John Sipin was born in Watsonville, California and is the son of Johnny Imperial Sipin, a Filipino of Ilocos origin and Ethel White, a native from Little Rock Arkansas, US. John grew up in Watsonville and went to Watsonville High School where his baseball jersey was retired in 2006. John is currently married to Gizelle Sipin (a local of Soquel, California) and together they have two daughters Alisha and Kamala.\n', '

Sipin played for the men\'s softball team of the Ilocos Region (Region I) in the Palarong Pambansa, the national student\'s games of the Philippines, in the 1970s. Sipin\'s team dominated the games and were known as the "Marcos Boys" since the regional softball program was supported by the Marcos political family.\n', '

Sipin was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 55th round of the 1965 amateur draft. He played four seasons in the Cardinals\' minor league system, rising as high as the Triple-A Tulsa Oilers, with whom he opened the 1969 season. He was traded to the San Diego Padres on May 22, 1969 with Sonny Ruberto for the Padres\' Jerry DaVanon and Bill Davis.\n', '

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