John Hoover (baseball)
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John Nicklaus Hoover is a former Major League Baseball
pitcher
who played for one season. He pitched in two games for the Texas Rangers
during the 1990 Texas Rangers season
. Hoover was a member of the famous 1984 U.S Olympic baseball team along with the likes of Mark McGwire, Will Clark, Oddibe McDowell, and so forth.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
who played for one season. He pitched in two games for the Texas Rangers
Texas Rangers (baseball)
The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...
during the 1990 Texas Rangers season
1990 Texas Rangers season
The Texas Rangers 1990 season involved the Rangers finishing 3rd in the American League west with a record of 83 wins and 79 losses.-Regular season:* June 11, 1990: Nolan Ryan threw his sixth no-hitter against the Oakland Athletics....
. Hoover was a member of the famous 1984 U.S Olympic baseball team along with the likes of Mark McGwire, Will Clark, Oddibe McDowell, and so forth.