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John Lackey

ジョン・ラッキー　/　じょん・らっきー

American former baseball pitcher

October 23, 1978 (age 47)　・　Abilene, Texas, United States

From Texas
Baseball player

My Take

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.

Overview

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.

1. Profile

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
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: Baseball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of Texas at Arlington

3. Relationships

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

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

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

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