- John van Benschoten
John Wesley Van Benschoten (Born April 14, 1980 in San Diego, California) is a Major League Baseball player. A starting pitcher who bats and throws from the right side, Van Benschoten is 6'4" tall and weighs 217 pounds. Grew up playing baseball at Milford High School in Milford Ohio. John has one sister, Lyndsey. - Aaron Boone
Aaron John Boone (born March 9, 1973 in La Mesa, California) is a major league third baseman who plays for the Florida Marlins. He also played for the Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians. - Wes Helms
Wesley Ray Helms (born in Gastonia, North Carolina on May 12, 1976) is a professional baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies. On November 15, 2006 he agreed to a contract in principle with the Philadelphia Phillies to a two year contract for approximately 5.5 million dollars, with a club option for a third year. Wes Helms was drafted by the Atlanta Braves right out of high school in the 10th round of the 1994 amateur draft. - Harmon Killebrew
Harmon Clayton Killebrew is a baseball hall of famer. He was born on June 29, 1936 at Payette, Idaho. One can say that his greatest influence is his father, Harmon Sr. His father is a sports fan who made it through one of the toughest college football teams in his time, the Milliken College. Harmon Sr. also advised all his children to get into sport. Killebrew seemed to have taken the advice of his father seriously because he got into baseball. - Zach Duke
Zachary Thomas (Zach) Duke (born April 19, 1983 in Clifton, Texas) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who currently plays for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Duke bats and throws left handed. He is considered one of the best pitching prospects in major league baseball. - Brad Eldred
Bradley Ross Eldred (born July 12, 1980 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL) is a first baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Nicknamed "Big Country" by Altoona Curve Teammates because of his size (6'5", 270 pounds) and his home run power. Eldred was drafted by the Pirates out of Florida International University in the 6th round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft. - Ryan Doumit
Ryan Matthew Doumit (born April 3, 1981, in Moses Lake, Washington) is a Major League Baseball catcher/First baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Doumit stands at 6' 1", and weighs 220 pounds. He is a switch-hitter. He was selected by the Pirates in the second round of the 1999 draft. After losing to the Milwaukee Brewers in May of the 2007 season, … - Andrés Galarraga
Andrés José Padovani Galarraga [gal-lar-RAH-ga] (born June 18, 1961 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the Montreal Expos (1985-91 and 2002), St. Louis Cardinals (1992), Colorado Rockies (1993-97), Atlanta Braves (1998 and 2000), Texas Rangers (2001), San Francisco Giants (2001 and 2003) and Anaheim Angels (2004). He batted and threw right handed. At six-foot-three and 235 pounds (1.91 m, 117 kg), … - Larry Walker
Larry Kenneth Robert Walker (born December 1, 1966 in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada) is a former right fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1989 through 2005, Walker played for the Montreal Expos (1989-94), Colorado Rockies (1995-2004) and St. Louis Cardinals (2004-2005). He batted left handed and threw right handed. Walker announced his retirement after Game 6 of the 2005 National League Championship Series. - Craig Wilson
Craig Allan Wilson (born November 30, 1976) is a baseball player who currently is a first baseman on the Chicago White Sox. As of the end of the 2006 season, Wilson had a career .265 batting average with 98 home runs and 290 runs batted in (RBI) in 674 games. - Eric Davis
Eric Keith Davis (born May 29, 1962 in Los Angeles, California) is a former center fielder for several Major League Baseball teams. Davis was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 19, 1984, with the Cincinnati Reds, the team for which he is most remembered. Davis actually began his professional career as a shortstop, but after committing 35 errors during his first season in the professional ranks, he was on the verge of being released. - Ian Snell
Ian Dante Snell (born October 30, 1981 in Dover, Delaware) is a pitcher in Major League Baseball who currently plays for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He throws and bats right-handed. From 2001-2003, he went by the name Ian Oquendo, which is the last name of his baby's mother. However, Snell was the last name he was born with. He throws a fastball, along with a curveball, a slider and a changeup. - Sean Burnett
Sean Burnett (born September 17, 1982 in Dunedin, Florida) was a pitcher from Wellington High School in Wellington, Florida. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first round in 2000, and has stayed with that team since then. Known for his change-up, remarkable control and presence, a low-90s fastball. While he's not overpowering, his off-speed pitches generate an incredible amount of weak groundballs and pop outs. Very few home runs. - Gabby Hartnett
