Aaron Joseph Looper (born September 7, 1976) is a former
Major League Baseball
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relief pitcher
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. He pitched in the
Seattle Mariners
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farm system from 1998 to 2006. In 2003, Looper appeared in six games with the Mariners' major league team. He also played one game for the independent
New Jersey Jackals
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of the
Can-Am League
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in 2007. Looper is currently a baseball scout for the
St. Louis Cardinals
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organization.
He is the cousin of former MLB
pitcher
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Braden Looper
Braden LaVerne Looper (born October 28, 1974) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for several teams between 1998 and 2009.
High school
Looper was a scholar athlete while a student at Mangum High School in Mangum, Oklaho ...
.
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1976 births
Living people
Seattle Mariners players
St. Louis Cardinals scouts
Baseball players from Oklahoma
Oklahoma Sooners baseball players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Everett AquaSox players
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers players
Lancaster JetHawks players
San Bernardino Stampede players
Tacoma Rainiers players
Inland Empire 66ers players
New Jersey Jackals players
Sportspeople from Ada, Oklahoma
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