Mark Steven Carreon (born July 19, 1963) is an American former

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and

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. He was selected by the

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in the 8th round of the 1981 draft out of Salpointe Catholic High School.

Career

He made his major league debut on September 8, 1987. From 1987 through 1996, he played for the

(1987–1991),

Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central Division. One of the AL's eight chart ...

(1992),

San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League West, West Div ...

(1993–1996) and

Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central Division. Since , the team ...

(1996). He also played two seasons in Japan for the

Chiba Lotte Marines The are a professional baseball team in Japan's Pacific League based in Chiba, Chiba, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, in the Kantō region, and owned by Lotte Holdings, Lotte Holdings Co., Ltd. The Marines were a founding member of the Pacific Le ...

in 1997 and 1998. Mark is the son of former major league catcher Cam Carreon. In a 10-season career, Carreon was a .277

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(557-for-2012) with 69

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s and 289

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(RBI) in 738

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. Defensively, he recorded a .987

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playing at all three outfield positions and first base. Carreon was a rarity, in that he threw left-handed but batted right-handed, as a non-pitcher. Carreon has the most pinch-hit home runs for the

with eight. As a member of the Giants, he won the 1995 Willie Mac Award honoring his spirit. He was traded from the

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to the Indians for Jim Poole and cash on July 9, . He was batting .260 with 22 doubles, three triples, nine homers and 51 RBI at the time of the transaction. The Indians addressed a need for an additional first baseman, a position of which the Giants had a surplus. Carreon finished his career with the Jackson DiamondKats of the

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. Carreon spent two years playing pro ball in Japan for the

, after the 1996 season. Late in 1999, Carreon was reported as missing by his mother, but was later found safe. On December 13, 2007, Carreon was named in the ''

Mitchell Report The ''Report to the Commissioner of Baseball of an Independent Investigation into the Illegal Use of Steroids and Other Performance Enhancing Substances by Players in Major League Baseball'', informally known as the Mitchell Report, is the res ...

''.

Kirk Radomski Kirk J. Radomski (born 1969) is an American former batboy and clubhouse employee, colloquially known by players as Murdock, for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball from 1985 to 1995. On April 27, 2007, he pleaded guilty in United States dis ...

alleged that he sold Dianabol pills to Carreon while Carreon played for the Giants.

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