From minor league deal
To Comeback Player Award
And lone All-Star nod
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| 1993 Upper Deck #177 John Jaha |
Jaha was a productive but often injured player with the Brewers. After becoming a free agent after the 1998 season, he could only get a minor-league deal with the Oakland Athletics. He wasn't even expected to make the team, but ended up making the All-Star team and winning the Sporting News' Comeback Player Of The Year award.
I remember his years with the A's. Didn't realize he made the all-star team with them though.
ReplyDeleteHe's also one of the few modern players from Portland to have made it to the bigs.
ReplyDeleteI forgot he had that bounce-back year for Oakland but he certainly fit the A's profile at the time.
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