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Jon Erich Rauch (born September 27, 1978, in Louisville, Kentucky) is a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball with the Minnesota Twins and is an Olympic Gold Medalist. At 6' 11" (2.11 m), he is the tallest player in the history of the major leagues. Rauch attended and graduated from Oldham County High School. He grew up in Wesport, Kentucky. Rauch played baseball in college at Morehead State University, where he double majored in physics and business. He was also a member of the social fraternity Sigma Phi Epsilon. He was drafted in the third round of the 1999 amateur draft by the Chicago White Sox. He debuted with the White Sox on April 2, 2002. In 2002, Rauch's first stint in the big leagues resulted in a 6.59 ERA in eight games and six starts.
So Listen Mr. D.J., Pack Your Bags
17May2012It was a bad night all around for the Mets, in particular Johan Santana, who pitched another gem and left without a win, the Mets bullpen which imploded once again, for D.J. Carrasco who had to confess his sins to Terry Collins and David Wright befor...
- Mentions: David Wright, Jason Bay, Johan Santana, Scott Hairston
Game Recap: Bullpen Falters Again, Drop Game to Reds 6-2
By: Rising Apple
17May2012It’s deja vu all over again for Johan Santana; he left the game with a 3-2 lead and in line for the win, but the bullpen couldn’t make it stand up to give him his second victory of the year. This time, it was Jon Rauch who couldn’t...
- Mentions: David Wright, Johan Santana, New York Mets, Todd Frazier
A Look at the Mets Closer Conundrum
By: Double G Sports
16May2012Yesterday is a prime example to why the closer situation over the weekend is a big issue. The New York Mets got their rear ends handed to them on a silver platter by the Milwaukee Brewers, 8-0. If the Mets had those two wins in their back p...
- Mentions: Bobby Parnell, Frank Francisco, New York Mets
Forgettable 8th Dooms Mets In Loss To Reds
By: WFAN
16May2012Todd Frazier homered twice, Brandon Phillips hit a tying single off Jon Rauch in the eighth and the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 6-3 Wednesday night.
- Mentions: Cincinnati Reds, Joey Votto, Johan Santana, New York Mets
Frank Francisco Needs to Mix His Pitches
By: Rising Apple
15May2012
- Mentions: Frank Francisco, Jonathan Papelbon, Mariano Rivera, New York Mets
Terry Collins Options Limited At Closer
By: The Ghost of Moonlight Graham
15May2012In the NFL, the most popular guy with the fans when a team is struggling is the backup QB. In Major League Baseball, the most popular guy with fans after a closer has a couple of meltdowns is the eighth inning setup guy. The most popular guy in Queen...
- Mentions: Frank Francisco, New York Mets
Mets Plan to Keep Francisco as Closer
By: Bats
14May2012Despite two straight blown saves, Manager Terry Collins is willing to give the team's top free-agent acquisition a chance to straighten out.
- Mentions: Bobby Parnell, Frank Francisco, Jason Bay, New York Mets
Bats: Mets Plan to Keep Frank Francisco as Closer
By: NY Times
14May2012Despite two straight blown saves, Manager Terry Collins is willing to give the team's top free-agent acquisition a chance to straighten out.
- Mentions: Bobby Parnell, Frank Francisco, Jason Bay, New York Mets
The Case to Make Jon Rauch the Mets Closer
By: Rising Apple
14May2012Frank Francisco should not be closing games for the New York Mets right now. Period. I’m aware that Sandy Alderson went on his version of a spending spree to bring him to Flushing in order to save games for the Amazins, but it’s simply no...
- Mentions: Bobby Parnell, Frank Francisco, New York Mets
Closer by Committee: ’86 the 9th
By: Rising Apple
14May2012After Frank Francisco‘s mother of all meltdowns yesterday in Miami, Terry … [visit site to read more]...
- Mentions: Bobby Parnell, Frank Francisco, New York Mets, Tim Byrdak
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