2007-04-30 09:31:06 · 16 answers · asked by Jim B 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
i think he has a metal plate in his head.
2007-04-30 09:33:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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.
2007-04-30 09:40:49 · answer #2 · answered by Andrew M 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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.
2007-04-30 09:35:12 · answer #3 · answered by Adam R 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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!!
2007-04-30 09:57:09 · answer #4 · answered by Red Sox lover 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2007-04-30 09:46:07 · answer #5 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
When he was a young, in the minors or in college, he had a brain tumor that nearly killed him. The batting helmet protects his head which is more vulnerable than most other players due to having been operated on.
2016-04-01 02:34:07 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2007-04-30 11:44:10 · answer #7 · answered by qwerty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
John Olerud hasn't been in the league since 2005.
2007-05-01 02:48:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2007-04-30 09:34:33 · answer #9 · answered by jay k 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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?
2007-04-30 09:54:59 · answer #10 · answered by madcaplaughs30 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Olerud did retire at the beginning of last season.
2007-04-30 11:41:37 · answer #11 · answered by Red Sawx ® 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