Mark Thompson (baseball)

Mark Radford Thompson (born April 7, 1971) is an American former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball.

[1] Standing at 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) tall and 205 pounds (one source has him at 213), Thompson was selected by the Colorado Rockies 65th overall in the second round of the 1992 draft.

He spent less than three seasons in the minors before making his big league debut on July 26, 1994 against the San Diego Padres.

He appeared in one postseason game in his career, pitching a perfect inning for the save in the 1995 National League Division Series.

[citation needed] Thompson in the 2010s has worked in a variety of professional positions in his native Kentucky, serving among other things as a representative for the school memorabilia company Jostens.