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My Take
I've always had a soft spot for pitchers like Jon Duplantier, the kind of guy whose career reads like proof of how stubbornly hard this game is. Back in 2016 the Diamondbacks grabbed him in the third round and for a stretch he was a genuinely exciting prospect, the type scouts get giddy about, before injuries and the merciless margins of big-league hitting turned everything into a grind. What I love is that he didn't just quietly fade away. He packed up that arm and crossed the Pacific, suiting up for the Hanshin Tigers and the Yokohama DeNA BayStars, and to me that takes real guts. He's a walking reminder that a baseball life is never one tidy straight line, and that chasing the next mound, wherever in the world it happens to be, counts as its own kind of win.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jon Duplantier
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョン・デュプランティエ
- Reading
- じょん・でゅぷらんてぃえ
- Born
- July 11, 1994 (age 32)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Dog
- Origin
- Newark, Delaware, United States
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- High school
- Seven Lakes High School
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Jon Duplantier born?
Born July 11, 1994 (age 32).
Where is Jon Duplantier from?
Jon Duplantier is from Newark, Delaware, United States.
What does Jon Duplantier do?
Jon Duplantier works as baseball player.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.