Mark Kiger was born on Friday, May 30, 1980, in San Diego, California. Kiger was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on October 13, 2006, with the Oakland Athletics. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Mark Kiger baseball stats page.

"It's been a little frustrating because I moved up so quick at first, then hit a skid. The higher you go in this game, the slower it goes. It also has to do with being with Oakland. It seems everybody in the organization who plays second base is the same guy. There's not that much of a distinction between all of us." - Mark Kiger in the San Diego Union Tribune (Chris Jenkins, Padres Game Notes , 10/15/2006)

In 1885, Bug Holliday became the first player to make his Major League debut in post-season play - Mark Kiger was the second (and the first in American League history).

On April 17, 1889, Bug Holliday made his Major League debut in a regular season game, playing ten years with the Cincinnati Reds. Mark Kiger never made an appearance in a regular season game making him the only player in Major League history to have played his entire career in the postseason.





Mark Kiger Debut Game Story | The Ukiah Daily Journal | October 14, 2006 | Page 7



How did this truly historic Major League "debut" even take place? Mark Kiger was sent in to Game 3 of the 2006 American League Championship Series during the eighth inning as a defensive replacement for second baseman D'Angelo Jimenez.