Mark Steven Kotsay is an American professional baseball manager and former outfielder.
Mark Kotsay is the manager for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball.
As a player, Mark Kotsay appeared in 1,914 MLB games for the San Diego Padres, Florida Marlins, Athletics, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, and Milwaukee Brewers.
Mark Kotsay also coached for the Padres and Athletics before becoming manager of Oakland before the 2022 season.
In 1,914 games over 17 seasons, Mark Kotsay posted a .276 batting average (1,784-for-6,464) with 790 runs, 353 doubles, 48 triples, 127 home runs, 720 RBI, 98 stolen bases, 554 bases on balls, .332 on-base percentage and .404 slugging percentage.
Mark Kotsay finished his career with a .989 fielding percentage playing at all three outfield positions and first base.
In 26 postseason games, Mark Kotsay hit .207 (17-for-82) with nine runs, two home runs, 3 RBI and five walks.
In 2019, Mark Kotsay was inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame.
For his personal life, Mark Kotsay is married to Jamie and they have three children; two daughters, Grace and Sienna, and a son, Trey.
