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John McLaren

ジョン・マクラーレン　/　じょん・まくらーれん

American baseball player

September 29, 1951 (age 74)　・　Galveston, Texas, United States

Texas
baseball player
baseball coach

My Take

What I find compelling about John McLaren is how much of a baseball lifer he is. Most fans remember him from his stint managing the Seattle Mariners across 2007 and 2008, but the part that genuinely interests me is his second act far from MLB's spotlight. Leading the Poland national team and managing the Arabia Wolves in Baseball United tells me he's chasing the game itself, not the prestige. There's something I respect about a coach who keeps taking the job wherever the sport is growing. He strikes me as the kind of grinder who built a long career on dugout instinct rather than headlines.

Overview

John Lowell McLaren (born September 29, 1951) is an American professional baseball coach and manager. He currently serves as manager of the Poland national baseball team and of the Arabia Wolves of Baseball United. McLaren managed the Seattle Mariners for parts of the 2007 to 2008 seasons.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): John McLaren
Name (Japanese): ジョン・マクラーレン
Reading: じょん・まくらーれん
Born: September 29, 1951 (age 74)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Rabbit
Origin: Galveston, Texas, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: baseball player / baseball coach

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

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%9E%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3

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