Mark Stewart Appel (born July 15, 1991) is an American
professional baseball
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pitcher
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in the
Philadelphia Phillies
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organization. Prior to joining the Phillies he also played in the
Houston Astros
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organization.
After being drafted out of high school by the
Detroit Tigers
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in 2009, Appel elected to attend
Stanford University
Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is consider ...
and play for the
Stanford Cardinal baseball
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team. Named the
National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
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's
Pitcher of the Year in 2012, he was projected as the first overall draft choice in the
2012 MLB draft
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, but fell in the draft due to signability concerns. Appel did not sign after being selected eighth overall by the
Pittsburgh Pirates
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, returning to Stanford for his senior season.
The
Houston Astros
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selected him with the
first overall pick in the
2013 MLB draft
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Each team received one selection per round, going in ...
, and he signed with them. Appel was traded to the Phillies after the 2015 season. After continued struggles, he was
designated for assignment
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by the Phillies on November 20, 2017. In February 2018, at the age of 26, Appel announced that he was stepping away from baseball. He returned to the Phillies organization in March 2021 to attempt a comeback, and made his major league debut in June 2022.
High school career
Appel attended
Monte Vista High School in
Danville, California
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,
where he played for the baseball and basketball teams. Appel was a
relief pitcher
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and starter for Monte Vista's baseball team. He threw a no-hitter against Livermore H.S.
.
College career
The
Detroit Tigers
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selected Appel in the 15th round, with the 450th overall selection, of the
2009 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft. Appel did not sign, as he was committed to attend
Stanford University
Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is consider ...
. At Stanford, Appel received a scholarship to play
college baseball
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for the
Stanford Cardinal baseball
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team, competing in the
Pac-10 Conference
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. Appel began his collegiate career as a reliever, making 24 relief appearances, but also starting three games. He had a 5.92
earned run average
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(ERA), as he allowed a .295
batting average against
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and only recorded 26
strikeout
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s in 38
innings pitched
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.
[ He became a starting pitcher during his sophomore season. In the summer of 2010, he played for the ]Newport Gulls
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of the New England Collegiate Baseball League
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(NECBL), posting a 6–1 win–loss record
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and 1.87 ERA in n innings.[
As a sophomore for Stanford in 2011, Appel had a 6–7 win-loss record with a 3.02 ERA in innings pitched.][ After the 2011 season, he played ]collegiate summer baseball
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with the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox
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of the Cape Cod Baseball League
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. Going into his junior year in 2012, ''Collegiate Baseball
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'' named Appel a First Team All-America
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n.[ As a junior, he pitched to a 10–2 record and 2.56 ERA,][ and won the ]National Pitcher of the Year Award
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Winn ...
. Appel was projected as a potential first overall pick in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft
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,[ but reportedly rejected an offer from the Astros for a $6 million ]signing bonus
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. Due to the high perceived bonus demands, Appel fell in the draft to the eighth overall selection, where he was chosen by the Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...
. However, Appel did not sign with the Pirates before the July 13, 2012, deadline and instead played his senior year at Stanford. He turned down an offer of a $3.8 million signing bonus
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.
Appel graduated from Stanford after the fall semester, receiving a bachelor's degree
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in management science
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and engineering
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. For the Cardinal baseball team, Appel pitched to a 10–4 record with a 2.12 ERA and struck out
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130 batters in innings. The Pac-12 Conference honored him as their Scholar-Athlete of the Year.[
]
Professional career
Houston Astros (2013–2016)
The Houston Astros
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selected Appel with the first overall pick in the 2013 Major League Baseball draft
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Each team received one selection per round, going in ...
. On June 19, he signed with the Astros for a signing bonus worth $6.35 million. Appel made his professional debut in July with the Tri-City ValleyCats
The Tri-City ValleyCats (often shortened to Cats) are a professional independent baseball team based in Troy, New York. The Tri-City name refers to the three nearby cities of Albany, Schenectady, and Troy which make up New York State's Capital D ...
of the Class A-Short Season
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New York–Penn League
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. After making two starts for Tri-City, the Astros promoted Appel to the Quad Cities River Bandits
The Quad Cities River Bandits are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. Their home games are played at Modern Woodmen Park (formerly John O'Donnell Stadium) in Davenport, Iowa, one ...
of the Class A Midwest League
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. When Appel joined Quad Cities, teaming with Carlos Correa
Carlos Javier Correa Oppenheimer Jr. (born September 22, 1994) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball shortstop who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, who selected him first overall in the ...
, this marked the first time that two consecutive first overall draft picks played for the same minor league team. The Astros ended Appel's season in August, with approximately 140 innings pitched on the season, between college and minor league baseball. For Tri-City and Quad Cities, Appel pitched to a 3–1 record in 10 games started, with a 3.79 ERA and 33 strikeout
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s with nine walks in 38 innings.
