Mark Hamilton Uses Baseball Lessons To Prepare For Front Lines Battling COVID-19

Nine years ago Mark Hamilton was walking into Busch Stadium as a St. Louis Cardinals infielder. On Friday, Hamilton graduated from the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.

KSDK

'If They Call Me, I'm Coming:' Mark Hamilton Set To Graduate Med School - In New York

As a student at Tulane University, with one eye on professional baseball and the other trained in the distance on medical school, Mark Hamilton huddled with teammates to outlast one hurricane and was there, packing for evacuation, as Katrina roared toward New Orleans. Almost 15 years later, he sensed a familiar tone in class emails, in warnings, and in the stockpiling of supplies at the hospital, his school, and his New York City neighborhood.

Post-Dispatch

Why This Organization Needs Seth Beer

It’ll soon be that time of baseball season, where many are anticipating the MLB Draft. The Cardinals are a team on a mission to restock, with 4 picks in the first 100 (lost a fifth signing Greg Holland). This year’s draft class is well loaded with talent, such as Seth Beer. The arrival of the powerful first baseman out of Clemson University has been well anticipated. He may well have the most power potential of any bat in the draft.

Redbird Daily

Mark Hamilton Turns To Medicine, Neuroscience

Recently, I was blessed to have a conversation with a very fascinating former MLB first baseman named Mark Hamilton.

Minor League Ball

Jon Jay Firms Up Spot On Cardinals' Perch

Last spring, Jon Jay faced the tough task of fending off Peter Bourjos for the Cardinals’ starting center-fielder gig. This year will present a different challenge: fending off teammates who expect him to pick up the check with increased regularity in Jupiter.

STL Baseball Weekly

Mark Hamilton Retires From Baseball

Mark Hamilton Twitter

Braves Release Mark Hamilton

MiLB Official Site

Former Cardinals Playing In Affiliated Minors Leagues 2014

Triple-A:
Nick Additon (former Memphis) - Norfolk (Baltimore Orioles)
Michael Blazek (former St. Louis) - Nashville (Milwaukee Brewers)
Mitchell Boggs (former St. Louis) - Charlotte (Chicago White Sox)
Blaine Boyer (former St. Louis) - El Paso (San Diego Padres)
Alex Castellanos (former Springfield) - El Paso (San Diego Padres)
Ronny Cedeno (former St. Louis) - Lehigh (Philadelphia Phillies)
Adron Chambers (former St. Louis) - Oklahoma City (Houston Astros)
Justin Christian (former Memphis) - Durham (Tampa Bay Rays)
Zach Cox (former Memphis) - New Orleans (Miami Marlins)
Edgar Gonzalez (former Memphis) - Iowa (Chicago Cubs)
Ruben Gotay (former Memphis) - Louisville (Cincinnati Reds)
Tyler Greene (former St. Louis) - Gwinnett (Atlanta Braves)
Mark Hamilton (former St. Louis) - Gwinnett (Atlanta Braves)
Koyie Hill (former MiLB signing) - Lehigh (Philadelphia Phillies)
Rich Hill (former Memphis) - Pawtucket (Boston Red Sox)
Deryk Hooker (former Memphis) - Sacramento (Oakland Athletics)
Ryan Jackson (former St. Louis) - El Paso (San Diego Padres)
Josh Kinney (former St. Louis) - Indianapolis (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Jose Martinez (former Springfield) - Sacrament (Oakland Athletics)
Mike McCoy (former Memphis) - Pawtucket (Boston Red Sox)
Clayton Mortensen (former St. Louis) - Omaha (Kansas City Royals)
Matt Pagnozzi (former St. Louis) - Nashville (Milwaukee Brewers)
Brock Peterson (former St. Louis) - Syracuse (Washington Nationals)
Shane Peterson (former Springfield) - Sacramento (Oakland Athletics)
Joel Pineiro (former St. Louis) - Iowa (Chicago Cubs)
Adam Reifer (former Memphis) - Fresno (San Francisco Giants)
Nate Robertson (former Memphis) - Toledo (Detroit Tigers)
Jamie Romak (former Memphis) - Albuquerque (Los Angeles Dodgers)
Eduardo Sanchez (former St. Louis) - Toledo (Detroit Tigers)
Kevin Thomas (former Memphis) - Rochester (Minnesota Twins)
Jess Todd (former St. Louis) - Reno (Arizona Diamondbacks)
Brett Tomko (former St. Louis) - Omaha (Kansas City Royals)
Raul Valdes (former St. Louis) - Oklahoma City (Houston Astros)
Eugenio Velez (former Memphis) - Nashville (Milwaukee Brewers)
Brett Wallace (former Memphis) - Norfolk (Baltimore Orioles)
P.J. Walters (former St. Louis) - Omaha (Kansas City Royals)


