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John Wetteland

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John Wetteland is an American former relief pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos, New York Yankees and Texas Rangers. He specialized as a closer and recorded 330 saves in his career. In 1996 he saved 24 straight appearances in which he had a chance, the most in MLB history at the time, breaking the record of 19 set by Lee Smith the season before. With the Yankees he won the 1996 World Series over the Atlanta Braves and was named World Series Most Valuable Player for saving four games in the series. After his playing career he served as a coach for the Washington Nationals and the Seattle Mariners. He was born in 1966.

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Birth Year
1966 1
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
1 2
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Competed In

Major League Baseball, Competitions
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World Series, Competitions
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On The Roster Of

New York Yankees, Teams and Clubs
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Baseball, Sports
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Nationality

United States

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is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB)
Sources
1. MLB Stats API: MLB Stats API people search result for John Wetteland
MLB Stats API
  • People record, birth date
    "birthDate": "1966-08-21"
  • People record, gender
    "gender": "M"
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2. John Wetteland (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, nationality
    is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB)
  • Lead
    he won the 1996 World Series over the Atlanta Braves
  • Competed In: World Series, Lead, World Series
    With the Yankees, he won the 1996 World Series over the Atlanta Braves and won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award for saving four games in the series
  • Competed In: Major League Baseball, Lead, Major League Baseball
    who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB)
  • On The Roster Of: New York Yankees, Article, team
    He pitched for four teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos, New York Yankees, and Texas Rangers
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