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Quinton McCracken

クイントン・マクラッケン　/　くいんとん・まくらっけん

American baseball player

August 16, 1970 (age 55)　・　Southport, North Carolina, United States

North Carolina
baseball player

My Take

Quinton McCracken earns my respect on two fronts: he came out of Duke University, and he survived twelve seasons in Major League Baseball. That longevity alone tells you he was smart and tough. What sticks with me most, though, is that he was the Tampa Bay Devil Rays' very first center fielder and batter back in 1998. Being page one of a franchise's history is a quiet kind of immortality I find far more charming than any superstar's stat line. He reads to me as a cerebral, durable grinder, the sort of player a clubhouse builds itself around rather than markets on a billboard.

Overview

Quinton Antoine McCracken (born August 16, 1970) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played all or parts of 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), and was the Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise's first center fielder and batter on March 31, 1998.

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

1. Profile

Name (English): Quinton McCracken
Name (Japanese): クイントン・マクラッケン
Reading: くいんとん・まくらっけん
Born: August 16, 1970 (age 55)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Dog
Origin: Southport, North Carolina, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: baseball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: South Brunswick High School
University: Duke University

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%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%82%B1%E3%83%B3

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