Double-A:
Bryan Anderson (former St. Louis) - Pensacola (Cincinnati Reds)
Bryan Augenstein (former St. Louis) - Erie (Detroit Tigers)
Aaron Bates (former Memphis) - Chattanooga (Los Angeles Dodgers)
Mitch Canham (former Memphis) - Harrisburg (Washington Nationals)
Richard Castillo (former Memphis) - Tulsa (Colorado Rockies)
Charles Cutler (former Springfield) - Tennessee (Chicago Cubs)
Jon Edwards (former Quad Cities) - Frisco (Texas Rangers)
Tyler Herron (former Springfield) - Harrisburg (Washington Nationals)
Cedric Hunter (former Memphis) - Mississippi (Atlanta Braves)
Jake Lemmerman (former Springfield) - San Antonio (San Diego Padres)
Stephen McCray (former 2007 draft selection) - Birmingham (Chicago White Sox)
Daniel McCutchen (former 2005 draft selection) - Frisco (Texas Rangers)
Nick McCully (former Quad Cities) - Birmingham (Chicago White Sox)
Peter Mooney (former 2010 draft selection) - New Hampshire (Toronto Blue Jays)
Andy Moye (former 2010 draft selection) - Huntsville (Milwaukee Brewers)
Chad Oberacker (former 2010 draft selection) - Midland (Oakland Athletics)
David Peralta (former Johnson City) - Mobile (Arizona Diamondbacks)
C.J. Ziegler (former 2007 draft selection) - New Britain (Minnesota Twins)


A-Advanced:
Jose Campos (former MiLB signing) - Tampa (New York Yankees)
Adam Heisler (former 2009 draft selection) - Winston-Salem (Chicago White Sox)
Hector Hernandez (former Palm Beach) - Visalia (Arizona Diamondbacks)
Kevin Medrano (former 2011 draft selection) - Visalia (Arizona Diamondbacks)


Single-A:
Chris Kirsch (former 2011 draft selection) - Bowling Green (Tampa Bay Rays)
Taylor Terrasas (former 2009 draft selection) - Greensboro (Miami Marlins)
Austin Wilson (former 2010 draft selection) - Clinton (Seattle Mariners)


Extended Spring Training:
Brady Adamek (former Peoria) - Baltimore Orioles
Andy Hillis (former 2009 draft selection) - Milwaukee Brewers
Erick Hurtado (former MiLB signing) - Toronto Blue Jays
Rob Johnson (former St. Louis) - San Diego Padres
Wagner Mateo (former MiLB signing) - Arizona Diamondbacks
Edubray Ramos (former VSL) - Philadelphia Phillies
Lenny Rosario (former MiLB signing) - New York Mets
Alex Swim (former 2012 draft selection) - Minnesota Twins
Trey Williams (former 2012 draft selection) - Philadelphia Phillies

Braves Assign Tyler Greene & Mark Hamilton To Triple-A Gwinnett

The Gwinnett Braves, in conjunction with the Atlanta Braves, have announced their Opening Day roster for the 2014 season. Manager Brian Snitker's club includes 12 players that spent time with Gwinnett last year, including 2013 International League midseason All-Star Ernesto Mejia and 2013 IL postseason All-Star Joey Terdoslavich. Newcomers include catcher Christian Bethancourt and infielder Tommy La Stella, ranked the Braves' No. 2 and 9 prospects by Baseball America, respectively.

Gwinnett Official Site

Braves Re-Assign Mark Hamilton To Minors Camp

Atlanta Official Twitter

Highly-regarded pitching prospect J.R. Graham and two former first-round selections -- right-handed pitcher Jason Hursh and outfielder Matt Lipka -- were among the players sent to Minor League camp when the Braves made their first round of cuts on Friday morning.
Atlanta Official Site

Former Cardinals In Spring Training MLB Action 3-9-14: Koyie Hill Singles & Drives In Two Runs; Brock Peterson Singles, Walks, & Knocks In One Run; Mark Hamilton Collects One Single & Two Doubles

Rafael Furcal (former St. Louis-Miami) started at second base and batted leadoff.  0-for-3 with one strikeout and assisted in one double play.
Ty Wigginton (former St. Louis-Miami) entered late in the game at third base and batted seventh.  0-for-1 with one strikeout.
Donovan Solano (former Memphis-Miami) entered late in the game at shortstop.

Detroit beat Miami 3-1


Ronny Cedeno (former St. Louis-Philadelphia) started at shortstop and batted eighth.  0-for-3 with one RBI.

Philadelphia & Minnesota tied 1-1


Brock Peterson (former St. Louis-Washington) started at first base and batted sixth.  1-for-2 with one RBI and one walk.
Koyie Hill (former MiLB signing-Washington) entered late in the game as designated hitter and batted seventh.  1-for-1 with two two-out RBIs and one walk.

Washington beat St. Louis 11-1


Carlos Beltran (former St. Louis-New York-A) started in right field and batted third.  0-for-3 at the plate.

