Playing career: LHP 1994-2012. 10 MLB Seasons/19 overall. Over 750 games pitched around the world.
Draft: 1994 1st round, 9th overall pick.
MLB Teams: CIN, DET, NYM, HOU, TEX, NYY, ATL & WAS.
MiLB/International: STL, PIT, SoftBank (Japan), SK, Doosan & Nexen (Korea), Gigantes & Toros (Dominican Winter League).
College: St. John’s University 1993-94, Florida Atlantic University 1992.
High School: Don Bosco Preparatory HS, Ramsey, NJ
Broadcasting: 2013 – present.
Current: Texas Rangers lead TV color analyst with additional play by play games. Co-host of Loud Outs on MLB Network Radio (SiriusXM) and the Negative WAR Positive Vibes podcast with Ryan Spilborghs.
Past TV: Studio show analyst/host, game color analyst and play by play for Fox, FS1, CBS Sports and MLBAM.
Past radio: Radio host at CBS Sports Radio as well as game experience with the Yankees, Mets and Braves radio networks.
Past writing: Have written full time and freelance for Fox Sports, MLB.com. ESPN, Sports Illustrated and the Associated Press.
In his first six seasons as the Texas Rangers lead television analyst on Fox Sports/Bally Sports Southwest, a job he took in 2017, he has been nominated for 11 Emmy Awards and has won 6 times. He is a member of the St. John’s Athletic, Don Bosco Preparatory HS and New Orleans Zephyrs Halls of Fame.
Currently you can see CJ on over 100 Rangers broadcasts per season in both the play-by-play and color analyst roles and you can hear him on MLB Network Radio’s Loud Outs (Weekdays 2-5 PM ET) with Ryan Spilborghs and Brad Lidge, SiriusXM Channel 89.
Mostly Unofficial Baseball Records
- Most consecutive hit batters in a game (3).
- Most playoff shares collected without actually ever pitching in the MLB post season (4).
- Lowest ERA in NY Mets history 0.00 (min. 5IP).
- Only pitcher to record 1-pitch wins in both MLB and NPB.
- Oldest player assigned to AA not on a rehab assignment (39).
- Collected NY Mets franchise win #3,000.
- Only NY born MLB player/broadcaster to play for both the Yankees and the Mets and call games on radio for both the Yankees and Mets.
- First active baseball player to have and run his own website (1997).