John Edward Lannan was born on September 27,1984 and is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
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20 Facts About John Lannan
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John Lannan made his Major League Baseball debut with the Washington Nationals in 2007 against the Philadelphia Phillies; he was ejected from his first MLB game.
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John Lannan pitched with the Nationals for six seasons through 2012 and was the opening day starter in 2009 and 2010.
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John Lannan was relegated out of the rotation in 2012, and was eventually non-tendered making him a free agent.
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John Lannan was selected by the Washington Nationals in the 11th round of the 2005 Major League Baseball draft.
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John Lannan pitched for the low Single-A Vermont Expos in 2005 and the Single-A Savannah Sand Gnats in 2006, compiling earned run averages of 5.
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John Lannan picked up his first Major League win, in his second start, six days later, in which he held the Cincinnati Reds hitless through three and scoreless through five inning before allowing two runs in the sixth.
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On July 22,2011, John Lannan hit his first career home run off Hiroki Kuroda of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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John Lannan was called up again as part of the Nationals' 2012 September call-ups, filling the starting rotation job of Stephen Strasburg after Strasburg was shut down in early September.
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On November 30,2012, John Lannan was non-tendered by the Nationals, making him an unrestricted free-agent.
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John Lannan is a solid veteran who has always been a strike thrower.
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John Lannan was happy to sign with a northeast team due to their hard-nosed mentality, but previously, he had a "unique" history with the Phillies including being ejected in his major league debut, which he made at Citizens Bank Park, during which he hit Chase Utley and Ryan Howard in consecutive at bats.
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On December 14,2015, John Lannan signed a minor league deal with the Kansas City Royals.
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On February 27,2017, John Lannan signed a minor league deal with the Washington Nationals.
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On June 19,2017, John Lannan signed with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
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On March 8,2021, John Lannan was announced as the MP coach for the Buffalo Bisons, the Triple-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays.
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John Lannan threw a four-seam fastball, a slider, a curveball, and a changeup.
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John Lannan relied most heavily on his slider in two-strike counts.
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