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Albert Oliver Jr. (born October 14, 1946) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder and first baseman from 1968 through 1985, most notably as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates teams that won five National League Eastern Division titles in six years between 1970 and 1975 and, won the World Series in 1971.
As such, player representation by birth spans to 25 countries as of the 2022 MLB season, with the United States topping the list at 1,057 players called up to 26-man rosters. [9] The most represented overseas country is the Dominican Republic, with 171 players called up to 26-man rosters. [9]
Flores finished the 2015 season appearing in 137 games with a batting average of .263 in 483 at-bats in 510 plate appearances. He compiled 127 hits, 16 home runs, 59 RBIs, 55 runs scored, 19 walks, and struck out 63 times. His walk percentage of 3.7% was in the bottom 4% of MLB players. [35]
[18] [19] As of May 2024, it is the fourth-longest home run in MLB history, and the longest since 1971. [20] Dunn's 46 home runs in 2004 were the fourth most in Cincinnati Reds history. That year, he joined Hall of Fame second baseman Joe Morgan as the only Reds players to score 100 runs, drive in 100 runs, and draw 100 walks in a single season.
On June 19, he recorded his first MLB home run, a grand slam off Caleb Thielbar of the Minnesota Twins. [16] He was sent outright off the roster on November 11, 2022. He was assigned to Triple-A Reno to begin the 2023 season, where he played in 87 games and hit .318/.447/.480 with 5 home runs and 46 RBI.
Xander Jan Bogaerts (born October 1, 1992; Papiamento pronunciation: [ˈsandər ˈboxarts]) is an Aruban professional baseball shortstop and second baseman [2] for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Boston Red Sox. He represents the Netherlands national team in international competition.
In his second MLB at bat, Hu hit a solo home run against the San Diego Padres reliever Brett Tomko on September 11, 2007, against the Padres, becoming the first position player born in Taiwan to hit a home run in MLB. (Hu's teammate, pitcher Hong-Chih Kuo, had become the first Taiwanese-born player
Osvaldo José Virgil Pichardo (May 17, 1932 – September 29, 2024) was a Dominican professional baseball player and coach. He was the first person from the Dominican Republic to play in Major League Baseball (MLB), appearing in 324 MLB games between 1956 and 1969 as a utility player for the New York / San Francisco Giants, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, and the ...