James Joseph Mann (born November 17, 1974) is a former professional

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. He played in

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between 2000 and 2003 for the

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, Houston Astros, and Pittsburgh Pirates. A right-hander born in

Brockton, Massachusetts Brockton is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States; the population is 105,643 as of the 2020 United States Census. Along with Plymouth, it is one of the two county seats of Plymouth County. It is the sixth-largest city in Mas ...

, Mann grew up in

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. During his senior year in 1992, Mann led the town's high school baseball team to an appearance in the

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(MIAA) tournament. He subsequently attended

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and starred on the school's 1993

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Division II National Championship baseball team. He was inducted into the school's athletics hall of fame in 2015. In 1993, he played collegiate summer baseball with the

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of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Mann was selected in the 54th round (1468th overall) of the June 1993 amateur entry draft by the

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. Mann was selected by the

in the

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Rule 5 draft, returned to the Blue Jays and then reacquired via trade in March 2000. He made his major league debut in May of that year against the

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. He later pitched for the Houston Astros during parts of the 2001 and 2002 seasons and for the Pittsburgh Pirates during part of the 2003 season.

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1974 births Living people Baseball players from Massachusetts Cardenales de Lara players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Columbus Clippers players Dunedin Blue Jays players Gulf Coast Blue Jays players Hagerstown Suns players Houston Astros players Knoxville Smokies players Long Island Ducks players Major League Baseball pitchers Medicine Hat Blue Jays players Naranjeros de Hermosillo players American expatriate baseball players in Mexico Nashua Pride players Nashville Sounds players New York Mets players Norfolk Tides players Pittsburgh Pirates players Portland Sea Dogs players Round Rock Express players Sportspeople from Brockton, Massachusetts St. Catharines Stompers players Syracuse SkyChiefs players Wareham Gatemen players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1970s-stub