John Thomas "Rocky" Coppinger (March 19, 1974 in El Paso, Texas

El Paso, Texas

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), is a retired Major League Baseball

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 player who played pitcher

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 from -. He played for the Baltimore Orioles

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 and Milwaukee Brewers

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. He attended high school at Coronado High School in El Paso, Texas and graduated in 1993. He was scheduled to graduate high school in 1992, but was forced to repeat the 7th grade at Morehead Junior High School. He is also known for surrendering the final home run of Mark McGwire's career, #583.

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