
Oscar Charleston
“Charleston not only has the speed of a Carey, the arm of a…

Michael Cuddyer
During Michael Cuddyer’s 15-year major league career, he was…

Nomar Garciaparra
After seeing Nomar Garciaparra play, Red Sox great Ted Williams…

Ralph Garr
Longtime Los Angeles Times columnist Jim Murray once wrote that…

Tony Gwynn
There has never been a sports icon linked to a city quite like…

Bubbles Hargrave
It was one of the most bizarre batting races in National League…

Chipper Jones
For generations, many American fathers have raised their sons…

Henry Kimbro
Henry Kimbro was a stocky speedster who earned his living slap-hitting…

Carney Lansford
When baseball fans reflect on the great Oakland Athletics teams…

Dick Lundy
The greatest shortstops in Negro League history were John Henry…

Willie McGee
There have been more successful players who wore the St. Louis…

Bill Mueller
Every young boy imagines coming up to bat when defeat seems certain…

Tip O'Neill
James Edward O’Neill, the original “Tip,” was one of the…

John Olerud
To many fans, John Olerud was the player who wore his batting…

Al Oliver
“I’m going to have a good year because I’m Al Oliver. I…

Lennie Pearson
Lennie Pearson was one of the mainstays of the Newark Eagles…

Terry Pendleton
[A glue guy] is a guy who’s unselfish and who’s a good teammate……

Manny Ramirez
"Manny being Manny" — the simple phrase seemed to instinctively…

Alex Rodríguez
“He’s that baseball dude who got banned for steroids or something,…

Freddy Sanchez
The American dream of being a well-known baseball player was…

Turkey Stearnes
“Turkey Stearnes — that cat could play and hit. He could’ve…

Mule Suttles
George “Mule” Suttles emerged from Alabama coal mines to…

Ichiro Suzuki
After a nine-year career in Japan, where he won an unprecedented…

Harry Walker
Harry Walker was born to baseball and spent his life in the game.…