Tony Mark McKnight (born June 29, 1977) is a retired

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. He played during two seasons at the major league level for the

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and

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. He was drafted by the Astros in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the amateur draft. McKnight played his first professional season with their Rookie league

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in 1995, and his last with the

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' Triple-A Las Vegas 51s in . On July 31, 2001, the Astros traded McKnight to the Pirates for Mike Williams. Prior to the 2017

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season, McKnight began volunteering as an assistant coach for the baseball team at Texas A&M University–Texarkana.

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