John Cerutti

John Cerutti

Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=#1E90FF
bgcolor2=#002FA7
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=#1E90FF
name=John Cerutti
position=Pitcher
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=April 28, 1960
Albany, New York
deathdate=death date and age|2004|10|3|1960|4|28
Toronto, Ontario
debutdate=September 1
debutyear=1985
debutteam=Toronto Blue Jays
finaldate=October 5
finalyear=1991
finalteam=Detroit Tigers
stat1label=Record
stat1value=49-43
stat2label=ERA
stat2value=3.94
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=398
teams=
*Toronto Blue Jays (by|1985-by|1990)
*Detroit Tigers (by|1991)
highlights=
*Recorded first Blue Jays win in SkyDome

John Joseph Cerutti (April 28 1960 - October 3 2004) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, and later a broadcaster for the Toronto Blue Jays.

Born in Albany, New York, Cerutti was selected in the first round of the amateur draft by the Blue Jays in by|1981 with the 21st overall pick out of Amherst College. He graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Economics. He played 7 seasons in the major leagues with the Blue Jays (by|1985-by|1990) and Detroit Tigers (by|1991).

On June 7, 1989, Cerutti recorded the first Blue Jays win in SkyDome, their new stadium.

After his playing career, he went into broadcasting and started doing Blue Jays games alongside Brian Williams on CBC before becoming a TV analyst for the team's new flagship station, Rogers Sportsnet.

Cerutti was supposed to broadcast the last game of the 2004 season for the Blue Jays but missed an 11:00 AM meeting. The production staff began to worry and started calling him. After numerous attempts, the police had to be brought in to break open the door of his Toronto hotel room. He was found without any vital signs. His death at the age of only 44 was officially declared to be of natural causes, apparently due to heart arrhythmia.

The Toronto chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America paid tribute to John Cerutti in November, 2004, giving him its annual Good Guy Award and renaming the honor for him. The Award has been handed out every year since Toronto's innaugural season in 1977, and is given annually to an individual who best exemplifies a positive image for baseball. John Cerutti was known and admired for his exemplary character, good will, and sportmanship.

External links

*baseball-reference|id=c/cerutjo01
* [http://www.historicbaseball.com/players/c/cerutti_john.html Historic Baseball]


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