Charles Leo "Gabby" Hartnett (December 20, 1900 - December 20, 1972) was an American Major League Baseball catcher and manager who played nearly his entire career with the Chicago Cubs. He is widely considered to have been the greatest National League catcher in the first half of the 20th century. Hartnett was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island as the oldest of 14 children. - Nate McLouth
Nathan Richard McLouth (Born October 28, 1981 in Muskegon, MI) is a Major League Baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Primarily a center fielder, McLouth bats from the left side and throws from the right. He is 5' 11" tall and weighs 185 pounds. His last name is commonly mispronounced; the correct pronunciation rhymes with the word "mouth", rather than the word "couth". - Ben Sheets
Ben M. Sheets (born July 18, 1978 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is a Major League Baseball pitcher who currently plays for the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team. He throws a four-seam fastball clocked between 94-98 MPH, a big, sharp breaking curveball in the 80-83 MPH range, and a changeup. He also has great command of his three pitches, as evidenced by the outstanding strikeout-walk ratios he has posted over recent seasons. - Randy Johnson
Randall David Johnson (born September 10, 1963), nicknamed "The Big Unit" is a left-handed American starting pitcher who currently plays for Major League Baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks. Johnson is known for having one of the most dominant fastballs in the game, regularly approaching, and occasionally even exceeding, 100 miles per hour during his prime. He has won the Cy Young Award five times, second only to Roger Clemens' seven. - Reggie Sanders
Reginald Laverne "Reggie" Sanders (born December 1, 1967) is currently the starting right fielder for the Kansas City Royals baseball team. Reggie was born in Florence, South Carolina. He was 24 years old when he broke into the major leagues on August 22, 1991, after being drafted in the 7th round of the 1987 amateur draft by the Cincinnati Reds. He attended Spartanburg Methodist College. - Ronny Paulino
Ronny Paulino (born April 21 1981 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a professional baseball player. Paulino plays catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Paulino signed as a non-drafted free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization on December 29 1997 at the age of 16. In 2002, he was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the Rule 5 draft, but he was returned to the Pirates in spring training of the following year. - Eduardo Perez
Eduardo Atanasio Perez (born September 11, 1969 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a first baseman in Major League Baseball and is a free agent. He joined the league in 1993 after playing college baseball under head coach Mike Marin for the Florida State University Seminoles. He is the son of baseball Hall of Famer Tony Perez. - Tom Gorzelanny
Thomas Stephen Gorzelanny is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Born July 12, 1982 in Evergreen Park, Illinois, Gorzelanny played junior college ball at Triton College. He spent the 2002 summer playing for the St. Cloud River Bats of the Northwoods League. He was drafted the by the Pirates in the second round of the 2003 draft. Gorzelanny spent most of the 2005 season with the Double-A Altoona Curve, … - Hal McRae
Freed from a logjam on the Cincinnati Reds bench, Hal McRae found a home with the Kansas City Royals. He became the first player to make a career out of being a full-time designated hitter, and retired with nearly every record for that position. He passed his aggressive baserunning on to George Brett and others on the Royals, and helped the team to seven post-season appearances, six division titles, two pennants, and their only World Series title. - Danny Graves
Daniel Peter Graves (born August 7, 1973, in Saigon, South Vietnam) is a relief pitcher free agent. Born to an American serviceman father and a Vietnamese mother, he is the first and only Vietnam-born player in the history of the major leagues, and one of the few Vietnamese-American players. - Pokey Reese
Calvin "Pokey" Reese, Jr. (June 10, 1973 in Columbia, South Carolina), was a Major League Baseball infielder who primarily played second base and shortstop. Reese played with the Cincinnati Reds (1997-2001), Pittsburgh Pirates (2002-03), Boston Red Sox (2004), and Seattle Mariners (2005). On March 5, 2006, he was cut by the Florida Marlins when he disappeared from training camp without permission. He bats and throws right-handed. - Marquis Grissom
Marquis Deon Grissom, nicknamed "Grip" (born 17 April 1967) is a former Major League Baseball player. He excelled in baseball at Lakeshore High School, under the tutelage of baseball coach Mike Juenger. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and currently resides in College Park, Georgia. - Chris Duffy
Christopher Ellis Duffy (born April 20, 1980 in Brattleboro, Vermont) is a Major League Baseball player who plays outfield for the Pittsburgh Pirates. - Ben Hendrickson
