 year career including the San Diego Padres Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians and Oakland Athletics.