Mark Knudson

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Mark Richard Knudson (born October 28, 1960 in Denver, Colorado) is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1985 to 1993, primarily for the Milwaukee Brewers.

Knudson was drafted by the Houston Astros in the third round of the 1982 amateur draft. He made his debut with the club on July 8, 1985, and took a 7-4 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. On August 15 of the next year, he and fellow pitcher Don August were traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for reliever Danny Darwin. He pitched sporadically for Milwaukee over the next two seasons, and in 1989 compiled an 8-5 record with a 3.35 ERA.

At the start of the 1991 season, Knudson contracted a virus that seriously affected his performance; at the beginning of the 1992 campaign he came down with a 103-degree fever and lost 10 pounds. He was designated for assignment at the end of the year; when he refused, the club released him outright. Knudson tried to become a broadcaster for the expansion Colorado Rockies in 1993, but instead briefly pitched for the team. However, after posting an astronomical 22.24 ERA in just four starts, he permanently retired from the game.