John Rocker

Some Lesser Known Facts About John Rocker

• John Rocker was selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 18th round (516th overall) of the 1993 Major League Baseball draft.

• After undergoing surgery on his left shoulder, John Rocker missed the 2004 season to recover.

• John Rocker likes to consume alcohol and loves to drink vodka.

• The comments made by Rocker about New York City would be satirized by the MTV animated series Celebrity Deathmatch in their episode “Celebrity Deathmatch: North vs. South.” Compatible with the theme, his opponent was New York Yankees icon Derek Jeter, though he would not portray himself in the episode, being impersonated by a worker on the show, Sean Lynch.

• In 2006, Rocker appeared on the Spike TV network’s Pros vs. Joes, a program that pits retired professional athletes against amateurs.

• Rocker released his autobiography, Scars and Strikes in December 2011.

• John Rocker appeared on the 29th season of the competitive reality series Survivor alongside his girlfriend Julie McGee. Some of the other players, who were aware of his controversial statements, immediately recognized him which made him the centre of negative attention. He was the third person to be voted out and finished in the 16th place.

  

• Danny McBride claimed that Kenny Powers, the protagonist of the HBO series Eastbound and Down, was “more or less an inspiration” for Rocker, despite the fact that the character was not specifically based on him.