Mark Allan Hendrickson (born June 23, 1974) is an American former

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player. Hendrickson was a

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(MLB) and played

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in the

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(NBA) and

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(CBA). He is one of just 13 athletes to play in both MLB and the NBA, and the most recent to do so. He is a former pitching coach for the

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. Hendrickson is notable for his size, at . Hendrickson was a ground ball pitcher, with a fastball in the high 80s and a decent 12–6

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. Hendrickson also had a 10–4 slider, but his slider only reached the high 70s to low 80s. Thus, when Hendrickson had success, it was due to control, movement, and location and not power.

High school career

Hendrickson was a three-sport standout in tennis, basketball, and baseball at Mount Vernon High School in the state of

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. During his sophomore year, he was a member of the state championship baseball team and the runner-up state basketball team. He was a member of the state championship basketball team during his junior year, where he earned recognition as the co-MVP of the tournament for his play. He was also named team captain, team MVP, and named to the All-Area and All-State teams. A tennis state qualifier, Hendrickson was also named to the baseball All-Area team. As a senior, Hendrickson led the Bulldogs to a second basketball championship. He was team captain, team MVP, All-Area, All-State, and the state basketball tournament MVP. For his performance on the basketball court, he was named the Gatorade State Player of the Year. In addition to his remarkable basketball play, he was able to help his team win the state championship in baseball, while also qualifying for state in tennis. He was named the Skagit Valley Herald Athlete of the Year both his junior and senior years.

College career

Hendrickson starred in both

and baseball at

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. In basketball, he was a two-time selection to the All-Pac-10 first team and he ranks second in Washington State history in rebounds. He averaged 13.9 points per game and 8.6 rebounds per game during his four years at Washington State. He was also selected to All-Conference teams in baseball.

NBA and MLB drafts

The first time Hendrickson was drafted by a baseball team was right after high school when he was selected in the 13th round of the

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draft by the

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, but chose to attend college instead. He was also drafted, but did not sign, by the

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in the 21st round of the

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draft, by the Atlanta Braves again in the 32nd round of the

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draft, by the

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in the 16th round of the

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draft, and by the Texas Rangers in the 19th round of the

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draft. Upon his college graduation he was selected by the NBA's

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(31st overall pick) of the

draft and MLB's

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(20th round) of the

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draft.

Professional basketball career

Hendrickson elected to play basketball and joined the

, playing in 29 games in the

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, averaging 2.9 points and 3.2 rebounds in 10.4 minutes per game. He signed as a

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with the

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on December 23, 1997, appearing in 48 games, averaging 15.4 minutes, 3.4 points and 3.0 rebounds as a reserve player. Unsigned by the NBA prior to the 1998 season, he signed with the

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of the

(CBA) where he played most of the season. He was picked up by the

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for a couple of brief stints during the 1998–99 and 1999–2000 seasons and by the

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for the 1999–2000 season. Frustrated by his inability to get more consistent work, he decided to give up on basketball and concentrate on baseball. During his NBA career Hendrickson appeared in 114 games, and recorded 381

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and 316

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Minor league baseball career

He continued to play semi-pro baseball in the offseason (in

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) while he was playing basketball and eventually signed with the Blue Jays on May 22, 1998, electing to play minor league baseball during the summer while continuing his basketball career. During this period, he pitched for the Blue Jays Single-A affiliate in

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in 1998 (4–3, 2.37

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, 16 games, 5 starts) and the Double-A

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in 1999 (2–7, 6.63 ERA, 12 games, 11 starts). In 2000, after abandoning basketball and turning to baseball full-time, he had to refocus his energies on his baseball career. "I was always around baseball," he commented, "but what a lot of people don't realize, and what I didn't realize is that I didn't put in the time and dedication into knowing how to get my arm into shape, how to take care of it, and how to pitch on a regular basis." He started off the 2000 season back at Dunedin (2–2, 5.61 ERA, 12 starts, one

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), but was promoted to the Double-A

(3–1, 3.63 ERA, six starts). He spent the next two seasons with the Triple-A SkyChiefs (2–9, 4.66 ERA, 38 games, six starts in 2001; 7–5, 3.52 ERA, 14 starts in 2002).

