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Mark Steven Hutton (born 6 February 1970) is an Australian former right-handed
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in
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. Hutton made his major league debut as a starting pitcher in 1993 for the
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, five years after moving to the United States. He was later traded to the
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, then to
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and finally to the Reds. Granted free agency, he signed for Tampa Bay, but never appeared for the Devil Rays in the major league, nor for an affiliated team in the minors. His final baseball appearances in the United States were for minor league teams associated with the Houston Astros. He was a member of the
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that finished in seventh place at the
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.Olympic results
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