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  2. Christian Encarnacion-Strand - Wikipedia

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    Christian Lee Encarnacion-Strand (born December 1, 1999) is an American professional baseball first baseman and third baseman for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023. He has the longest last name in Major League Baseball history with 17 letters moving him above the previous leader, Simeon Woods ...

  3. Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr.

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    Hubert Blaine Wolfe­schlegel­stein­hausen­berger­dorff Sr. (a.k.a. Hubert Wolfstern, [3] Hubert B. Wolfe + 666 Sr., [4] Hubert Blaine Wolfe+585 Sr., [5] and Hubert Blaine Wolfe+590 Sr., [6] among others, 4 August 1914 – 24 October 1997) was a German-born American typesetter who held the record for the longest personal name ever used.

  4. Jarrod Saltalamacchia - Wikipedia

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    Jarrod Scott Saltalamacchia [1] (/ ˌ s ɒ l t əl ə ˈ m ɑː k i ə /; [2] born May 2, 1985) is an American former professional baseball catcher.Between 2007 and 2018, he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, Miami Marlins, Arizona Diamondbacks, Detroit Tigers, and Toronto Blue Jays.

  5. William Van Landingham - Wikipedia

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    When Van Landingham pitched to Todd Hollandsworth in 1995, the two set a record for longest combined pitcher-batter name length (since at least 1957) at 26 letters. [1] On May 29, 1996, Van Landingham started against Jason Isringhausen , then a starter for the New York Mets , tying a record [ citation needed ] for the longest combined names of ...

  6. List of centenarians (sportspeople) - Wikipedia

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    American Major League Baseball player [118] Mary Holda: 1915–2016: 100: All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player [119] Ralph Horween: 1896–1997: 100: American football player [120] Edith Houghton: 1912–2013: 100: American professional baseball player and scout [121] Jim Hutchinson: 1896–2000: 103: Longest-lived English ...

  7. Steve Lombardozzi - Wikipedia

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    He led all hitters in that World Series with a .412 batting average. He also held the record for the longest last name of any player to hit a postseason home run, hitting a Game 1, two-run home run off Cardinal Bob Forsch, until it was broken by Doug Mientkiewicz of the Minnesota Twins in 2002. Lombardozzi also knocked in the winning run in ...

  8. History of baseball team nicknames - Wikipedia

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    By 1907, the name "Cubs" was appearing on the team's scorecards. (Ahrens) The first uniform acknowledgment of the nickname came in 1908, when a bear cub holding a bat was placed inside the round "C" that was already on the uniform shirt. The 1908 World Series home programs used both the Cubs name and image frequently.

  9. Bill Wambsganss - Wikipedia

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    When interviewed in the 1960s by Lawrence Ritter for the classic 1966 oral history The Glory of Their Times, Wambsganss recalled: "Funny thing, I played in the big leagues for 13 years, 1914 through 1926, and the only thing that anybody seems to remember is that once I made an unassisted triple play in a World Series. Many don't even remember ...