Happy Birthday Dan Plesac
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Blue Jay,
Dan Plesac turns 59 today. Plesac had an 18-year MLB career, pitching in 1064 games (all but 14 as a reliever). He finished with a 3.64 ERA and 158 saves. Dan spent five seasons as a closer, at the start of his career, for the
Brewers
. In 1989 he set a career-high with 33 saves and a career-low with a 2.35 ERA.
For most of the rest of his career, he was a setup man or a LOOGY. He played five seasons with the Jays, in two stints: 1997-1999 and 2001-2002. In total, he had a 4.21 ERA in 262 games, with 6 saves. His first go was the interesting one or at least the trade that brought him to us.