Mark Kotsay | |||||||||||||||
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Athletics – No. 7 | |||||||||||||||
Outfielder / Manager | |||||||||||||||
Born: Whittier, California, U.S. | December 2, 1975|||||||||||||||
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |||||||||||||||
MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
July 11, 1997, for the Florida Marlins | |||||||||||||||
Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||
September 29, 2013, for the San Diego Padres | |||||||||||||||
MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
Batting average | .276 | ||||||||||||||
Home runs | 127 | ||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 720 | ||||||||||||||
Managerial record | 179–307 | ||||||||||||||
Winning % | .368 | ||||||||||||||
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As player
As manager
As coach | |||||||||||||||
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Mark Steven Kotsay (born December 2, 1975) is an American professional baseball manager and former outfielder. He is the manager for the Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). As a player, Kotsay appeared in 1,914 MLB games for the San Diego Padres, Florida Marlins, Athletics, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, and Milwaukee Brewers. He coached for the Padres and Athletics before becoming the Athletics' manager for the 2022 season.