Why does baseball player, John Olerud, wear a helmet while in the field playing defense?
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i think he has a metal plate in his head.Who do you think is going to have a better record this year: Yankees or Red Sox?
He was hit in the head and got a concusion and has worn it ever since.Who is your favorite currently?
Because he got hit by line drive early in his career.How much is a Barry Bonds Fleer RC (PSA 9) going for in the Beckett Price Guide?
he had a brain anuerysm in college, so he had to wear the helmet. he doesn't need to wear it anymore, but he's used to it so he keeps wearing it.Who won the AAA san francisco softball championship game? lincoln or lowell?
He had a brain aneurysm his senior year at Washington State. Which is the widening of a blood vessel that balloons out. Because of the risk of it bursting and causing Olerud to die from a severe hematoma of the brain, he continues to wear it for safety.BASEBALL is boring and cricket is brilliant. look at the video links below to see why?
When he was younger he got hit in the head while playing defense. He was given the choice to never play baseball again, or wear a helmet throughout the game.he did not get hit in the head when he was young i think either high school or college he had a brain tumor removed so his head had to be protected
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hes bald and had a skin cancer on his head the helmet protects it from the sunWhy doesn't ESPN just call themselves the official channel of the Yankees and Red Sox?
In Collage John Olerud was hit by a line drive in the side of the head so hard that he was out of the lineup for quite a while, ever since he has worn his helmet on the defensive side of the field as well as, when he bats.Wheres the best place to sit at an Astros baseball game at Minute Maid Park (in Houston)?
Olerud indeed had an aneurysm in his late teens. To minimize the risk of aggravating his condition, he began wearing the batting helmet while playing defense to protect his head from an errant line drive or wild throw. Doctors long ago cleared him to play without the defensive helmet, but Olerud had gotten so accustomed to wearing it that he continued to do so.Any female baseball fans, how does it make you feel?
Yep, it's because of the brain anuerysm he had in college. I got a kick out of these other moronic answers though...where do you people come up with this garbage?"He's bald and had a skin cancer on his head"?? - just taking a stab in the dark there blueeyedblond?
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I thought John Olerud retired at the end of last season? I really like him though and I always wondered about the batting helmet too..Thanks for asking so we got an answer!!Who is going to close this year for the dodgers?
Olerud did retire at the beginning of last season.How excited do u think the baseball world will get when Barry breaks the record?
John Olerud wheres a helmat while playing defense because one time he got hit in the head and got sergury and if he gets hit again he will probably die.Who was the first Black player for the Chicago Cubs?
John Olerud hasn't been in the league since 2005.More Questions & Answers...