Prior’s overuse was not nearly as pronounced, but people did notice even at the time that Dusty Baker was having Prior (and fellow phenom Kerry Wood) throw a lot of pitches. In September of 2003, ...

Iowa Cubs pitcher Mark Prior, above, connects on one of his two home runs May 7, 2002, at Sec Taylor Stadium (now called Principal Park). "God opened up a nice wind stream, I guess," Prior said.

Pitcher Mark Prior is attempting to resurrect his career in San Diego. "I understand the challenge and the road I’m facing," he said. ( (Jamie Squire/Getty Images) PEORIA, Ariz. – We are ...

Mark Prior’s latest comeback attempt involved working as a reliever at Triple-A for the Reds, but he’s been on the disabled list with a shoulder injury since late April and today they released him.

However, in the wake of all the injured pitchers, like Prior alluded to, it's put a lot of pressure on some other guys to perform. That group includes Dustin May, Tony Gonsolin, and at times ...

Stephen Strasburg. Aroldis Champan. Meet Mark Prior. Although Washington Nationals and Cincinnati Reds fans may not want to hear it, the fate of hard-throwing prospects is all to familiar ...

Oft-injured pitcher Mark Prior has been given another shot to get himself back to the majors. CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman has learned that the Red Sox have signed Prior.

Prior's big-league career officially ends with a 42-29 record, 3.51 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 757 strikeouts in 657 innings. His 2003 season, though, is a sad reminder of what could have been if not for ...

Their situations are like night and day. As we all know, Prior burst on to the baseball scene going 18-6 with a 2.43 ERA for the Chicago Cubs in 2003. Since then, he has been an injury-filled mess.

Prior finished the 2003 season with an 18-6 record and 2.43 ERA, earning All-Star honors and finishing third in the NL Cy Young race. He even garnered MVP votes, finishing ninth in the NL tally.