Mark Steven McLemore is a Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

 pitcher

Pitcher

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 for the Florida Marlins

Florida Marlins

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He was drafted in the 4th round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft

2002 Major League Baseball Draft

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 out of Oregon State University

Oregon State University

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. McLemore made his big league debut for the Houston Astros

Houston Astros

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 on May 24, , pitching one inning of relief against the Arizona Diamondbacks

Arizona Diamondbacks

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In 2010, he was invited to Spring Training with the Chico Outlaws of the Golden Baseball League.

He graduated from Del Oro High School

Del Oro High School

Del Oro High School is located in Loomis, California, and is a part of the Placer Union High School District. 50 Years ago , Del Oro High School opened for instruction of freshmen and sophomores on Sept. 28, one week after Placer in Auburn and Colfax opened...

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