Mark Ori

Mark Anthony Ori

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 4", Weight 225 lb.
• School Northwestern University
• High School Maine South High School

• Born December 16, 1983 in Chicago, IL USA

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Biographical Information

1B/OF Mark Ori played in the minor leagues from 2005 to 2011 after being selected in the 14th round of the 2005 amateur draft by the Houston Astros out of Northwestern University, after getting into the prestigious academic institution thanks to his baseball prowess as a high schooler in suburban Chicago, IL. He made his professional debut in 2005 with the Tri-City ValleyCats of the New York-Penn League, hitting .279 in 62 games with 4 homers and 26 RBIs. In 2006, he hit .274 in 116 games for the Lexington Legends of the South Atlantic League, with 8 homers and 60 RBIs.

Ori was with the Salem Avalanche of the Carolina League in both 2007 and 2008, batting .272/.350/.395 in 115 gmes the first year, and .304/.374/.451 in 1321 games the second year. That second season, he also reached personal bests with 11 homers and 89 RBIs, making the league's post-season All-Star team, and played in the Arizona Fall League after the season ended. 2008 was also the year his name made it into newspapers, but not for baseball reasons: on August 30th, he was arrested along with teammates Koby Clemens and Jimmy Goethals for participating a fight in a restaurant, where they were celebrating the end of the season. The trio was charged with disorderly conduct, but the charges were later dropped. Were it not for the presence of Roger Clemens' son, the incident would probably have gone completely unnoticed. In 2009, he moved to AA with the Corpus Christi Hooks of the AA Texas League and hit .262 in 125 games, but with only a single homer and 45 RBIs, rather disappointing totals for a big first baseman. Which may explained why he found himself back in A-ball in 2010, with the Lancaster JetHawks of the California League. Y+The JetHawks were infamous for playing in an absolute launch pad of a ballpark, but he failed to take full advantage of the highly favorable circumstances, batting .284/.340/.386 in 113 games, with 4 homers and 52 RBIs, and was let go at the end of the season. He finished up his career by playing for the York Revolution of the independent Atlantic League in 2011, but only got into 33 games, hitting .242 and was released in June, ending his career.