DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS GREAT BASEBALL PLAYER; "JIM ABBOTT?
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James Anthony Abbott (born September 19, 1967) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher, who played despite having been born without a right hand. He played for theCalifornia Angels, the New York Yankees, the Chicago White Sox, and the Milwaukee Brewers, from 1989 to 1999.
He graduated from Flint Central High School and grew up in the East Village area of Flint, Michigan. While with the University of Michigan, Abbott won the James E. Sullivan Awardas the nation's best amateur athlete in 1987 and won a gold medal in the demonstration event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He was drafted in the first round of the 1988 Major League Baseball Draft and reached the Majors the next year. He threw a no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians in 1993.[1] Abbott retired with a career record of 87 wins and 108 losses, with a 4.25 earned run average.
He currently[when?] works as a motivational speaker. Abbott also appeared in the Boy Meets World episode "Class Preunion."
- NYYankees 2012/06/12 01:39:27YES, I know who Jim Abbott is.
i wouldnt necessarily call him "great". good but not great. he has a no hitter and a solid career... but not an all time great or hall of fame bound. he has a losing record.reply -
YES, I know who Jim Abbott is.He was born without a right hand but that didn't stop him from reaching his dream.He was raised in Flint Michigan, and became the ace Pitcher for the University of Michigan.In 1988 he won Gold in The Olympics. he never spent a day in the minor leagues and went and played for the California Angels . in 1993 he went to the New York Yankees. He retired in 1999.reply
