John Wetteland, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

John Wetteland

American baseball player and coach

Date of Birth: 21-Aug-1966

Place of Birth: San Mateo, California, United States

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

John Karl Wetteland (born August 21, 1966) is a retired American baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (1989–2000).
He pitched for four teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos, New York Yankees, and Texas Rangers.
A relief pitcher, Wetteland specialized as a closer, recording 330 saves during his career.
With the Yankees, he won the 1996 World Series over the Atlanta Braves and won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award for saving four games in the series.
After his playing career, he served as a coach for the Washington Nationals and Seattle Mariners. In 2019, Wetteland was arrested and indicted on charges of sexually abusing a child under the age of 14.