- Washington Nationals
The first Washington Nationals baseball team to be a member of the National League existed from 1886 to 1889. During their four-year tenure they had six different managers and compiled a record of 163-337, a poor winning percentage of .326. Home games were played at Swampoodle Grounds. This team was also sometimes referred to as the Washington Statemen. Their most notable player was catcher Connie Mack, … - Barry Bonds
Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24 1964 in Riverside, California) is a Major League Baseball player with the San Francisco Giants. He is the son of former Major League All-Star Bobby Bonds, cousin of Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson, and the godson of Hall of Famer Willie Mays. Bonds holds the single season major league records for home runs (73), on base percentage (.609), slugging percentage (.863), and walks (232). - Joe Torre
The classic example of an affiliative leader - and the one often cited by Goleman - is Joe Torre , the ex-manager of the New York Yankees. Just think about the challenges faced by the manager of a professional baseball team. And the New York Yankees are not just any team. Joe Torre was the manager of one of the most talented teams in all of baseball. And with all that talent come a lot of ego-centric players. - Matt Holliday
Matthew Thomas Holliday was born January 15, 1980 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. He is a baseball player for the Colorado Rockies. The Rockies drafted Holliday in the 7th round of the 1998 draft and he made his major league debut in 2004 as one of the top rookies in the National League. An outfielder, Holliday hit .290 with 14 home runs and 57 RBIs. He would finish fifth in the voting for the 2004 Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award in the National League. - Chipper Jones
Larry Wayne "Chipper" Jones, Jr. (born April 24, 1972 in DeLand, Florida), is an American Major League baseball player. Although initially a shortstop, Jones has spent most of his career as the starting third baseman for the Atlanta Braves. In 2002 and 2003, Jones spent most of his time playing left field. Since 2003, he has played most of his games at third base. Jones debuted in 1993 and has played his entire career with the Braves. - Hank Aaron
Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron (born February 5, 1934 in Mobile, Alabama), nicknamed "Hammer","Hammerin' Hank", or "Bad Henry", is a retired American baseball player whose Major League Baseball (MLB) career spanned the 1950s through the 1970s. After playing with the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro American League and in the minor leagues, Aaron started his Major League Baseball career in 1954. He played 21 seasons with the Milwaukee Braves and the Atlanta Braves, … - Tom Glavine
Thomas Michael "Tom" Glavine (born March 25 1966 in Concord, Massachusetts) is an American Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the New York Mets. During the 1990s Glavine, a left-hander, was one of the winningest pitchers in the National League. He is a five-time 20-game winner and two-time Cy Young Award winner. He is also known as an excellent fielding and hitting pitcher. - Carlos Zambrano
Carlos Alberto Zambrano (born June 1, 1981 Puerto Cabello, Venezuela but raised in San Antonio de los Altos, Miranda State) is a right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who has played for the Chicago Cubs since 2001. He is one of the few switch-hitting pitchers and is known for being a particularly strong hitting pitcher. His nickname in the media is "Big Z," but among teammates, he is known as "el toro." Zambrano, a big, … - Jimmy Rollins
James Calvin "Jimmy" Rollins (born November 27 1978 in Oakland, California), and currently resides in Woolwich Township, New Jersey, nicknamed "J-Roll", is an All-Star Shortstop of the Philadelphia Phillies. He is widely considered to be one of the top shortstops in all of Baseball. He played North California baseball with Dontrelle Willis of the Florida Marlins. They are both good friends on and off the field. - Michael Young
Michael Brian Young (born October 19, 1976 in Covina, California) is a Major League Baseball shortstop currently playing for the Texas Rangers. In 2002 Young placed 2nd in fielding with a .988 percentage. In 2003 Young was 3rd in the league in hits with 204. Led all second baseman with an average of .306. Young narrowly missed his first gold glove with a fielding percentage of .987. - Andruw Jones
Andruw Rudolf Jones [pronounced "An-drew"] (born April 23, 1977, in Willemstad, Curaçao) is a Curaçaoan baseball player. Since 1996, Jones has played for the Atlanta Braves, a Major League Baseball franchise. In addition, Jones has spent his entire professional baseball career as a member of the Braves organization. During his first two-years with the Braves, Jones most often appeared as a right fielder. - Brandon Webb
Brandon Tyler Webb (born May 9, 1979 in Ashland, Kentucky), is an American Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks. He is the 2006 winner of the National League Cy Young Award. Webb was a 1997 graduate of Paul G. Blazer High School in Ashland. Brandon and his wife, Alicia, make their home in Ashland as well. He decided to stick close to home for college, attending the University of Kentucky in Lexington. - Carlos Lee
Carlos Noriel Lee (born June 20, 1976 in Aguadulce, Panama) is a left fielder in Major League Baseball who plays for the Houston Astros. He bats and throws right-handed. He is married and has two daughters, Cassandra and Karla and a son, named Karlos. Lee owns and operates cattle ranches in Panama and Houston. His brother, also named Carlos, plays professional baseball in the Brewers minor league system. - Tony La Russa