Benjamin John Hendrickson (b. February 4, 1981, St. Cloud, Minnesota) is a pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization. He has a career Major League earned run average of 6.48 and has played in 13 games in his career, 3 in 2006 and 10 in 2004. Hendrickson also has 58 innings pitched. Hendrickson was a 10th round draft pick of the Milwaukee Brewers in 1999. Hendrickson struggled in his major league starts in early 2006, twice struggling to get out of the first inning. - Brady Clark
Brady Clark (born April 18, 1973 in Portland, Oregon) is a Major League Baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. Brady is a class of 1991 graduate of Sunset High School in Portland, Oregon and 1996 graduate of the University of San Diego. He was a West Coast Conference All-Star in 1995 in college. - Humberto Cota
Humberto Cota is a Major League Baseball catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball club. His major league debut was on September 9, 2001. As of the end of the 2005 season, he had 98 hits, 12 home runs, and a .242 batting average over the course of 5 seasons and 153 games. - Marco Scutaro
Marco Scutaro (pronounced ; born October 30, 1975 in Yaracuy State, Venezuela to an Italian father and a Spanish mother) is a Major League Baseball second baseman who plays for the Oakland Athletics (2004-present). Previously, Scutaro played with the New York Mets (2002-03). He bats and throws right-handed. After spending seven seasons in the minors with the Indians and Brewers systems, and two seasons with the Mets as a backup, … - Rocky Colavito
Rocco Domenico "Rocky" Colavito, Jr. (born August 10 1933 in New York City) is a former right fielder in Major League Baseball best known for his years with the Cleveland Indians. He was the fifth player in American League history to have eleven consecutive 20-home run seasons (1956-66), reaching 40 home runs three times and 100 runs batted in six times during that span; he also led the AL in home runs, RBI and slugging average once each. - Ray King
Raymond Keith King (born January 15, 1974 in Chicago, Illinois) is a relief pitcher for the Washington Nationals. King stands at 6'1" tall and weighs 240 pounds. He bats and throws left handed. - Ray Schalk
Raymond William Schalk (August 12, 1892 - May 19, 1970) was a Major League Baseball catcher noted for his fine handling of pitchers and remarkable defensive ability. Born in Harvel, Illinois, Schalk made his major league debut in 1912 with the Chicago White Sox, playing 23 games behind the plate. He assumed the everyday role of catcher the following year, playing in 129 games, batting .244 and stealing 14 bases. - Roger Maris
Roger Eugene Maris (September 10 1934 - December 14 1985) was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball who is primarily remembered for breaking Babe Ruth's 34-year-old single-season home run record in 1961 on the last day of the season. 37 years later, in the 1998 season, Mark McGwire broke his major league record by hitting 70. Maris remains the American League record holder as of the 2006 season. - Herb Score
Herbert Jude Score (born June 7, 1933 in Rosedale, New York) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and announcer. - Víctor Santos
Víctor Emanuel Maltaban Santos (born October 2, 1976 or possibly earlier, San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic) is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Cincinnati Reds. Previously, Santos played with the Detroit Tigers (2001), Colorado Rockies (2002), Texas Rangers (2003), Milwaukee Brewers (2005) and Pittsburgh Pirates (2006). He bats and throws right handed. - Jody Gerut
Joseph Diego "Jody" Gerut (born September 18, 1977 in Elmhurst, Illinois) is a right fielder who currently is a free agent. He attended Willowbrook High School, and later Stanford University. He made his major league debut in April 26, 2003 with the Cleveland Indians. Jody was acquired by the Cubs from the Cleveland Indians on July 18 2005 in exchange for Jason Dubois. He is known as an excellent defender, and can play left field, right field, and center field. - Wil Cordero
Wilfredo Cordero Nieva ("aka" "Coco" is a left fielder in Major League Baseball for the New York Mets. From 1992 through 2005, Cordero has played for the Montreal Expos (1992-95, 2002-03), Boston Red Sox (1996-97), Chicago White Sox (1998), Cleveland Indians (1999, 2000-02), Pittsburgh Pirates (2000), Florida Marlins (2004) and Washington Nationals (2005). He bats and throws right handed. - Moisés Alou
Moisés Rojas Alou is a Dominican American All-Star outfielder in Major League Baseball who plays for the New York Mets. He comes from a family in which baseball is a way of life. His father Felipe, who managed Moises with the Giants in 2005 and 2006, as well as uncles Matty and Jesús, and cousin Mel Rojas, all had long careers in the major leagues. Alou is married to Austria Alou; they have three sons: Percio, Kirby and Moisés Jr. - Jason Larue
Michael Jason LaRue (born March 19, 1974 in Houston, TX) is a catcher for the Kansas City Royals. LaRue agreed to a two-year, $9.1 million contract with the Cincinnati Reds on December 20, 2005. On November 20, 2006, LaRue was traded to the Kansas City Royals for a player to be named. After being selected in the 5th round of the 1995 MLB draft out of Dallas Baptist University LaRue debuted with Cincinnati on June 15, 1999 and been Cincinnati's starting catcher since 2001.
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