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{{short description|American baseball and basketball player (born 1974)}}
{{for|the American football coach and former player|Mark Hendrickson (American football)}}
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|name=Mark Hendrickson
|image=001U8598 Mark Hendrickson.jpg
|caption=Hendrickson with the Baltimore Orioles in 2009
|position=[[Pitcher]]
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1974|6|23}}
|birth_place=[[Mount Vernon, Washington]], U.S.
|bats=Left
|throws=Left
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=August 6
|debutyear=2002
|debutteam=Toronto Blue Jays
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=August 28
|finalyear=2011
|finalteam=Baltimore Orioles
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Win–loss record (pitching)|Win–loss record]]
|stat1value=58–74
|stat2label=[[Earned run average]]
|stat2value=5.03
|stat3label=[[Strikeout]]s
|stat3value=666
|teams=
*[[Toronto Blue Jays]] ({{mlby|2002}}–{{mlby|2003}})
*[[Tampa Bay Devil Rays]] ({{mlby|2004}}–{{mlby|2006}})
*[[Los Angeles Dodgers]] ({{mlby|2006}}–{{mlby|2007}})
*[[Florida Marlins]] ({{mlby|2008}})
*[[Baltimore Orioles]] ({{mlby|2009}}–{{mlby|2011}})
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| name = Mark Hendrickson
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| caption =
| birth_date = 
| birth_place = 
| nationality = American
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 9
| weight_lbs = 220
| high_school = [[Mount Vernon High School (Washington)|Mount Vernon]]<br />(Mount Vernon, Washington)
| college = [[Washington State Cougars men's basketball|Washington State]] (1992–1996)
| draft_year = 1996
| draft_round = 2
| draft_pick = 31
| draft_team = [[Philadelphia 76ers]]
| career_start = 1996
| career_end = 2000
| career_position = [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]]
| career_number = 14, 42
| years1 = {{nbay|1996|full=y}}
| team1 = [[Philadelphia 76ers]]
| years2 = 1997
| team2 = [[La Crosse Bobcats]]
| years3 = {{nbay|1997|full=y}}
| team3 = [[Sacramento Kings]]
| years4 = 1999
| team4 = La Crosse Bobcats
| years5 = {{nbay|1998|end}}
| team5 = [[New Jersey Nets]]
| years6 = {{nbay|1999|full=y}}
| team6 = [[Cleveland Cavaliers]]
| years7 = 2000
| team7 = New Jersey Nets
| years8 = 2000
| team8 = La Crosse Bobcats
| highlights=
* 2× First-team [[List of All-Pac-12 Conference men's basketball teams|All-Pac-10]] (1995, 1996)
| stats_league = NBA
| stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1value = 381 (3.3 ppg)
| stat2label = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]
| stat2value = 316 (2.8 rpg)
}}}}
'''Mark Allan Hendrickson''' (born June 23, 1974) is an American former [[baseball]] and [[basketball]] player. Hendrickson was a [[pitcher]] in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) and played [[Power forward (basketball)|power forward]] in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) and [[Continental Basketball Association]] (CBA). He is one of just 13 athletes to play in both MLB and the NBA, and the most recent to do so.<ref>[http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=424805 Mark Hendrickson Player File]</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7VguAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LtoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1326,239371|title=Sports Hot Line|date=November 1, 1981|newspaper=[[Beaver County Times]]|access-date=April 16, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wsucougars.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/080902aaa.html |title=Hendrickson Becomes Latest to Play In Both NBA and Major League Baseball |date=August 9, 2002 |work=WSU Cougars |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=April 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718123002/http://www.wsucougars.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/080902aaa.html |archive-date=July 18, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/148709171.html?dids=148709171:148709171&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+13%2C+2002&author=Jerry+Crowe&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=The+Inside+Track%3B+MORNING+BRIEFING%3B+New+Coach+Pulls+the+Strings+in+Washington&pqatl=google|title=The Inside Track; Morning Briefing; New Coach Pulls the Strings in Washington|date=August 13, 2002|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=April 16, 2010|first=Jerry|last=Crowe|archive-date=March 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302215918/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/148709171.html?dids=148709171:148709171&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+13%2C+2002&author=Jerry+Crowe&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=The+Inside+Track%3B+MORNING+BRIEFING%3B+New+Coach+Pulls+the+Strings+in+Washington&pqatl=google|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is a former pitching coach for the [[Aberdeen IronBirds]].<ref name="mhndrcksnadn"/>

