   anthony christopher clark (born june 15, 1972, in newton, kansas), is a former major league baseball first baseman and current executive director of the major league baseball players association. clark played for the detroit tigers (1995â2001), boston red sox (2002), new york mets (2003), new york yankees (2004), arizona diamondbacks (2005â2007), san diego padres (2008), and again with the diamondbacks starting in july 2008 until his release in july 2009. he was a switch hitter, and threw right-handed. he was third in rookie of the year voting in 1996, and was an all star in 2001. ==high school career== clark prepped at valhalla high school in el cajon, california, then transferred to nearby christian high school. he averaged 43.7 points per game in basketball in his senior season. he amassed a then-san diego-area high school basketball record with 2,549 career points, and broke bill walton's san diego high school single-season scoring record with 1,337 points as a senior. ==college career== clark played college basketball at the university of arizona and san diego state, where he was the aztecs top scorer with 11.5 points per game in 1991â92.{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=112316 |publisher=[[major league bas
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