cody
CLARK
Northwest Arkansas Naturals
C #4
Height: 6-2 Weight: 205
Bats: R Throws: R
Born: 09-14-81, Fayetteville, AR
Resides: Conway, AR  
How Obtained: Signed as a free agent on December 5, 2006

Recent updates: Final 2009 stats added on September 20, 2009.


2009: Received a non-roster invite to major league spring training with KC...reassigned to minor league camp on March 6...appeared in four (1-3, 1 double) MLB Spring Training games for Kansas City...wore number 7 with the the Omaha Royals (PCL, AAA)...got his 100th career walk on April 19...placed on the DL on May 2...assigned to the Northwest Arkansas Naturals (AA) on May 24...wore number 4 with the Naturals...made his first career appearance as a pitcher on May 28...got his 300th career hit (a homerun) on June 29...threw 26 pitches, 15 for strikes, with the Naturals...had a season long hit streak of 16 games (20-50) from June 18 to July 16...named the Texas League Player of the Week on September 8...Hogs in the Minors Player of the Week one time...re-signed with the Royals organization in mid-October.

2008: Added by the Kansas City Royals as a non-roster invite to major league spring training on February 16...sent to minor league camp on February 26...wore number 8 with the Northwest Arkansas Naturals (AA) of the Texas League...put on the DL on April 4...activated on April 10...played his 300th career game on April 20...promoted to the Omaha Royals (AAA) on May 16...wore number 2 with Omaha...sent back to NW Arkansas on May 27...placed on the DL on May 29...activated on June 18...was picked off base once with NWA...Hogs in the Minors Player of the Week one time...re-signed with the Royals organization.

2007: Wore number 17 with the Wilmington Blue Rocks (A+) of the Carolina League...promoted to the Omaha Royals (AAA) on May 11...wore number 8 with Omaha...hit his first homerun at the AAA level off of former major league All-Star Chan Ho Park on May 27...sent back to Wilmington on June 1...got his 1,000th career at-bat on September 3...had a season long hit streak of nine games (11-32)...signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals on October 30.

2006: Wore number 29 with the Rome Braves (A-)...played his 200th career game on June 16 (went 4-4)...got his 100th career RBI on July 25...had a season long hit streak of eight games (11-28)...Hogs in the Minors Player of the Week one time...a free agent after the season...signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals organization on December 5.

2005: Wore number 27 with the Clinton LumberKings...released on April 30...signed with the San Diego Surf Dawgs (indy - Golden League) on May 18...teammate of Rickey Henderson's at San Diego...wore number 17 with San Diego...named to the Golden Baseball League's California Division All-Star Team on July 15...News Story: Dawgs got Clark back behind plate...named the Golden Baseball League Golden Glove winner at catcher on September 2...had a .992 fielding percentage at catcher in the regular season...won the GBL Championship and was named tournament MVP...Hogs in the Minors Player of the Week two times...had his 2006 option picked up by San Diego on November 15...had his contract sold to the Atlanta Braves organization by the GBL on December 15.

2004: Wore number 35 with the Clinton LumberKings.

2003: Drafted by Texas in the 11th round (316 overall) on June 3...signed with the Rangers on June 13...wore number 16 with Spokane...played his first professional game on June 20...won the Northwest League Championship with Spokane.

College: At Arkansas in 2001 & 2002...named to the All-SEC Tournament team in 2002...at Wichita St. in 2003...named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference second team in 2003.

 

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