Mark Budzinski
| Mark Budzinski | |
|---|---|
| Cleveland Indians – No. 86 | |
| Outfielder / Coach | |
| Born: August 26, 1973 Severna Park, Maryland | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 3, 2003, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 8, 2003, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .000 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 0 |
| Teams | |
| As player
As coach
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's baseball | ||
Representing  United States
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| Baseball World Cup | ||
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2001 Taipei | National team |
Mark Joseph Budzinski (born August 26, 1973 in Severna Park, Maryland) is an American former Major League Baseball player. After playing at the University of Richmond, the Cleveland Indians selected Budzinski in the 21st round of the 1995 draft. Budzinski played professionally for 11 seasons, and he spent the 1997 campaign in the Carolina League as an outfielder for the Kinston Indians. After spending time in the Indians, Cubs, and Brewers systems, Budzinski made his Major League debut with the Cincinnati Reds on August 3, 2003. He appeared in four games before returning to the minor leagues. Budzinski retired in 2005 and returned to Richmond, Virginia to go into real estate.[1]
Mark Budzinski returned to professional baseball in 2014 as the manager of the Lake County Captains. He then served as manager of the Akron RubberDucks. Budzinski was hired to the Cleveland Indians' major league coaching staff on December 11, 2017.[2]
On November 26 2018, Budzinski was hired as the first base coach for the Toronto Blue Jays.[3]
References
- ^ http://www.richmond.com/sports/article_ca90c56a-353f-5ff5-86a0-4196bce1de66.html
- ^ "Indians name Budzinski & Sweeney to Major League coaching staff". Indians.com. December 11, 2017.
- ^ Davidi, Shi. "Blue Jays fire bullpen coach Dane Johnson, hire Matt Buschmann". Sportsnet. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Baseball players from Maryland
- Major League Baseball center fielders
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Cleveland Indians coaches
- Kinston Indians players
- Akron Aeros players
- Louisville Bats players
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Iowa Cubs players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- Richmond Spiders baseball players
- American people of Polish descent
- People from Severna Park, Maryland
- Watertown Indians players
- Columbus RedStixx players
- West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx players
- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons players
- Minor league baseball managers