External links
- Career statistics from MLB · Fangraphs
· Baseball Reference (Minors)
|
| |
|
| |
|
   | This biographical article relating to an American baseball pitcher born in the 1980s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
| Mark Pawelek | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born:August 18, 1986 Springville, Utah | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left |
Mark W. Pawelek (born August 18,1986) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (20th overall pick) round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft. [1] Pawelek attended Springville High School and signed with the Cubs and received a $1.75 million signing bonus instead of accepting a scholarship offer to play college baseball at Arizona State University. [2] He played in the Cubs minor league system from 2005 to 2009,and never reached the major leagues. [2] In 2007,Pawelek fractured the radial head in his right elbow after accidentally tripping over his PlayStation gaming console. [3] The injury left him on the disable list for 69 days. [3] In 2010,he played independent baseball for the Gateway Grizzlies of the Frontier League. Pawelek played for Team Netherlands in the 2013 World Baseball Classic. [4]
| | This biographical article relating to an American baseball pitcher born in the 1980s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |