Mark Harris Finkelstein Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Mark Harris taught English and creative writing at Arizona State University from 1980 to 2001; he also was the author of five non-fiction books, a collection of essays, and thirteen novels, including "Bang The Drum Slowly", part of a series of five novels about Henry Wiggen, pitcher for the fictitious New York Mammoths professional baseball team. ...
[1994 interview in the Los Angeles Times] I can't stand fantasy, especially in baseball. It has to be real for me. I think people make fantasy of it [baseball] who don't know how it works realistically . . . baseball has to be done right.