Mark Stewart Appel is a former professional baseball pitcher from the United States. The Houston Astros selected him with the first overall pick in the 2013 MLB draft. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies in Major League Baseball (MLB) for a short period before becoming a free agent.
Mark Stewart Appel was born on July 15, 1991.
Mark Appel was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in 2009 but opted to attend Stanford University instead.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Mark Appel in the 15th round of the 2009 MLB draft, but he chose to attend Stanford University.
During the summer of 2010, Mark Appel played for the Newport Gulls of the New England Collegiate Baseball League.
Mark Appel had a 6-7 win-loss record with a 3.02 ERA in his sophomore year at Stanford in 2011 and played summer baseball with the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League.
Mark Appel did not sign with the Pittsburgh Pirates before the July 13, 2012 deadline and continued to play at Stanford.
In 2012, Mark Appel was named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association's Pitcher of the Year.
In 2013, Mark Appel was drafted by the Houston Astros as the first overall pick in the Major League Baseball draft.
Mark Appel made his professional debut in July 2013 with the Tri-City ValleyCats and was later promoted to the Quad Cities River Bandits, marking the first time two consecutive first overall draft picks played for the same minor league team.
Mark Appel underwent an appendectomy in January 2014 and started for the Astros in their final spring training game.
On December 12, 2015, Mark Appel was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies.
In 2015, Mark Appel was chosen to represent the Astros at the All-Star Futures Game and was promoted to the Fresno Grizzlies.
In 2015, Mark Appel was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies.
Mark Appel was placed on the disabled list in May 2016 due to a shoulder injury.
Mark Appel underwent season-ending surgery on his elbow on June 29, 2016.
The Phillies added Mark Appel to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season.
On November 20, 2017, the Phillies designated Mark Appel for assignment.
Mark Appel announced he was stepping away from baseball on February 1, 2018.
Mark Appel announced his retirement from baseball in February 2018 at the age of 26.
Mark Appel began his attempt to make a comeback to baseball in March 2021.
Mark Appel began his comeback attempt in March 2021 with the Reading Fightin Phils.
Mark Appel made his Major League debut in June 2022.
Mark Appel returned to Lehigh Valley to start the 2022 season.
On January 24, 2023, Mark Appel re-signed with the Philadelphia Phillies organization on a minor league contract.
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