Mark Budaska

Mark David Budaska

• Bats Both, Throws Left
• Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.
• School Pierce College
• High School Granada Hills High School
• Debut June 6, 1978
• Final Game August 18, 1981
• Born December 27, 1952 in Sharon, PA USA

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Biographical Information

Mark Budaska played 13 games with the Oakland A's over two big league seasons, hitting .167 (6-for-36) with 2 doubles. He later served as hitting and first base coach for two teams in Taiwan from 1998-2000, moving to coaching roles in the US minor leagues. On June 9, 2017, he was promoted from Triple A to his first major league coaching job, becoming assistant hitting coach of the St. Louis Cardinals to replace Bill Mueller as part of a coaching shuffle. This was only temporary. On July 15, 2018, he was called up again, this time to take over as hitting coach for John Mabry, who had just been let go. He stayed until the end of the season, then was assistant hitting coach in 2019.

• 1998-1999 Hitting Coach Kaoping Fala
• 2000 Hitting Coach Chianan Luka
• 2001 Coach Arkansas Travelers
• 2003 Coach Portland Sea Dogs
• 2004-2007 Coach Pawtucket Red Sox
• 2008-2018 Coach Memphis Redbirds