Joe Magrane

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2⁄3 innings.

An injured elbow in 1990 cost him almost all of the next two seasons and most of his effectiveness, and he never regained his early form. He won 11 games between the St. Louis and California ball clubs in 1993, but could not muster more than two wins or 74 innings pitched in any other season until his retirement in 1996 at the relatively early age of 32.

Broadcasting career

Prior to joining the MLB Network, Magrane was teamed with play-by-play announcer Dewayne Staats from 1998 to 2008 as part of the Tampa Bay Rays television team, and also served as an analyst for NBC Sports' coverage of baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics. [3]

Personal life

Magrane and his wife Renee, [4] have two daughters, Shannon and Sophia. [5] In 2012, Shannon was a finalist on the 11th season of American Idol . [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Class of 2009 Elected to Cape League's Hall of Fame". capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  2. ↑ "These are the 9 weirdest pitching seasons ever". MLB.com. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  3. ↑ Medium Well: Your NBC Olympics lineup – A blog on sports media, news and networks – baltimoresun.com Archived 2008-08-03 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Nightingale, Bob (November 14, 1994). "Angels Find Crack in Their Plan to Deal Away Magrane : Baseball: Injuries the pitcher sustained in late October car accident lessen his value on the trade market". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  5. ↑ Sherman, Joe (January 25, 2012). "Daughter of Cape League Hall of Famer Magrane Heads to Hollywood as 'American Idol' Hopeful". Cape Cod Baseball League . Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  6. ↑ Los Angeles Times, Magrane's daughter's American Idol audition
Joe Magrane
Joe Magrane Cardinals.jpg
Pitcher
Born: (1964-07-02) July 2, 1964 (age 60)
Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 25, 1987, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
June 21, 1996, for the Chicago White Sox
Preceded by
First
 Tampa Bay Rays television color announcer
1998 – 2008 		Succeeded by
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