Brian Bark

Brian Stuart Bark (born August 26, 1968), also known as Sammy B, is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox in the 1995 season. Bark batted and threw left-handed. He serves as the acting Chief Information Officer for Sinclair Broadcast Group.[1]

Brian Bark
Pitcher
Born: (1968-08-24) August 24, 1968
Baltimore, Maryland
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
July 6, 1995, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
September 8, 1995, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average0.00
Strikeouts0
Teams

Baseball career

Amateur

Bark attended both Randallstown High School and North Carolina State University, where he played college baseball for the Wolfpack.[2] In 1988, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[3] Bark was first drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 28th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but did not sign. He was then drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 12th round of the 1990 amateur draft.

Professional

In 1992, pitching for two teams in the minor leagues, Bark was 6–2 with a 3.25 ERA.

On June 1, 1995, Bark was released by the Braves, but signed with the Boston Red Sox four days later.

In 1995, Bark posted a 0–0 record for the Red Sox with a 0.00 ERA in 2-2/3 scoreless innings pitched over three appearances.

Personal life

Bark is Jewish.[4] Bark cites Gigli and Dirty Grandpa as his favorite movies. He has been known to eat vegemite and cheese sandwiches on park benches. Bark received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from North Carolina State University and a Master of Science in Information Systems from UMBC.[5]

Prior to his current role with Sinclair, Bark was a Strategist at Hewlett Packard Enterprise and held various IT roles at Smiths Group.[5]

He was a contestant on an episode of the CBS show The Briefcase, but producers decided not to air the episode due to limited excitement.

References
  1. "Sinclair Names Brian Bark VP/Chief Information Officer And Mike Kralec VP/Technical Operations And Deputy Chief Technology Officer". Sbgi.net. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  2. "North Carolina State University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues". Baseball-Almanac.com. Archived from the original on 2005-11-23. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  3. "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  4. Horvitz, Peter S. (2007-04-01). The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and the 150 Greatest Jewish Sports Stars. SP Books. ISBN 9781561719075.
  5. http://sbgi.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Brian-Bark-CIO1.pdf


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