Paul Byrd is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher of the MLB who is currently a television sports broadcaster for Atlanta Braves games on Fox Sports Southeast. During his professional career, Byrd was known for being the nicest guy in baseball and for his unique pitching delivery. Byrd started his baseball career in high school and went on to... read full bio
Pablo Sandoval is a Venezuelan professional baseball third baseman, first baseman, and catcher who currently plays for the San Francisco Giants of the MLB. Sandoval was born in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, and he began his career playing in the minor leagues where he was a catcher with the AZL Giants before playing with Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, the Augusta GreenJackets, the San... 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
Orlando Cepeda is a former professional Baseball player. Throughout his career, he played with San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, and Kansas City Royals. He also has the distinction of playing in seven Major League Baseball All-Star Games during his career, becoming the first player from Puerto Rico to do so. Cepeda was... 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
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
Former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder and first baseman Nicholas Thompson Swisher is an American who played professionally. Swisher, who was well-known for his power hitting and superb plate discipline, has played for a number of organizations, including the Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, and New York Yankees. Swisher, a left-handed pitcher and switch-hitter, batted for average... read full bio
Neil Walker, a second-generation Major League Baseball player and Silver Slugger Award winner, played second base for the New York Mets. He was chosen by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first round of the MLB Draft and after three minor league seasons, he was ranked No. 3 in the Pirates' organization and in Baseball America's Top 100 Prospects. He had a five-hit... read full bio
Mookie Wilson is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and coach. A switch hitter with excellent speed, his positive attitude and hustle immediately endeared him to a New York Mets fan base. He was enshrined in the New York Mets Hall of Fame. His most memorable play when he hit the ground ball that rolled through Bill Buckner's legs in... read full bio
Mookie Betts is an American professional baseball outfielder whom plays for the Boston Red Sox of the MLB. He started playing baseball in high school where he had an honorable mention for the Louisville Slugger High School All-American list. He went on to study at the University of Tennessee on a baseball scholarship and was drafted in the 5th round... read full bio
Mike Trout is an American professional baseball center fielder for the Los Angeles Angels of the MLB. He was born in Vineland, New Jersey, and he began his career playing baseball in Cal Ripken Baseball, a division of Babe Ruth League. From there, he went on to play both baseball and basketball at Millville Senior High School and was then... read full bio
Mike Timlin is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher who played in the MLB for several years. Timlin was born in Midland, Texas, and he began his career playing baseball in high school before going on to play college baseball at Southwestern University. Timlin was known for his fastball and went on to be drafted in the MLB draft... read full bio
The former Major League Baseball third baseman, Mike Schmidt played his whole baseball career for the Philadelphia Phillies. Schmidt attended Ohio University in Athens, where he played for the Ohio Bobcats baseball. Mike made his first professional debut at an exhibition between the Phillies and their minor league team Reading Phillies. Phillies decided to open a spot as third baseman... read full bio
Former MLB first basemen, Mike Hargrove is now an advisor with the Cleveland Indians. He played for the Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, and Cleveland Indians. At the end of his twelve-year playing career, he went on to manage the Indians, Baltimore Orioles, and Seattle Mariners. Hargrove won both the AL Rookie of the Year and The Sporting News Rookie... read full bio
Mike Greenwell, also known as “The Gator,” is a former professional left fielder who played in the MLB and spent the entirety of his MLB career playing with the Boston Red Sox. Greenwell was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and he began his career playing baseball as well as football in high school. From there, he went on to be drafted... 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
Michael Cuddyer is a former professional baseball right fielder, who played fifteen seasons in MLB for the Minnesota Twins, Colorado Rockies and New York Mets. He was a two-time MLB All-Star and won a Silver Slugger Award when he led the National League in batting average. Cuddyer is only the 30th player in history to hit for the cycle more... read full bio
Mel Stottlemyre is a retired MLB pitcher and pitching coach, who played eleven seasons for the New Yorks Yankees and coached for 23 seasons. Throughout his coaching career, he was a five-time MLB All-Star and five-time World Series champion. Teams he coached include the New York Mets, Houston Astros, New York Yankees, and Seattle Mariners.... 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
Matt Williams, also known as “Matt the Bat” and “The Big Marine” is a former professional baseball third baseman and current third base coach for the Oakland Athletics. He started his career on a baseball scholarship to play for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and was then drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the first round of the... read full bio
