John Lackey

Lackey is the ultimate big-game bulldog, the kind of competitor you genuinely wanted on the mound with everything on the line. Winning a clinching World Series game as a rookie for the Angels in 2002, then adding titles with the Red Sox and Cubs, puts him in incredibly rare company; the guy just kept showing up in October across decades. He pitched with a perpetual scowl and an obvious chip on his shoulder, which I loved. Never the flashiest, never the most beloved, but he was a horse who ate innings and elevated when it mattered. That competitive fire defined his entire career.

John Lackey (born October 23, 1978, in Abilene, Texas) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. He attended the University of Texas at Arlington and pitched for teams including the Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs. A durable right-handed starter, he is one of the few pitchers to win World Series titles with three different franchises.

Name (English)

John Lackey

Name (Japanese)

ジョン・ラッキー

Reading

じょん・らっきー

Born

October 23, 1978 (age 47)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Horse

Origin

Abilene, Texas, United States

Occupation

Baseball player

University

University of Texas at Arlington

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Lackey
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3178824

Tags

• From Texas
• Baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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