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071907MarkMerchantMP217

SHOT 7/19/2007 - Mark Merchant, a former Florida State Player of the Year at Oviedo High School, was taken second overall in the 1987 amateur draft one spot behind another center fielder, Ken Griffey Jr. The two players' careers have taken drastically different paths since then with Griffey Jr. becoming one of the game's biggest stars and Merchant out of the game altogether after 11 years in the minor leagues. After injuries to his shoulder and ankle Merchant was never the same player and now lives in Morrison, Co. just outside of Denver where he is a real estate appraiser. Merchant is married with two children, Andrew, 2, and Sydney, 9. He admits missing the game but said he doesn't really follow it anymore. Merchant poses for a portrait on some of the dramatic rock formations near his home in Morrison. He is holding a bat engraved with his name that he used in the minor leagues..(Photo by Marc Piscotty / © 2007)

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SHOT 7/19/2007 - Mark Merchant, a former Florida State Player of the Year at Oviedo High School, was taken second overall in the 1987 amateur draft one spot behind another center fielder, Ken Griffey Jr. The two players' careers have taken drastically different paths since then with Griffey Jr. becoming one of the game's biggest stars and Merchant out of the game altogether after 11 years in the minor leagues. After injuries to his shoulder and ankle Merchant was never the same player and now lives in Morrison, Co. just outside of Denver where he is a real estate appraiser. Merchant is married with two children, Andrew, 2, and Sydney, 9. He admits missing the game but said he doesn't really follow it anymore. Merchant poses for a portrait on some of the dramatic rock formations near his home in Morrison. He is holding a bat engraved with his name that he used in the minor leagues..(Photo by Marc Piscotty / © 2007)