Mike Timlin is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher who played in the MLB for several years. Timlin was born in Midland, Texas, and he began his career playing baseball in high school before going on to play college baseball at Southwestern University. Timlin was known for his fastball and went on to be drafted in the MLB draft... read full bio
Dave Martinez is an American professional baseball coach, former professional football player who was an outfielder, and the current manager of the Washington Nationals of the MLB. Martinez was born in Brooklyn, New York, and he began his career playing baseball in high school where he helped them to win the Five Star Conference championship. Martinez went on to play... read full bio
Jason Varitek, a switch-hitter, is a former professional baseball catcher and captain for the Boston Red Sox. He is currently a Special Assistant to the General Manager for the Red Sox. After being traded as a minor league prospect by the Seattle Mariners, he played his entire major league career with Boston. The trading of Varitek from the Seattle Mariners... read full bio
"Jim Palmer was accorded baseball's highest honor by his election into the Baseball Hall of Fame his first year of eligibility. His 21-year career as a pitcher is remarkable, since he played only for the Baltimore Orioles and earned many club records, including most wins, completed games, strikeouts, walks and shutouts. Palmer became the youngest player ever to pitch a... read full bio
David Justice made his major league debut playing for the Atlanta Braves. The Braves suddenly found themselves as a winning team, and Justice, who finished with 87 runs batted in despite being injured for part of the season, played in his first World Series. Justice later joined the Cleveland Indians, proving right away that he had many good years left,... read full bio
Paul Molitor is a former Major League Baseball designated hitter and infielder. During his 21-year baseball career, he played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays, and Minnesota Twins. Molitor joined the 3,000-Hit Club on September 16, 1996, three years to the day after fellow St. Paul native Dave Winfield collected his 3,000th safety. In the first inning of the... read full bio
Kirk Gibson is a former Major League Baseball player, coach and manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks. During his playing career, he was named the National League MVP and named to the All-Star team twice. Following his retirement as a player, he spent five seasons as a television analyst in Detroit, then became a coach for the Tigers. He was a... read full bio
National Baseball Hall of Famer Andy Van Slyke is a former professional MLB coach and retired MLB outfielder. His last coaching position was with the Seattle Mariners, and prior to that with the Detroit Tigers. Van Slyke was drafted as the sixth overall pick in the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals. Other teams he played... read full bio
Former American baseball player, Todd Helton played for the MLB Colorado Rockies 17 years. Raised in Knoxville, Tennessee Helton had a very successful baseball career in high school. He was drafted as the 55th overall pick to the San Diego Padres in 1992, but opted to continue his schooling and attend college at the University of Tennessee. He was awarded... read full bio
Tino Martinez is a Florida raised retired Major League Baseball Player. Martinez was on the Olympic Baseball Team for the summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. They won 3-5 in the final game, in part because of Martinez's two belted homers and four dive runs. Martinez was drafted to the Seattle Mariners out of the University of Tampa and made... read full bio
Robin Yount, Rockin Robin, is a retired professional baseball shortstop. He played his entire twenty-year career with the Milwaukee Brewers. Throughout that time, Robin was a three-time All-Star, two-time AL MVP, three-time recipient of the Silver Slugger Award, and winner of the Gold Glove Award. In his first year of eligibility, he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.... read full bio
Don Mattingly is a former professional baseball first baseman, coach and current manager of the Miami Marlins. Donnie Baseball played his whole fourteen-year career with the New York Yankees. He later managed the Los Angeles Dodgers for five years. Selected by the Yankees in the amateur draft, Don became the teams starting first baseman following a successful rookie season. Throughout... read full bio
Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Whitey Ford spent his whole sixteen-year MLB career with the New York Yankees. His accomplishments include becoming a ten-time MLB All-Star and six-time World Series champion. He was honored with the Cy Young Award and World Series MVP Award, both in the same year. Whitey led the AL in winds three times and in earned... read full bio
Tom Glavine is a former MLB pitcher, who played for the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets. He became a World Series champion while with the Braves, while also being named World Series MVP. Glavine achieved the second highest number of wins as a pitcher in the NL during the 90s, with 164 victories. He was a five-time 20-game winner... read full bio
Adrian Gonzalez, also known as A-Gon and Titan, was most recently the first baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Major League Baseball. His ability was noticed while attending Eastlake High School in San Diego. He was drafted out of high school by the Florida Marlins in 2000, becoming the first infielder since Alex Rodriguez in 03 to be drafted... read full bio
Eddie Murray, also known as “Steady Eddie,” is an American former professional MLB first baseman and designated hitter. Murray was born in Los Angeles, California, and he began his career playing Little League baseball before going on to play in high school. Murray was then selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the amateur draft but first played in the minor... read full bio
Edgardo Alfonzo, also known as the Fonzie, is a former MLB infielder who is currently the manager of the Brooklyn Cyclones. Alfonzo spent a majority of his career playing for the New York Mets, with whom he played in the 2000 World Series with an was an All-Star of. He also won the Silver Slugger Award with the New York... read full bio
Former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder and first baseman Nicholas Thompson Swisher is an American who played professionally. Swisher, who was well-known for his power hitting and superb plate discipline, has played for a number of organizations, including the Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, and New York Yankees. Swisher, a left-handed pitcher and switch-hitter, batted for average... read full bio
Mark Grace is a former American MLB baseball player who played as first baseman. Grace was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and he began his career playing baseball as well as basketball in high school before going on to play college baseball at San Diego State University. From there, Grace was drafted by the Chicago Cubs and he spent almost... read full bio
Louis Lou" Brock is an American former professional baseball player. He started his Major League Baseball career with the Chicago Cubs, but spent the majority of his career as the left fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals. Brock was best known for breaking Ty Cobb's all-time major league stolen base record. He is currently a special instructor coach for the... read full bio
