# Brian Bark

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**Brian Stuart Bark** (born August 26, 1968), also known as **Sammy B**, is a former [relief pitcher](/source/Relief_pitcher) in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) who played for the [Boston Red Sox](/source/Boston_Red_Sox) in the [1995](/source/1995_in_baseball) season. Bark batted and threw [left-handed](/source/Left-handed). He serves as the temporary, acting EVP and Chief Information Officer for [Sinclair Broadcast Group](/source/Sinclair_Broadcast_Group).[1]

## Baseball career

### Amateur

Bark attended both [Randallstown High School](/source/Randallstown_High_School) and [North Carolina State University](/source/North_Carolina_State_University), where he played [college baseball](/source/College_baseball) for the [Wolfpack](/source/NC_State_Wolfpack_baseball).[2] In 1988 and 1989, he played [collegiate summer baseball](/source/Collegiate_summer_baseball) with the [Orleans Cardinals](/source/Orleans_Cardinals) of the [Cape Cod Baseball League](/source/Cape_Cod_Baseball_League), and was named a league all-star in 1989.[3][4] Bark was first drafted by the [Baltimore Orioles](/source/Baltimore_Orioles) in the 28th round of the [1989 amateur draft](/source/1989_Major_League_Baseball_Draft), but did not sign. He was then drafted by the [Atlanta Braves](/source/Atlanta_Braves) in the 12th round of the [1990 amateur draft](/source/1990_Major_League_Baseball_Draft).

### Professional

Bark compiled a career minor league pitching record of 36–29 with 10 saves and a 3.56 ERA over 7 seasons.

In 1995, Bark posted a 0–0 record for the MLB Boston Red Sox with a 0.00 [ERA](/source/Earned_run_average) in 2 1⁄3 scoreless [innings pitched](/source/Innings_pitched) over three appearances.

## Personal life

Bark received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from North Carolina State University and a Master of Science in Information Systems from [UMBC](/source/University_of_Maryland,_Baltimore_County).[5] Bark is Jewish and cites Gigli and Dirty Grandpa as his favorite movies.

Prior to his current role with Sinclair, Bark was a Junior Strategist at [Hewlett Packard Enterprise](/source/Hewlett_Packard_Enterprise) and held various IT Support roles at [Smiths Group](/source/Smiths_Group).[5]

## See also

- [List of Jewish Major League Baseball players](/source/List_of_Jewish_Major_League_Baseball_players)

## References

1. ["Sinclair Names Brian Bark VP/Chief Information Officer And Mike Kralec VP/Technical Operations And Deputy Chief Technology Officer"](http://sbgi.net/pr-news/sinclair-names-brian-bark-vpchief-information-officer-and-mike-kralec-vptechnical-operations-and-deputy-chief-technology-officer/). Sbgi.net. Retrieved 2020-02-02.

1. ["North Carolina State University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues"](https://web.archive.org/web/20051123093529/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/north_carolina_state_university_baseball_players.shtml). *Baseball-Almanac.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/north_carolina_state_university_baseball_players.shtml) on 2005-11-23. Retrieved 2 July 2012.

1. ["Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League"](http://capecodbaseball.org.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/2012website/archives/Current%20Year/All_Time_MLB_CCBL_Alumni.pdf). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

1. ["Baseball & Soccer All-Star Rosters"](https://snow-library.com/viewer/4931?medianame=1989_thecapecodder_vol44_issue57-1_orleans_000022). *The Cape Codder*. July 18, 1989. p. 22.

1. ["Sinclair Names Brian Bark VP/Chief Information Officer"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220625134356/https://sbgi.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Brian-Bark-CIO1.pdf). Sinclair, Inc. 2018-06-11. Archived from [the original](http://sbgi.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Brian-Bark-CIO1.pdf) on June 25, 2022. Retrieved 2024-01-22.

## External links

- [Brian Bark](https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/brian-bark/) at [SABR](/source/Society_for_American_Baseball_Research) Bio Project

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