Anthony La Russa, Jr. (born October 4 1944, in Tampa, Florida) is a manager in Major League Baseball, currently with the St. Louis Cardinals. In 2004 he became the sixth manager in history to win pennants with both American and National League teams; in 2006 he became the first manager ever to win multiple pennants in both leagues and became one of only two managers to win the World Series in both leagues. - Chris Young
Christopher Ryan Young (born May 25, 1979 in Dallas, Texas, United States) is an American Major League Baseball player who debuted on August 24, 2004 for the Texas Rangers of the American League. Young, a right-handed starting pitcher, is currently in his fourth Major League season and second season with the San Diego Padres of the National League. He was elected to the 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game as a first time All-Star via the All-Star Final Vote. - Adam Dunn
Adam Troy Dunn (November 9th, 1979, in Houston, Texas), is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed. A former standout quarterback at New Caney (Texas) High School, Dunn signed with the University of Texas however, Dunn quit football and concentrated on baseball. The Reds drafted Dunn in the second round of the 1998 amateur draft while he was still an active collegian. Dunn signed and quit college. - Dan Uggla
Daniel Cooley Uggla (born March 11, 1980 in Louisville, Kentucky) is a Major League Baseball second baseman for the Florida Marlins. Uggla finished third in the 2006 National League Rookie of the Year voting behind teammate Hanley Ramirez and Ryan Zimmerman of the Washington Nationals. (His last name means "owl" in Swedish, and he in fact descends from the untitled branch of a Swedish noble family.) - Jackie Robinson
Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson became the first African-American professional baseball player of the modern era in 1947. While not the first African American professional baseball player in history, his Major League debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers ended approximately eighty years of baseball segregation, also known as the baseball color line. The Baseball Hall of Fame inducted Robinson in 1962 and he was a member of six World Series teams. - Scott Rolen
Scott Bruce Rolen (born April 4, 1975 in Evansville, Indiana) is an American baseball player, who currently plays at third base for the St. Louis Cardinals. Rolen grew up in Jasper, Indiana. Although drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2nd round of the 1993 amateur draft, he didn't receive playing time until 1996. In the next season, he was named National League Rookie of the Year. On July 29, 2002, Rolen was traded, along with Doug Nickle, … - Dontrelle Willis
Dontrelle Wayne Willis (born January 12, 1982, in Oakland, California) is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Florida Marlins who made his debut in 2003 and went on to win the 2003 World Series. He is known for his very exaggerated, high leg kick in his pitch delivery, a trait that has drawn comparisons to Hall of Famer Juan Marichal and former Cy Young Award winner Vida Blue, a player Willis idolized as a kid. - Joe Girardi
Joseph Elliot Girardi (born October 14, 1964 in Peoria, Illinois) is the co-host of "Behind The Plate" and color commentator on the YES Network and a former catcher in Major League Baseball, for the Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, New York Yankees, and St. Louis Cardinals. He is a former manager of the Florida Marlins and was the National League Manager of the Year in 2006. He attended Spalding High School in Peoria, Illinois, … - Jason Bay
Jason Raymond Bay (born September 20, 1978 in Trail, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian baseball player, who plays left field for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He bats and throws right-handed. In his young major league career, Bay has demonstrated well above average power to all fields. He has also shown good discipline at the plate - in 2005, he ranked in the top ten in the National League in walks - although he does also strike out more often than the average hitter. - Dan Haren
Daniel John ("Dan") Haren is a baseball pitcher who currently plays for the Oakland Athletics. He is, along with Chad Gaudin and Joe Blanton, part of the "New Big Three", a name given to the A's 3 new young star pitchers that replaced Tim Hudson, Barry Zito, and Mark Mulder—the A's Big Three from 2000–2004. His dominant 2007 season has earned him the nickname Dan "The Baron" Haren - Jamie Moyer
Jamie Moyer (born November 18, 1962 in Sellersville, Pennsylvania) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball, playing for the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League. - Brad Penny
Bradley Wayne Penny (born May 24, 1978 in Blackwell, Oklahoma) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers. - Jim Leyland
James Richard Leyland (born December 15, 1944, in Perrysburg, Ohio) is a Major League Baseball manager for the Detroit Tigers. He led the Florida Marlins to a World Series championship in 1997. With the Tigers' victory in the 2006 American League Championship Series, Leyland has become the seventh manager in history to win pennants in both the National and American Leagues. He is a 3-time Manager of the Year Award winner, twice in the National League (1990 and 1992), … - Joe Morgan
Joseph Michael Morgan (born November 19, 1930 in Walpole, Massachusetts) is a former infielder, manager, coach and scout in Major League Baseball. Morgan attended Boston College, where he played baseball and varsity hockey, and signed his first baseball contract with the hometown Boston Braves of the National League. When he returned from military service and a long stint in the minor leagues, the team had become the Milwaukee Braves. - Bruce Bochy
