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John Alexander Messersmith (born August 6, 1945 in Toms River, New Jersey) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher from 1968 until 1979. He was the 12th overall pick of the 1966 amateur draft by the California Angels. Messersmith went on to play for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves and the New York Yankees.