
Carl Morton
The rookie Carl Morton was tapped by manager Gene Mauch to start…

Thurman Munson
Throughout the 20th century and to the present, numerous luminary…

Don Newcombe
“What I have done after my baseball career and being able to…

Hideo Nomo
Like Babe Ruth, he was a savior for the major leagues when the…

Tony Oliva
Tony Oliva stands at the forefront of an exceedingly select…

Gregg Olson
Gregg Olson, the only son of a highly successful high-school…

Gary Peters
He took a long time to find his place in the major leagues. After…

Mike Piazza
On September 21, 2001, amid heavy security, 41,235 fans1 filed…

Lou Piniella
Lou Piniella was a key member of the expansion franchise Kansas…

Dave Righetti
Dave Righetti pitched in the major leagues for 16 seasons (1979;…

Cal Ripken
On a warm September evening in 1995 at Baltimore’s Camden…

Frank Robinson
Frank Robinson would not want to be remembered as a racial…

Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson is perhaps the most historically significant…

Scott Rolen
“You know ‘W.W.J.D., what would Jesus do’? Here, it’s…

Pete Rose
The 1970 All-Star Game, at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati,…

Jack Sanford
Jack Sanford got his start in baseball with a push from his big…

Benito Santiago
Benito Santiago was one of the best catchers in the majors in…

Steve Sax
Sometimes it is by chance. Sometimes it is inevitable. But each…

Don Schwall
In his book The Boys of Summer, author Roger Kahn relates how…

Herb Score
“It’s going to be a tough act for the kid to follow,”…

Tom Seaver
4,256. 755. 5,714. 511. .366.
As baseball has often been described…

Ted Sizemore
Throughout his 12-year major-league career, Ted Sizemore was…

Darryl Strawberry
For many African American males growing up in poverty-stricken…

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