Tampa Bay & New York-A tied 3-3


Brett Wallace (former Memphis-Houston) entered late in the game at first base and batted leadoff.  0-for-1 at the plate.
Cesar Izturis (former St. Louis-Houston) entered late in the game at second base and batted second.  0-for-1 at the plate.
Adron Chambers (former St. Louis-Houston) entered late in the game in centerfield and moved to left, batting fifth.  1-for-1 with one run.
Raul Valdes (former St. Louis-Houston) entered in the eighth and pitched one inning.  He allowed two hits and one earned run for the winning decision (1-0).  (g/f:0-1)

Houston beat Toronto 4-3


Mark Hamilton (former St. Louis-Atlanta) started at first base and batted fifth.  3-for-4 with two doubles, two runs, and one unassisted double play.
Tyler Greene (former St. Louis-Atlanta) started at third base and batted ninth.  0-for-4 with three strikeouts.

Andrew Brown (former St. Louis-New York-N) entered late in the game in left field and batted leadoff.  0-for-1 and one outfield assist.

New York-N beat Atlanta 8-2


Coco Crisp (former New Haven-Oakland) started in centerfield and batted leadoff.  0-for-1 with one walk.
Jose Martinez (former Springfield-Oakland) entered late in the game at third base and batted seventh.  1-for-2 at the plate.

Chicago-A & Oakland tied 2-2


Ryan Ludwick (former St. Louis-Cincinnati) started in left field and batted fourth.  0-for-3 at the plate.

Albert Pujols (former St. Louis-Anaheim) started as designated hitter and batted third.  1-for-3 at the plate.

Anaheim beat Cincinnati 3-1


Adam Ottavino (former St. Louis-Colorado) entered in the seventh and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, one earned run, two walks, and struck two out.  (p-s:29-16)(g/f:0-1)

Colorado nbeat Kansas City 10-1


Matt Pagnozzi (former St. Louis-Milwaukee) entered late in the game at catcher and batted second.  1-for-1 with one two-out RBI.

Chicago-N beat Milwaukee 10-8


Eugenio Velez (former Memphis-Milwaukee) entered late in the game second.  0-for-2 with one strikeout.

John Axford (former St. Louis-Cleveland) entered in the seventh and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, no runs, one walk, and struck two out.  (g/f:0-1)
Marc Rzepczynski (former St. Louis-Cleveland) entered in the eighth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and one walk.  (g/f:1-2)

Cleveland beat Milwaukee 4-2


Alex Castellanos (former Springfield-San Diego) started in centerfield and moved to third base, batting seventh.  1-for-3 with one strikeout.

David Peralta (former Johnson City-Arizona) entered late in the game in right field and batted fourth.  1-for-1 at the plate.

San Diego & Arizona tied 2-2

Cardinals Winter League Notebook 12-18-13: Ruben Gotay Singles, Doubles Twice, Homers, & Drives In Three Runs; Anthony Garcia Collects Two Singles & Two RBIs; Jorge Rondon Strikes Out One Over One & Two-Thirds Scoreless Innings

Cardinals Winter League

Braves Sign Mark Hamilton To Minors Deal

Chris Cotillo Twitter

Pirates Interested In Mark Hamilton

Chris Cotillo Twitter

Cardinals Winter League Notebook 10-20-13: Scott McGregor Pitches Four Scoreless Innings; Silfredo Garcia Strikes Out Three Over One & A Third Scoreless Innings For The Save; Stephen Piscotty Singles & Drives In One Run

Cardinals Winter League

Cardinals Winter League Notebook 10-19-13: Jacob Wilson Collects Two Singles & Two RBIs; Breyvic Valera Singles & Drives In One Run; Jamie Romak To Play In Venezuela

Cardinals Winter League

Mark Hamilton Returns For Another Season With Guasave

The Low Gabriel Monreal Sports Manager unveiled the name of the third foreign reinforcement for the 2013-2014 season Algodoneros Icesave.  (Translated)

Guasave Official Site

David Washington Sets State College Single-Season Home Run Record With Nine, Passing Mark Hamilton & Calvin Anderson

David Washington set a new State College Spikes record with his ninth home run of the year as the Spikes delivered three round-trippers and 15 hits total to top the Williamsport Crosscutters, 10-4, at Historic Bowman Field on Tuesday night.

State College Official Site

Mark Hamilton Hits Grand Slam In Pawtucket Win Over Louisville

Pawtucket’s Mark Hamilton’s grand slam was the difference for the PawSox, as Louisville lost its sixth straight game. Starter Chad Reineke left the game in the first with an arm injury. The Bats used five different relievers, while Pawtucket knuckleballer Charle Haeger silenced the Bats’ bats. 2B Henry Rodriguez had two hits, as did SS Emmanuel Burriss. Billy Hamilton had the other, but was caught stealing for the 13th time this season.

Cincinnati Enquirer

Triple-A Pawtucket Activates Mark Hamilton From The Disabled List

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