Jim Lyttle

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.

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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

Height

181 cm

Occupation

baseball player

High school

East Central High School

University

Florida State University

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim%20Lyttle
• 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
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q281194

Tags

• Ohio
• baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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