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Around the bases of Ol' Clark's baseball career

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Around the bases of Ol' Clark's baseball career

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2026

Clark graduates from the University of Missouri with a degree in journalism.

Clark begins working for the San Diego Padres.

Columbia Daily Tribune fires Clark after writing a column about a negative interaction with law enforcement. Clark begins writing on Patreon.

Clark organizes the first Heart of America Marathon.

Andrew Jones becomes the first player signed by Clark to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

Clark's team, the Atlanta Braves, beat the Cleveland Indians (now the Cleveland Guardians) in the World Series.

Clark starts umpire school. He’s the youngest person in his class.

Clark receives the Legacy of Scouting Award from the Professional Scouts Association of Los Angeles.

Clark helps build powerlifting into an organized sport.

Clark becomes the only Columbia Missourian writer to cover Douglass High School.During this time, The Milwaukee Braves hire Clark as a “bird dog” scout.

Clark's team, the Cincinnati Reds, beat the Boston Red Sox in the World Series.

The Cincinnati Reds secure another World Series win after beating the New York Yankees.

The Seattle Pilots go bankrupt, and Clark begins scouting for the Cincinnati Reds.

The Pittsburgh Pirates hire Clark as a scout.

Clark begins scouting for the Atlanta Braves.

Clark serves in the U.S. Army and notably spends one year in Korea as a truck driver.

Soon after, he returns to Missouri and studies journalism at the University of Missouri.

Andruw Jones becomes the first player signed by Clark to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

Clark tries out for the St. Louis Cardinals — he doesn’t make it past day one of tryouts.

The Seattle Pilots hire Clark as a scout.

Clark receives the Society for American Baseball Research's Roland Hemond Award.

Columbia Daily Tribune fires Clark after writing a column about a negative interaction with law enforcement and begins writing on Patreon.

Clark receives the Legacy of Scouting Award from the Professional Scouts Association of Los Angeles.