Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. John Eric Briscoe (born September 22, 1967 in La Grange, Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball player. A pitcher, Briscoe played for the Oakland Athletics from 1991 to 1996. Briscoe attended Lloyd V. Berkner High School and Texas Christian University. Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League. The two leagues merged in 2000 into a single MLB organization led by the Commissioner of Baseball after 100 years as separate legal entities.