The Astros invited Appel to spring training
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in 2014 as a non-roster player. Appel underwent an appendectomy
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in January, which delayed his preparations for the 2014 season. He was reassigned to minor league camp, where he made his spring debut. He started for the Astros in their final spring training game, throwing three scoreless innings against the Rojos del Águila de Veracruz of the Mexican League
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The league has 18 teams organized in two divisions, North and South. Teams play 114 games each season. Five te ...
. The Astros assigned Appel to the Lancaster JetHawks
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of the Class A-Advanced
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California League
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at the start of the regular season. He struggled with his adaptation to the Astros' tandem starting rotation, and went to extended spring training after four starts. After a month, he returned to Lancaster. After pitching to a 2–5 record and a 9.74 ERA in 12 starts for Lancaster, the Astros promoted Appel to the Corpus Christi Hooks
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of the Class AA
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Texas League
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. Jeff Luhnow
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, the Astros' general manager
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, noted Lancaster's "hostile pitching environment", and stated that it was the Astros' intention to have Appel pitch in Corpus Christi in 2014 regardless of his performance in Lancaster. Appel finished the regular season with a 1–2 win–loss record and a 3.69 ERA in seven games for Corpus Christi. These struggles were attributed to command struggles and a low strikeout rate. The Astros then assigned him to the Salt River Rafters
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of the Arizona Fall League
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after the season, where he had a 2.61 ERA and 24 strikeouts to eight walks in 31 innings pitched, while limiting opponents to a .167 batting average against.
Appel began the 2015 season with Corpus Christi. He was chosen to represent the Astros at the 2015 All-Star Futures Game
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. Appel pitched to a 5–1 record and a 4.26 ERA in 13 starts for Corpus Christi before the Astros promoted Appel to the Fresno Grizzlies
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of the Class AAA
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Pacific Coast League
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in June. Appel finished the 2015 season with a 4.48 ERA in 12 starts for Fresno.
Philadelphia Phillies (2016–present)
On December 12, 2015, the Astros traded Appel, Vince Velasquez
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, Brett Oberholtzer
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, Tom Eshelman
Thomas Darwin Eshelman (born June 20, 1994) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current pitching coach in the San Diego Padres organization. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Baltimore Orioles in 2019. He ...
, and Harold Arauz to the Philadelphia Phillies
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for Ken Giles
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Exposed to ...
and Jonathan Araúz
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. He began the 2016 season with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs
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of the Class AAA International League
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. In May 2016, Appel was placed on the disabled list
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General guidelines
...
due to a shoulder injury. While rehabbing his arm, Appel injured his elbow. On June 29, 2016, Appel underwent season-ending surgery to remove a bone spur
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from his elbow.
The Phillies added Appel to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season. Appel began the 2017 season with Lehigh Valley. He suffered a shoulder injury in July, and returned to Lehigh Valley in September. He ended the season with a 5–4 record and a 5.14 ERA in 17 games started. The Phillies designated
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Appel for assignment on November 20, 2017. On February 1, 2018, Appel announced that he would be stepping away from baseball at the age of 26. He was placed on the reserve/retired list.
Beginning in March 2021, Appel attempted a comeback. Assigned to the Reading Fightin Phils
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of the Class AA Eastern League to start the 2021 season, Appel went 0–1 with a 5.84 ERA over eight total appearances, including six starts, and was promoted to Lehigh Valley. Appel returned to Lehigh Valley to start the 2022 season. On June 24, after a loss to the San Diego Padres
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, Appel was called up to the major leagues after Connor Brogdon
Connor Michael Brogdon (born January 29, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Brogdon was born in Clovis, California, and attended Liberty High School in Madera. Alth ...
was placed on the COVID-19 injured list; he had pitched to a 5–0 record and a 1.61 ERA in 28 innings for Lehigh Valley prior to his promotion. Appel made his major league debut on June 29, pitching one inning of relief against the Atlanta Braves
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. He elected free agency on November 10, 2022.
On January 24, 2023, Appel re-signed with the Phillies organization on a minor league contract.
Personal life
Appel was born in Houston
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, Texas
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. His family moved to San Ramon, California
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, when he was 12 years old. Appel's father, Patrick, works as a lawyer for the Chevron Corporation
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. Patrick and Appel's mother, Sondra, lived in Beijing
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and Shanghai
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for a time. Appel has an older brother, John. Appel is a Christian
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.
References
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1991 births
Living people
People from San Ramon, California
Baseball players from Houston
Baseball players from California
Major League Baseball pitchers
All-American college baseball players
Philadelphia Phillies players
Stanford Cardinal baseball players
Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox players
Tri-City ValleyCats players
Quad Cities River Bandits players
Lancaster JetHawks players
Corpus Christi Hooks players
Salt River Rafters players
Fresno Grizzlies players
Lehigh Valley IronPigs players
Florida Complex League Phillies players
Reading Fightin Phils players