Howard Roddy Clark was born on February 13,1974 and is an American former professional baseball utility player.
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17 Facts About Howie Clark
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Howie Clark made his Major League Baseball debut with the Baltimore Orioles in 2002 and has played at the major league level in parts of six seasons with the Orioles, Blue Jays, and Minnesota Twins.
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Howie Clark was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 27th round of the 1992 Major League Baseball Draft.
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Howie Clark would spend ten years in Baltimore's minor league system before making an appearance in the majors.
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Howie Clark was given a standing ovation after his first at bat resulted in a double off Joel Pineiro.
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Howie Clark became a free agent after the 2002 season and signed with the Toronto Blue Jays.
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Howie Clark spent the 2005 season with the Pirates' Double-A and Triple-A affiliates before signing with Baltimore before the 2006 season.
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On May 30,2007, while playing third base for the Blue Jays, Howie Clark let an easy pop fly fall after Alex Rodriguez yelled in order to distract the infielders.
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Howie Clark was cited in the 2007 Mitchell Report on performance-enhancing drugs in baseball, but was later acquitted when it was discovered his GH was bunk because he bought it from a false Mexican source.
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Howie Clark then signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins on November 27 of that year and began the 2008 season with the Rochester Red Wings, now the Triple-A affiliate of the Twins.
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Howie Clark accepted the assignment, stating that one of his reasons for returning to Rochester was his good relationship with the fans.
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Howie Clark became a free agent at the end of the season and signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays in January 2009.
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In February 2015, Howie Clark was named the hitting coach of the Delmarva Shorebirds, the Class-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles.
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In February 2017, Howie Clark was named the assistant hitting coach for the Orioles.
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Howie Clark was not retained by the ballclub following the 2019 season.
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Howie Clark was named hitting coach of the Charlotte Knights, Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, for the 2020 season.
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On December 1,2020, Howie Clark was named assistant hitting coach for the Chicago White Sox.
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