Matthew Scott Stark (born January 21, 1965) is an American former
Major League Baseball
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catcher
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and
designated hitter
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who played for two seasons.
He played five games for the
Toronto Blue Jays
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during the
1987 season and eight games for the
Chicago White Sox
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during the
1990 season. Also won a world series with the
Florida Marlins
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The franc ...
as a coach.
Stark is now coaching baseball at Glen A. Wilson High School in
Hacienda Heights, California
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.
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1965 births
Living people
American expatriate baseball players in Canada
Baseball players from Whittier, California
Birmingham Barons players
Bridgeport Bluefish players
Chicago White Sox players
Florence Blue Jays players
Knoxville Blue Jays players
Major League Baseball catchers
Medicine Hat Blue Jays players
Midland Angels players
Minor league baseball managers
People from Hacienda Heights, California
Baseball players from Los Angeles County, California
St. Paul Saints players
Tomateros de Culiacán players
Toronto Blue Jays players
Vancouver Canadians players
American expatriate baseball players in Mexico
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