Most people know Buck Showalter from his time managing the Baltimore Orioles. Despite having a lackluster playing career, Buck Showalter was appointed in 1985 as manager of the single-A minor league Oneonta Tigers because of his aptitude for the mental aspect of baseball. He took over as manager of the Fort Lauderdale Yankees in 1987. Showalter was a member of the... read full bio
John Smoltz is a former pitcher for the MLB. Currently he is a sportscaster, but back when he was in the major leagues, he garnered eight Al-Star selections and even received the prestigious Cy Young Award. He mainly played for the Atlanta Braves but spent partial seasons with the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals. He is the... read full bio
Baseball Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez was a starting pitcher in MLB for seventeen years, most notably for the Boston Red Sox. For four years, he held the major league record for the highest career winning percentage by a pitcher with at least 200 decisions. He retired with the fourth highest percentage in history, and the highest by aright-hander since... read full bio
Tyler Clippard is a pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of MLB. He is known for his unconventional pitching delivery, rocking forward while sticking his gloved hand high in the air, which forms an unusual arm angle while pitching, making it challenging for hitters to pick up the ball in their line of vision. He has accumulated a strikeout rate of... read full bio
Roger Clemens is a former MLB starting pitcher who played 23 seasons for four different teams. Clemens was one of the most dominant pitchers in major league history, tallying 354 wins, a 3.12earned run average (ERA), and 4,672 strikeouts, the third-most all time. An11-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion, he won seven Cy Young Awards during his career, the... read full bio
Graig Nettles has gone down in history as being one of the top defensive third basemen in MLB history, having also played with the Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves, and Montreal Expos. Also a skilled offensive player, Nettles set an AL record for career home runs by a third baseman. A member of four pennant-winning Yankee... read full bio
Baseball icon Mariano Rivera, a native of Panama, is largely recognized as the game's finest reliever. During his time with the New York Yankees from 1995 to 2013, Rivera enjoyed unmatched success, capturing five World Series championships (1996, 1998, 2000, and 2009) and cementing his place as a baseball legend. Baseball player Rivera was discovered at a young age in his... read full bio
Bryce Harper is an American professional baseball right fielder for the Philadelphia Phillies of the MLB. Harper was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, and he began his career playing baseball in high school. Harper went on to enroll at the College of Southern Nevada where he played as a catcher. While there, he won the Golden Spikes Award before being... read full bio
Giancarlo Stanton is an American outfielder and designated hitter for the New York Yankees of the MLB. He was born in Panorama City, California, and he went on to play baseball in high school. From there, Stanton was selected by the Florida Marlins in the amateur draft and decided to play instead of enrolling in college. Stanton played for teams... read full bio
Joey Votto is a Canadian professional baseball first baseman for the Cincinnati Reds of the MLB. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and began his career playing high school baseball which led him to playing college baseball for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. Votto was then selected by the Cincinnati Reds out of high school in the MLB draft. He... read full bio
Justin Verlander is an American professional baseball pitcher who plays for the Houston Astros of the MLB. Verlander was born in Manakin-Sabot, Virginia, and began his career playing at The Richmond Baseball Academy when he was young. He went on to play for the Old Dominion University and also pitched at the Pan American Games where he represented the United... read full bio
Lorenzo Cain is an American professional baseball center fielder that plays for the Milwaukee Brewers of the MLB. Cain was born in Valdosta, Georgia, and he began his career playing baseball in high school. From there, Cain was drafted by the Brewers of the amateur draft out of Tallahassee Community College. He went on to play for the rookie league... read full bio
Anthony Rendon is an American baseball third baseman for the Los Angeles Angels of the MLB. Rendon was born in Houston, Texas, and he went on to play high school baseball where he was a first team all-state shortstop and an All-Greater Houston selection by the Houston Chronicle. Rendon went on to play for Rice University where he was named... read full bio
Blake Snell is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays of the MLB. He was born in Seattle, Washington, and began playing baseball at his high school, Shorewood, where he earned a run average of 1.00 with 128 strikeouts over 63 innings, and went on to commit to the University of Washington. Snell was then selected by... read full bio
Justin Turner is an American professional baseball third baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers of the MLB. He was born in Long Beach, California, and he began his career playing high school baseball at Mayfair High School where he earned three-time All-Suburban first team honors as a shortstop and second baseman. Turner went on to play college baseball for the... read full bio
Nolan Arenado is an American professional third baseman for the Colorado Rockies. He had his Major League Baseball debut after being drafted by the Rockies in the MLB draft and prior, had played with several of their minor league teams. His draft came after opting out of attending and playing ball for Arizona State. Nolan started the season with the... read full bio
Francisco Lindor, also known as “Paquito” or “Mr. Smile”, is a Puerto Rican professional baseball shortstop that plays for the Cleveland Indians of the MLB. Lindor was born in Caguas, Puerto Rico, and he began playing baseball at a young age and moved to Florida when he was 12 where he played baseball at Montverde Academy prep school. Lindor went... read full bio
Max Scherzer, also known as Mad Max, is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals of the MLB. He was born in Chesterfield, Missouri, and he began his career playing baseball, football, and basketball at Parkway Center High School but excelled in baseball and was scouted by the Cardinals director but he ended up attending the University of... read full bio
Christian Yelich is an American professional baseball outfielder that plays for the Milwaukee Brewers of the MLB. Yelich was born in Thousand Oaks, California, and he began his career playing high school baseball at Westlake High School. From there, he was selected by the Miami Marlins in the MLB draft and he went on to play for the Greensboro Grasshoppers,... read full bio
Freddie Freeman is an American-Canadian professional baseball player, who was drafted, straight out of high school, in the second round of the MLB Draft as first baseman for the Atlanta Braves. His powerful swing, in which he moves his shoulders slightly before lowering his hands, has been described as “unorthodox” and compared to a tennis forehand. He is also... read full bio
