John Martin Kruk was born on February 9,1961 and is an American former professional baseball first baseman and outfielder.
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19 Facts About John Kruk
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John Kruk is a color commentator for Phillies' games on NBC Sports Philadelphia.
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John Kruk played baseball at Keyser High School, at Potomac State College, and at Allegany Community College, where Kruk played for Junior College Hall of Fame Coach Steve Bazarnic.
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John Kruk was the first Major Leaguer to come out of Allegany and has been followed by four others.
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John Kruk signed was signed as the third overall selection in the Special Draft selection on June 13,1981.
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John Kruk began his professional career with the San Diego Padres after being drafted in 1981.
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In October 1987, John Kruk rented a house in San Diego with two other men: Roy Plummer, a high school friend, and Vernon Hafer, an acquaintance of Plummer's.
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John Kruk has stated that the ongoing stress from the episode negatively affected his on-field performance that season.
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John Kruk had made the decision two days earlier and informed his teammates on the eve of his retirement.
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John Kruk has since worked for Major League Baseball on Fox, The Best Damn Sports Show Period, and local telecasts in Philadelphia.
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John Kruk coached the Reading Phillies of the Class AA Eastern League during the 2001 season.
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John Kruk had acting roles in film and television, including the 1996 film The Fan, The Sandlot: Heading Home, and American Pastime.
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John Kruk appeared in the Sawyer Brown music video "Round Here".
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In 2012, ESPN hired John Kruk to be the color commentator for Sunday Night Baseball alongside Dan Shulman.
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In February 2017, Comcast SportsNet announced that they hired John Kruk to join the Philadelphia Phillies broadcast team, replacing Matt Stairs, who was hired as the Phillies' hitting coach.
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John Kruk was named the Florida Athletic Coaches Association Class 2A Coach of the Year for the district in his first year with the Stingrays.
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