A to Z: 1990 Minor League Players, Baseball Profiles

Most recent players added Feb. 7, 2024

List of 1990 minor league players featured, in alphabetical order:

Total: 4,304

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

A
 - Bill Abare got big hit at Dunedin, saw three pro seasons, 10/31/13
 - Glenn Abbott saw bigs over decade, later turned coach, 7/27/14
 - Kurt Abbott's first ML hit went for homer, saw 9 seasons, 3/22/15
 - Kyle Abbott saw time in four major league seasons, Japan, 10/4/17
 - Paul Abbott returned from injuries, made 11 ML seasons, 5/23/11
 - Terry Abbott pitched, then coached, scouted, instructed, 11/12/12
 - Keiji Abe believed importance of learning US baseball, 12/19/13
 - Frankie Abreu saw seven pro seasons, briefly made AAA, 1/30/19

 - Odie Abril found pitching in Legion, took to 7 seasons, 3/17/23
 - Clemente Acosta pitched in 7 pro seasons, made AA in 3, 5/27/11

 - Manny Acta became trusted voice as majors coach, manager, 2/29/24

 - Rick Adair played, later made majors as pitching coach, 1/15/11
 - Dave Adam hit his spots over eight pro seasons, made AA, 10/16/17
 - Brian Adams set records in college, saw two pro seasons, 12/16/12

 - Dave Adams worked to keep batters off stride in 4 seasons, 9/26/22

 - Dave Adams worked to step up over three pro seasons, 10/19/22

 - Gary Adams played three pro seasons, made single-A, 12/26/13
 - Morgan Adams had slow HS game start, made 13 pro outings, 1/18/17
 - Steve Adams had bad inning in 1990 game, saw six seasons, 7/10/14
 - Joel Adamson proved himself over 3 major league seasons, 7/25/17

 - Jim Adduci got majors chances over four seasons, three clubs, 9/17/12

 - Steve Adkins' major league career spanned five games, 7/25/11
 - Troy Afenir did well enough for bigs, saw four seasons, 5/1/12
 - David Agado threw college no-hitter, saw two pro seasons, 2/8/15
 - Sal Agostinelli saw 10 seasons, AAA, later scouted, more, 5/26/11
 - Luis Aguayo saw decade in majors as player, later coached, 5/13/18
 - Brian Ahern broke bat in college, saw 7 pro seasons, AAA, 6/4/12
 - Kelly Ahrens played two pro seasons, then chose family, 1/20/15

 - Tom Akins announced for Indianapolis, collected, drummed, 5/28/24
 - Gibson Alba made the majors, career spanned three games, 2/6/12

 - Hector Alberro tried pitching comeback, then came injury, 10/15/24
 - Pete Alborano hit grand slam with Eugene; Played 7 seasons, 3/7/13

 - Eric Albright worked to play every day over four pro seasons, 8/19/21

 - Francisco Alcantara proved workhorse over two pro seasons, 4/5/20

 - Jimmy Alder crushed it at Fayetteville, made AA with Tigers, 10/22/16
 - Scott Aldred returned from injury to continue bigs career, 4/11/10
 - Rich Aldrete played 9 seasons, then owned baseball academy, 4/6/16
 - Jay Aldrich saw 3 majors seasons, fell into numbers game, 6/6/10
 - Tom Aldrich saw three pro seasons, made AAA with Tigers, 10/11/13
 - Paul Alegre used karate in high school to make pros, 11/26/13

 - Chris Alesio went to college near home, played pro season, 2/18/17

 - Dave Alexander impressed as walk-on, saw two pro seasons, 3/28/22
 - Don Alexander coached in minors with Astros, Padres, others, 1/16/16
 - Gary Alexander turned high school coach after 7 pro seasons, 9/26/14

 - Gerald Alexander threw perfect inning with Rangers, 10/6/14
 - Manny Alexander stayed ready over 11 majors seasons, 2/12/16
 - Maximo Aleys saw three pro seasons, high-A San Jose, 1/29/15
 - Jesus Alfaro saw 17 seasons, became El Paso's most popular, 1/23/19
 - Tom Alfredson tended to press over 8 pro seasons, made AA, 6/3/13

 - Edwin Alicea started high, then moved down, topped at AAA, 5/22/23

 - Luis Alicea played well enough for 13 major league seasons, 9/10/17
 - All Star Sports in Stockton sold souvenirs, baseball cards, 12/28/16
 - Karl Allaire became journeyman over 9 minors seasons, 9/3/11

 - Brian Allard saw three major league seasons, then coached, 2/24/13

 - Chad Allen knew importance of school, saw four pro seasons, 8/16/23
 - Dave Allen won statewide HS honor, played 7 pro seasons, 1/20/16
 - Harold Allen used his work habits to make AAA with Astros, 7/3/16
 - Neil Allen found majors success as closer, later as starter, 5/24/12
 - Rick Allen played 6 seasons, made AA with Reds, Twins, 11/17/12
 - Steve Allen looked to be consistent, healthy. Made AAA, 1/1/16

 - Tracy Allen returned from surgery to pros, made Red Sox AA, 4/25/22

 - Gary Allenson played in majors, knew later manager role, 3/13/23
 - Isaac Alleyne helped in streak, made AA with Cardinals, 2/6/19

 - Dana Allison made bigs with Athletics for 11 appearances, 2/22/14

 - Jamie Allison found his draft call greatest thing in world, 8/1/22

 - Tom Allison saw playing time as basis for career as scout, 6/13/21
 - Beau Allred saw parts of 3 majors seasons with Indians, 12/29/11

 - Felipe Alou enjoyed himself as both majors player, manager, 12/27/20
 - Moises Alou knew body English in 17 major league seasons, 2/15/12
 - John Alva played seven pro seasons, made AAA in two, 4/27/10

 - Chris Alvarez played 9 seasons, hit AAA with Yankees, Tigers, 10/13/13

 - Clemente Alvarez finally made the majors after 14 seasons, 1/14/22

 - Dave Alvarez provided punch at Elmira, saw 3 pro seasons, 6/25/21

 - Javier Alvarez saw two pro seasons with Royals at Eugene, 9/22/18

 - Joe Alvarez played, coached for four decades, in Korea, too, 2/26/22

 - Jorge Alvarez loved baseball, played 17 seasons, coached, 2/23/22

 - Mike Alvarez turned from pitching to long career as coach, 12/28/23
 - Wilson Alvarez saw 14 majors seasons, became All Star, 3/14/12
 - Brant Alyea went from Nicaragua to six seasons in pros, 12/18/15
 - Rich Amaral made majors for decade with Mariners, Orioles, 5/3/12

 - Ruben Amaro, Jr. saw major leaguers as Phillies player, GM, 10/3/17
 - Ruben Amaro, Sr. improved as player, coach, passed in 2017, 10/27/16
 - Ciro Ambrosio played 2 seasons, became high school coach, 9/16/13
 - Mike Anaya didn't think he'd turn pro, then he did with Mets, 3/12/17

 - Chad Anderson played four seasons in Phillies system, 2/18/15
 - Matt Anderson couldn't wait to turn pro, saw six seasons, 10/8/11
 - Mike Anderson made 3 major league appearances with Reds, 11/19/12
 - Rick Anderson made bigs in ninth season, later coached, 10/8/14
 - Scott Anderson saw bigs 3 times, years and worlds apart, 7/12/12
 - Dan Andrews remembered his old college as pro, with donation, 5/28/20

 - Jeff Andrews saw best coaching part as seeing pitchers learn, 12/20/15
 - Joe Andrzejewski pitched in four pro seasons, made single-A, 6/23/17
 - Juan Andujar showed defensive strength over 6 pro seasons, 5/27/17

 - Jose Anglero made AAA early, saw six seasons, missed bigs, 1/28/24

 - Don Angotti played four seasons, then became a teacher, 3/23/24
 - Willie Ansley impressed scouts enough for 7th overall pick, 5/10/11

 - Eric Anthony worked to be consistent over 9 majors seasons, 2/7/21

 - Felix Antigua hit consistently at Augusta; Saw four seasons, 4/3/13
 - Bob Apodaca showed patience as majors player, coach, 8/9/19

 - Ozzie Apolinario helped fuel GCL win; Saw four pro seasons, 1/25/14

 - Rick Aponte played in minors, coached in bigs with Nationals, 9/20/13
 - Kurt Archer chose baseball, then made AAA in pros, 6/22/20
 - Dan Archibald helped college to win, saw three pro seasons, 12/13/13
 - Steve Archibald served in New Britain Red Sox front office, 4/10/16
 - Johnny Ard played 7 pro seasons, but injuries limited career, 6/26/11

