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Andrew Jason Lorraine (born August 11, 1972) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1994 to 2002 for the California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, and Milwaukee Brewers. He was born in Los Angeles, California. He also played for the La New Bears in Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League.
In high school, Lorraine was named the Los Angeles Times High School Pitcher of the Year, and a member of the USA Junior National Team. He was drafted, for a second time, out of Stanford University in the fourth round in 1993 by the California Angels. He pitched for the California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, and Milwaukee Brewers.
Lorraine was a pitching coach for the Seattle Mariners organization from 2009–16, and in December 2016 was hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates as a professional scout. Lorraine has been the pitching coach of the Israel national baseball team, and was the pitching coach for Team Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic in South Korea and Japan in March 2017. He was also the pitching coach for Team Israel at the 2019 European Baseball Championship, and for the team at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament, in Italy in September 2019, which Israel won.
Lorraine was born in Los Angeles, grew up in Newhall, Santa Clarita, California, and is Jewish. He is the son of Marlene and Michael (Mike) Lorraine; his mother is from New Jersey and his father emigrated to the United States from Blackpool, England. Lorraine's paternal grandfather, who emigrated from Poland to England, was originally named Levin, but after his grandfather spent time in Alsace-Lorraine in France in World War II with the British army, Andrew Lorraine said: "He liked the name Lorraine, and changed his name...."
He has an older sister, Karen. Lorraine's wife is named Melissa, but prefers "Missie".
Lorraine attended William S. Hart High School in Newhall. While in high school, as a junior he was 9–5 with a 2.18 ERA, and struck out 101 batters in 93 innings. After a senior year in 1990 in which he was 9-0 and 6 saves with a 0.91 ERA while striking out 138 batters and yielding 45 hits in 85 innings he was named the Los Angeles Times High School Pitcher of the Year, and a member of the USA Junior National Team. Lorraine was in the selected out of high school in the 38th round of the 1990 draft by the New York Mets, but chose to continue his education.
He attended and played baseball for the Cardinal baseball team at Stanford University on scholarship, obtaining a degree in American Studies. In 1991 and 1992, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Mets of the Cape Cod Baseball League. In 1993, Lorraine was Pac-10 All-Conference. He was then drafted in the fourth round in 1993 by the California Angels.
In 1993, for the Boise Hawks, Lorraine was 4–1 with a 1.29 ERA. In 1994, he went 12–4 with a 3.42 ERA for the Vancouver Canadians, tied for second in the league in wins and tied for the league lead with four complete games and two shutouts, and was chosen both as a Triple-A All-Star pitcher in the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and as a Triple A All-Star, and Baseball America named him the PCL # 1 Pitching Prospect.
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Andrew Lorraine
Andrew Jason Lorraine (born August 11, 1972) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1994 to 2002 for the California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, and Milwaukee Brewers. He was born in Los Angeles, California. He also played for the La New Bears in Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League.
In high school, Lorraine was named the Los Angeles Times High School Pitcher of the Year, and a member of the USA Junior National Team. He was drafted, for a second time, out of Stanford University in the fourth round in 1993 by the California Angels. He pitched for the California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, and Milwaukee Brewers.
Lorraine was a pitching coach for the Seattle Mariners organization from 2009–16, and in December 2016 was hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates as a professional scout. Lorraine has been the pitching coach of the Israel national baseball team, and was the pitching coach for Team Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic in South Korea and Japan in March 2017. He was also the pitching coach for Team Israel at the 2019 European Baseball Championship, and for the team at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament, in Italy in September 2019, which Israel won.
Lorraine was born in Los Angeles, grew up in Newhall, Santa Clarita, California, and is Jewish. He is the son of Marlene and Michael (Mike) Lorraine; his mother is from New Jersey and his father emigrated to the United States from Blackpool, England. Lorraine's paternal grandfather, who emigrated from Poland to England, was originally named Levin, but after his grandfather spent time in Alsace-Lorraine in France in World War II with the British army, Andrew Lorraine said: "He liked the name Lorraine, and changed his name...."
He has an older sister, Karen. Lorraine's wife is named Melissa, but prefers "Missie".
Lorraine attended William S. Hart High School in Newhall. While in high school, as a junior he was 9–5 with a 2.18 ERA, and struck out 101 batters in 93 innings. After a senior year in 1990 in which he was 9-0 and 6 saves with a 0.91 ERA while striking out 138 batters and yielding 45 hits in 85 innings he was named the Los Angeles Times High School Pitcher of the Year, and a member of the USA Junior National Team. Lorraine was in the selected out of high school in the 38th round of the 1990 draft by the New York Mets, but chose to continue his education.
He attended and played baseball for the Cardinal baseball team at Stanford University on scholarship, obtaining a degree in American Studies. In 1991 and 1992, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Mets of the Cape Cod Baseball League. In 1993, Lorraine was Pac-10 All-Conference. He was then drafted in the fourth round in 1993 by the California Angels.
In 1993, for the Boise Hawks, Lorraine was 4–1 with a 1.29 ERA. In 1994, he went 12–4 with a 3.42 ERA for the Vancouver Canadians, tied for second in the league in wins and tied for the league lead with four complete games and two shutouts, and was chosen both as a Triple-A All-Star pitcher in the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and as a Triple A All-Star, and Baseball America named him the PCL # 1 Pitching Prospect.