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John andrew smoltz born may 15, 1967, nicknamed smoltzie and marmaduke, is an american former baseball pitcher and active sportscaster. John smoltz has the perfect world series find on 25year. While spring training is just getting underway for the 2017 mlb regular season, competitive baseball returns in the form of the world baseball classic this. Mar 26, 2015 watch the baseball hall of fame video biography for john smoltz, hall of fame class of 2015. Whether as a starter or a closer, john smoltz was one of baseballs best pitchers in the 1990s and the early part of the new millennium. Aug 19, 2015 the 2020 mlb season could begin in july after owners approved a historic plan for an 82game schedule and a 5050 revenue split between owners and the mlb players association. Featuring personal stories from hall of famer john smoltz, threetime cy young award winner clayton kershaw, former mvp albert pujols, perennial allstar mariano rivera. Hall of famers bobby cox and john smoltz enjoy a round of golf at cooperstowns leatherstocking golf course during the 2015 hall of fame weekend.
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