 - Rich Arena coached in minors, and at Tampa Catholic, 1/9/15

 - Sammy Arena started as clubhouse manager, became GM, 12/26/22

 - Fernando Arguelles won college title; Saw 4 pro seasons, 11/3/14

 - Alex Arias got his ring with the Marlins, saw 11 ML seasons, 2/10/21
 - German Arias came from Dominican Republic, but didn't play, 2/24/15

 - Jose Arias saw 3 pro seasons with Cardinals, made single-A, 6/4/15
 - Tony Ariola played in Alaska, four pro seasons, made AAA, 2/21/11
 - Mark Arland looked at positives as pro, played 4 seasons, 2/14/14
 - Marcos Armas made majors with Athletics for 15 games, 5/1/16
 - Larry Arndt made majors in 1989 with Athletics, saw 2 games, 6/9/12
 - Mike Arner hit his spots, made AAA with Rangers, 1/25/11

 - Scott Arnold made majors with Cardinals, saw 6 games, 9/19/10
 - Tony Arnold advanced to see two majors seasons with Orioles, 11/19/17
 - Brad Arnsberg saw bigs over 6 seasons, turned ML coach, 8/24/10

 - Joe Arrendondo had good at bats, saw two pro seasons, 6/15/21

 - Roberto Arredondo played four pro seasons, made high-A, 7/25/14
 - Carlos Arroyo played, then turned Phillies minors coach, 6/20/13
 - Scott Arvesen felt really good in 1990 outing, saw 4 seasons, 4/14/13
 - Itsuki Asai played in minors, had long career in Japan, 12/22/13

 - Mattie Asencio joined Wausau Dominicans, saw 2 seasons, 7/1/21
 - Andy Ashby's big league career spanned 14 seasons, 6/5/10

 - Billy Ashley made 7 majors seasons with Dodgers, Red Sox, 9/28/20
 - Shon Ashley took his chance to 8 seasons, AAA with Expos, 1/18/19
 - Mike Aspray saw four pro seasons, made high-A with Twins, 2/21/13
 - Pedro Astacio opened eyes with Dodgers, saw 15 ML seasons, 11/19/17

 - Buck Atwater saw perfect high school record, 3 seasons, 12/28/13
 - Derek Aucoin became first Montrealer to play for Expos. 12/7/19
 - Rich Aude worked on consistency over 11 seasons, 3 in bigs, 8/30/10
 - Don August enjoyed early majors win, saw four bigs seasons, 10/22/12
 - Doug Ault made 1st Blue Jays roster, managed in minors, 8/21/13
 - Joe Ausanio saw bigs with Yankees, 41 games in 2 seasons, 7/9/14

 - Brad Ausmus played 18 majors seasons, then turned manager, 12/14/22

 - Jim Austin did the job for Brewers over three majors seasons, 1/21/19
 - Pat Austin worked to improve defense; Saw six pro seasons, 5/30/10
 - Steve Avent hit game winner in college, played 3 pro seasons, 1/10/18

 - Jim Averill kept Everett Giants fans happy as The Walker, 1/5/16

 - Joe Aversa played multiple positions over 8 pro seasons, 10/12/24
 - Steve Avery had success in five postseasons with Braves, 8/18/11
 - Dustin Avila had fun as a San Bernardino Spirit bat boy, 4/27/24

 - Ramon Aviles made majors as player, turned minors manager, 9/13/14
 - Bobby Ayala saw 8 ML seasons with Reds, Mariners, others, 11/26/12

 - Bobby Aylmer closed games for Fordham, played 2 seasons, 9/16/13
 - Jim Aylward saw 7 seasons, two in Taiwan with Wei Chuan, 4/7/15

 - Lenny Ayres played 3 seasons, later worked with kids at Y, 1/30/13
 - Sam Ayoub, Richmond's longtime trainer, called nicest, 11/10/11

 - Bob Ayrault made bigs over 2 seasons with Phillies, Mariners, 9/9/10
 - Oscar Azocar saw 3 majors seasons, free-swinger reputation, 6/17/10

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B

 - Bryan Baar briefly made AAA over 4 seasons with Dodgers, 9/20/20

 - LaRue Baber fulfilled dream to play as pro, saw five seasons, 6/15/20
 - Bob Badacour made all-conference college team, 1 pro season, 2/26/15
 - Francisco Baez saw 5 pro seasons with Royals, made high-A, 5/11/14
 - Kevin Baez showed guts enough to see bigs over 3 seasons, 6/26/19
 - Bob Bafia hit well in AA game; Played 7 seasons, made AAA, 8/6/10
 - Jeff Bagwell put up good numbers at New Britain and in bigs, 1/7/12
 - Buddy Bailey worked on title teams through managing career, 4/18/15

