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Mark Kotsay   |   Major Leaguer   1997-2008

Full Name:  Mark Steven Kotsay
Born:  December 2,1975  in  Whittier, California
Height:  6-0  Weight:  190  Bats:  Left  Throws:  Left
High School:  Santa Fe (Santa Fe Springs,CA)
College:  Cal State Fullerton

Baseball Lists:  College World Series Champions (NCAA) ... Olympic Baseball Participants

Debut:  July 11,1997

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Drafted:  Selected by Florida Marlins in 1st Round (9th overall) of 1996 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  

Transactions:   [Aug 15,1996] - signed  [Mar 28,2001] - Traded by Marlins with Cesar Crespo to Padres for Omar Ortiz, Eric Owens and Matt Clement.  [Mar 30,2001] - Traded by Marlins with OF Cesar Crespo to Padres for RHP Matt Clement OF Eric Owens and RHP Omar Ortiz March 30 2001  [Nov 26,2003] - Traded by Padres to Athletics for Ramon Hernandez and Terrence Long.  [Jan 14,2008] - Traded by Athletics to Braves for Joey Devine, Jamie Richmond and cash considerations  

Disabled List:  [Apr 17,2001] - 15 Day Disabled list - (Injury unknown)   [May 1,2001] - Activated   [May 23,2003] - 15 Day Disabled list - (Injury unknown)   [Jun 5,2003] - Activated   [Mar 28,2007] - 15 Day Disabled list - (Herniated Disc in back)   [Apr 23,2007] - Transferred to 60 day DL.   [Jun 1,2007] -   [Aug 17,2007] - 15 Day Disabled list - (Lower back pain)   [Oct 1,2007] -  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1996Kane CtyMidw20FlaA of 1760161750283016810013 .283.436.467903--
1997PortlandEast21FlaAA of 11443810313427220771757565030316 .306.405.514919--
 FloridaNL21FlaMLB cf1,314525101104304700101 .192.250.250500--
1998FloridaNL22FlaMLB rf-cf31545787216125711681053461127317 .279.318.40372144%
1999FloridaNL23FlaMLB rf 14849557134239850762950052911 .271.306.402708--
2000FloridaNL24FlaMLB rf21525308715831512571994246022417 .298.347.44379058%
2001San DiegoNL25SdMLB cf21194066711829110581354858211311 .291.366.44180748%
2002San DiegoNL26SdMLB cf21535788216927717611195989302410 .292.359.45281151%
2003San DiegoNL27SdMLB cf21284826412828473863568213118 .266.343.38472745%
2004OaklandAL28OakMLB cf114860678190373156385557025556 .314.370.45982941%
2005OaklandAL29OakMLB cf2,1139582751633511582554051132413 .280.325.42174640%
2006OaklandAL30OakMLB cf2,112950257138293759634455214618 .275.332.38671847%
2007SacramentoPCL31OakAAA of 10372101002207100001 .270.386.297683--
 OaklandAL31OakMLB cf2,7,656206204414012011192003014 .214.279.29657549%
2008MississippSou32AtlAA   518461001001400000 .333.368.389757--
 AtlantaMLB32AtlMLB   6624131709242822172200110 .290.336.394730--
 
Major League Totals - 12 Season(s)14065258695148328843107588915344761112252841116 .282.337.41475147%
Minor League Totals - 4 Season(s)14655312516734222882259978130420 .302.406.490896--


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
2006OaklandAL30OakDiv314220012000200001 .143.143.357500--
 OaklandAL30OakCh416342000002300002 .250.333.375708--
 
Major League Totals - 1 Season(s)730562012002500003 .200.250.367617--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1996Kane CtyMidw20FlaAOF173720390---1.000--
 
1997PortlandEast21FlaAAOF1132301222444---.992--
1997FloridaNL21FlaMLBCF143020321---1.000--
 
1998FloridaNL22FlaMLB1B331040---1.000--
1998FloridaNL22FlaMLBCF46132521391---.986--
1998FloridaNL22FlaMLBRF1072131542321---.983--
 
1999FloridaNL23FlaMLB1B19104801129---1.000--
1999FloridaNL23FlaMLBRF1292472052725---.982--
 
2000FloridaNL24FlaMLB1B2310010---1.0003.00
2000FloridaNL24FlaMLBCF9552010210---1.0003.44
2000FloridaNL24FlaMLBRF1391052.12661332823---.9892.39
 
2001San DiegoNL25SdMLBLF1850050---1.0005.63
2001San DiegoNL25SdMLBCF106862269442771---.9862.85
2001San DiegoNL25SdMLBRF5830030---1.0003.38
 
2002San DiegoNL26SdMLBCF1471228.13491143643---.9892.64
 
2003San DiegoNL27SdMLBCF1261201055.13231333394---.9912.87
 
2004OaklandAL28OakMLBCF14514012553471163644---.9842.57
2004OaklandAL28OakMLBDH1--------
 
2005OaklandAL29OakMLBCF1371371184.1298743093---.9872.32
2005OaklandAL29OakMLBDH2--------
 
2006OaklandAL30OakMLB1B44242802306---.93310.50
2006OaklandAL30OakMLBCF1271161047281622892---.9932.47
2006OaklandAL30OakMLBDH11-00000--------
 
2007SacramentoPCL31OakAAAOF7--------
2007OaklandAL31OakMLBCF5653473.2141521483---.9862.77
 


 Awards
[1994] - Freshman 1st team All-America OF, College World Series All-Tournament Team OF  [1995] - Big West Conference Player of the Year, 1st team College All-American DH, College World Series All-Tournament Team OF, Big West Conference All-Star OF, College World Series MVP, Golden Spikes Award  [1996] - Big West Conference Player of the Year, 1st team College All-American OF, Big West Conference All-Star OF  [1997] - Double-A All-Star OF, Eastern League All-Star OF  [2004] - Oakland Athletics Player of the Year, AL MVP (Voting Rank: #14)
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  Centile
1997*150,000  996,99080
1998171,000  1,054,03771
1999280,000  1,222,53750
2000324,000  1,369,50546
20012,125,000  1,609,51225
20023,050,000  1,654,08820
20034,450,000  1,773,36414
20045,500,000  1,716,30311
20056,500,000  1,825,75610
20067,000,000  1,937,00410
2007*8,000,00098  2,923,34013
2008*7,000,000  
 
Career:  $44,550,000   estimate
 Trivia and Player Notes
Kotsay was the winner of College Baseball's Golden Spikes Award in 1995 while at Cal State Fullerton. Member of the Bronze-medal United States Baseball Team at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.
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