James Vernon Handrahan is a Canadian

Canada

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 former pitcher in Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 who played his entire career for the Kansas City Athletics

Oakland Athletics

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. He is noted for being one of only two Major League Baseball players in history (the other being 19th-century player Henry Oxley

Henry Oxley

Henry Havelock Oxley was a Canadian Major League baseball player from Covehead, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Oxley moved to Massachusetts at a young age and played briefly with both the New York Gothams and the New York Metropolitans in 1884...

) from Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

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Handrahan was originally signed by the Milwaukee Braves

Atlanta Braves

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as an amateur free agent in . He was later drafted by the Athletics from the Braves in the minor league draft. He appeared in 34 games for the Athletics in and , primarily as a relief pitcher.