 - Lash Bailey hit over 2 seasons, then suffered double vision, 7/16/23

 - Mark Bailey stayed calm over 7 majors seasons, coached, 6/10/11

 - Rob Bailey followed father into pros; Played six seasons, 4/14/18
 - Roy Bailey enjoyed game over 4 pro seasons, as youth coach, 2/13/17
 - Bob Bailor played long time, returned to majors as coach, 3/13/12
 - Doug Baker helped Tigers in 1984, saw 7 majors seasons, 11/27/10
 - Ernie Baker saw 4 minors seasons with Cardinals, AAA, 6/14/15
 - John Y. Butler became Peoria GM 3 years from internship, 11/3/19
 - Sam Baker saw 3 pro seasons with Indians, made single-A, 3/16/15

 - Scott Baker made majors with Athletics for single game, 8/10/24

 - Rick Balabon made draft's 1st round, saw 7 seasons, AAA, 7/24/23
 - Jeff Baldwin played harder, saw 7 majors games with Astros, 10/6/12

 - Kirk Baldwin won 1st pro outing, saw 2 seasons, single-A, 5/8/14

 - Tony Baldwin took opportunity of lifetime to 4 pro seasons, 1/19/14

 - Harrison Ball hit balls hard, played single pro season, 10/17/24
 - Jeff Ball got first - and only - ML hit in 9th pro season, 1/12/16
 - Jeff Ball played single season in pros, at Boise with Angels, 5/23/16

 - Jay Baller returned from coma to make bigs, saw 6 seasons, 3/15/12

 - Bill Ballou had patience, calming effect as minors coach, 4/18/21
 - Darren Balsley used positivity as coach in bigs with Padres, 9/11/13

 - Doyle Balthazar saw 9 seasons as catcher, helped pitchers, 8/24/21

 - Willie P. Bananas served as West Palm Beach's mascot, 12/26/20

 - Chris Bando made majors as player, then made it as coach, 11/26/15
 - Pat Bangtson made AAA with Twins, later coached college, 12/6/10
 - Jeff Banister came back from cancer to make bigs, manage, 7/17/14

 - Lance Banks ate innings at Spokane, saw three pro seasons, 7/29/14
 - Willie Banks called Mom after bigs call, saw 9 ML seasons, 10/24/12
 - Doug Banning played 7 seasons, 1 in Mexico; Made AAA, 8/14/17
 - Scott Banton saw 3 pro seasons with Cardinals, single-A, 6/24/15

 - Dan Barbara saw 3 seasons, AAA, then entered bar business, 7/28/23
 - Bret Barberie saw 6 major league seasons with Expos, others, 4/10/14
 - Scott Barczi defended well at Harrisburg, saw 4 pro seasons, 7/17/14

 - John Barfield relieved, started, in bigs over three seasons, 5/13/12
 - Brian Bark broke in with Red Sox for 3 ML games in 1995, 8/24/15

 - Tim Barker got traded for Wallach, made AAA in 10 seasons, 9/11/20

 - Andy Barlow had brief pro stint, long run as college coach, 12/27/19
 - Brian Barnes showed heart in majors with Expos, others, 3/11/11
 - Skeeter Barnes made bigs over 9 seasons, visualized return, 1/6/11
 - Mike Barnett made majors as coach with Blue Jays, others, 4/1/17
 - Jeff Barns played multiple positions over 8 pro seasons, 9/17/17

 - Rich Barnwell felt comfortable enough to see 7 pro seasons, 4/4/21

 - Jimmy Barragan moved on after CWS, saw 4 pro seasons, 9/28/21

 - Efrain Barreiro went from Puerto Rico to pros, saw 2 seasons, 1/10/16

 - Tony Barron got chance with Expos, Phillies in 2 seasons, 3/14/22

 - Jeff Barry succeeded in 1999 game, saw 3 ML seasons, Japan, 12/10/19

 - Jeff Barton started career cross-country, saw 2 pro seasons, 7/20/14
 - Shawn Barton achieved lifelong dream in 3 bigs seasons, 3/8/11

