Mark Ecker

Mark Edward Ecker (born May 27, 1995) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
Ecker attended in Helotes, Texas. In 2013, as a senior, he went 8-2 with a 1.19 ERA. He was not drafted out of high school in the 2014 MLB draft, and he enrolled at Texas A&M University, where he played college baseball for the Texas A&M Aggies. As a junior in 2016, he went 4-2 with a 0.39 ERA in 46.2 relief innings pitched, earning him a spot on the All-SEC Second Team along with being named an All-American by Baseball America. After the season, the Detroit Tigers selected Ecker in the fifth round of the 2016 MLB draft.
Ecker signed with Detroit and was assigned to the Connecticut Tigers. After posting a 0.50 ERA through 18 innings, he was promoted to the West Michigan Whitecaps where he finished the season, posting a 1.86 ERA in 9.2 innings. In 2017, he played for both the Lakeland Flying Tigers and the Erie SeaWolves, pitching to a combined 2-4 record and 3.06 ERA in 51 relief appearances between both teams. Ecker spent 2018 with Erie, compiling a 4-6 record with a 3.66 ERA in 44 appearances in relief. After the season, he graduated from Texas A&M with a degree in sport management. He returned to Erie to begin 2019, but bounced between Erie and Lakeland throughout the 2019 season. He posted better numbers at Lakeland, a 6-1 record with a 3.67 ERA, 25 strikeouts to nine walks, and 28 hits allowed in 27.0 innings, good for a 1.37 WHIP, versus Erie, a 1-4 record with a 5.85 ERA, 32 strikeouts to 21 walks, and 41 hits allowed in 32.1 innings, good for a 1.92 WHIP.
Ecker retired in January 2020.

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