John Van Ornum done it all in the game of baseball as he was a professional baseball player, manager, coach and scout. From 1980 through 1984, He served as the bullpen coach of the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball.Primarily a catcher during his six-year minor league playing career (1959–64), he was a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Angels organizations, he then managed in the Giants' farm system from 1973–78. After Coaching undr Dave Bristol, Frank Robinson and Danny Ozark, He then worked as a Major League and advance scout for the Giants, Dodgers, Angels and Atlanta Braves through 2004.As a 20 year old minor leaguer he served as the catcher on the 1959–60 television series Home Run Derby,
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