Imagine you're 19 years old, fresh off pitching at West Chester State Teachers College, and now you're in the majors facing Roy Campanella & Jackie Robinson. That was the debut for John Edelman, a bonus baby with the 1955 Milwaukee Braves. He died on April 9 at age 90. His MLB career lasted 5 games.
RIP to John Edelman, who joined the majors as a bonus baby pitcher when he was just 19 years old. The Pennsylvania native died in Chester County Hospital in West Chester, PA, on April 9. He was 90 years old. Edelman played 5 games for the 1955 Milwaukee Braves. John Rogers Edelman was born in Philadelphia on July 27, 1935. He attended Haverford High School as a multi-sport athlete, and in his first start on the school baseball team in 1951, he fired a 4-0 no-hitter against Cheltenham. He walked 5 and struck out 6, and the…
