Mark Ciardi

Mark Ciardi is an American film producer who earlier pitched in Major League Baseball. Born on August 19, 1961, and a native of Piscataway, New Jersey, he was an All-State high school pitcher before playing at the University of Maryland, where he studied business administration. The Milwaukee Brewers organization drafted him in 1983 and he reached the major leagues in 1987, pitching for the Brewers for about a month before a shoulder injury ended his career the following year. He was on the roster when Milwaukee opened that season with thirteen straight wins, a record that stood until the Tampa Bay Rays matched it in 2023. After baseball he founded Mayhem Pictures and later Select Films, and produced sports films including The Rookie, Miracle, Invincible, Secretariat and McFarland, USA.