 - Shawn Barton played 9 pro seasons, realized how lucky he was, 12/13/20
 - Mike Basso felt good at Spokane, saw 9 pro seasons, AAA, 2/27/11

 - Steven Bast saw 4 seasons, then realized dream as doctor, 8/27/11
 - San Bernardino Spirit Batboys got to know famous people, 9/29/15
 - Birmingham Barons Batboys got their own group card, stories, 7/15/19

 - Kingsport Mets Bat Boys, 3 in 1990, another gets ring, 5/30/22
 - Bill Bates played single season as pro with Braves, 21 games, 11/21/16

 - Billy Bates hit key WS single, six others in two ML seasons, 6/4/22

 - Kevin Batiste made majors, saw career end with 'immaturity', 4/9/15
 - Kim Batiste brought big bat to 1993 NLCS, saw 5 ML seasons, 10/29/12
 - Howard Battle played decade in minors, then ML pennant race, 1/25/17

 - Peter Bauer learned screwball change, saw 6 seasons, AA, 2/24/24
 - David Baumann stuck out bad back for win, saw 2 seasons, 5/29/20
 - Al Baur made pros after last pledged tryout, saw two seasons, 6/29/13
 - Danny Bautista had cannon for arm, saw 12 ML seasons, 9/18/16

 - Hector Bautista played outfield at single-A, saw 3 seasons, 2/2/16
 - Jose Bautista worked on location over 9 majors seasons, 7/29/11

 - Ramon Bautista hit consecutive-night HRs, saw 6 seasons, 8/30/22

 - Bob Baxter made Candid Camera at Jamestown, saw 8 seasons, 10/4/19
 - Chris Beacom made position move, then saw 2 pro seasons, 2/6/18

 - Mike Beall got out of single-A slump, saw three pro seasons, 1/20/24

 - Bryan Beals created runs in high school, saw 3 pro seasons, 10/16/20

 - Mike Beams worked 8 seasons in Astros, Red Sox systems, 3/29/24
 - Billy Bean made headlines in his majors playing days, after, 9/16/10
 - Garrett Beard found minors great experience in 7 seasons, 11/22/17

 - Andy Beasley used VMI work ethic to turn pro, saw 4 seasons, 12/25/21
 - Chris Beasley preferred basketball, made majors in baseball, 2/26/11

 - Tony Beasley played 9 minors seasons, made bigs as coach, 1/28/23
 - Jim Beauchamp knew hard work made bigs, as player, coach, 5/27/12
 - Kash Beauchamp realized dream with pros, saw long career, 12/19/11

 - Joe Beaulac signed 1st contract by headlight, saw 2 seasons, 4/2/22

 - Brian Beck played over five pro seasons with Padres, Pirates, 7/24/14
 - Rod Beck had that closer mentality over 14 majors seasons, 4/3/16
 - Wynn Beck caught, had left-handed bat, saw five pro seasons, 3/27/15

 - Rich Becker produced in 8 ML seasons with Twins, others, 7/12/24

 - Juan Belbru went on short run at Hamilton, saw four seasons, 2/19/17
 - Kevin Belcher made majors for 16 games with Rangers, 6/29/11
 - Stan Belinda saw 12 majors seasons, returned after MS, 9/22/11
 - Buddy Bell saw 18 majors seasons as player, 9 as manager, 7/8/14
 - David Bell got drafted from small college, saw 2 pro seasons, 6/3/17
 - Derek Bell saw 11 ML seasons, then ended with 'shutdown', 4/4/12
 - Eric Bell was nervous in first ML start, saw 6 ML seasons, 9/25/13

 - Juan Bell got more seasoning, then saw bigs over 7 seasons, 3/29/12
 - Mike Bell saw 2 seasons with Braves, then tried to get back, 4/10/15
 - Clay Bellinger spent decade in minors before making bigs, 11/27/11

 - Frank Bellino liked to play every day, saw 8 pro seasons, 9/19/14
 - Esteban Beltre showed pop in practice, saw five ML seasons, 7/1/12

 - Freddie Benavides saw 4 ML seasons, then coached, managed, 8/3/17

 - Bill Bene proved inconsistent before 1st-round pick, after, 3/12/22

 - Andy Benes made the Olympics, then bigs over 14 seasons, 11/18/20
 - Christian Benitez saw 2 pro seasons, maxed out at Wausau, 2/29/16
 - Luis Benitez saw three pro seasons, was part of big trade, 4/29/13

