John Marzano
John Robert Marzano was born February 14, 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died April 19th, 2008 of a heart attack. He was a Major League Baseball player from 1987 to 1998 for the Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, and Seattle Mariners. Marzano was a backup catcher.
John was a graduate of the prestigious Central High School in Philadelphia.
John was the usual guest of Phillies Post Game Live on Comcast Sports Net. John co-hosted a show with Rob Charry on Saturdays, and was also a regular guest on WIP-AM's morning show
He attended and played for the Owls of Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1982 to 1984. Marzano played catcher for the Temple Owls baseball team before getting drafted in the 1st round, 14th overall, in the 1984 entry draft by the Boston Red Sox of American League of Major League Baseball.
At the time of his death, Marzano was in his first year of work with Major League Baseball's BaseballChannel.tv. He co-hosted the show Leading Off with Vinny Micucci every weekday morning.[1] John became a cult hero in Seattle when he threw a haymaker at Yankee outfielder Paul O'Neil during a game in 1996. He is well-known in Seattle for this incident which occurred after Paul complained to the umpire about a pitch that was high and inside.
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