Mark Clay Brandenburg (born July 14, 1970) is a former middle-relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1995 through 1997 for the Texas Rangers (1995-96) and Boston Red Sox (1996-97). Brandenburg batted and threw right-handed. Listed at 6' 0", 180 lb., he was selected by the Texas Rangers in the 1992 draft out of Texas Tech.

In a three-season career, Brandenburg posted a 5-8 record with a 4.49 earned run average, 121 strikeouts, 56 walks, 144 ⅓ innings, and no saves, in 97 games pitched.

In July 2008, Brandenburg was inducted into the Texas Tech Athletics Hall of Fame.

His daughter, Ryan Kate, appeared on Season 3 of MasterChef Junior.

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