Mark Mulder
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Born: August 5, 1977 South Holland, Illinois |
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| April 18, 2000, for the Oakland Athletics | |||
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| July 9, 2008, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
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| Win–loss record | 103–60 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.18 | ||
| Strikeouts | 834 | ||
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| Men's baseball | ||
Representing  United States
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1999 Winnipeg | Team competition |
Mark Alan Mulder (born August 5, 1977) is a former American professional baseball player. A left-handed starting pitcher, Mulder pitched in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals. He is a two-time All-Star.
Mulder attended Michigan State University, where he played college baseball for the Michigan State Spartans.
Mulder was selected by the Oakland Athletics with the second overall pick in the 1998 Major League Baseball draft. He was placed on the fast track to the major leagues and made his major-league debut on April 18, 2000; he was still only 22 years old and had less than two seasons of minor-league experience. He had a rocky start to his MLB career, going 9-10 with a 5.44 ERA.
In 2001, Mulder played his first full major-league season and quickly became a dominant pitcher. Leading the American League with 21 wins, he was in contention for a Cy Young Award, anchoring a powerful Oakland rotation along with Barry Zito and Tim Hudson, called the "The Big Three." He continued to do well in 2002, winning 19 games and striking out a career-high 159 batters in 207.1 innings. Limited by injuries in 2003, he would only log 26 starts, he still won 15 games and had a career-best 3.13 earned run average. 2004 was an inconsistent year for Mulder. He started the season strong, and was chosen to start that season's All-Star Game. However, he had a higher ERA and walked more batters in the second half of the season. The A's traded him to the St. Louis Cardinals on December 18, 2004, for pitchers Dan Haren and Kiko Calero, and minor league catcher Daric Barton.
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