John Rocker Memorabilia & Collectibles

About John Rocker Memorabilia & Collectibles

 John Rocker is a retired American Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for a number of teams which include the Atlanta Braves, the Cleveland Indians, the Texas Rangers, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He is a right-hand batter, and a left-handed pitcher. He was born in Macon, Georgia, and currently lives in Atlanta where he started sports at the early age of 7. His achievements include All State Baseball, All Region Football, and All Star Baseball.

 

Rocker began his pitching career in the minor league, where he was a starting pitcher. He was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in 1993. In the years between 2001-2003, Rocker joined 3 different teams before he underwent rotaror cuff surgery.

 

Over his career, Rocker was been known for making controversial comments on racism, homophobia, and sexism. For some of the comments made in his career, he was even suspended for 28 games in the 2000 season, but was later reduced to missing 14 games after appealing the decision. Although he apologized for some of his remarks, he continued to make controversial comments in his career. For his comments, even Jay Leno from the Tonight Show poked fun at Rocker for his unusual public behavior. Rocker went as far as defending constitutional rights on freedom of speech for Ozzie Guillen, a former teammate of Rocker, for having made similar comments.

 

Currently, Rocker is a radio analyst for several programs which include Sporting News radio and ESPN Radio in New York. He is highly involved in charity work with organizations such as the Georgia Transplant Foundation, United Special Sportsman Alliance, and the Starlight Children’s Foundation. To raise funds and awareness for Multiple Sclerosis, Rocker recently participated in the Cox MS 150.

 

Have fun with MLB signed cards! It’s a great hobby for your kids who are fans of baseball. For those bigger fans, go to the games and see if you can pick up an autographed MLB bats or autographed MLB helmets! A great addition to any collection!

 

 

About John Rocker:

John Rocker (full name: John Loy Rocker; no nicknames) played pitcher from 1998 until 2003 for the Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He played for the Braves from 1998 - 2001, Indians in 2001, Rangers in 2002 and Devil Rays in 2003. Over 6 seasons, he played games, won 13 games, struck out 332 batters, and had a 3.42 ERA. Born on October 17, 1974 in Statesboro, GA, Rocker stands 6' 4" and weighs 210 lb. He attended First Presbyterian (Macon, GA) high school and was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 18th round of the 1993 amateur draft. His debut was on May 5, 1998 and he played his final game on May 14, 2003. Over his career, Rocker made $5,077,500. Common misspellings of his name include John james Loy jon John jimmy jim Rocker rucker ruker.