Jon Rauch

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Jon Erich Rauch

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 11", Weight 230 lb.
School Morehead State University
Debut April 2, 2002
Born September 27, 1978 in Louisville, KY USA

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The tallest player in major league history, Jon Rauch won an Olympic gold medal for the United States in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. That year, he was also named Baseball America and The Sporting News Minor League Player of the Year.

Keith Hernandez has referred to Rauch as "The Wookiee" during SNY broadcasts in 2006. After having been informed by colleagues Ron Darling and Gary Cohen that he'd shaved off his somewhat unkempt hair, Hernandez began referring to him as "The Shaven Wookiee."