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John Olerud

John Garrett Olerud Jr. (/ˈoʊləruːd/; born August 5, 1968) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman from 1989 through 2005, most prominently as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays team that won two consecutive World Series championships in 1992 and 1993. He also played for the New York Mets…

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Batting average
.295
Hits
2,239
Home runs
255
Induction
2020
Runs batted in
1,230

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John Olerud

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John Olerud

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related to Retirement · 17
John Olerud → All-Century Baseball, At, Canadian Baseball Hall, Century, Class, December, Fame, Following, He, His, In, John Olerud Two-Way Player, National College Baseball Hall, Olerud, Pac-12 Player, The, Year Award
related to External links · 10
John Olerud → Baseball AlmanacJohn Olerud, Baseball Reference, Career, ESPN, Fangraphs, IMDbJordan Olerud Foundation, JordanFund, Minors, MLB, Retrosheet
Batting average · 1
John Olerud → .295
Hits · 1
John Olerud → 2,239
Home runs · 1
John Olerud → 255
Induction · 1
John Olerud → 2020
Runs batted in · 1
John Olerud → 1,230

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John OlerudBatting average.2951.00infobox
John OlerudHits2,2391.00infobox
John OlerudHome runs2551.00infobox
John OlerudInduction20201.00infobox
John OlerudRuns batted in1,2301.00infobox
John Olerudrelated to External linksCareer0.60section
John Olerudrelated to External linksMLB0.60section
John Olerudrelated to External linksESPN0.60section
John Olerudrelated to External linksBaseball Reference0.60section
John Olerudrelated to External linksFangraphs0.60section
John Olerudrelated to External linksMinors0.60section
John Olerudrelated to External linksRetrosheet0.60section

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