Marek Deska

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Marek Leszek Deska born Aug. 24, 1985 in Czestochowa, Poland) is a Polish-Canadian professional baseball player who began his baseball career in Toronto, Canada and as of 2007, is playing in the Dutch Major League (Honkbal Hoofdklasse) for Mediamonks RCH^[1]. With his first start vs. Instant Holland Almere '90 on May 20, 2007, Deska became the first player in history to play in the highest Dutch league with a Polish passport^[2]. Deska is a right-handed pitcher who started his professional baseball career with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the Intercounty Major Baseball League.

In 2006, as a rookie in the Intercounty Major Baseball League, Deska acted as a reliever for the Toronto Maple Leafs and posted a 1-2 record with a 3.12 ERA while tallying 19 strikeouts in 17.1 innings of work ^[3].

Deska pitched in his first Dutch Major League (Honkbal Hoofdklasse) season in 2007 for RCH Mediamonks who made their first appearance in the top Dutch league in 6 years. Deska ended the season with a 3.70 ERA and boasted a 3-6 record^[4]. He finished in the top 10 in the league in pitching categories such as innings pitched, complete games and quality starts with 7 while finishing 12th in the league in total strikeouts ^[5].