Name Mark Higgins | Role Baseball athlete | |
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Mark Douglas Higgins (July 9, 1963 – March 22, 2017) was an American Major League Baseball first baseman who played for one season in the MLB, and seven seasons in the Minor Leagues. He played for the Cleveland Indians for six games during the 1989 Cleveland Indians season. He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 13th round of the 1983 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase, the Texas Rangers in the 3rd round of the 1983 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase and the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (7th Pick) of the 1984 MLB June Draft. He also played college baseball at the University of New Orleans where he led the Privateers to the College World Series (first Louisiana college to do so), holds the school's single season home run record (24), and is now in UNO's Athletic Hall of Fame. He died on March 22, 2017.