Mark Kotsay

Mark Kotsay was primarily an outfielder who played in college at Cal State Fullerton. He was an All-American there his last two years, also occasionally pitching in relief, and led the Titans to the College World Series Championships. Kotsay was named the Most Outstanding Player at that CWS.

In the 1996 MLB Draft Kotsay was selected by the Florida Marlins in the first round as the ninth pick of the draft. Kotsay went on to have a long career in the majors, coming up in 1997 with the Marlins and playing with them through 2000. He played for seven other clubs in a career that lasted through 2013, playing with the San Diego Padres (2001-03), Oakland Athletics (2004-07), Atlanta Braves (2008), Boston Red Sox (2008-09), Chicago White Sox (2009-10), Milwaukee Brewers (2011), and San Diego Padres (2012-13). He finished his career with an average of .276, 127 home runs, and 720 RBIs.

Kotsay stayed in baseball, joining the Padres in 2014 as a special assistant. Later that year he was named their hitting coach, and in 2015 he joined the Oakland Athletics as a bench coach, and later a quality control coach.