The Resume

(April 1, 1983- )
Born in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers (2009-13; 2021), St. Louis Cardinals (2013), Cleveland Indians (2014), Pittsburgh Pirates (2014), Colorado Rockies (2015), Oakland Athletics (2016-17), Toronto Blue Jays (2018) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2018)
National League Reliever of the Year (2011)
National League saves leader (2011)

Why he might be annoying:

His nickname is 'The Ax Man'.
He was drafted twice, but refused to sign a contract with the teams that drafted him.
He frequently changed his appearance, alternating between being clean cut to scruffy.
He was accused of tipping his pitches during his tenure with the Cardinals.
He played on seven different teams between his stints with the Brewers.
He struggled with injuries and inconsistency in the later stages of his career.

Why he might not be annoying:

He worked at Telus and East Side Mario's during the off-seasons, prior to landing a major league contract.
He earned a bachelor's degree in film and television from Notre Dame.
He set new Brewers franchise records for consecutive save opportunities in a season and most saves in a single season.
He was a member of the Canadian national team at the World Baseball Classic (2013).
He was the sixth Canadian-born player to start a game for the Blue Jays franchise (2018).
He correctly predicted 14 of 15 winners at the 2013 Oscars, and followed it up by correctly predicting all 18 winners at the 2014 Oscars.

Credit: Eddie Burphy

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Baseball Players
• Born on April Fool's Day [April 1st] (Ranked: 1983)
• Car Names
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [April] (Ranked: 4011983)
• Cleveland Guardians
• Colorado Rockies
• Eddie Burphy's Profiles [Series 04]
• Goatees
• I Became a Dad in 2010
• I Became a Dad in 2012
• I Come from Canada
• I Had Tommy John Surgery
• I Have a Sleeve Tattoo
• I Married in 2009
• I Played For the Cardinals and Athletics
• I Played on 5 or More Teams (Ranked: 8)
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Baseball Cap
• Look at My Balls
• Los Angeles Dodgers
• Milwaukee Brewers
• Mustaches
• NL Rolaids' Relief Man of the Year (Ranked: 2011)
• NL Saves Leaders (Ranked: 2011)
• Oakland Athletics
• People with John or Mary in their Names
• Pittsburgh Pirates
• Profiles 54751-55000 (Ranked: 54907)
• St. Louis Cardinals
• Toronto Blue Jays
• Vehicle Names

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying