- Born
- Birth nameJohn Martin Kruk
- Nicknames
- The Kruker
- Krukkie
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- John Kruk was born on February 9, 1961 in Charleston, West Virginia, USA. He is an actor, known for The Fan (1996), American Pastime (2007) and The Sandlot: Heading Home (2007). He has been married to Melissa McLoughlin since December 20, 2000. They have one child. He was previously married to Jamie Heeter.
- SpousesMelissa McLoughlin(December 20, 2000 - present) (1 child)Jamie Heeter(May 6, 1991 - ?) (divorced)
- Had an unorthodoxed batting stance where he would twirl the bat way over his head.
- Was a career .300 hitter.
- Diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1994.
- Resigned as hitting coach of the minor league's Reading Phillies in 2000 to take a broadcasting job with FOX Sport Net.
- Traded his uniform number 28 to new teammate Mitch Williams in 1991 for $10 and two cases of beer, shortly after a Toronto Blue Jay asked his new teammate for $25,000 to trade numbers.
- Wife Melissa McLoughlin was 1999 Miss New Jersey USA.
- The average person would never guess that I am a baseball player. They would probably mistake me for the beer man.
- Let's be honest. We're losing by eight runs, and all I'm thinking about at that point is getting back to the hotel by midnight because that's when room service closes. All of a sudden we start getting hits and more hits, and I'm saying, 'I'm not going to make it.' If you're not going to get room service you might as well win.
- I'm not an athlete, I'm a baseball player.
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