He was a 6'0" right-handed relief pitcher who played six seasons in the major leagues with the San Francisco Giants (1990, 1995–96), New York Mets (1992), and Pittsburgh Pirates (1993–94).Born in Grand Rapids, Dewey played for the Grand Valley State University Lakers. In 1987, he struck out 87 batters in 97.2 innings. On June 2, 1987, Dewey was drafted by the Giants in the 23rd round of the 1987 amateur draft. He appeared in 205 major league games and had a lifetime record of 12–7 (.632 winning percentage) with 168 strikeouts, 70 games finished and 8 saves. His lifetime earned run average was 3.65 for an Adjusted ERA+ of 110. His best season was 1993 when he had 7 saves for the Pirates in 21 games and maintained an impressive 2.36 ERA for an Adjusted ERA+ of 171. In his final season, Dewey appeared in 78 games for the Giants—3rd most in the National League. Dewey earned $225,000 in his final season in the big leagues. In 1995, Dewey was inducted into the Grand Valley State University Athletic Hall of Fame.[1]
Dewey was involved in a notable controversy on July 28, 1996, when he refused to participate with his teammates in a pregame ceremony intended to support research of a cure for AIDS. As part of "Until There's A Cure Day", members of the Giants wore AIDS awareness ribbons on their uniforms and stood in a group shaped like that symbol during speeches by Giants owner Peter Magowan and San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown. Dewey refused to take the field for the ceremony, and he wore his ribbon sideways (which would have resembled the Icthys, a popular symbol meant to represent Jesus in Christian culture). He cited religious reasons for his refusal, stating that the ceremony was "against [his] Christian principles" and voicing the belief that homosexuality is a sin.[2]
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^. Archived from the original on 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
^Dickey, Glenn (August 1, 1996). "The Merciless Gospel, According to Mark]". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
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March 19, 2024
mark, dewey, mark, alan, dewey, born, january, 1965, former, major, league, baseball, player, pitcherborn, 1965, january, 1965, grand, rapids, michigan, batted, rightthrew, rightmlb, debutaugust, 1990, francisco, giantslast, appearanceseptember, 1996, francisc. Mark Alan Dewey born January 3 1965 is a former Major League Baseball player Mark DeweyPitcherBorn 1965 01 03 January 3 1965 age 59 Grand Rapids Michigan U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutAugust 24 1990 for the San Francisco GiantsLast MLB appearanceSeptember 29 1996 for the San Francisco GiantsMLB statisticsWin loss record12 7Earned run average3 65Strikeouts168TeamsSan Francisco Giants 1990 New York Mets 1992 Pittsburgh Pirates 1993 1994 San Francisco Giants 1995 1996 He was a 6 0 right handed relief pitcher who played six seasons in the major leagues with the San Francisco Giants 1990 1995 96 New York Mets 1992 and Pittsburgh Pirates 1993 94 Born in Grand Rapids Dewey played for the Grand Valley State University Lakers In 1987 he struck out 87 batters in 97 2 innings On June 2 1987 Dewey was drafted by the Giants in the 23rd round of the 1987 amateur draft He appeared in 205 major league games and had a lifetime record of 12 7 632 winning percentage with 168 strikeouts 70 games finished and 8 saves His lifetime earned run average was 3 65 for an Adjusted ERA of 110 His best season was 1993 when he had 7 saves for the Pirates in 21 games and maintained an impressive 2 36 ERA for an Adjusted ERA of 171 In his final season Dewey appeared in 78 games for the Giants 3rd most in the National League Dewey earned 225 000 in his final season in the big leagues In 1995 Dewey was inducted into the Grand Valley State University Athletic Hall of Fame 1 Dewey was involved in a notable controversy on July 28 1996 when he refused to participate with his teammates in a pregame ceremony intended to support research of a cure for AIDS As part of Until There s A Cure Day members of the Giants wore AIDS awareness ribbons on their uniforms and stood in a group shaped like that symbol during speeches by Giants owner Peter Magowan and San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown Dewey refused to take the field for the ceremony and he wore his ribbon sideways which would have resembled the Icthys a popular symbol meant to represent Jesus in Christian culture He cited religious reasons for his refusal stating that the ceremony was against his Christian principles and voicing the belief that homosexuality is a sin 2 References edit Hall of Fame Grand Valley State Official Athletic Site Archived from the original on 2007 07 02 Retrieved 2007 08 24 Dickey Glenn August 1 1996 The Merciless Gospel According to Mark San Francisco Chronicle Retrieved September 9 2012 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mark Dewey amp oldid 1173831755, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
