Jim Lyttle

ジム・ライトル　/　じむ・らいとる

American baseball player

May 20, 1946 (age 80)　・　Hamilton, Ohio, United States

Ohio
baseball player

My Take

Jim Lyttle is one of those players who never quite cracked the starting lineup in the States but found his real groove on the other side of the Pacific. Drafted into MLB life with the Yankees, White Sox, Expos, and Dodgers, he bounced around enough to know the grind of being a reserve outfielder — solid glove, decent bat, never the guy the crowd chants for. What genuinely sets him apart is his seven-season run in Nippon Professional Baseball with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and Nankai Hawks, back when very few Americans made that leap and stuck around long enough to matter. That kind of career takes real adaptability — new country, new language, new game culture. I find that quietly impressive, and honestly more interesting than a journeyman MLB career alone would ever be.

Overview

James Lawrence Lyttle Jr. (born May 20, 1946) is an American former professional baseball player from Logan, Indiana. He played as an outfielder for the New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Montreal Expos, and Los Angeles Dodgers of the Major League Baseball (MLB). He also played seven seasons of baseball in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and Nankai Hawks.

1. Profile

Name (English): Jim Lyttle
Name (Japanese): ジム・ライトル
Reading: じむ・らいとる
Born: May 20, 1946 (age 80)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Dog
Origin: Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 181 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: baseball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: East Central High School
University: Florida State University

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%B8%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%83%AB