Hendrickson is notable for his size, at {{convert|6|ft|9|in|m|2}}. Hendrickson was a [[ground ball pitcher]], with a fastball in the high 80s and a decent 12–6 [[curveball]]. 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 (Washington)|Mount Vernon High School]] in the state of [[Washington (state)|Washington]]. 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 [[Washington State Cougars men's basketball|basketball]] and baseball at [[Washington State University]].

In basketball, he was a two-time selection to the [[List of All-Pacific-12 Conference men's basketball teams|All-Pac-10]] first team and he ranks second in Washington State history in rebounds.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/playerfile/mark_hendrickson/index.html NBA.com: Mark Hendrickson Player Info<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He averaged 13.9 points per game and 8.6 rebounds per game during his four years at Washington State.<ref name=bbr>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hendrma01.html|title=Mark Hendrickson NBA stats|website=[[Basketball Reference]]|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=8 September 2024}}</ref> 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 [[1992 Major League Baseball draft|1992]] draft by the [[Atlanta Braves]], but chose to attend college instead. He was also drafted, but did not sign, by the [[San Diego Padres]] in the 21st round of the [[1993 Major League Baseball draft|1993]] draft, by the Atlanta Braves again in the 32nd round of the [[1994 Major League Baseball draft|1994]] draft, by the [[Detroit Tigers]] in the 16th round of the [[1995 Major League Baseball draft|1995]] draft, and by the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] in the 19th round of the [[1996 Major League Baseball draft|1996]] draft.

Upon his college graduation he was selected by the NBA's [[Philadelphia 76ers]] (31st overall pick) of the [[1996 NBA draft|1996]] draft and MLB's [[Toronto Blue Jays]] (20th round) of the [[1997 Major League Baseball draft|1997]] draft.

==Professional basketball career==
Hendrickson elected to play basketball and joined the [[Philadelphia 76ers]], playing in 29 games in the [[1996–97 NBA season]], averaging 2.9 points and 3.2 rebounds in 10.4 minutes per game. He signed as a [[free agent]] with the [[Sacramento Kings]] 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 [[La Crosse Bobcats]] of the [[Continental Basketball Association]] (CBA) where he played most of the season. He was picked up by the [[New Jersey Nets]] for a couple of brief stints during the [[1998–99 NBA season|1998–99]] and [[1999–2000 NBA season|1999–2000]] seasons and by the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] 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 [[Point (basketball)|points]] and 316 [[Rebound (basketball)|rebounds]].

==Minor league baseball career==
He continued to play semi-pro baseball in the offseason (in [[York, Pennsylvania]]) 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 [[Dunedin Blue Jays|Dunedin]] in 1998 (4–3, 2.37 [[Earned run average|ERA]], 16 games, 5 [[Starting pitcher|starts]]) and the Double-A [[Knoxville Smokies|Tennessee Smokies]] 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."<ref>[http://z.lee28.tripod.com/sbnscoverstories/id41.html From the NBA to MLB<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

