Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. John Nicklaus Hoover (born December 22, 1962 in Fresno, California) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season. He pitched in two games for the Texas Rangers during the 1990 Texas Rangers season. Hoover was a member of the famous 1984 U.S Olympic baseball team along with the likes of Mark McGwire, Will Clark, Oddibe McDowell, and so forth. 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.