John Loy Rocker (born October 17, 1974) is a retired American Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for the Atlanta Braves, the Cleveland Indians, the Texas Rangers, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as well as the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He threw left-handed and batted right-handed.
Rocker is a native of Macon, Georgia and currently resides in Atlanta.
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John Loy Rocker (born October 17, 1974) is a retired American Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for the Atlanta Braves, the Cleveland Indians, the Texas Rangers, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as well as the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He threw left-handed and batted right-handed.
Rocker is a native of Macon, Georgia and currently resides in Atlanta.
John Rocker was a star pitcher for First Presbyterian Day School in Macon, Georgia. Notably, Rocker threw three no-hitters during his high school career. He was soon drafted by the Atlanta Braves.
The next year, he was promoted to the major-league club and was named their closer after an injury to regular closer Kerry Ligtenberg. Rocker finished the 1998 season with an earned run average of 2.13 in 38 innings pitched. 1999 proved to be Rocker's best year statistically, and after becoming the Braves' full-time closer, he converted 38 saves and had an ERA of 2.49 in 74 games.
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