He started off the 2000 season back at Dunedin (2–2, 5.61 ERA, 12 starts, one [[complete game]]), but was promoted to the Double-A [[Tennessee Smokies]] (3–1, 3.63 ERA, six starts). He spent the next two seasons with the Triple-A [[Syracuse Chiefs|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 [[2002 Seattle Mariners season|Seattle Mariners]] as a [[relief pitcher|reliever]]. It was a rather bleak first appearance. He worked {{frac|1|3}} of an inning and allowed 5 [[Run (baseball)|runs]]. The Jays stuck with him and he made his first career start on September 7 against the [[Boston Red Sox]], pitching 5 scoreless innings in a game the Jays lost 4–1. His first [[Win (baseball)|victory]] came in his next start, on September 14 against the [[2002 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season|Tampa Bay Devil Rays]], 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 [[shutout]]. Hendrickson is the first pitcher in Toronto Blue Jays history to hit a [[home run]], which he did against the [[2003 Montreal Expos season|Montreal Expos]] on June 21, 2003.<ref>[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2003/B06210MON2003.htm Retrosheet Boxsore Saturday, June 21, 2003]</ref>

===Tampa Bay Devil Rays===
On December 14, 2003, he was traded by the Blue Jays along with Sandy Nin to the [[Colorado Rockies]] for [[Justin Speier]]. The Rockies immediately flipped him to the [[Tampa Bay Devil Rays]] for [[Joe Kennedy (baseball)|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 [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] on June 27, 2006, along with catcher [[Toby Hall]] in exchange for [[Dioner Navarro]], [[Jae Weong Seo]] and minor league [[outfielder]] [[Justin Ruggiano]]. He immediately joined the Dodgers' starting rotation, but ineffectiveness caused him to be moved to the [[bullpen]] 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===
[[File:MarkHendrickson.jpg|200px|thumb|Hendrickson at [[Florida Marlins]] Fan Fest 2008.]]
On January 16, 2008, Hendrickson signed a one-year, $1.5&nbsp;million contract with the Florida Marlins. On June 9, 2008, [[Ken Griffey Jr.]] hit the 600th home run of his career off a [[fastball]] thrown by Hendrickson in the 1st inning of a 9–4 loss to the [[2008 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati Reds]].

On July 7, the Marlins announced that Hendrickson, along with [[Ryan Tucker (baseball)|Ryan Tucker]], would be moved to the bullpen to make room in the rotation for [[Josh Johnson (pitcher)|Josh Johnson]] and [[Chris Volstad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://florida.marlins.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080707&content_id=3086675&vkey=news_fla&fext=.jsp&c_id=fla|title=Tucker heads to revamped Marlins 'pen; Left-hander Hendrickson also moving out of rotation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527011209/http://florida.marlins.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080707&content_id=3086675&vkey=news_fla&fext=.jsp&c_id=fla |archive-date=May 27, 2011 }}</ref>

===Baltimore Orioles===
On December 31, 2008, Hendrickson signed a one-year deal for the 2009 season with the [[Baltimore Orioles]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Report: Red Sox, Penny near deal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-report-red-sox/155324213/ |work=The Palm Beach Post |date=December 30, 2008 |page=2C}}</ref> 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 [[New York Yankees]]. He saved the win for starting pitcher [[Chris Tillman]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA200909110.shtml| title = Baltimore Orioles at New York Yankees Box Score, September 11, 2009 {{!}} Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-progress-index-mark-hendrickson/155324099/ |title=Orioles decline option on LHP Hendrickson |publisher=The Progress-Index |date=November 3, 2010 |access-date=September 15, 2024}}</ref> In February 2013, he returned to the Orioles organization on a minor league contract.<ref>[http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130204&content_id=41387170&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb Orioles re-sign Hendrickson, add Pineiro for depth]</ref> He elected free agency on November 4.

===York Revolution===
On March 29, 2014, Hendrickson signed with the [[York Revolution]] of the [[Atlantic League of Professional Baseball]]. 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 [[Baltimore Orioles]]. He was released on March 16.

