Jerry Remy is an American MLB broadcaster and a former MLB professional player who played as a second baseman. Remy was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, and he began his career playing baseball in high school before going on to play in the minor leagues for the California Angels. He played in the minor leagues with teams such as Magic... read full bio
Bill Lee, also known as “Spaceman,” is an American former professional baseball player who played as a left-handed pitcher in the MLB. Lee was born in Burbank, California, and he began his career playing baseball in high school before going on to play college in baseball for the University of Southern California where he helped the university to win the... read full bio
Rick Burleson is an American former professional MLB player who played as shortstop. Burleson was born in Lynwood, California, and he began his career playing in the minor leagues for the Winter Haven Red Sox of the Florida State League and went on to play for the Pawtucket Red Sox where he was named an Eastern League All-Star. Burleson eventually... read full bio
Bruce Hurst is a former MLB professional pitcher. Hurst was born in St. George, Utah, and he began his career playing basketball in high school before moving to baseball. He ended up catching the attention of MLB scouts during an American Legion state tournament and went on to be selected by the Red Sox as the 22nd overall pick in... read full bio
Rich Gedman is an American professional baseball coach and former professional baseball catcher who played in the MLB. Gedman was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, and he began his career playing baseball in high school as well as for the Grafton Hill American Legion Baseball program. He went on to later sign as a free agent for the Boston Red Sox... read full bio
John Burkett is a former professional MLB pitcher who has played in various teams throughout his career. Burkett was born in New Brighton, Pennsylvania, and he began his career playing for the San Francisco Giants for a season where he pitched six innings before having to go back to play for the minors for a few years. He later went... read full bio
Gabe Kapler, also known as “Kap,” is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played in the MLB and is currently the manager of the MLB team, the San Francisco Giants. Kapler was born in Hollywood, California, and he began his career playing baseball in high school where he played shortstop, second and third base and also played for the... read full bio
Bob Stanley is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in the MLB and spent the entirety of his MLB career pitching for the Boston Red Sox. Stanley was born in Portland, Maine, and he began his career playing baseball in his high school where he earned All-star honors as a pitcher-shortstop. He went on to be drafted in... read full bio
Don Schwall is a former professional American baseball pitcher who played in the MLB. Schwall was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and he began his career originally played basketball at the University of Oklahoma where he was an All-Big Eight basketball star before going on to sign with the Boston Red Sox in the MLB. Schwall went on to play for... read full bio
Jim Lonborg, also known as “Gentleman Jim,” is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in the MLB. Lonborg was born in Santa Maria, California, and he began his career playing baseball in high school before going on to earn his degree from Stanford University. After graduating from Stanford, Lonborg was signed as an amateur free agent by the... read full bio
Mike Greenwell, also known as “The Gator,” is a former professional left fielder who played in the MLB and spent the entirety of his MLB career playing with the Boston Red Sox. Greenwell was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and he began his career playing baseball as well as football in high school. From there, he went on to be drafted... read full bio
Tony Armas is a Venezuelan former professional baseball player who has played in the MLB for several years as an outfielder. He is the father of Tony Armas Jr. and is the brother of Marcos Armas. Tony Armas was born in Puerto Piritu, Venezuela, and he began his career originally playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates’ in the Gulf Coast League... read full bio
Masahiro Tanaka is a professional baseball player from Japan, now a starting pitcher for the New York Yankees of MLB. Even in high school, Tanaka was an incredible baseball player. In the NPB (Nippon Professional Baseball organization- the highest level of baseball in Japan) high school draft, four teams selected him with their first-round picks. He ended up signing with... read full bio
Michael Cuddyer is a former professional baseball right fielder, who played fifteen seasons in MLB for the Minnesota Twins, Colorado Rockies and New York Mets. He was a two-time MLB All-Star and won a Silver Slugger Award when he led the National League in batting average. Cuddyer is only the 30th player in history to hit for the cycle more... read full bio
Jeremy Guthrie is a professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers. He has also played for the Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies and Kansas City Royals. He attended Stanford University, where he was the baseball team’s starting pitcher. He led his team all the way to the College World Series. Gunthrie became one of the elite pitchers in the... read full bio
The St. Louis Cardinals chose Lance Lynn as their starting pitcher in the first round of the MLB Draft. He won the World Series that year with the Cardinals and the next year he was selected to the National League All-Star team. With the Brownsburg Little League when he was younger, Lynn played in the Little League World Series and took... read full bio
Steve Pearce is a former Boston Red Sox professional baseball player. At the University of South Carolina, Pearce participated in two NCAA baseball seasons and twice led his team in batting average, home runs, and RBIs. He totaled 42 home runs, becoming the first player in school history to surpass the 40-homer plateau so rapidly. He was voted USC's Rookie... read full bio
Pitcher Rick Porcello plays for the Boston Red Sox and was inducted into the Chester County Sports Hall of Fame. Porcello was the top high school talent going into the draft and was hailed as an "ace" who might be a "bona fide No. 1 starter." With a contract for $11.1 million, Porcello became the highest-paid high schooler in history after... read full bio
Neil Walker, a second-generation Major League Baseball player and Silver Slugger Award winner, played second base for the New York Mets. He was chosen by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first round of the MLB Draft and after three minor league seasons, he was ranked No. 3 in the Pirates' organization and in Baseball America's Top 100 Prospects. He had a five-hit... read full bio
Jason Heyward, sometimes referred to as "The J-Hey Kid" and "J-Hey," plays right field for the MLB team Chicago Clubs. When he was barely seventeen years old, the Atlanta Braves selected him in the first round of the MLB Draft and he made his MLB debut. He rapidly became one of the top batting, speed and defensive prospects in all of baseball,... read full bio
