Bio
Full name: Mark William Prior
Age: 21
Height: 6-5
Weight: 225
Birthplace: San Diego
Residence: Bonita, Calif.
College: Southern California
Turned pro: 2001
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right. Throws: Right
How acquired: Selected second overall in the 2001 draft
Contract status: Signed through 2006
Personal: Single
Statistics
CATEGORY 2002 CAREER
ERA 5.74 5.74
Wins 1 1
Losses 1 1
Games 3 3
Starts 3 3
Innings 15.2 15.2
Hits 14 14
Runs 10 10
Earned runs 10 10
Walks 7 7
Strikeouts 22 22
HR 4 4
Through Thursday
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Numbers
.246 Batting average by opponents in first three games.
10 Strikeouts in major-league debut against Pittsburgh on May 22 at Wrigley Field. He was the winning pitcher in a 7-4 victory.
3 Home runs hit in 19 minor-league at-bats. He is 1-for-5 with 2 RBIs since his call-up.
Did you know . . .
That he didn’t sign a contract, but was a supplemental draft pick in 1998 by the New York Yankees? The Mark Prior file
