- Born
- Birth nameJohn Martin Kruk
- Nickname
- The Kruker
- 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 Ring the Bell (2013). 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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