Tom Glavine

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Thomas Michael Glavine (born March 25, 1966) is an American former professional baseball player.

A pitcher, Glavine played in Major League Baseball for the Atlanta Braves (1987–2002, 2008), and New York Mets (2003–2007).

He was the MVP of the 1995 World Series as the Braves beat the Cleveland Indians. With 164 victories during the 1990s, Glavine earned the second highest number of wins as a pitcher in the National League, second only to teammate Greg Maddux's 176.

He was a five-time 20-game winner and two-time Cy Young Award winner, and one of only 24 pitchers (and just 6 left-handers) in major league history to earn 300 career wins. On January 8, 2014, he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, in his first year of eligibility receiving 91.9% of the votes cast.Glavine also played hockey.

He was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft, after scoring 47 goals and 47 assists in 23 high school games.

Early years

Glavine was born in Concord, Massachusetts, and raised in Billerica, Massachusetts. Glavine attended Billerica Memorial High School, where he was an excellent student and a letterman in ice hockey as well as baseball. He was a four-year member of the honor roll and the National Honor Society. In hockey, he scored 47 goals and 47 assists in 23 high school games, and as a senior, he was named the Merrimack Valley's Most Valuable Player. In baseball, he led his team to the Division I North Title and the Eastern Massachusetts Championship as a senior. Glavine graduated from high school in 1984 with honors. He was elected to the Billerica Memorial/Howe High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 1993.

Personal life

Glavine and his wife Christine married in 1998 and have a blended family of five children. One of their sons, Peyton, was selected in the 2017 MLB draft but chose to play at Auburn University. He currently pitches in the Washington Nationals organization. They live in Johns Creek, Georgia, and Glavine coaches his sons' hockey teams. Glavine is a Roman Catholic and is a member of Catholic Athletes for Christ.

Glavine is known for being humble about his accomplishments and an avid golfer, so a good friend, Jack Kennedy, gifted Glavine six dozen golf balls that display his uniform number, 47, on one side and the number of losses he had in his career on the other, 203. The gift was given around the time Glavine received the phone call that he would be a first-ballot Hall of Fame inductee.

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Professional career

In the second round of the 1984 amateur baseball draft, Glavine was drafted by both the Los Angeles Kings and the Atlanta Braves in the 4th round (not 68th overall) and the Atlanta Braves Major League Baseball team. Glavine decided to play baseball and made his major league debut on August 17, 1987.

Glavine had mixed success in his first few years in the majors, compiling a 33–43 record from 1987 to 1990, with a 17-loss record in 1988.

In 1991, his fortunes turned around when he played 20 games and posted a 2.55 earned run average. It was his first of three seasons in a row, winning 20 or more, and he was awarded his first National League Cy Young Award. Glavine was the ace of the 1991 Braves' starting lineup, which featured Steve Avery, Charlie Leibrandt, and John Smoltz, another NL Cy Young Award winner and Hall of Fame inductee. His season brought the National League pennant and a trip to the World Series, but the Minnesota Twins lost in seven games to the Minnesota Twins. Glavine was the last major league pitcher to win 20 games in a row (1991–1993) in an age of diminishing 20-game winners (there were none in the majors in 2006 and 2009).

Atlanta, long thought of as a perennial cellar dweller, was reborn in the 1990s as one of the game's most profitable franchises due to its outstanding pitching staff and solid hitting. Greg Maddux was drafted into the Chicago Cubs in 1993 by the Braves, and Smoltz and Maddux continued to produce one of the best pitching rotations in baseball history. They were one of seven Cy Young Awards from 1991 to 1998, among others. Glavine received his second Cy Young Award in 1998, going 20–6 with a 2.47 ERA. The three (along with Smoltz who also pitched for Atlanta) all won on the same day, June 27, 2007, four years after Glavine joined the Mets and Maddux played for the San Diego Padres.

In the 1995 World Series, the Braves defeated the Cleveland Indians in six games, and Glavine was named Series MVP. During this period, he played in two games: Game 2 and Game 6. He pitched eight innings of one-hit shutout baseball in Game 6.

He pitched in four other World Series with the Braves (in 1991, 1992, 1996, and 1999), when the Braves lost to the Minnesota Twins, Toronto Blue Jays, and the New York Yankees twice, respectively, in addition to the championship won by the Braves in 1995.

Glavine left Atlanta in 2003 to play for the New York Mets, a four-year, $42.5 million contract. Glavine's results had slowed in the second half of 2002, and he had been ineffective in his two post-season starts, so Atlanta was unable to guarantee a third year of his employment.

