Mark Allen Redman (born January 5, 1974) is an American former professional baseball left-handed starting pitcher.
[2] He would make his Major League debut with the Minnesota Twins on July 24, 1999, pitching 4+2⁄3 innings, giving up 3 runs, and totaling 3 strikeouts and 3 walks, in 10–3 victory over the Seattle Mariners.
[3] Following his debut, he would be sent back down to the minors, before returning to the majors in mid-September, making 4 appearances out of the bullpen, where he gave up 10 runs in 8 innings pitched.
The next year in 2002, his lone full season with the Tigers, he made 30 starts for the first time and finished with an 8–15 record with a 4.21 ERA in 203 innings.
After the 2003 World Series, the Marlins traded Redman to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for Mike Neu and a player to be named later (Bill Murphy was eventually added to the deal, 7 days later).
On November 27, 2004, Redman was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates along with Arthur Rhodes in exchange for former All-Star catcher Jason Kendall.
In his next start on May 1, Redman only lasted 1+2⁄3 innings, giving up 5 hits and 4 runs, picking up another loss, moving him to 0–4 on the year, and increasing his season ERA to 10.62.
He would make one final appearance for Atlanta on May 19, coming on in relief in the first game of a doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox, where he pitched 1+1⁄3 innings, and gave up 4 hits and 4 runs, raising his ERA to 11.63.
On September 7, Mark Redman was promoted to the Rockies and made an emergency replacement after Elmer Dessens went down in the 2nd inning with a hamstring injury.
Despite his success down the stretch, Redman was left off the Rockies postseason roster, they eventually advanced to the franchise's first and only World Series, where they were swept by the Boston Red Sox.