Jim Abbott, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 19-Sep-1967
Place of Birth: Flint, Michigan, United States
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Jim Abbott
- James Anthony Abbott (born September 19, 1967) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who achieved success at the major league level despite having been born without a right hand.
- He played ten seasons in MLB for the California Angels, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, and Milwaukee Brewers, from 1989 to 1999. He graduated from Flint Central High School and grew up in the East Village area of Flint, Michigan.
- While with the University of Michigan, Abbott won the James E.
- Sullivan Award as the nation's best amateur athlete in 1987 and won a gold medal in the demonstration event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
- He was drafted in the first round of the 1988 MLB draft and reached the major leagues the next year.
- As a member of the Yankees, he threw a no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians in 1993.
- Abbott retired with a career record of 87 wins and 108 losses, along with a 4.25 earned run average.
- He currently works as a motivational speaker.
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