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The first major-league player to wear spectacles was Will 'Whoop-La' White in 1878–86. [4] [5] Only pitchers dared wear glasses while playing until the early 1920s, when George 'Specs' Toporcer of the St. Louis Cardinals became the first outfielder to sport eyewear. Bespectacled pitchers are less rare as they have less need to field the ball.
Despite today's MLB teams no longer assigning numbers solely by a predefined systems, some trends regarding player numbers include the following: Pitchers traditionally wear higher numbers and do not typically wear single-digit numbers. [18] [19] Numbers 60 and above have historically been rarely worn in the regular season.
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Japanese ace Roki Sasaki will be available to Major League Baseball teams this offseason. The Chiba Lotte Marines announced Saturday they have chosen to start the process of moving the pitcher to ...
The players decided they would not participate in wearing the logo patch along with their teammates during the organization’s 16th annual Pride Night.
The no-flap helmet is still utilized in baseball. Catchers often wear a flapless helmet along with a facemask to protect the head when receiving pitches. Occasionally, players other than catchers will wear a batting helmet without earflaps while playing a defensive position in the field. This is usually done by a player who has a higher-than ...
The right-hander ranks fourth among all qualified MLB pitchers with a 2.76 ERA across the past four seasons, and ninth with a 3.13 FIP. In today's pitching-starved MLB, a two-time All-Star pitcher ...