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Tom GlavineTom Glavine began his baseball career back in 1984 when he was drafted by the Atlanta Braves organization. He made his Major League debut August 17, 1987 against the Houston Astros and notched his first career win one start later on August 22 - a 10-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Glavine amassed a lengthy, successful reign with the Braves (which included two Cy Young awards, five seasons of 20 or more wins, and a World Series MVP), before heading to the New York Mets in December 2002 via free agency.

On August 5, 2007, he became just the 23rd pitcher in Major League Baseball to win his 300th career game, as the Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs 8-3 at Wrigley Field.

After five seasons with the Mets, Glavine became a free agent in November 2007 and returned to the Braves, signing a deal with the team he began his storied career with.

Glavine made just 13 starts in the 2008 season, undergoing season-ending elbow and shoulder surgery. After rehabbing during the offseason, Glavine agreed to a one-year deal with the Braves on February 20, 2009. He suffered a shoulder-related setback and rehabbed in the minors before being released by Braves released him on June 3.

Glavine announced his retirement on February 11, 2010 and was hired as a special assistant to team president John Schuerholz. He will assist him on baseball and business projects, as well as work on special assignments for general manager Frank Wren and manager Bobby Cox. Glavine will also assume some Braves TV and radio broadcasting duties as well.

LATEST UPDATES

Thursday, March 4, 2010
The Myrtle Beach Pelicans are auctioning off three different jersey varieties from the last three seasons online at myrtlebeachpelicans.com beginning next week. The #47 alternate jersey worn by Tom Glavine in his 2008 rehab start with the club will be available as part of the lot up for auction March 15 - 21. For more information, Click Here.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Tom Glavine is expected to head to Spring Training around March 17 in his new capacity as a team official. You can read more about that in David O'Brien's AJC Blog HERE. I've added a photo to the gallery from the Georgia Tech Baseball Benefit Dinner that Tom spoke at on Feb. 18th. You can find that HERE.
Friday, February 26, 2010
New photos are added to the gallery sections below:
May 8, 2007 (1) | Sept. 11, 1999 (1) | April 23, 1997 (1) | July 30, 1995 (1) |
Pebble Beach Pro-Am, 1993 (1)
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Sirius/XM Home Plate did an interview with Tom Glavine a couple of days ago. You can listen to a portion of it on their YouTube channel HERE. Also, be sure to check out David O'Brien's blog at the AJC where he posted several quotes from Tom. I've added a few of them to the Quotes page.
Friday, February 12, 2010
A video of Tom Glavine from Thursday's press conference is on the homepage of Braves.com. I've added it to the Video section, along with two videos from MLB Network - one a phone interview with Tom and the other a look back at his career. I've also added a career retrospective video from MLB.com. Screen caps of all of these are in the Gallery. Three new articles are added to the news section. ETA: There is another Glavine interview up on the Fox Sports South web site. (Click on the "Glavine on Rejoining Braves" video). ETAA: Glavine did a radio interview with WFAN today. You can listen HERE. I've added it to the Audio section as well.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Tom Glavine has been hired as a special assistant to Braves president John Schuerholz. He will assist Schuerholz on baseball and business projects and also work on special assignments for Frank Wren and Bobby Cox. Tom will also do some TV and radio broadcasting for the team as well. To read an article on this click HERE. I've added some quotes from the article to the Quotes section and some photos from the press conference to the Gallery.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
I've added an article from yesterday (from the AJC) to the site. It's a Q&A with Glavine discussing his future plans. I've also added a photo, also from AJC.com to the gallery. You can view that HERE. ETA: Tom Glavine was on The Rude Awakening this morning on 680 The Fan. You can find the audio on their site HERE. I've added it to the Audio section as well.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
I've added an article from the AJC discussing whether Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux could wind up going into the Hall of Fame together and both as Braves. To read it, click HERE. Dave O'Brien also talks about this in his AJC Blog. I've also added an article from the Lowell Sun about a road being named after Tom. In other news, I've added another photo of Tom coaching his son's hockey team up in Ottawa awhile back.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
MLB.com has a new article up talking about Tom Glavine and how he is mulling over a job with the Braves -- either as a broadcaster, a front office executive or an instructor with their minor league affiliates. I've added the article HERE.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Tom Glavine will be the keynote speaker when the Georgia Tech baseball team holds its 15th annual Baseball Benefit Dinner on Thursday, Feb. 18. The event, at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center, kicks off the Yellow Jackets' 2010 season. No time or price for the event has been set yet. For more, click HERE.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Ed Tierney, a childhood friend of Tom Glavine's, was nice enough to send in a photo for the site. It's from December 1997 and is of Tom with one of Ed's sons. To view the photo, click HERE. Also, according to Ed, last night at a town meeting (in Billerica), the Board of Selectman approved a street named after Tom called "Tom Glavine Way." It is the entrance to the high school he attended. Neat stuff! Thanks again to Ed for the photo and information!