John Kruk

One of the most popular and colorful players in Philadelphia Phillies history, John Kruk rejoined the club’s broadcast team in January 2017 as an in-game analyst. Prior to rejoining the Phillies broadcast team, John spent 13 years with ESPN as both a color commentator on Sunday Night Baseball and a studio analyst for Baseball Tonight. He also worked for FOX and co-hosted The Best Damn Sports Show Period.

In 2001, he was a hitting coach for the Phillies’ double-A team in Reading, Pennsylvania, before transitioning to a role assisting the club with suite sales for Citizens Bank Park. John also acted in several films, including the baseball-themed movie, The Fan, starring Robert De Niro and Wesley Snipes.

John played 10 years in the major leagues, six of them with the Phillies, and was a member of the 1993 National League championship team when he posted career bests with a .316 batting average and a .430 on-base percentage. He made three consecutive All-Star teams (1991-93), which included a memorable at-bat against future Hall of Famer Randy Johnson at the 1993 Midsummer Classic.

The San Diego Padres selected John in the third round of the 1981 draft. At the major league level, he played for the San Diego Padres (1986-89), Philadelphia Phillies (1989-94) and Chicago White Sox (1995). John finished his playing career with a .300 batting average, a .397 on-base percentage, 199 doubles, 100 home runs and 592 RBI in 1,200 games.

In 2003, John was selected to the All-Vet Team, which honored the best Phillies to play each position at Veterans Stadium, and he was inducted into the Phillies Wall of Fame in 2011.

John and his family reside in Naples, Florida.