John Cummings

John Russell Cummings (born May 10, 1969) is an American former professional baseball left-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for three teams from to .

Jones attended Canyon High School in Anaheim, California. The New York Yankees selected him in the 1988 MLB draft but he chose to play college baseball for the USC Trojans. The Seattle Mariners selected him in the eighth round of the 1990 MLB draft. In the minors, he learned to throw a curveball and changeup, then in 1992, started the Carolina League All-Star Game and was named the league's pitcher of the year. He made his MLB debut in April 1993, but was demoted to the minors after going 0–6 in the team's starting rotation. He split 1994 between the majors and minors.

The Dodgers traded Cummings to the Detroit Tigers on July 31, 1996, with pitcher Joey Eischen for outfielder Chad Curtis. After pitching for Detroit in part of the 1997 season, Cummings pitched in Triple-A in 1999 and 2000.