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James Anthony Abbott (born September 19, 1967) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the California Angels, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, and Milwaukee Brewers, from 1989 to 1999.
Sep 19, 2010 · Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Jim Abbott. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com.
Mar 26, 2020 · Jim Abbott was born without a right hand yet still managed to play 10 Major League Baseball seasons as a pitcher from 1989-1999. Abbott played for four different teams, most of them with the California Angels, the team that drafted him with their first pick in the 1988 MLB draft.
Sep 4, 2023 · The Detroit Tigers scoreboard posting YANKEES JIM ABBOTT HAS THROWN A NO HITTER VS CLEVELAND INDIANS during Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox at Tiger Stadium.
Jan 4, 2012 · Left-handed pitcher Jim Abbott is probably the most celebrated athlete with a major disability of his era. Born with a deformed right arm, Abbott was already a national hero before signing a professional contract with the California Angels in 1988.
Sep 1, 2013 · 9/4/93: Watch the last out of impressive one-handed pitcher Jim Abbott's no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians at Yankee Stadium ...more
May 13, 2020 · Abbott was the first baseball player to win the Sullivan Award as the best amateur athlete in America. If the baseball season of '94 hadn't been called off in August because of a labor dispute, he might have pitched for the Yankees in the World Series that year.
The pure athleticism and control of Jim Abbott secured his position as the California Angels’ 1988 first-round draft pick, even though he was born without a right hand.
Fullname: James Anthony Abbott. Born: 9/19/1967 in Flint, MI. Draft: 1988, California Angels, Round: 1, Overall Pick: 8. College: Michigan. Debut: 4/08/1989. Follow: Batting. Pitching.
May 14, 2020 · Major League Baseball’s record books officially recognize 303 no-hitters, but only one was thrown by a pitcher born without a right hand. Jim Abbott ’s superb performance for the Yankees on Sept. 4, 1993, highlighted the hurler’s inspiring battle against the odds.
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