John Cornelius Ray is a former second baseman in Major League Baseball who had a 10-year career from 1981 to 1990. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League and the California Angels of the American League. He also played two seasons for the Yakult Swallows in Japan in 1991 and 1992. Ray played his college ball for the University of Arkansas, finishing up in the 1979 College World Series for the runner-up Razorbacks.

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  • John Cornelius Ray is a former second baseman in Major League Baseball who had a 10-year career from 1981 to 1990. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League and the California Angels of the American League. He also played two seasons for the Yakult Swallows in Japan in 1991 and 1992. Ray played his college ball for the University of Arkansas, finishing up in the 1979 College World Series for the runner-up Razorbacks. Ray was taken by the Houston Astros in the 12th round of the amateur baseball draft. He was traded to the Pirates on August 31, 1981 by the Astros along with Randy Niemann for Phil Garner. Ray immediately became the Pirates starting second baseman. As a rookie in 1982 he played in every game and was named the Rookie of the Year by The Sporting News. In a controversial vote, the Baseball Writers Association of America named Steve Sax of the Los Angeles Dodgers the Rookie of the Year. Ray continued his productive hitting, leading the league in doubles in 1983 and 1984. He won the Silver Slugger Award for second baseman in 1983. He finished fifth in the league in batting average in 1984. The switch-hitting Ray was consistently one of the most difficult batters to strike out. In an ill-advised trade, the Pirates, going with a youth movement, traded Ray to the Angels on August 29 1987 for Miguel García and Bill Merrifield. García had a brief career in the Major Leagues and Merrifield never made it out of the minors. Meanwhile, after narrowly missing making the All-Star team during a couple of seasons, Ray was finally chosen to the American League All-Star team in 1988. Later in his career, Ray demonstrated his versatility by playing some games in left field. This career path has been followed by a few other second basemen, such as Alfonso Soriano. After his career in the Major Leagues, Ray played for a couple of seasons in Japan. Since retiring, Ray has returned to his native Oklahoma to live.
  • ジョニー・レイ(John Cornelius Ray, 1957年3月1日 - )は、アメリカ合衆国オクラホマ州出身の、元プロ野球選手。 右投両打の内野手。主にセカンドを守る。
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  • John Cornelius Ray is a former second baseman in Major League Baseball who had a 10-year career from 1981 to 1990. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League and the California Angels of the American League. He also played two seasons for the Yakult Swallows in Japan in 1991 and 1992. Ray played his college ball for the University of Arkansas, finishing up in the 1979 College World Series for the runner-up Razorbacks.
  • ジョニー・レイ(John Cornelius Ray, 1957年3月1日 - )は、アメリカ合衆国オクラホマ州出身の、元プロ野球選手。 右投両打の内野手。主にセカンドを守る。
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