Mark Buehrle
Mark Buehrle: White Sox legend, two-time no-hit pitcher, and 2005 World Series champion.
Mark Alan Buehrle (born March 23, 1979) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played the majority of his Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Chicago White Sox, playing twelve seasons for the team and winning the World Series with them in 2005. Buehrle also pitched for the Miami Marlins and Toronto Blue Jays.
- Role
- Left-handed starting pitcher
- Affiliation
- Chicago White Sox (2001–2012)
- Championship
- 2005 World Series
- All-Star selections
- 5 (2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
- Signature feat
- No-hitter, 2009
- Defining trait
- Elite strikeout ability with a career-low walk rate
Lore & Background
Buehrle pitched a no-hitter against the Texas Rangers on April 18, 2007, surrendering just one walk to Sammy Sosa who was then picked off at first base. Two seasons later, Buehrle pitched the 18th perfect game in baseball history, against the Tampa Bay Rays on July 23, 2009.
In Their Own Story
The lights at U.S. Cellular Field hummed their low, electric buzz. It was a Tuesday in late May, the kind of night where the crowd thinned to the die-hards and the season-ticket holders who'd been coming since the old Comiskey days. Buehrle stood on the mound, adjusting his cap, his face a blank mask. The Twins' leadoff hitter stepped in. Buehrle wound up, released the ball, and the changeup buried itself in the corner of the plate. Strike three. He did not celebrate. He did not pump his fist. He simply turned, walked back to the mound, and waited for the next batter. The crowd barely stirred. That was the point. That was the whole point. You didn't need to cheer when it was this natural, this inevitable, this *Buehrle*.
Reader's Guide
In White Sox pitching history, Buehrle is fifth all-time in strikeouts, sixth in games started, and eighth in wins and innings pitched. In the entirety of his career, he was 2nd in wins for all pitchers who played from 2000 to 2015.
Did You Know?
- Buehrle was born in St. Charles, Missouri, and attended Francis Howell North High School.
- He was selected in the 38th round of the 1998 draft by the Chicago White Sox.
- Buehrle made his major league debut on July 16, 2000.
- He threw a perfect game on July 23, 2009, against the Tampa Bay Rays.
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