Glavine, Tom
Baseball
Glavine, "Tom" (Thomas M.)
A baseball and hockey star in high school, Glavine was chosen by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1984 NHL draft of amateur players, but he chose to play professional baseball in the Atlanta Braves organization.
The left-handed pitcher joined the Braves late in the 1987 season and led the NL in losses with a 7-17 record in 1988. After winning a total of 24 games the next two years, Glavine had three straight 20-victory seasons, going 20-11 in 1981, 20-8 in 1992, and 22-6 in 1993. He won the Cy Young Award in 1991, when he led the league in complete games with 9 and had a 2.55 ERA. His second Cy Young Award came in 1998, when he had a 20-6 record with a 2.48 ERA.
Glavine boasts an excellent assortment of pitches: A fastball that can tail away or run in on a right-handed hitter, an excellent curve, and a good change-up. Like most of the Braves' pitchers, he also fields his position exceptionally well.
In 2003, Glavine joined the New York Mets as a free agent.