I wish he came to the Red Sox because he is a good pitcher, and I’m from Boston. I wonder how the Nationals will do, because they our not very good in the first place and they gave up a good pitcher. But I’m not the GM. From washingtonian.com: At six-foot-eleven, Jon Rauch (who was just traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks) is the tallest player in the history of the major leagues—and one of the few with an Olympic medal. The pitcher talks about the new Nationals stadium, his height, and what it was like to win gold for his country.
Eight years ago, Jon Rauch was in Australia, listening to “The Star-Spangled Banner” and watching the US flag raised. Around his neck hung a gold medal.
Today Rauch is using his golden arm to post impressive stats as a Washington Nationals reliever: His ERA (as of press time) is 2.49, with 17 saves and 40 strikeouts over 43 innings.
He made his major-league debut with the Chicago White Sox in 2002. Two years later, he was traded to the Montreal Expos. He became a Nationals player when the Expos moved here in 2005.
At six-foot-eleven, he’s the tallest player in the history of the major leagues and the tallest ever to hit a home run—he did that off Roger Clemens in 2004.
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Ian, I’m going to look for Rauch now. Thanks for the good videos and information.