About John Lannan
John Edward Lannan is an American former professional baseball pitcher who currently serves as the Major League mental performance coach for the Toronto Blue Jays. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals and Philadelphia Phillies. He ended the year with a 2–2 record and an earned run average of 4.15 in six starts, becoming one of the Nationals best starters. Lannan made his MLB debut with the Washington Nationals in 2007 against the Philadelphia Phillies; he was ejected from his first MLB game. Lannan picked up his first Major League win, in his second start, six days later, in which he held the Cincinnati Reds hitless through three and scoreless through five inning before allowing two runs in the sixth. Lannan threw his first complete game on June 6, 2009, a 7–1 win over the New York Mets, and a month and a half later threw his first complete game shutout on July 21, 2009, a 4–0 shutout of the Mets.
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