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
Hall of Famer Greg Maddux is arguably the most consistent pitcher of his generation, and surely one of the best pitchers to ever play the game. Maddux is the only pitcher in MLB history to post 17 consecutive 15-win seasons (18 overall), the first pitcher to win four consecutive Cy Young awards, won a record breaking 18 Gold Glove Awards... read full bio
Nicknamed The Say Hey Kid, Willie Mays is a retired American professional baseball player. His professional baseball career began in 1947 in the Negro American League for the Birmingham Black Barons. With only a year in the minor league, Willie Mays started his major league baseball career with the New York Giants. In 1951, Willie won the Rookie of the... 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
Ryne Sandberg, also known as “Ryno,” is an American former professional baseball player, coach, and manager. Sandberg was born in Spokane, Washington, and he began his career playing baseball in high school where he was named to Parade Magazine’s High School All-American football team. He then went on to play for the Philadelphia Phillies after being selected in the baseball... 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
Josh Beckett is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He established the Josh Beckett Foundation in 2007 to support community based programs that strive to improve the health and well-being of children, especially children that are seriously ill, disabled, poor or otherwise disadvantaged.... read full bio
Baseball Hall of Famer Frank Robinson was the first Major League African-American manager. He was named Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player. Robinson won the Triple Crown, was a member of two teams that won the World Series, and amassed the fourth-most career home runs at the time of his retirement. In addition to his two Most Valuable... 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
Robert George Bob Uecker is an American former Major League Baseball player, sportscaster, comedian and actor. Uecker was given the title of "Mr. Baseball" by Johnny Carson. Known for his humor, particularly about his undistinguished playing career, Uecker actually became much better known after he retired from playing. He made 100 guest appearances on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show, and... 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
