Yu Darvish is a Japanese starting pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball. Darvish pitched in the Beijing Olympics as well as the World Baseball Classic as a member of the Japanese national team. He was considered by many to be the best pitcher in Japanese professional baseball prior to his arrival in Major League Baseball. Darvish finished... read full bio
Willie Randolph is a former Major League Baseball second baseman and manager. He is now a postseason baseball analyst for ESPN, primarily on Baseball Tonight. At the end of his playing career, he ranked fifth in major league history in games at second base, ninth in putouts, seventh in assists, eighth in total chances, and third in double plays. Upon... read full bio
Macha was an infielder. He was the Eastern League batting champion. He hit a combined .258 in 180 Major league baseball games. He retired as a player and joined the Expos as a major league coach. He spent six seasons with the Expos before moving to the California Angels as a bullpen coach. He was chosen as Eastern League Manager... read full bio
Clint Hurdle is a former MLB professional baseball outfielder who is currently the manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He spent ten years in the major leagues with teams such as the Kansas City Royals, the Cincinnati Reds, the New York Mets, and the St. Louis Cardinals. After retiring, he first was a manager for the Colorado Rockies but switched to... read full bio
From 1970 until 1992, Bert pitched in the Major Leagues. Infamous for his curveball, which Brooks Robinson claimed, "was nasty, I'll tell you that." Raised in Garden Grove, California, he was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the first round of the 1969 draft following his high school graduation. The following year, he graduated to the Majors and was named the American League... read full bio
From 1987 through 1998, William Ripken, sometimes known as "Billy The Kid," played in the American National Baseball Association as a shortstop. He played for a number of teams over his career, including the Cleveland Indians (1995), Texas Rangers (1993-94, '97), Baltimore Orioles (1987-92, '96), and Detroit Tigers (1998). At 180 pounds (82 kg) and 6 feet 1 inch (1.85... read full bio
Dwight Evans is a retired MLB player. He played for the Boston Red Sox for 18 of his 19 year career, signing with the Baltimore Orioles for his last season. During his career he held a .272 batting average, 2,446 hits, 385 home runs, and 1,384 runs batted in. Evans become a powerhouse hitter in the second half of his... read full bio
Rico Petrocelli is a retired Boston Red Sox player. He played with the Sox for the entirety of his 16 year career. He has a .251 batting average, 210 home runs, and 773 runs batted in. Since retiring, Petrocelli has sporadically coached and managed the Red Sox's minor league team and works as a sports broadcaster for several shows.... read full bio
Former professional baseball outfielder, Manny Ramirez played with the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, and Tampa Bay Rays throughout nineteen seasons. Known for his great batting skill and power, Ramirez was a nine-time Silver Slugger and one of 25 players to hit 500 career home runs. His 21 grand slams are third all-time, and... read full bio
Five-time All-Star Joe Carter was a professional baseball outfielder and first basemen in the MLB for fifteen years. Honored as a member of the Toronto Blues Jays Level of Excellence, Carter is most well known for hitting a walk-off home run to win the World Series for the Toronto Blue Jays. This was after he led the team to their... read full bio
Minnesota Twins Hall of Famer Tony Oliva is an eight-time All-Star, three-time AL batting champion, and Gold Glove Award winner. He spent his entire fifteen-year career with the Minnesota Twins, with his #6 jersey being retired. Oliva was incredibly popular during a time when baseball was in a second deadball era. He is widely recognized as one of the best... read full bio
Alex Avila is a professional baseball catcher for the Chicago White Sox. He was previously the Detroit Tigers starting catcher for their four straight American League Central Division titles. Straight out of high school, Avila was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the MLB Draft, but opted to attend the University of Alabama where he was an All-SEC selection. In... read full bio
Alex Cora is a professional baseball manager and former infielder for the Boston Red Sox of the MLB. During his first season as a baseball manager ever, Cora led the Boston Red Sox to the World Series championship where they won the World Series. Prior to being the manager for the Red Sox, Cora was a coach for the Houston... read full bio
Barry Larkin is a former professional MLB player who played shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds for almost 20 years. He has had a number of accomplishments during his career including, being a twelve-time All-Star, a World Series champion, an NL MVP, a nine-time Silver Slugger Award winner, a three-time Gold Glove Award winner, and a winner of a Roberto Clemente... read full bio
Bartolo Colon, also known as “Big Sexy”, is an Dominican-American professional baseball player who plays as a pitcher. He was first signed to the Cleveland Indians as a free agent and has served most of his time in the MLB playing for them. Since then he has gone through many teams some of which include, the Anaheim Angels, Oakland Athletics,... read full bio
Chris Sale is an American professional baseball pitcher who plays for the Boston Red Sox in the MLB. During his time in the MLB, Sale has been a seven-time All-Star, a two-time AL strikeout leader, and is now a World Series champion. Currently, Sale has totaled 1,781 strikeouts and has hit the record of fastest pitcher to record 1,500 strikeouts.... read full bio
David Price is an American professional baseball player as a starting pitcher playing for the Boston Red Sox of the MLB. During his time playing in the MLB, Price has been a five-time All-Star, is a World Series champion, has won an AL Cy Young Award, has been a MLB strikeout leader, and a two-time AL ERA leader. Price has... read full bio
Mookie Betts is an American professional baseball outfielder whom plays for the Boston Red Sox of the MLB. He started playing baseball in high school where he had an honorable mention for the Louisville Slugger High School All-American list. He went on to study at the University of Tennessee on a baseball scholarship and was drafted in the 5th round... read full bio
Tony Graffanino is a former American MLB second baseman, third baseman, and shortstop who has played for several teams during his professional career. Graffanino was born in Amityville, New York, and he began his career playing professional baseball with the Atlanta Braves. As a minor league player, Graffanino played with Pulaski, the Idaho Falls Braves of the Pioneer League, the... read full bio
Reggie Smith is an American former professional baseball player who played in the MLB as a right fielder and center fielder. Smith was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, and he grew up in Los Angeles. He began his career playing with the International League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and then was called up to the MLB to play with the... read full bio
