Vince Coleman is an American former MLB player. He studied at Flordia A&M University where he played baseball and set the all-time single-season stolen base record while there. He was also a kicker and punter on the football team but ended up forgoing an NFL career when he was drafted in the 10th round of the MLB draft by the... read full bio
Cecil Fielder is a former professional baseball player of the MLB. He was named an All-American while playing for his high school’s baseball team and went on to play college baseball at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, for their UNLV Rebels baseball team. After college, Fielder was drafted by the Kansas City Royals but was traded to the Toronto... read full bio
Larry Bowa is an American former professional baseball shortstop, manager and coach in the MLB. As a player, Bowa has played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs and New York Mets. As a manager, Bowa has managed the San Diego Padres and Philadelphia Phillies. And as a coach, Bowa has coached several teams including, Philadelphia Phillies, Anaheim Angels, Seattle Mariners,... read full bio
Von Hayes is an American former professional baseball player in the MLB who is best known for his long career with the Philadelphia Phillies. During his time with the Phillies, Hayes was on the NL All-Star team for a year and also finished 8th in NL MVP voting for a year. He also became the first player in MLB history... read full bio
Al Bumbry is a former MLB professional outfielder who played almost the entirety of his career with the Baltimore Orioles. Bumbry was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and he began his career playing baseball in high school before going on to play college baseball as well as basketball at Virginia State College where he also served two years in the US... read full bio
Brady Anderson is a former baseball executive and former outfielder who has played in the MLB. Anderson was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, and he began his career playing high school baseball before playing college baseball at the University of California, Irvine before going on to be drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the MLB draft. Anderson was traded... read full bio
Mike Bordick is an American retired professional baseball shortstop who played in the MLB for several years and has gone on to have a career in coaching and broadcasting. Bordick was born in Marquette, Michigan, and he began his career playing baseball in high school before going on to play college baseball at the University of Maine where he also... read full bio
Jeff Kent is a former record-setting player in the Major League Baseball who has since retired. An unusual accomplishment for a defensive position, he hit 90 home runs between the years 1997 and 2005, making him the current holder of the record for the most home runs hit by a second baseman. He was named the Most Valuable Player in... 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
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
Power-hitting outfielder Darryl Strawberry was one of baseball's biggest. Strawberry was a star for the New York Mets. His career was derailed by substance-abuse problems that led to a prison sentence, but he found new life afterward as an instructor, philanthropist and restaurant owner. Darryl Strawberry was a gifted athlete with a fluid, powerful swing, at a young age. Strawberry... read full bio
Johnny Bench, a 14-time All-Star selection and the National League's Most Valuable Player, was a key member of the The Big Red Machine", the powerful Reds teams of the 1970's, which won six division titles and World Series championships. Johnny Bench won the National League Rookie of the Year Award, batting .275 with 15 home runs and 82 RBIs, and... read full bio
Steven Patrick Garvey is a former Major League Baseball first baseman, and current Southern California businessman. Garvey was a one time NL MVP, ten-time All Star, and holds the National League record for consecutive games played (1207). Steven Garvey was nicknamed ""Mr. Clean"" because of the squeaky-clean image he held throughout his career in baseball. During Game 4 of the... read full bio
Ozzie Smith is a Baseball Hall of Famer, nicknamed The Wizard. Smith played shortstop for the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals, winning the National League Gold Glove Award for play at shortstop for thirteen consecutive seasons. A fifteen-time All-Star, Smith accumulated 2,460 hits and 580 stolen bases during his career, and won the National League Silver Slugger Award... read full bio
Dave Winfield, called the Jackie Robinson of our time," is the only athlete ever to be drafted by three professional sports: the NFL, MLB and the NBA. In addition to his numerous athletic accomplishments, he established the Winfield Foundation, the first organization of its kind created by an athlete. Designed to promote literacy, fitness and self-esteem, the Winfield Foundation was... read full bio
Curtis Pride is a major League Baseball outfielder who has played with the Anaheim Angels/Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim since 2004. Previously, he played for the Montreal Expos (1993, 1995, 2001), Detroit Tigers (1997), Boston Red Sox (1997, 2000), Atlanta Braves (1998) and New York Yankees (2003). Pride has overcome deafness to be a viable major league outfielder; he... read full bio
For the past 20 years, Tim McCarver has reigned as baseball's premier television analyst and one of sport's foremost broadcast personalities. Seventeen years with Fox Sports and three years as the New York Yankees broadcast analyst, Tim has enjoyed a diverse career in sports broadcasting, which has included his work as host of CBS' Olympic coverage, sixteen years as the... read full bio
