19 Facts About Mark Mulder

Mark Alan Mulder was born on August 5,1977 and is an American former professional baseball player.

Mark Mulder attended Michigan State University, where he played college baseball for the Michigan State Spartans.

Mark Mulder was selected by the Oakland Athletics with the second overall pick in the 1998 MLB draft.

Mark Mulder was placed on the fast track to the MLB and made his MLB debut on April 18,2000; he was still only 22 years old and had less than two seasons of minor-league experience.

In 2001, Mark Mulder played his first full major-league season and quickly became a dominant pitcher.

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Mark Mulder finished second in AL Cy Young Award voting behind Roger Clemens.

Mark Mulder continued to do well in 2002, winning 19 games and striking out a career-high 159 batters in 207.

Mark Mulder started the season strong, and was chosen to start that season's All-Star Game.

Mark Mulder competed in the playoffs in 2001 and 2002, logging two starts each against the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins.

Mark Mulder carried over his strong regular-season performance by pitching 24 innings in the four playoff starts, with an ERA of 2.

Mark Mulder's efforts helped the Cardinals reach the NLCS, where they lost to the Houston Astros.

On July 9,2008, Mark Mulder started his first game of the season against the Philadelphia Phillies.

On January 1,2014, Mark Mulder came to terms with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training.

Mark Mulder expressed going into spring training that his shoulder felt strong, but wondered about the susceptibility of his lower back and legs to injury.

Mark Mulder suffered the injury in agility drills on the second day of spring training, before he was scheduled to throw his first bullpen session.

Mark Mulder won the 2015 American Century Championship, considered to be the 'premier'celebrity golf tournament.

Mark Mulder won it again in 2016, successfully defending his title.

Mark Mulder is annually one of the contenders at what is the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions.

Mark Mulder served as an analyst on ESPN's Baseball Tonight, and as part-time analyst for Athletics telecasts on NBC Sports California in 2016 and 2017.