Glen Patrick Cook (born September 8, 1959) is an American former

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player who played in

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as a

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for one season. He pitched in nine games, starting seven of them for the Texas Rangers during the

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. Growing up in

Tonawanda, New York Tonawanda (formally ''City of Tonawanda'') is a city in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 15,130 at the 2010 census. It is at the northern edge of Erie County, south across the Erie Canal (Tonawanda Creek) from North Ton ...

, Cook said his father "pushed baseball on" him and his brothers to the point that he did not allow the family to take vacations. Cook told the ''

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'', however, that he was glad that his dad pushed him so hard. Cook attended

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and

Ithaca College Ithaca College is a private college in Ithaca, New York. It was founded by William Egbert in 1892 as a conservatory of music and is set against the backdrop of the city of Ithaca (which is separate from the town), Cayuga Lake, waterfalls, and go ...

where he had a 7–0 record for the

Ithaca Bombers baseball Ithaca College is a private college in Ithaca, New York. It was founded by William Egbert in 1892 as a conservatory of music and is set against the backdrop of the city of Ithaca (which is separate from the town), Cayuga Lake, waterfalls, and go ...

team which won the

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. He was promoted to the majors on June 20, 1985, to fill a vacancy in the

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left after the Rangers traded away

Frank Tanana Frank Daryl Tanana (born July 3, 1953) is an American former professional baseball left-handed pitcher. In a Major League Baseball career that stretched from 1973 to 1993, he pitched for the California Angels, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, De ...

. At the time, his wife, Linda Ann, formerly of

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, was expecting a baby.

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