Jack Marder

Jack Andrew Marder

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 185 lb.

• School University of Oregon
• High School Newbury Park High School

• Born February 21, 1990 in Calabasas, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Jack Marder has been a minor league player.

Marder was All-County as a high school sophomore and was All-State as a junior (.516, 15 SB) and senior (.437/.527/.775, 24 SB). He set a school record for career hits. The Arizona Diamondbacks took him in the 30th round of the 2009 amateur draft but he opted for college. As a freshman at Oregon, Marder batted .249/.344/.391 with 38 runs in 57 games. His sophomore year, he struggled at .209/.360/.295 before his season ended a month early with a thumb injury. The Seattle Mariners still took him in the 16th round of the 2011 amateur draft, advised by scout Joe Ross. He debuted as a pro that summer with the High Desert Mavericks, hitting .324/.380/.493 in 18 games, playing catcher and second base in an odd combination of positions.

In 2012, Jack was superb for the Mavericks while bouncing between second base, catcher and the outfield. He put up a .360/.425/.583 line with 68 runs and 56 RBI in 65 games, stealing 16 bases in 22 tries. Had he qualified, he would have been among the California League leaders in the rate stats. He then played for the Israeli national team in the 2013 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers, starting at second base in two of their three games. He went 2 for 3 with a run in their opening win over South Africa then sat out against Spain with Ben Orloff playing 2B. In the finale, he hit 7th and went 0 for 3 with a walk and a run as Israel lost to Spain to miss a chance to play in the 2013 World Baseball Classic.

Marder returned to Oregon as an assistant coach in 2020.

Sources

• 2012 Mariners Media Guide
• Oregon bio
• WBC Qualifiers for 2013