Mark Hamburger
| Mark Hamburger | |||
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| Somerset Patriots | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: February 5, 1987 St. Paul, Minnesota |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 31, 2011, for the Texas Rangers | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2011 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 1–0 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.50 | ||
| Strikeouts | 6 | ||
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Mark John Hamburger (born Feb. 5, 1987) is a baseball pitcher for the Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers.
Hamburger attended Mounds View High School in Arden Hills, Minnesota and was a multi-sport athlete playing basketball, rugby, tennis, football, and baseball. After graduating from high school in 2005, Hamburger attended and played baseball at Mesabi Range College where he posted a 11-0 record and a 0.65 ERA.
The summer following Hamburger's season of collegiate baseball, he attended a try-out for the Minnesota Twins that was held at the Metrodome in 2007. Hamburger was signed by the Twins after the try-out, received a $2,000 signing bonus, and was assigned to the Gulf Coast League Twins.
During the 2008 season, Hamburger was assigned to the Elizabethton Twins where he won closer of the year.
After two years in the Twins' minor league system, Hamburger was traded to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Eddie Guardado on August 25, 2008.
Hamburger was called up to the majors for the first time on August 30, 2011.
He was claimed off of waivers by the San Diego Padres on June 25, 2012, and placed on their Triple-A team, the Tucson Padres.
For the second time in 2012, he was claimed off waivers by the Houston Astros on July 21.
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