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|birthdatebirth_date={{Birth date and age|1962|10|30}}

|birthplacebirth_place=[[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]], U.S.

|debutyear={{By|1985}}

|debutteam=[[Minnesota Twins]]

|finalyear={{By|1999}}

|finalteam=[[Boston Red Sox]]

|stat1value=109-95109–95

|stat3value=11341,134

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*[[Minnesota Twins]] ({{ByBaseball year|1985}}-–{{ByBaseball year|1988}})

*[[Houston Astros]] ({{ByBaseball year|1989}}-–{{ByBaseball year|1993}})

*[[San Francisco Giants]] ({{ByBaseball year|1994}}-–{{ByBaseball year|1995}})

*[[Cincinnati Reds]] ({{ByBaseball year|1995}}–{{Baseball year|1996}})

*[[Philadelphia Phillies]] ({{ByBaseball year|1997}}-–{{ByBaseball year|1998}})

*[[Boston Red Sox]] ({{ByBaseball year|1999}})

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*Won [[Silver Slugger Award]] in (1994)

'''Mark Steven Portugal''' (born October 30, 1962 in [[Los Angeles, California]]) is aan American former [[Major League Baseball]] [[pitcher]] who played in the major leagues from {{mlby|1985}} to {{mlby|1999}}.

Portugal attended [[Norwalk High School (California)|Norwalk High School]] in [[Norwalk, California]]. He was signed by the [[Minnesota Twins]] in 1980. In 1984, he went 14-714–7 for the [[Montgomery Biscuits|Orlando Twins]] of the [[Southern League (baseball1964–2020)|Southern League]]<ref>[httphttps://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=portug001mar "Mark Portugal Minor League Statistics & History"]. ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-11-November 1, 2010.</ref> and made his major league debut the following season.

Portugal spent the rest of the decade in either AAA or the majors. In 1988, he was traded to the [[Houston Astros]]. In 1989, he went 7-17–1 with a 2.75 [[earned run average]] for them and won a spot in the starting rotation. He had his best season in 1993, when he won 18 games, led the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] in winning percentage, and finished sixth in the [[Cy Young Award]] voting.

Portugal then signed with the [[San Francisco Giants]] as a free agent in 1994. Typically a .200 hitter, he battedled all regular starting pitchers with a .354 batting average in 1994 and won the [[Silver Slugger Award]]. The following season, he was traded to the [[Cincinnati Reds]]. Portugal played for several teams over the next few years and retired in 2000.

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