finalyear bats birth_place debutyear finaldate statvalue position finalteam statlabel debutdate birth_date article_title debutteam name throws
1981 right philadelphia , pennsylvania 1981 september 24 4 3.18 1 pitcher minnesota twins games pitched era strikeouts august 31 11 november 1956 john hobbs -lrb- baseball -rrb-
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john hobbs -lrb- baseball -rrb-

john douglas `` jack '' hobbs -lrb- born november 11 , 1956 in philadelphia , pennsylvania -rrb- is a former major league baseball pitcher who played for the minnesota twins in .
he played in the minor leagues from 1978 to 1983 .
hobbs is also a radio broadcasting industry executive .
jack hobbs is a graduate of lynchburg college , where he majored in political science / pre law .
while at lynchburg , hobbs was named all-american in 1978 - and subsequently drafted by the seattle mariners in the 7th round of the 1978 amateur draft .
hobbs was drafted by the minnesota twins from the mariners in december 8 , 1980 in the rule 5 draft .
hobbs was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on august 31 , 1981 , with the twins .
his uniform number was 40 .
hobbs later entered the radio broadcasting industry and became executive vice president / chief marketing officer of spanish-language radio broadcaster univision radio , a division of univision communications inc. .
hobbs has received recognition within the media , entertainment and marketing industries for his leadership and expertise related to the understanding of hispanic consumer behavior in the united states .
throughout his successful career , hobbs has received several distinguished accolades including recognition as one of the most influential executives in hispanic media .
jack hobbs was honored by his peers in receiving the 2007 hispanicad.com ` media executive of the year ' award at the association of hispanic advertising agencies bi-annual conference in san antonio , texas on thursday april 17 , 2008 .
