Mark Linden Lee (born June 14, 1953) is an American former

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pitcher. Lee pitched in all or part of four seasons from until , the first two for the

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and the last two for the

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. Lee was pitching in Triple-A for the Pirates in 1982 when he was

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. After getting two outs in the ninth inning of a game, the second on a strikeout, Lee walked off the field while removing his jersey. He then announced he planned to quit baseball; Lee said he wanted to strike out the last batter he ever faced. He was

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of the Amarillo Dillas and subsequently the

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of the

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from 2006 to 2014. SDP1978H42LEE

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Mark 1953 births Living people Amarillo Gold Sox players 20th-century American sportsmen Baseball players from Inglewood, California El Camino College alumni El Camino Warriors baseball players Evansville Triplets players Hawaii Islanders players Major League Baseball pitchers Pepperdine University alumni Pepperdine Waves baseball players Pittsburgh Pirates players Portland Beavers players San Diego Padres players Tigres de Aragua players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Walla Walla Padres players Hawthorne High School (California) alumni