Glavine's first year as a Met struggled. For the first time since 1988, he failed to win ten games, but he also posted his first losing record in that time, 9-14. José Vidro of the Expos hit him on September 19 for his first grand slam in his career. Glavine did get to enjoy a personal highlight at the end of the season, but the Mets called up his brother Mike to join the team.

Glavine began well in 2004, with a one-hit shutout of the Colorado Rockies on May 23 and their pick of the National League All-Star team. However, he failed again during a second half marred by missing front teeth in a car accident while riding a taxicab. He went on to record a marginally better one, but it wasn't a losing one, going 11-14.

He started 2005 slowly, but bounced back after suggestion from pitching coach Rick Peterson, who advised Glavine to begin pitching inside more often (includes a change-up) and include a curveball in his repertoire. In September, Glavine's revival earned him the National League Pitcher of the Month award. He ended the season with a 13–13 record and a respectable 3.53 ERA.

When he returned to his old form during the 2006 season, the Mets' faith in Glavine was rewarded. He was one win shy of the NL lead in victories and was chosen to the All-Star team, and was one win shy of the All-Star team. In four seasons, Tom Glavine became the first Mets left-hander to start at least 30 games in a row. In August 2006, Glavine and the Mets got a scare. Because he was suffering from coldness in his left ring finger, his pitching arm was tested for a blood clot. This was originally thought to be a symptom of Raynaud's syndrome, which had been diagnosed in 1990. "Doctors... picked something up when they did the ultrasound," the pitcher says. The results of the latest experiment indicated that the disease could be treated with medicine, and Glavine resumed pitching against the Houston Astros on September 1.

Glavine earned the National League Eastern Division in 2006, allowing him to make his first playoff appearance since leaving the Braves. The Los Angeles Dodgers won Game 2 of the Division Series, pitching six shutout innings and surrendering only four hits to get the win, as the Mets continued to sweep the Dodgers. He then started Game 1 of the National League Championship Series against the St. Louis Cardinals, pitching seven shutout innings to gain the victory, aided by Carlos Beltrán's two-run home run. Glavine's postseason scoreless innings streak came to an end with his next outing. He was beaten in Game 5 before the Mets went on to lose the series to the Cardinals in seven games.

Glavine re-signed with the Mets for the 2007 season, winning only 10 games to reach 300 wins for his career. In the 2007 season, he appeared in his third Opening Day game as a Met.

On ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball, Glavine won his 300th game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. He was also 1 for 2 in the game with a run batted in and a walk. He pitched 6+13 innings and beat 8–3, raising his lifetime record to 300–197. Glavine is the fifth left-handed pitcher to win 300 games, and the fifth left-handed pitcher to do so, joining Eddie Plank, Lefty Grove, Warren Spahn, and Steve Carlton. (Randy Johnson played his 300th game on June 4, 2009, becoming the 24th pitcher and sixth left-hander to do so.)

Glavine opened the Mets' 2007 regular season against the Florida Marlins on September 30, 2007. The Mets, who were tied for seventh games after losing a seven-game lead over the last sixteen games, needed a victory to either win the division or force the Phillies to play a playoff game for the division. Unfortunately, Glavine got off to one of his career's worst starts, allowing seven runs while recording just one out, and the Mets were eliminated from playoff contention with an 8–1 loss.

Glavine declined a one-year, $13 million contract with the Mets in 2008, marking his time with the team. However, he did get a $3 million buyout when he turned down the $13 million option.

Glavine rejoined the Braves on November 18, 2007, seemingly resurrecting his career path with a one-year contract worth $8 million. Glavine was put on the disabled list (DL) for the first time in his 22-year career on April 18, 2008.

Glavine won his first game with the Atlanta Braves since September 19, 2002. This was also his 304th victory, and it came while the Atlanta Braves were playing against the Philadelphia Phillies. Both his victories on September 19, 2002, and May 14, 2008, coincidentally, were against the Phillies.

Glavine played in his last game on August 14, 2008. He started against the Chicago Cubs, giving up 7 runs in only 4 innings. He was put on the disabled list a few days later due to a recurring shoulder injury.

Glavine decided to return to Atlanta on February 19, 2009, with a one-year contract that included additional $3.5 million in potential compensation based on roster time. Glavine was released by the Braves on June 3, 2009, as he was finishing his recovery stint. Glavine announced on June 20, that he would not pitch for the remainder of the season. He officially resigned from the sport on February 11, 2010, having strongly speculated at it throughout the previous few months.

Glavine decided to work as a special assistant to Braves President John Schuerholz beginning in the 2010 season on the date of his retirement. He was a guest analyst for several seasons for several Braves games. Glavine revealed that he would not be away from broadcasting during the 2022 season following his father's death in 2021.

On August 6, 2010, the Braves retired Glavine's #47.

Glavine was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame's Board of Directors on July 29, 2021.

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