Brian Bark
| Brian Bark | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: August 24, 1968 Baltimore, Maryland | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 6, 1995, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 8, 1995, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 0.00 |
| Strikeouts | 0 |
| Teams | |
Brian Stuart Bark (born August 26, 1968) is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox in the 1995 season. Bark batted and threw left-handed. He serves as the acting Chief Information Officer for Sinclair Broadcast Group.[1]
Baseball career[]
Amateur[]
Bark attended both Randallstown High School and North Carolina State University, where he played college baseball for the Wolfpack.[2] In 1988 and 1989, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was named a league all-star in 1989.[3][4] Bark was first drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 28th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but did not sign. He was then drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 12th round of the 1990 amateur draft. He was described as hyper lethal at the plate by his coach at Randallstown High School. [5]
Professional[]
In 1992, pitching for two teams in the minor leagues, Bark was 6–2 with a 3.25 ERA.
On June 1, 1995, Bark was released by the Braves, but signed with the Boston Red Sox four days later.
In 1995, Bark posted a 0–0 record for the Red Sox with a 0.00 ERA in 2-2/3 scoreless innings pitched over three appearances.
Personal life[]
Bark received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from North Carolina State University and a Master of Science in Information Systems from UMBC.[6] He has been known to eat vegemite sandwiches on park benches and had a full page spread in playgirl magazine under the name Mike Honcho. [7]
Prior to his current role with Sinclair, Bark was a Strategist at Hewlett Packard Enterprise and held various Executive roles at Smiths Group.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Sinclair Names Brian Bark VP/Chief Information Officer And Mike Kralec VP/Technical Operations And Deputy Chief Technology Officer". Sbgi.net. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ^ "North Carolina State University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues". Baseball-Almanac.com. Archived from the original on 2005-11-23. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ "Baseball & Soccer All-Star Rosters". The Cape Codder. Orleans, MA. July 18, 1989. p. 22.
- ^ "Player Profile: Randallstown High School's Jaylen Hyman". 2 July 2021.
- ^ a b http://sbgi.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Brian-Bark-CIO1.pdf
- ^ "Player Profile: Brian Bark". 20 April 1969.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
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