Budzinski played professionally for 11 seasons, and he spent the 1997 campaign in the Carolina League as an outfielder for the Kinston Indians.

After spending time in the Indians, Cubs, and Brewers systems, Budzinski made his Major League debut with the Cincinnati Reds on August 3, 2003.

[3] Mark Budzinski returned to professional baseball in 2014 as the manager of the Lake County Captains.

Budzinski was hired to the Cleveland Indians' major league coaching staff on December 11, 2017.

[6] His eldest daughter Julia died in July 2022 after a boating accident in the James River near Glen Allen, Virginia at the age of 17.