Mark Kotsay Autographs
Mark Kotsay is a retired American professional baseball player who spent 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He was born on December 2, 1975, in Whittier, California, and his love for baseball can be traced back to his childhood days when he used to play Little League.
Kotsay played his college baseball at California State University from where he was drafted in the first round by the Florida Marlins in 1996. He made his MLB debut for the Marlins in 1997 and went on to play for several teams in his career, including the Oakland Athletics, Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers and the Miami Marlins.
Kotsay was known for his impeccable defense, speed, and ability to hit for average. His finest season was in 2004 when he helped the Athletics win the American League West Division by hitting .314 with 15 home runs and 82 RBIs. He won the Gold Glove Award twice in 2001 and 2002 and was a finalist for the award several times in his career. Kotsay retired in 2013 after playing 1933 games, hitting 127 home runs, and recording 720 RBIs. He is now a coach in the MLB and was named the bench coach for the Oakland Athletics in 2020.
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The most expensive item with a signature of Mark Kotsay (MARK KOTSAY - OAKLAND A'S - ATHLETICS - Signed 8x10 Photo Autographed w/COA) was sold in April 2025 for $199.99 while the cheapest item (Autographed Mark Kotsay 2000 Fleer Tradition Marlins) found a new owner for $0.01 in May 2020. The month with the most items sold (20) was April 2025 with an average selling price of $8.59 for an autographed item of Mark Kotsay. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2016 with $53.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.10 was April 2015. In average, an autographed item from Mark Kotsay is worth $4.24.
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Latest News about Mark Kotsay
Athletics extend manager Mark Kotsay through 2028 as team prepares for Sacrament (02/17/2025): The A's are tentatively set to open their new Las Vegas ballpark in 2028 
A's move struggling starter Fujinami to bullpen (04/25/2023): Athletics rookie pitcher Shintaro Fujinami is being moved to the bullpen after struggling in his first four major league starts, manager Mark Kotsay said Monday. Kotsay, A's focusing on 2023, not possible move (04/22/2023): "I'm managing this team and I don't have control of those decisions," A's manager Mark Kotsay said Friday, two days after the team said it purchased land in Las Vegas with the intention of building a ballpark there for the 2027 season. Why Mark Kotsay sees silver linings in Athletics' Opening Day loss (04/09/2022): A late-inning comeback wasn't enough for the A's on Opening Day, but new manager Mark Kotsay still saw some good things from Oakland. Athletics manager Mark Kotsay excited about extra-innings rule (03/25/2022): Athletics manager Mark Kotsay is a proponent of the MLB's extra-innings "ghost runner" rule.
Older News Stories about Mark Kotsay
How Mark Kotsay's MLB journey landed him Athletics manager job (12/2021): The A's formally introduced Mark Kotsay as the new manager of the team Tuesday afternoon. MLB rumors: Mark Kotsay entered Giants manager interviews as favorite (10/2019): The Giants still are searching for their next manager, but they reportedly had a favorite entering interviews. Padres hire former outfielder Mark Kotsay as hitting coach (12/2014): Recently retired big leaguer Mark Kotsay was hired Monday as hitting coach of the San Diego Padres, a job with precious little security. Mark Kotsay to retire after 2013 season (09/2013): A herniated disc in his back suffered in 2003 caused Kotsay a series of pains throughout his career, requiring several epidural injections and, eventually, two surgeries. He did not have the first surgery until spring training of 2007, and played in just 233 games the three following years. PITTSBURGH -- The San Diego Padres have signed first baseman/outfielder Mark Kot (08/2012): Kotsay was eligible for free agency at the end of the season. The 36-year-old went into Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates hitting .275 with one home run and nine RBIs in 55 games. Milwaukee Brewers wobble on Mark Kotsay's aging legs (10/2011): ST. LOUIS - Randy Wolf got a second chance to get it right and now the Milwaukee Brewers have a second life, knowing they will play at least one more game at their friendly retractable dome.
