Jon Rauch | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Rauch with the Washington Nationals in 2006 | |||||||||||||||
Pitcher | |||||||||||||||
Born: Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | September 27, 1978|||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
April 2, 2002, for the Chicago White Sox | |||||||||||||||
Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||
May 17, 2013, for the Miami Marlins | |||||||||||||||
MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
Win–loss record | 43–40 | ||||||||||||||
Earned run average | 3.90 | ||||||||||||||
Strikeouts | 475 | ||||||||||||||
Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||
Teams | |||||||||||||||
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Jon Erich Rauch (born September 27, 1978) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. At 6 feet 11 inches (2.11 m), he is tied with Sean Hjelle as the tallest player in Major League Baseball (MLB) history. He is also an Olympic Gold Medalist in baseball.