Jon Lieber

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.

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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)

Origin

Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States

Occupation

baseball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Dog

High school

Abraham Lincoln High School

University

University of South Alabama

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon%20Lieber
• 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
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6271133

Tags

• Iowa
• baseball player

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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