Major League Baseball career

Toronto Blue Jays

Hendrickson made his major league debut for the Blue Jays on August 6, 2002, against the

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as a

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. It was a rather bleak first appearance. He worked of an inning and allowed 5 runs. The Jays stuck with him and he made his first career start on September 7 against the

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, pitching 5 scoreless innings in a game the Jays lost 4–1. His first

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came in his next start, on September 14 against the

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, when he worked six innings, allowed one run and the Jays won 8–4. He returned to the rotation at the start of the 2003 season and stayed there all year, accumulating a 9–9 record with a 5.51 ERA in 30 starts, with one complete game

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. Hendrickson is the first pitcher in Toronto Blue Jays history to hit a

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, which he did against the

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on June 21, 2003.

Tampa Bay Devil Rays

On December 14, 2003, he was traded by the Blue Jays along with Sandy Nin to the

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for

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. The Rockies immediately flipped him to the

for Joe Kennedy. He became a regular member of the Devil Rays' rotation, accumulating records of 10–15 (4.81 ERA) in 2004, 11–8 (5.90 ERA) in 2005, and 4–8 (3.81 ERA) in the first half of 2006.

Los Angeles Dodgers

He was traded to the

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on June 27, 2006, along with catcher

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in exchange for

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, Jae Weong Seo and minor league

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Justin Ruggiano. He immediately joined the Dodgers' starting rotation, but ineffectiveness caused him to be moved to the

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for the end of the season, where he was more effective. His final 2006 numbers with the Dodgers were 2–7, 4.68 ERA in 18 appearances, 12 as a starter. In 2007, he was both a starter and a reliever for the Dodgers, showing more effectiveness out of the bullpen. Hendrickson was not offered a contract by the Dodgers and became a free agent on December 12, 2007.

Florida Marlins

On January 16, 2008, Hendrickson signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the Florida Marlins. On June 9, 2008,

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hit the 600th home run of his career off a

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thrown by Hendrickson in the 1st inning of a 9–4 loss to the

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. On July 7, the Marlins announced that Hendrickson, along with

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, would be moved to the bullpen to make room in the rotation for Josh Johnson and

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Baltimore Orioles

On December 31, 2008, Hendrickson signed a one-year deal for the 2009 season with the

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. He was re-signed for the 2010 season. While with the Orioles, Hendrickson was mostly a relief pitcher, but he made a few starts. On September 11, 2009, he picked up his only major league save by throwing three shutout innings against the

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. He saved the win for starting pitcher Chris Tillman. The Orioles declined his option for the 2011 season, making him a free agent. However, he later agreed to a minor league deal with the Orioles. This deal included an invitation to big league spring training. In February 2013, he returned to the Orioles organization on a minor league contract. He elected free agency on November 4.

York Revolution

On March 29, 2014, Hendrickson signed with the

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of the

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. He became a free agent following the season. In 55 games 52.2 innings of relief he went 2–0 with a stellar 1.54 ERA with 34 strikeouts and 9 saves.

Baltimore Orioles (second stint)

On February 10, 2015, Hendrickson signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with the

. He was released on March 16. Hendrickson retired from baseball on March 31, 2015. Hendrickson is one of 13 athletes that played in both the

and

. The 13 are:

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, Frank Baumholtz, Hank Biasatti,

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, Dick Groat, Steve Hamilton, Hendrickson, Cotton Nash,

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and

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Pitching style

Hendrickson threw four pitches: a

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, a

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, as well as a cutter. His fastball varied from 87 to 91 MPH. Hendrickson's curveball had little movement, and sits around 71–76 MPH. His changeup was not very effective, as the 82–84 MPH velocity did not differ enough from his fastball. Hendrickson's cutter was his best pitch and it sat around 82–87 MPH.

Baseball coaching career

Hendrickson was announced as the

' new pitching coach on February 27, 2017.

Career statistics

NBA

Source

Regular season

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