Mark Saccomanno

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1980)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography | name = Mark Saccomanno | image = Mark Saccomanno (Cropped).jpg | width = | caption = Saccomanno with the Houston Astros | position = First baseman | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|4|30}} | birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S. | bats = Right | throws = Right |debutleague = MLB | debutdate = September 8 | debutyear = 2008 | debutteam = Houston Astros |finalleague = MLB | finaldate = September 28 | finalyear = 2008 | finalteam = Houston Astros |statleague = MLB | stat1label = Batting average | stat1value = .200 | stat2label = Home runs | stat2value = 1 | stat3label = Runs batted in | stat3value = 2 | teams = *Houston Astros ({{mlby|2008}}) |highlights= * Hit a home run in first major league at-bat }} '''Mark Edison Saccomanno''' (born April 30, 1980) is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He represented Italy in the World Baseball Classic. At 17, Saccomanno was awarded the Klein Forest High School Golden Glove award. He was also selected to the 17-and-under AAU National All-Tournament Team. At 18, was named Second-Team All-District 16-5A as a shortstop and received the National Scholar Athlete Award. He played college baseball for Baylor University. He was selected in the 23rd round of the 2003 Major League Baseball draft by the Astros.

[[File:Mark Saccomanno batting (Cropped).jpg|thumb|Saccomanno batting for the Round Rock Express in 2009]] Saccomanno was called up to the majors by the Houston Astros on September 8, {{mlby|2008}}, and hit a home run on the first pitch of his first major league at-bat, pinch hit for pitcher Alberto Árias, against Pirates' pitcher Ian Snell. A free agent at the end of the season, he re-signed with the Astros on January 5, {{baseball year|2009}} to a minor league deal with an invitation to Spring training as a non-roster player.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090105&content_id=3733140&vkey=hotstove2008&fext=.jsp |title=Astros ink five to Minor League deals |accessdate=2009-01-05 |author=Alyson Footer |authorlink=MLB.com |date=2009-01-05 |work=MLB.com}}</ref>

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