Mark Anthony Woodyard (born December 19, 1978) is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played three games in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the 2005 Detroit Tigers. He batted and threw right-handed.

Woodyard played high school baseball as a pitcher at Mobile County High School in Grand Bay, Alabama. In his senior year, he helped lead the team to the Alabama 4A Baseball Championship.

Mark Woodyard

After graduation, Woodyard attended Bethune-Cookman University. He was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 4th round of the 2000 Major League Baseball draft. In three games, Woodyard pitched in six innings with a 1.50 earned run average (ERA).

Mark Woodyard

After becoming a free agent following the 2006 season, Woodyard played for the independent St. George Starzz of the Golden Baseball League and Newark Bears of the Atlantic League in 2007. After sitting out the 2008 season, he signed with the independent Grand Prairie AirHogs of the American Association on January 26, 2009, but was traded to the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the Atlantic League on March 5. However, Woodyard never pitched for either team, and has not played professionally since.

Mark Woodyard

References

External links

Mark Woodyard at Baseball Almanac

Major League Baseball pitchers

Detroit Tigers players

Oneonta Tigers players

West Michigan Whitecaps players

Lakeland Tigers players

Erie SeaWolves players

Toledo Mud Hens players

St. George Starzz players

Newark Bears players

Bethune–Cookman Wildcats baseball players

Northwest Florida State Raiders baseball players

Baseball players from Alabama

1978 births

Living people