Bruce Douglas Bochy (born April 16, 1955 in Landes de Boussac, France) is the manager of the San Francisco Giants. Prior to joining the Giants on October 27, 2006, Bochy had been the manager of the San Diego Padres for twelve seasons. He led the Padres to four of the five postseason appearances in their history, winning division titles in 1996, 1998, 2005, and 2006. In 1998, he led the Padres to their first National League pennant in 14 years, … - Frank Robinson
Frank Robinson (born August 31, 1935 in Beaumont, Texas), is a Hall of Fame former Major League Baseball player. He was an outfielder, most notably with the Cincinnati Reds and the Baltimore Orioles. During a 21-season career, he became the first player to win League MVP honors in both the National and American Leagues, won the Triple crown, was a member of two teams that won the World Series (the 1966 and 1970 Baltimore Orioles), … - Washington Senators
The Washington Senators were a 19th century baseball team. The team was also known as the Washington Statesmen and perhaps as the Washington Nationals. The team played at Boundary Field. The team started out in the American Association as the Washington Statesmen in 1891. The American Association folded after that season and the team continued in the National League as the Washington Senators until the 1899 season. - Jason Kendall
Jason Daniel Kendall is a Major League Baseball catcher with the Chicago Cubs. He is the son of former catcher Fred Kendall, who played in the majors from 1969–1980. Kendall attended and played at Torrance (California) High School, where he tied a national high school record by hitting safely in 43 straight games. He was drafted out of high school in the first round of the 1992 amateur draft (23rd overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Pirates. - Ned Yost
Edgar Frederick ("Ned") Yost (born August 19, 1955 in Eureka, California) is a former catcher in Major League Baseball and the current manager of the Milwaukee Brewers. Before being hired to manage the Brewers, Yost worked as a coach under Bobby Cox in the Atlanta Braves organization for 12 seasons. Yost, as a player, was used primarily as a backup catcher for the Brewers from 1980 to 1983 (which included the 1982 World Series), … - Luis Castillo
Luis Antonio Castillo is a Major League Baseball second baseman for the Minnesota Twins. He was traded to the Minnesota Twins on December 2, 2005, in exchange for two minor leaguers, Scott Tyler and Travis Bowyer. This occurred during the Florida Marlins fire sale after the 2005 season. The Marlins replaced Castillo at second base with Dan Uggla, a Rule 5 selection from the Arizona Diamondbacks. Castillo is one of four Twins players known for speed and small ball, … - David Eckstein
David Eckstein, (born January 20, 1975 in Sanford, Florida), is a Major League Baseball shortstop for the St. Louis Cardinals. He is noted for his size, as he is a diminutive (for professional sports) 5' 7" (170 cm). Eckstein's name is prononuced (ECK-styne) and means "cornerstone" in German. His "entrance music" is Ludacris's "Number One Spot" (appropriate since Eckstein usually bats as the leadoff hitter) and Crystal Method's "Busy Child". - Jeff Francoeur
Jeffrey Braden ("Jeff") Francoeur (born January 8, 1984 in Atlanta, Georgia), nicknamed "Frenchy", is a Major League Baseball player who currently plays for the Atlanta Braves of the National League. Francoeur was selected by the Braves in the 1st round of the June 2002 free agent draft. Francoeur advanced steadily through the Braves minor league system playing for Danville (Rookie) in 2002, Rome (Low A) in 2003, Myrtle Beach (High A) and Greenville (former AA) in 2004, … - Bobby Murcer
Bobby Ray Murcer (born May 20, 1946, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) was a professional baseball player for 17 seasons. After coming up briefly in with the New York Yankees in 1965 and 1966, Murcer fulfilled his military obligation before being called up to the majors to stay in 1969. Murcer averaged 21 home runs, 89 RBIs, and a .277 average over a full season during his career. A switch hitter, Murcer ended with 252 home runs, 1,043 RBIs, and a .277 average. - Randy Wolf
Randy Wolf (born August 22, 1976 in Canoga Park, California) is a left handed pitcher on the Los Angeles Dodgers. - Willy Taveras
Willy Taveras (born December 25, 1981 in Tenares, Dominican Republic) is a center fielder for the Colorado Rockies. He bats and throws right-handed. During his time with the Houston Astros, many fans referred to him affectionately as "Willy T." Taveras played in 10 games at the end of the 2004 Astros season, mostly as a pinch runner. In 2005, he led the majors in infield hits (71), bunt hits (31), and singles (152), and was tops among rookies in runs (82), hits (172), … - Aaron Harang
Aaron Michael Harang(born May 9, 1978 in San Diego, CA) is a professional right-handed starting baseball pitcher. He currently plays for the Cincinnati Reds in Major League Baseball. Harang graduated from Patrick Henry High School (San Diego, California) then went on to San Diego State University. He was first drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 22nd round of the 1996 amateur draft, but did not sign with the team. - Orlando Hudson
Orlando Thill Hudson (born December 12, 1977 in Darlington, South Carolina) is a major league second baseman for the National League's Arizona Diamondbacks. He is popularly known by his nickname "O-Dog". Hudson was drafted in the 43rd round by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1997 MLB Draft. Hudson is renowned around the major leagues for his fielding prowess, known for making spectacular lunging catches and diving stabs at grounders.
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