Hendrickson retired from baseball on March 31, 2015.<ref>[http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/blog/bal-mark-hendrickson-announces-retirement-20150331-story.html Mark Hendrickson announces retirement from baseball]</ref>

Hendrickson is one of 13 athletes that played in both the [[National Basketball Association]] and [[Major League Baseball]]. The 13 are: [[Danny Ainge]], [[Frank Baumholtz]], [[Hank Biasatti]], [[Gene Conley]], [[Chuck Connors]], [[Dave DeBusschere]], [[Dick Groat]], [[Steve Hamilton (sportsman, born 1934)|Steve Hamilton]], Hendrickson, [[Cotton Nash]], [[Ron Reed]], [[Dick Ricketts]] and [[Howie Schultz]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/legendary/baseball_and_basketball_players.shtml|title = Baseball (MLB) and Basketball (NBA) Players &#124; Baseball Almanac}}</ref>

==Pitching style==
Hendrickson threw four pitches: a [[four-seam fastball]], a [[curveball]], a [[changeup]], as well as a [[cutter (baseball)|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{{According to whom|date=August 2022}} and it sat around 82–87 MPH.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.60ft6in.com/Orioles.html|title = Baltimore Orioles}}</ref>

==Baseball coaching career==
Hendrickson was announced as the [[Aberdeen IronBirds]]' new pitching coach on February 27, 2017.<ref name="mhndrcksnadn">{{Cite web |url=https://www.milb.com/ironbirds/news/ironbirds-coaching-staff-announced/c-217247788/t-196097410 |title="IronBirds' Coaching Staff Announced," MiLB.com, Monday, February 27, 2017. |access-date=July 31, 2017 |archive-date=August 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801041906/https://www.milb.com/ironbirds/news/ironbirds-coaching-staff-announced/c-217247788/t-196097410 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{NBA player statistics legend}}

===College===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1992–93]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1992–93 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team|Washington State]]
| 27 || 27 || '''34.3''' || .556 || '''.522''' || .712 || 8.0 || '''1.9''' || '''.9''' || .3 || 12.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1993–94]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1993–94 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team|Washington State]]
| 28 || 18 || 31.8 || .485 || .343 || .714 || 7.9 || 1.6 || .7 || '''.4''' || 10.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1994–95]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1994–95 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team|Washington State]]
| '''30''' || '''30''' || 33.0 || '''.627''' || .412 || '''.794''' || 9.0 || 1.3 || .6 || .3 || 16.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1995–96]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1995–96 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team|Washington State]]
| 23 || 23 || 33.2 || .572 || .258 || .709 || '''9.5''' || 1.6 || '''.9''' || .2 || '''16.5'''
|-
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 108 || 108 || 33.1 || .567 || .374 || .731 || 8.6 || 1.6 || .8 || .3 || 13.9
{{s-end}}

===NBA===
====Regular season====
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|1996}}
| align="left" | [[1996–97 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| 29 || 1 || 10.4 || .416 || '''.250''' || .692 || '''3.2''' || .1 || .3 || .1 || 2.9
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|1997}}
| align="left" | [[1997–98 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento]]
| '''48''' || 1 || 15.4 || .389 || .000 || .825 || 3.0 || '''.9''' || '''.5''' || '''.2''' || 3.4
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|1998}}
| align="left" | [[1998–99 New Jersey Nets season|New Jersey]]
| 22 || '''6''' || '''18.1''' || .443 || .000 || .840 || 3.1 || .6 || '''.5''' || .0 || '''5.5'''
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|1999|trunc=y}}
| align="left" | [[1999–2000 Cleveland Cavaliers season|Cleveland]]
| 10 || 0 || 4.7 || '''.714''' || &ndash; || '''1.000''' || 1.1 || .3 || .2 || .1 || 1.2
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|1999|trunc=y|nolink=y}}
| align="left" | [[1999–2000 New Jersey Nets season|New Jersey]]
| 5 || 0 || 4.8 || .000 || &ndash; || .500 || .4 || .6 || .0 || .0 || .2
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" | 
| 114 || 8 || 13.2 || .416 || .167 || .803 || 2.8 || .6 || .4 || .1 || 3.3
{{s-end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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{{1996 NBA draft}}
{{Florida Marlins Opening Day starting pitchers}}

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