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Jon Lieber

ジョン・リーバー　/　じょん・りーばー

American baseball player

April 2, 1970 (age 56)　・　Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States

Iowa
baseball player

My Take

Jon Lieber is the sort of pitcher I find genuinely admirable. An Iowa kid out of the University of South Alabama, he carved out a long major-league career across the Pirates, Cubs, Yankees, and Phillies without ever relying on overpowering heat. What I respect is the craftsman's approach, winning with command and guile rather than spectacle, and lasting the better part of two decades on the mound is its own quiet achievement. Baseball is ultimately sustained by players like him, the calculating workhorses who eat innings and steady a rotation. I will always take that kind of durable intelligence over a flash in the pan.

Overview

Jonathan Ray Lieber (born April 2, 1970) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He stands 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighs 240 pounds (110 kg). He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1994–1998), Chicago Cubs (1999–2002 and 2008), New York Yankees (2004), and Philadelphia Phillies (2005–2007).

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

1. Profile

Name (English): Jon Lieber
Name (Japanese): ジョン・リーバー
Reading: じょん・りーばー
Born: April 2, 1970 (age 56)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Dog
Origin: Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: baseball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Abraham Lincoln High School
University: University of South Alabama

3. Relationships

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

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC

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