Mark Softy

Mark Donald Softy

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 6", Weight 195 lb.
• School Princeton University
• High School Franklin D. Roosevelt High School (Hyde Park, NY)

• Born May 22, 1954 in Rockville Centre, NY USA

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Biographical Information

Mark Softy is a former minor league baseball pitcher who played in the minor leagues from 1976 to 1980. He was drafted in the 18th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

He is perhaps most known for being part of a trade involving Mickey Rivers, Oscar Gamble, and others:

The New York Yankees traded players to be named later and Mickey Rivers to the Texas Rangers for players to be named later, Oscar Gamble, and Amos Lewis (minors). The Texas Rangers sent Ray Fontenot (October 8, 1979) and Gene Nelson (October 8, 1979) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade. The New York Yankees sent Bob Polinsky (minors) (October 8, 1979), Neal Mersch (minors) (October 8, 1979), and Mark Softy (minors) (October 8, 1979) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade. [1]

Overall, he was 25-41 with a 4.79 ERA in 106 games (81 starts). He had a career-high 13 complete games for the Fort Lauderdale Yankees in 1977.