14 Facts About Dan Plesac

1.

Daniel Thomas Plesac was born on February 4,1962 and is a former Major League Baseball pitcher with an 18-year career from 1986 to 2003.

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2.

Dan Plesac played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Philadelphia Phillies.

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3.

Dan Plesac played college baseball for the NC State Wolfpack in the early 1980s.

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4.

Dan Plesac was inducted to the North Carolina State Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010.

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5.

Dan Plesac served primarily as a left-handed specialist from the mid-1990s until the end of his career, pitching for the Blue Jays twice, the Diamondbacks, and the Phillies.

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6.

In 1988, Dan Plesac recorded three saves against the Twins in a weekend series immediately preceding the 1988 All Star Game in Cincinnati.

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7.

Dan Plesac is the franchise's career leader in games, saves and ERA.

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8.

Dan Plesac was the last Phillies pitcher to pitch at Veterans Stadium.

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9.

Dan Plesac worked as a news telecaster for Comcast Sportsnet Chicago, co-hosting as a highlighter for Chicago Cubs and pre and post game shows from 2005 until the end of the 2008 season.

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10.

Dan Plesac joined the MLB Network and became an analyst January 2009.

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11.

Dan Plesac appears on MLB Tonight and is an occasional guest host for Intentional Talk.

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12.

Dan Plesac serves as a broadcaster for the MLB: The Show video game franchise.

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13.

Dan Plesac served as color commentator for the world feed of the 2021 World Series and 2022 All-Star Game produced by MLB International, airing in over 200 countries as well as on the American Forces Network.

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14.

An avid horse racing fan, Dan Plesac became a horse trainer after retirement and once saved an old horse he previously owned after learning it was left in poor condition.

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