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Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2005) Philadelphia Phillies (2008 – 2009) Andrew Michael Tracy (born December 11, 1973) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman who played for the Montreal Expos, Colorado Rockies, and Philadelphia Phillies between 2000 and 2009, and is currently the manager for the Columbus Clippers.
Professional baseball was first played in Columbus, Ohio, in 1877 by the Columbus Buckeyes of the International Association. [3] It has been represented at the highest levels of Minor League Baseball nearly continuously since 1902, at first in the American Association by the Columbus Senators (1902–1930) and Columbus Red Birds (1931–1954) and then in the International League (IL) by the ...
A first baseman, abbreviated 1B, is the player on a baseball or softball team who fields the area nearest first base, the first of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. The first baseman is responsible for the majority of plays made at that base. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the first ...
Evan White. For the heavy metal musician, see As I Lay Dying (band). Evan McKee White (born April 26, 1996) is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Los Angeles Angels organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners and won the Gold Glove Award in 2020.
Frank Oliver Howard (August 8, 1936 – October 30, 2023), nicknamed " Hondo ", " the Washington Monument " and " the Capital Punisher ", was an American professional baseball player, coach, and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played most of his career for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Senators / Texas Rangers franchises.
Nicholas Thompson Swisher[ 1 ] (born November 25, 1980) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB). He was a switch hitter who threw left-handed, and played for the Oakland Athletics, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians and Atlanta Braves.
Carlos Santana (born April 8, 1986), nicknamed " Slamtana," is a Dominican-American professional baseball first baseman and catcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2010 with the Cleveland Indians and has also played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners, Pittsburgh ...
Meanwhile, Buckner became the first major league player to wear Nike high-top baseball cleats professionally in an effort to relieve pressure on his ankles. [ citation needed ] That season, Buckner hit a career-high 18 home runs, drove in more than 100 runs for the second season in a row, and was a key member of the team that won the American ...