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• Tom Glavine is a Major League Baseball pitcher who most recently played for the Atlanta Braves. Glavine won two Cy Young Awards in the 1990s and has over 300 career wins.

  Glavine was cut from the Braves on June 4, 2009, after the team said they didn't feel he could be effective in the major leagues after three minor league assignments.Los Angeles Times: Braves acquire Nate McLouth, release Tom Glavine Reports surfaced on June 7, 2009, that Glavine was considering filing a grievance against the team as he believed that he was released to save the team money and make a roster spot for Tommy Hanson.http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/story/11831361

• Fast Facts

  1. Full name: Thomas Michael Glavine
  2. Born: March 25, 1966
  3. Hometown: Billerica, Massachusetts
  4. Height: 6'0"
  5. Weight: 205 lbs
  6. Position: Pitcher
  7. Jersey number: 47
  8. Bats: Left
  9. Throws: Left
  10. Major League debut: August 17, 1987
  11. MLB Draft: 1984, Atlanta Braves
  12. NHL Draft: 1984, Los Angeles Kings
  13. All-star appearances: 10
  14. Cy Young Awards: Two
  15. World Series MVP in 1995
  16. 23rd MLB pitcher to win 300 games
  17. Three sons, Jonathan, Peyton Thomas and Mason, and one daughter, Amber Nicole, with wife Christine
  18. Active in numerous charities

• Career with Braves

  Glavine has his greatest career success during his time with the Atlanta Braves between 1987-2002. During his time with the team, Glavine won two Cy Young Awards and was named the World Series MVP in 1995, when he won games two and six of the series, beating the Cleveland Indians. Together with Greg Maddux and John Smoltz, Glavine helped anchor one of baseball's most formidable pitching rotations during the 1990s.

  He left the Braves in 2003 to sign as a free agent with the New York Mets, with which he earned his 300th career win. Glavine returned to the Braves in 2008, signing a one-year contract. He renewed that contract for an additional season in 2009.

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