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Jose Carlos Altuve (Spanish pronunciation:; born May 6, 1990) is a Venezuelan professional baseball second baseman for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). Having played for the Astros since 2011, he is the longest-tenured current member of the team, and the only one to have been with the Astros since they were in the National League.
Freddie Joseph Patek (/ ˈ p ɑː t ɛ k /; born October 9, 1944), nicknamed "the Flea" or "the Cricket", is an American former professional baseball shortstop who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals and California Angels. At 5 feet 5 inches (165 cm) tall, he was the shortest MLB player of his time.
The shortest player in MLB history and the shortest known professional baseball player was Eddie Gaedel, a 3 ft 7 in (1.09 m) dwarf who appeared in a single game for the St. Louis Browns in 1951 as a publicity stunt.
Here’s an early look at the 2024-25 free-agent class, headlined by a generational young hitter and chock-full of fascinating individual cases of star players at a variety of positions.
Anthony Michael Volpe (born April 28, 2001) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Yankees selected Volpe in the first round of the 2019 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2023, winning the American League Gold Glove Award at shortstop in his rookie year.
Juan Soto headlines this year's MLB free agent class, expected to fetch a record-setting deal. ... Tracker for 120 best players as 2024-2025 rumors swirl. Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY ... MLB top free ...
Edward Carl Gaedel (June 8, 1925 – June 18, 1961) was the smallest player to appear in a Major League Baseball game. [1]Gaedel gained recognition in the second game of a St. Louis Browns doubleheader on August 19, 1951. [2]
Fantasy baseball goes deeper into the player pool than contests in other sports. In a typical 12-team roto league, over 300 players are rostered at any given time, and roughly 500 men will ...