Paul Spoljaric

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Paul Spoljaric
Pitcher
Born: (1970-09-24) September 24, 1970 (age 54)
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Batted: Right
Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 6, 1994, for the Toronto Blue Jays
Last MLB appearance
September 28, 2000, for the Kansas City Royals

Paul Nikola Spoljaric (born September 24, 1970) is a Canadian former left-handed professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for four different teams between 1994 and 2000.

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Career

MLB

After being signed by the Toronto Blue Jays as an amateur free agent in 1989, Spoljaric went on to play for the Blue Jays, Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies and Kansas City Royals. He was traded in 1997 with Mike Timlin for José Cruz Jr. and was a member of Team Canada at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where they finished in fourth place in the baseball tournament.

In his six-year MLB career, Spoljaric compiled an 8–17 record with 278 strikeouts, 12 saves, and a 5.52 ERA in 278 innings.

Intercounty Baseball League

Spoljaric was a starting pitcher in the Intercounty Baseball League (IBL) in Southern Ontario. Spoljaric also spent the first six IBL seasons as a starting pitcher with the Toronto Maple Leafs. With the Maple Leafs, he won two IBL championships in 2002 and 2007.

On December 2007, Spoljaric signed with the Barrie Baycats and was their starting pitcher for the 2008 IBL season

On July 13, 2025, Spoljaric's #36 was retired by the Maple Leafs. [1]

Personal life

After leaving baseball, Spoljaric became president of a flooring company based in Bolton, Ontario. [2] His son, Garner, played college baseball for Stetson. [3]

References

  1. ↑ @/IBLMapleLeafs (July 12, 2025). "Join us prior to first pitch tomorrow at 1:45 PM for our first-ever Number Retirement Ceremony, where we'll be honouring legendary IBL pitcher Paul Spoljaric and retiring his number, 36, before the game!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ↑ https://ca.linkedin.com/in/paul-spoljaric-48068b1a [ self-published source ]
  3. ↑ "Garner Špoljaric - Baseball". Stetson University Athletics . Retrieved March 14, 2021.
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