Mark McLemore (pitcher)

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1980)}}

{{about|the Astros pitcher|the former second baseman|Mark McLemore}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Mark McLemore

|image=

|position=Relief pitcher

|bats=Left

|throws=Left

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1980|10|9}}

|birth_place=Sacramento, California, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=May 24

|debutyear=2007

|debutteam=Houston Astros

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 30

|finalyear=2007

|finalteam=Houston Astros

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=3–0

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=3.86

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=35

|teams=

• Houston Astros ({{baseball year|2007}})

}}

Mark Steven McLemore (born October 9, 1980) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Houston Astros in 2007.

McLemore graduated from Del Oro High School, and attended Oregon State University. In 2001, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League.{{cite web|url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/college/summer/stats.asp?Y=2001&T=Bourne_Braves |title=2001 Bourne Braves |publisher=thebaseballcube.com |access-date=September 23, 2021}}

He was selected by the Astros in the 4th round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft. McLemore made his big league debut for Houston on May 24, {{mlby|2007}}, pitching one inning of relief against the Arizona Diamondbacks.{{cite web| url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mclemma02.shtml| title = Mark McLemore Stats {{!}} Baseball-Reference.com}}

In 2010, he was signed by Minnesota Twins to a minor league contract, then was later invited to Spring Training with the Chico Outlaws of the Golden Baseball League. He last played for the Florida Marlins organization in 2011.