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John Loy Rocker (born October 17, 1974) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher who played six seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his major league debut in 1998 with the Atlanta Braves, for whom he played parts of four seasons. He was later a member of the Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
AL Rookie of the Year (1976) AL ERA leader (1976) Mark Steven Fidrych ( / ˈfɪdrɪtʃ / FID-rich; [ 1] August 14, 1954 – April 13, 2009), nicknamed " the Bird ", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played five seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Detroit Tigers . Known for his quirky antics on the mound, Fidrych led ...
New York Yankees ( 2023 –present) Career highlights and awards. 2× All-Star ( 2021, 2022) Pitched a no-hitter on April 14, 2021. Carlos Antonio Rodón (born December 10, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played MLB for the Chicago White Sox and San ...
Sidd Finch. Sidd Finch is a fictional baseball player, the subject of the notorious April Fools' Day hoax article "The Curious Case of Sidd Finch" written by George Plimpton and first published in the April 1, 1985, issue of Sports Illustrated. According to Plimpton, Finch was raised in an English orphanage, learned yoga in Tibet, and could ...
James Lamar "Dusty" Rhodes (May 13, 1927 – June 17, 2009) [ 1] was an American professional baseball player, an outfielder and pinch hitter whose otherwise unremarkable seven-year Major League Baseball career was dramatically highlighted by his starring role for the champion New York Giants during the 1954 season and that year's World Series .
Randall David Johnson (born September 10, 1963), nicknamed " the Big Unit ", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (1988–2009) for six teams, primarily the Seattle Mariners and Arizona Diamondbacks . At 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 metres) tall, Johnson was the tallest player in MLB ...
Lindor was born in Caguas, Puerto Rico, on November 14, 1993, the third of four children of Miguel Angel Lindor and Maria Serrano. [2] [3] [4] He began playing baseball at a young age, assisted by his father, who would hit him ground balls from the top of a hill while the younger Lindor stood partway down the slope, attempting to field them. [5]
SEC Player of the Year (2022, 2023) Dylan Gray Crews (born February 26, 2002) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Washington Nationals organization. He was selected second overall by the Nationals in the 2023 Major League Baseball draft. Crews won the 2023 Golden Spikes Award and earned two consensus All-American honors.