John Braddock Clontz was a relief pitcher

Relief pitcher

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 in Major League Baseball

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Clontz was born in Stuart, Virginia

Stuart, Virginia

Stuart is a town in Patrick County, Virginia, United States, and its county seat. The population was 961 at the 2000 census. Due to recent boundary expansion, the town of Stuart has an estimated population of nearly 1,700 residents. The town of Stuart was named after Confederate Gen. J.E.B...

. An alumnus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, he made his major league debut on April 26, . During his career, he pitched for the Atlanta Braves

Atlanta Braves

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, Los Angeles Dodgers

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, New York Mets

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, and Pittsburgh Pirates

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. Every year he visits his former high school in Aliquippa, PA at Aliquippa High School

Aliquippa High School

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 to donate cleats, baseballs, and jerseys for their baseball team.

Clontz was a member of the 1995 Atlanta Braves World Series

World Series

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 Championship team. He last played for the Triple-A affiliate of the Florida Marlins

Florida Marlins

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, the Albuquerque Isotopes

Albuquerque Isotopes

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