Mark Ellis
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Mark William Ellis (born June 6, 1977) is an American former professional baseball second baseman.
He played the majority of his Major League Baseball (MLB) career for the Oakland Athletics, and also appeared for the Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals.
Ellis posted a career .991 fielding percentage, the fifth-best all-time for a second baseman in MLB history at the time of his retirement.
Personal life
Ellis and his wife, Sarah, have three children. They purchased a home in Scottsdale, Arizona in 2007, but sold it in 2020.
Early career
Ellis was born in Rapid City, South Dakota. Ellis graduated from Stevens High School in Rapid City in 1995. Becky Hammon, a WNBA player, was also in Ellis' graduating class. They were selected by their peers as male and female "Class Athletes" of the '95 graduating class.
Ellis is one of three players to play for the Rapid City Post 22 American Legion baseball team; the others, Kelvin Torve and Dave Collins, are among three players to have made it to the Major Leagues; the others are Kelvin Torve and Dave Collins. Ellis, a 16-year-old, was the starting shortstop for the 1993 Rapid City Post 22 varsity "Hardhat" baseball team, which boasted a 70-5 record and captured the national championship in Roseburg, Oregon. Ellis received accolades in the South Dakota American Legion Player of the Year (1994 to 1995). Ellis was named the program's Graduate of the Year in 2012 by American Legion Baseball.
He continued to compete for the University of Florida Gators baseball team and was the MVP of the 1998 College World Series in Gainesville, Florida. Despite being a member of second base in Major Leagues, he was the starting third baseman at Florida, where Ellis was dubbed "Ellis Island" due to his outstanding range and all-around fielding prowess.
Ellis was a ninth-round pick by the Kansas City Royals in the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft. He was a member of the Royals' farm system in 1999 and 2000, and a Carolina League All-Star in 2000.
He was acquired by the Oakland Athletics alongside outfielder Johnny Damon and pitcher Cory Lidle in a three-team swap with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Royals on January 1, 2001 for outfielder Ben Grieve, shortstop ngel Berroa, and catcher A. J. Hinch. He hit.273 in 132 games with ten home runs in 2001 with the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats.
Major league career
Ellis made his Major League debut against the Texas Rangers on April 9, 2002, pinch-running in Jeremy Giambi's eighth inning. In the tenth inning, he stayed in the game and ground the ground out to short. In his first Major League appearance, he hit the Anaheim Angels on April 18 with a single to left field off Ramón Ortiz. Jay Witasick, a San Francisco Giants pitcher, was struck on June 28, 2002, his first home run. In 98 games, his batting average was.272 in 2002. Ellis went.248 in the first two seasons but missed the entire 2004 season due to a torn labrum in his right shoulder resulting from a collision with shortstop Bobby Crosby in a spring training game against the Chicago Cubs. As the team's regular second baseman, he returned to the Athletics in 2005 and led the team in batting average (.316), on-base percentage (.384), and slugging average (.477).
Ellis set a single-season American League record for a second baseman with a.99685 fielding percentage in 2006, although the Royals' Mark Grudzielanek received the Gold Glove Award, despite being inferior to Ellis'. The Gold Glove Award is not awarded to the best fielding percentage at a place, rather, it is the result of a vote by MLB managers and coaches.
Ellis missed most of the A's 2006 post-season due to a hand injury sustained during Game 2 of the American League Division Series against the Minnesota Twins.
Ellis became the sixth Oakland Athletics player to reach for the cycle on June 4, 2007. He was in his first multi-home run game against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on July 23, 2007. He set the A's team record for consecutive error-less games by a second baseman at 70 games on August 5, 2007.
Ellis missed the last two months of the 2008 season due to cartilage damage in his shoulder. He underwent a fruitful surgery that also fixed a torn labrum from a previous injury.
Ellis was signed by the Athletics in October 2008 to a $11 million contract until 2010, with the option of extending the contract for an additional season.
Ellis was traded to the Colorado Rockies by Bruce Billings on June 30, 2011, and a player will be announced later. Eliezer Mesa, a 22-year-old outfielder, was given by the Athletics on September 30 to finish the job.
Ellis signed a two-year, $8.75 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers on November 15, 2011.
Ellis' leg was seriously injured by a hard fall from Tyler Greene of the St. Louis Cardinals on May 20, 2012, while Ellis was trying to turn into a double play after a good start. Ellis didn't go to the hospital until the following day, when he complained of extreme pain and swelling in his lower leg. Ellis may have lost his leg if the surgery had been carried out six or seven hours later than it was, according to his doctor after doing a fasciotomy to allow space within his leg for the swollen muscle tissue. Ellis' injury was described as atypical among athletes, but it was more common for victims of car accidents. Ellis was expected to miss six weeks and did not return to the Dodgers until July 4.
In total, he appeared in 110 games for the Dodgers in 2012, hitting.258 with 7 home runs and 31 RBI.
Ellis stayed fit in 2013 and played in 126 games. He hit.270 with 6 home runs and 48 RBI, leading the Dodgers to win the National League West Division and a first-round playoff series over the Atlanta Braves before being disqualified in the National League Championship Series.
Ellis was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals on December 16, 2013. After hitting a career-low.192 for the Cardinals, he was put on the disabled list with an oblique strain on August 19, 2014.
Ellis announced his resignation on February 25, 2015.