Education
Clark attended Etiwanda High School in Rancho Cucamonga, California.
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He has played for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Prior to beginning his professional career, he played college baseball at University of California Santa Barbara and Louisiana State University. Clark has also competed for the United States national baseball team
lieutenant was announced on November 18, 2004 that Clark had signed with the University of California Santa Barbara Gauchos baseball team and enrolled at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Clark played in 44 games as a true freshman and hit 2 home runs for the Gauchos. He left Santa Barbara after his freshman year and continued his collegiate career at Riverside Community College, where he was named a Junior college First-Team All-American in 2007.
Clark was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 28th round (848th overall) of the 2007 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft, but did not sign. Clark transferred to Louisiana State University (Louisiana State University), where he played for the Louisiana State University Tigers baseball team in the Southeastern Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association"s (National Collegiate Athletic Association) Division I in 2008.
As a junior, his 28 home runs tied Gordon Beckham for most in National Collegiate Athletic Association"s Division I.
The San Diego Padres selected Clark in the 12th round (375th overall) of the 2008 MLB Draft, and Clark signed with the Padres.
He began his professional career with the Eugene Emeralds of the Class-A Short Season Northwest League in 2008. In 2009, he played for the Fort Wayne TinCaps of the Class-A Midwest League and the Lake Elsinore Storm of the Class-A Advanced California League. He finished the 2009 season with had 101 runs batted in (Reserve Bank of India) at Fort Wayne and Lake Elsinore, one of fifteen minor league baseball players to have at least 100 Reserve Bank of India that season.
He played for the San Antonio Missions of the Class-Associate of Arts Texas League in 2010 and the Tucson Padres of the Class-American Automobile Association Pacific Coast League in 2011.
The Padres invited Clark to spring training in 2012. Clark was called up to the Brewers MLB roster in September 2014.
He hit his first Reserve Bank of India then later hit his first home Major League home run on September 10, 2014 at home against the Miami Marlins. The home run extended the Brewers" lead over the Marlins to 3-1 in the bottom of the 7th inning in a game with potential playoff implications.
Clark played for the United States national baseball team in the 2011 Baseball World Cup and the 2011 Pan American Games, winning the silver medal.
Clark signed a minor league deal with the Milwaukee Brewers on July 4, 2014. He was called up to the majors on September 2. Clark signed a minor league deal with the Chicago Cubs with an invite to spring training for the 2016 season.
