| Mark Grant | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 24 October 1963 |
| Birth Place: | Aurora, Illinois, U.S. |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | April 27 |
| Debutyear: | 1984 |
| Debutteam: | San Francisco Giants |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | July 26 |
| Finalyear: | 1993 |
| Finalteam: | Colorado Rockies |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 22–32 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 4.31 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 382 |
| Teams: | |
| Team: | San Diego Padres |
| Positionplain: | Color commentator |
Mark Andrew Grant (born October 24, 1963), nicknamed "Mud", is an American former professional starting pitcher and is the current color commentator for the San Diego Padres' television broadcasts.
Grant was a first-round pick by the San Francisco Giants in the 1981 Major League Baseball draft.[1] Grant played for the Giants from through, when he was traded to the San Diego Padres. Grant played for the Padres through where he was again dealt to the Atlanta Braves for Derek Lilliquist. In the off-season, he signed with the Seattle Mariners to a one-year deal. In, he signed to the Houston Astros. The same season on May 20, he was sent to the expansion team Colorado Rockies for Braulio Castillo. He was released from the club just two months later, and signed with the California Angels on August 20.
In 1994, he took a break from baseball to host a talk radio show for KFMB-AM along with broadcasting Padres games for the station. Grant returned to baseball in when he pitched for the Chicago Cubs AAA affiliate Iowa. In he briefly played for CPBL's Uni-President Lions and officially retired from baseball after leaving the Lions.
In 1996, Grant began working in the Padres' TV broadcast booth for Prime Sports Network. In 1997, Mark began his 15 year run with Channel 4 San Diego, teaming with a variety of partners including Mel Proctor and Matt Vasgersian. In 2012, he moved to the new regional television network Fox Sports San Diego (now Bally Sports San Diego), where he continued to provide color commentary with famed play-by-play announcer Dick Enberg until the latter's retirement after the 2016 season. His current main colleague is Don Orsillo. Grant's style of color commentary along with his humorous on-air antics have made "Mud" (a nickname given early in his playing career by Giants coach Danny Ozark in reference to Mudcat Grant) a favorite with Padres fans.[2]
Grant currently resides in Alpine, California, with his wife Mary, two sons, and a daughter. In 2007, Mark Grant was honored by the Kiwanis Club of Alpine, for his contributions to the community. He is also a frequent contributor to sports talk shows on XX Sports Radio in San Diego, as well as the Dave, Shelly, and Chainsaw show on 101.5 KGB FM.