Mark Copeland went from baseball trainer to med career

Mark Copeland won and award for his work in 2015.

For his work as director of professional outreach at Las Cruces, N.M.'s MountainView Regional Medical Center, Copeland received a Non-Clinical Director of the Year honor, according to Tiller-Hewett Health Strategies.

Copeland won that award long after the start of his career in the medical field. He started that career in baseball, as a minor league trainer.

Copeland graduated from New Mexico State University with a degree in sports medicine. He soon began using that degree with the Houston Astros.

Copeland spent three seasons in the Astros organization. He served as trainer at short-season Auburn in 1990. He also spent time in Kissemmee, Fla.

Copeland then moved on from baseball, working as a facility manager and athletic trainer, then going into marketing, serving as a general manager and account executive, according to his LinkedIn profile. He's served as physician relations manager at MountView since 2013, continuing in 2017.

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1990 Minor League Tally
Players/Coaches Featured: 2,603
Made the Majors:1,023-39.3%
Never Made Majors:1,580-60.7%-X
5+ Seasons in the Majors: 424
10+ Seasons in the Minors:261

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 - Craig Cooper worked on hitting in 7 seasons, made AAA, 1/10/19
 - Darren Cooper pitched well in college, saw single season, 2/27/15

 - Don Cooper coached pitchers over 3 decades, 2 in bigs, 1/1/22
 - Gary Cooper played to win for decade, saw 9 majors games, 8/6/12
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 - Jamie Cooper played over 6 pro seasons, gave son advice, 4/7/16
 - Scott Cooper saw 7 ML seasons, 2 All-Star games, Japan, 6/5/12