John Olerud turns 55 today.
John was born in Seattle, Washington. His father, also John, played catcher for Washington State University and played professional ball, reaching Triple-A. John Jr. was.
Injuries have wracked the Boston Red Sox, but injuries provide an opportunity and, in the case of Jarren Duran, another chance as a solid MLB contributor, just like David Ortiz and Luis Tiant benefited from circumstances.
Erik Hanson turns 58 today.
Hanson was the Mariners 2nd round pick of the 1986 draft. He made it to the majors in 1988 and spent six pretty good seasons with the M’s with a 56-54 3.69 ERA in 145.