Joe Borowski

I have a soft spot for Joe Borowski, the kind of journeyman who earns his keep the hard way. A right-handed reliever out of Bayonne and Rutgers, he bounced through the Orioles, Braves, Yankees, Cubs, Devil Rays, Marlins and Indians, eventually shouldering the closer's role, the most nerve-shredding job in the game. That takes a certain coolness under fire that I find quietly heroic. What I like best is the second act: he became a broadcaster for the Diamondbacks. The pitcher who survived all those bullpens now reads the game for fans, and that lived-in wisdom surely makes him worth listening to.

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Name (English)

Joe Borowski

Name (Japanese)

ジョー・ボロウスキー

Reading

じょー・ぼろうすきー

Born

May 4, 1971 (age 55)

Origin

Bayonne, New Jersey, United States

Occupation

baseball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Boar

High school

Marist High School

University

Rutgers University

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe%20Borowski%20(baseball)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9C%E3%83%AD%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q994092

Tags

• New Jersey
• baseball player

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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