For the Major League Baseball team Los Angeles Dodgers, Joc Pederson plays center field. Pederson won the Dodgers' "Minor League Player of the Year" award and was selected as a Pioneer League and Rookie League All Star during his minor league career. Later, Baseball America rated him as the top prospect for the Dodgers. In addition to being voted Baseball America's... read full bio
Baseball pitcher David "Homer" Bailey, plays for the Minnesota Twins. Bailey played baseball in high school and won 41 games while losing just four. He was selected the High School National Player of the Year and a member of USA Today's All-USA high school baseball team. After the end of his whole minor league career, Bailey was regarded as one of baseball's top... read full bio
The Chicago Cubs selected left fielder and catcher Kyle Schwarber in the first round, fourth overall, of the MLB Draft. He was recognized as a freshman All-American after his first season of collegiate baseball by Louisville Slugger and Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. He was selected to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association's first team All-American squad as a sophomore. After the... read full bio
First baseman for the San Francisco Giants, Brandon Belt has been an integral part of the team's two World Series victories. He played for The Texas Longhorns while a student at the University of Texas. They came in second place at the College World Series. Following his time in the minor leagues, MLB.com ranked Belt as the 26th greatest prospect... read full bio
Dellin Betances, a former pitcher for the LA Dodgers who was born and raised in New York City, is renowned for his high strikeout rate. Betances was able to throw a fastball up to 85 mph in his first year of high school and by his junior year, he had improved to 90 mph. He was recognized as an Aflac Al-American, making... read full bio
Didi Gregorius is a professional shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies who was born and raised in the Netherlands. Additionally, he has previously played for the New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks and Cincinnati Reds. Didi was originally spotted by a Cincinnati Reds scout while competing in a youth competition in The Hague. He won the Golden Glove for the Australian Baseball League... read full bio
Baseball pitcher Jesse Hahn plays for the Kansas City Royals. He is renowned for his excellent fastball, knack for getting strikeouts, and very projectable 6'5 stature. Out of Virginia Tech, the Tampa Bay Rays selected him in the MLB Draft. Later, he was a member of the San Diego Padres. In Groton, Connecticut, Hahn attended Fitch Senior High School. He was Matt... read full bio
Switch-hitter Chase Headley plays third base for the MLB team San Diego Padres. He was once a member of the New York Yankees. He has won the Gold Glove Award, the Silver Slugger Award, Player of the Week and Player of the Month three times. In his third season, the San Diego chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America overwhelmingly... read full bio
DJ LeMahieu is an infielder in the MLB for the New York Yankees, where he has won a Gold Glove Award and been chosen as an All-Star. LeMahieu was an Aflac All-American, two-time Gatorade Player of the Year and Louisville Slugger Player of the Year for the State of Michigan as a leadoff hitter in high school. During his final year, he only... read full bio
Former first baseman in the American Major League Baseball who goes by the moniker "Herbie" is Kent Alan Hrbek. He spent all 14 years of his baseball playing career with the Minnesota Twins (1981–1994). Hrbek threw with his right hand and batted with his left. In an exhibition game against the Phillies on April 3, 1982, he hit the first... read full bio
Davey Lopes played professional baseball for a number of years and later managed in the Major Leagues of Baseball. He played second base for the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Oakland Athletics, the Chicago Cubs, and the Houston Astros throughout his professional baseball career. He has previously served as the manager of the Baltimore Orioles, the San Diego Padres, the Washington... read full bio
Billy the Kid, real name William Oliver Ripken, is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) infielder who played professionally in the United States. Ripken demonstrated his abilities on the field from 1987 to 1998 while playing for a number of organizations, including the Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, and Detroit Tigers. The younger brother of the illustrious Hall of... read full bio
Phil Niekro is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. Niekro is a five time all-star player, five time Gold Glove Award recipient and is one of a small handful of pitchers who have thrown a no hitter. He hold one of the highest career win-loss records and struck out over 3,000 batters. Niekro played for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, the New... read full bio
Kenny Lofton is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. Throughout his professional playing career, Lofton was a six-time All-Star, four-time Gold Glove Award winner, and was ranked fifteenth among all-time stolen base leaders with 622. A Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame inductee, Lofton's single-season stolen base count led the MLB on three occasions and twice the American League. Lofton had... read full bio
Juan Gonzalez is a former professional baseball right fielder, who spent sixteen years with MLB. He played for five teams, but is most remembered for his two stints with the Texas Rangers. One of the leading run producers and most feared hitters of the 90s, Gonzalez won the AL MVP award twice. He was known as a screaming line drive... read full bio
Three-time All-Star, two-time Silver Slugger Award winner, and World Series champion Garret Anderson was a left fielder in MLB, most notably for the California/Anaheim Angels/ Los Angeles Angels. He holds Angels franchise records for career games played, at bats, hits, runs score, runs batted in, total bases, extra base hits, singles, doubles, grand slams, RBI in a single game and... read full bio
Former MLB pitcher Eric Gagne spent the first seven years of his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He became the best closer in the game, and the first relief pitcher in eleven years to win the Cy Young Award. He and Ferguson Jenkins are the only two Canadian pitchers to win the most prestigious pitching award in baseball. At... read full bio
Roland Glen Fingers, nicknamed Rollie Fingers, is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres and Milwaukee Brewers. He became only the second reliever to be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Rollie is among the select few MLB players to have his number retired by more than one club (Oakland... read full bio
Dave Dravecky's story is one of hope, courage and perseverance in the midst of dark and overwhelming uncertainty. In 1988 Dave was at the top of his game and life. In his seventh year as a MLB pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, a cancerous tumor was discovered in Dave's pitching arm. The next years were a whirlwind of surgery,... read full bio
Jim Morris' Cinderella story serves as testimony for the power of dreams and their ability to inspire and transform human life. Jims meteoric rise from 35 year old high school teacher to flame throwing major league pitcher in three months made cinematic history with the release of The Rookie, starring Dennis Quaid. One of Jim's most memorable moments was when... read full bio
