Jon Ratliff
American baseball player
Intro | American baseball player | ||
Places | United States of America | ||
is | Athlete Baseball player | ||
Work field | Sports | ||
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Birth | 22 December 1971, Syracuse, USA | ||
Age | 53 years | ||
Star sign | Capricorn | ||
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Jon Charles Ratliff (born December 22, 1971) is an American former professional baseball player. Ratliff played one game in his career, for the Oakland Athletics of the Major League Baseball (MLB) in the 2000 season. He pitched one inning in relief not allowing a hit or a walk, and not striking out a batter.
Ratliff attended LeMoyne College, and in 1992 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Mets of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the first round (24th overall) in the 1993 MLB draft. He played eight seasons in the minor leagues.
Ratliff was featured in the book 'The Cup of Coffee Club: 11 Players and Their Brush with Baseball History' (2020) by Jacob Kornhauser.