Mark Gardner (baseball player)

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Mark Allan Gardner (born March 4, 1962 in Los Angeles, California) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball and current bullpen coach for the San Francisco Giants. Gardner pitched in the Major Leagues from 1989 to 2001 for the Montreal Expos, Kansas City Royals, Florida Marlins, and the Giants. In his career, Gardner pitched in 345 games, posting a record of 99-93 and a 4.56 ERA.

Gardner attended Clovis High School in Clovis, California and California State University, Fresno, where he met his wife, Lori Gardner, herself an All-American softball pitcher. Lori Gardner struggled with liver cancer for several years during her husband's tenure with the Giants before dying from the disease in 2004. The Gardner family remains active in the California Organ Donor Network.

Gardner played the last six seasons of his career with the Giants, and, one season after retiring, became the team's bullpen coach in 2003. He is now in his fourth season in the position.