Former professional baseball player, Mark McGwire is considered one of the most powerful hitters in baseball history. He received many honors and awards during his fifteen-year career. McGwire played for the Oakland Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals. He made a strong entrance at the majors, earning the American League Rookie of the Year and just a few years later,... read full bio
Chipper Jones is a popular player from the Atlanta Braves baseball team. Jones was first overall pick in the 1990 major-league draft. Since then, Chipper Jones spent 19 years with the Atlanta Braves taking them to the playoffs 14 times. Jones retired in 2012 and will be considered for the Hall of Fame. Since Jones’ retirement, he is now a... read full bio
Canseco established himself in 1986, his first full season, being named the American League's Rookie of the Year. In April of 1988, Canseco guaranteed he would hit at least 40 home runs and steal at least 40 bases in the upcoming season. He went on to record 42 home runs and 40 steals becoming the first player in MLB history... read full bio
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
A prominent former Major League Baseball player named Nomar Garciaparra made an imprint on the game during his brilliant career. Nomar, a six-time All-Star, had a stellar batting average of.313, 229 home runs, and 936 runs batted in. As one of only thirteen players to pull off the amazing feat of hitting two grand slams in a single game while... 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
Reggie Jackson earned the nickname Mr. October" for his World Series heroics with both the A's and Yankees. In 27 Fall Classic games, he amassed 10 home runs including four in a row 24 RBI and a .357 batting average. As one of the game's premier power hitters, he blasted 563 career roundtrippers, sixth on the all-time list.... read full bio
Any baseball fan knows how Bernie Williams plays. The superstar New York Yankees center fielder has consistently flashed grace, passion, disciplined focus and a remarkably fluid sense of rhythm in feats both at the plate and in the field that have made him truly the heir in his role to no less than Hall of Famers Joe DiMaggio and Mickey... read full bio
David Boomer Wells was an MLB pitcher for twenty years, playing for the Toronto Blue Jays, Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, San Diego Padres, and his last team, the Los Angeles Dodgers. Considered one of MLB's best left-handed pitchers, Boomer pitched the 15th perfect game in history. Throughout his MLB... read full bio
Three-time All-Star Alex Gordon is an outfielder for the Kansas City Royals of the MLB. Since signing with the Royals, Gordon has been a five-time Gold Glove Award winner, Platinum Glove Award winner, Fielding Bible Award winner and World Series champion. At one point, he was the reigning Web Gem on Baseball Tonight for fifty straight days. He dominated the... read full bio
Paul Konerko is an American former professional baseball player who played first baseman in the MLB. Konerko was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and he began his career playing high school baseball where he was named the Arizona Republic/Phoenix Gazette Player of the Year and helped lead his team to a Class 4-A state championship. He was also the school’s... read full bio
Former MLB player Roberto “Robbie” Alomar became the first Baseball Hall of Famer to be inducted as a Toronto Blue Jays. He was also inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. The 2011 Caribbean Series was dedicated to him, after which he was inducted into the Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame. Robbie’s... read full bio
American pitcher Josh Beckett pitched professionally for a while. He was a three-time MLB All-Star who was a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, and Florida Marlins. With the second choice in the 1999 MLB Draft, he was selected by the Marlins following an outstanding high school career that made him one of the nation's best prospects. In... read full bio
Jorge Posada is a former MLB catcher who played for the New York Yankees his entire seventeen-season career. He is a switch hitter, who was on five All-Star teams, won five Silver Sluger Awards and was on the roster for four World series championship teams. He attained more RBIs and home runs than any other catcher in baseball. He is... read full bio
Will Myers is an American professional baseball outfielder of the MLB. He had a strong rookie season, winning Rookie of the Year honors. Myers made his debut in professional baseball, when he batted .369 with 5 home runs in 84 at bats with Royals' Rookie League affiliates, the Idaho Falls Chukars and the Burlington Royals. Myers finished the 2010 season... read full bio
Wade Boggs is a former professional baseball third baseman. He spent his eighteen-year baseball career primarily with the Boston Red Sox, but also played for the New York Yankees, with whom he won his only World Series, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays, with whom he recorded his 3,000th hit. His hitting in the 1980s and 1990s made him a perennial... read full bio
