Mark Budaska

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Mark Budaska
outfielder
Born: (1952-12-27) December 27, 1952 Sharon, Pennsylvania
Batted: Switch	Threw: Left
MLB debut
June 6, 1978 for the Oakland Athletics
Last MLB appearance
August 18, 1981 for the Oakland Athletics
Career statistics
Batting Average	.167
Hits	6
Home Runs	0
Teams
Oakland Athletics(1978,1981) Yokohama Taiyo Whales(NPB)(1982)

Mark David Budaska (born December 27, 1952) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder who is minor league baseball coach, currently the hitting coach with the Memphis Redbirds Triple-A team within the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Early and personal life

Budaska was born on December 27, 1952, in Sharon, Pennsylvania. He is an alumnus of Granada Hills (CA) High School. He was undrafted and was signed by the Oakland Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1973.

Career

Playing career

Budaska played five seasons at the Triple-A level, but just 13 games in the Major Leagues. He played his final MLB game on August 18, 1981.

Coaching career

Prior to joining the Memphis coaching staff in 2008, Budaska spent the six years in the Boston Red Sox organization. He had three seasons (2004–2007) with Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox in the International League. In 2002-2003, he was the hitting coach of the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs. In 2001, he helped the Anaheim Angels' Double-A affiliate Arkansas Travelers win the Texas League Championship, as the team ranked fourth in the league with a .266 team batting average. He also served as hitting coach and first base coach for a major league team in Taiwan from 1998-2000.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

v t e Memphis Redbirds current roster

Active roster	3 James Ramsey 4 Adron Chambers * 5 Greg Garcia 7 Jermaine Curtis 8 Justin Christian 11 Nick Additon 12 Sam Freeman * 15 Oscar Taveras 23 Ryan Jackson * 27 Chad Huffman 28 Jamie Romak 31 Nick Greenwood 33 Seth Maness 36 Barret Browning 37 Brock Peterson 43 Tyler Lyons 51 Eric Fornataro * 52 Maikel Cleto * 53 Víctor Marte * 22 Michael Wacha 32 Rob Johnson 40 Eduardo Sánchez * 44 Jorge Rondon * 46 J. R. Towles

Disabled list	63 Jay Voss

Coaching staff	Manager 57 Ron Warner Hitting Coach 34 Mark Budaska Pitching Coach 38 Bryan Eversgerd

* Member of the 40-man roster of the St. Louis Cardinals; <--, --> For other reasons

Persondata
Name	Budaska, Mark
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	December 27, 1952
Place of birth	Sharon, Pennsylvania
Date of death
Place of death

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