Mark Brownson


Marshall Phillip "Mark" Brownson was a professional baseball left-handed pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball for the Colorado Rockies and Philadelphia Phillies.
Brownson made his big league debut on July 21, 1998, hurling a 4-hit, complete game shutout, against the Houston Astros. Unfortunately, he struggled throughout the remainder of his short MLB career, compiling an 8.54 earned run average in the 10 games after his magical debut. Brownson pitched in his 11th and final major league game on July 20, 2000, just a short time after his 25th birthday.

Career

Brownson was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 30th round of the 1993 Major League Baseball draft, out of Wellington High School. He spent one semester at Palm Beach State College.

Personal and death

Brownson was married with two daughters, Madisyn and Aliah. His wife divorced him, citing his addiction to painkillers and later heroin.
After Brownson retired from baseball, he and his wife opened a pool cleaning business in Florida, before relocating the business to Arizona.
Brownson died on February 1, 2017, aged 41. He was predeceased by his brother Travis and survived by his mother Ginny Brownson and father Jack Brownson.