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Cal Eldred

カル・エルドレッド　/　かる・えるどれっど

American baseball player

November 24, 1967 (age 58)　・　Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

Iowa
baseball player

My Take

Cal Eldred's career reads like a quiet endurance test. Coming out of his home-state University of Iowa and pitching fourteen seasons in the majors from 1991 to 2005 is no small feat for an arm that takes that kind of punishment year after year. What I respect even more is the second act: returning as a special assistant with the Cardinals to mentor minor leaguers through both on-field mechanics and off-field struggles. That tells me longevity wasn't luck but discipline, and that he genuinely wanted to pass it on. He strikes me as the steady, big-brother figure every clubhouse needs.

Overview

Calvin John Eldred (born November 24, 1967) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played for 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1991 to 2005. He previously worked for the St. Louis Cardinals as a special assistant to general manager John Mozeliak, instructing minor league players for various on-field and off-field issues.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Cal Eldred
Name (Japanese): カル・エルドレッド
Reading: かる・えるどれっど
Born: November 24, 1967 (age 58)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Sagittarius / Goat
Origin: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: baseball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of Iowa

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%83%89

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