Editing John Olerud (section)

== Personal life ==
Olerud became an [[evangelical Christian]] in 1990.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hohler |first1=Bob |title=Faith binds many on Sox |url=https://archive.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2005/08/31/faith_binds_many_on_sox |access-date=16 April 2022 |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=August 31, 2005 |language=en}}</ref> Olerud lives with his wife, Kelly, who was a high school classmate,<ref name=swsoswt /> and their children (one son and one daughter) in the Seattle suburb of [[Clyde Hill, Washington|Clyde Hill]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20130630072133/http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019620608_olerud07m.html Clyde Hill Home and Local Legal Battle]</ref> Another daughter, Jordan, died at age 19 in 2020 from complications of a unique chromosomal disorder called tri-some 2p, 5p-.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newcomb |first=Alyssa |date=March 1, 2020 |title=Former MLB player's daughter, born with a rare chromosome disorder, dies at 19 |url=https://www.today.com/parents/john-olerud-s-daughter-jordan-olerud-dies-19-t174914 |access-date=2020-03-01 |website=today.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Kilgore|first=Adam|title=Growing family – Oleruds' faith helps them cope with their daughter's illness|url=http://archive.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2005/06/24/growing_family/|work=Boston Globe|date=June 24, 2005|access-date=March 7, 2020}}</ref> Olerud is a cousin of retired MLB player [[Dale Sveum]].