 - Mike Benjamin saw 13 ML seasons, hit well in one stretch, 5/19/11
 - Chris Bennett saw 11 pro seasons, made AAA, winter roster, 4/16/14

 - Erik Bennett made bigs with Angels, Twins, then coached, 9/4/22

 - Gary Bennett got on ML hot streak in 2006, saw 13 seasons, 2/11/15
 - Jim Bennett saw three pro seasons, then long coaching career, 11/10/14

 - Bruce Bensching started strong, saw 3 pro seasons, high-A, 11/1/22
 - Nate Benson helped HS as pitcher, hitter, saw 3 pro seasons, 3/16/17

 - Tom Benson matured in high school, made two pro seasons, 7/28/24
 - Rich Berg played five pro seasons, made AA with Athletics, 12/17/16
 - Rick Berg set college marks, briefly played pro, coached, 2/6/15
 - Mike Berger worked trade in pros as player, team official, 6/1/11

 - Randy Berlin played six pro seasons, two in independent ball, 5/21/17
 - Cesar Bernhardt was early prospect, saw 9 minors seasons, 1/22/11

 - Hector Berrios took advice as player, gave it later as coach, 6/25/16
 - Geronimo Berroa got two-game ML record, saw 11 bigs seasons, 7/27/11
 - Ken Berry saw 14 majors seasons as player, hoped for more, 6/4/13
 - Kevin Berry saw two pro seasons with Reds, later coached, 5/4/13
 - Mark Berry played in minors with Reds, coached in majors, 2/5/14

 - Sean Berry knew his abilities, made 11 major league seasons, 3/4/13
 - Damon Berryhill had big World Series hit, saw decade in bigs, 11/23/19

 - Dan Berthel made name at Long Beach, 1/8/23

 - Gerry Berthiaume put in long hours with AA Red Sox, loved it, 4/9/16
 - Jayson Best believed in practice as coach, in 7 pro seasons, 10/11/14

 - Marcos Betances threw rookie ball no-hitter, saw 3 seasons, 6/25/15

 - Jose Bethancourt made guys swing, 6/16/24
 - Steve Bethea proved valuable at Spokane, saw six pro seasons, 10/24/15
 - Dave Bettendorf won college award, saw four seasons, made AA, 5/19/13
 - Ed Beuerlein took work ethic to three pro seasons, made AA, 9/23/13
 - Arnie Beyeler made majors after quarter century, as coach, 10/14/13

 - Tom Beyers spent 3 decades in minors, 9/19/20
 - Greg Biagini paid dues, made bigs as coach, passed in 2003, 11/11/11
 - Dave Bialas used baseball instincts over decades in game, 2/5/19

 - Mitch Bibb served as trainer in minors and in high school, 11/5/21 

 - Jim Bibby saw military service, back issues, then made bigs, 2/9/23

 - Cam Biberdorf got team saves record, saw 4 pro seasons, 2/14/22
 - Eric Bickhardt took competitiveness to pros, saw 4 seasons, 5/21/14
 - Greg Bicknell won early pro title, played 20 years in minors, 10/19/13

 - Bruce Bielenberg used surprises, quality as Miami Miracle GM, 4/8/22
 - Brad Bierley remained upbeat through 7 seasons, made AAA, 6/10/10
 - Steve Bieser made bigs in 9th season, then distracted Cone, 6/16/13

 - Dave Bigham loved throwing every day, 7/11/24
 - Scott Bigham tried to maximize fun in pros, saw 3 seasons, 10/12/15
 - Dann Bilardello hit 1st ML HR off Seaver, 6/24/10

 - Jack Billingham gave up Aaron's 714th, 2/9/24
 - Rod Billingsley did his job as minors catcher over 2 seasons, 7/5/14

 - Mick Billmeyer saw 9 minors seasons, 10/2/22

 - Bill Bird helped Pittsfield Mets, played baseball, hockey, 5/14/21

 - David Bird pitched great game in college, saw 4 pro seasons, 4/2/13

 - Mike Birkbeck's role went from ML pitcher to college coach, 1/31/11

 - Brent Bish looked for at-bats, played four seasons, made AA, 10/7/22

 - Craig Bishop played 4 pro seasons, 12/12/17

 - Joe Bitker vowed he'd make the bigs, made it over 2 seasons, 2/1/11
 - Jeff Bittiger showed confidence in bigs, saw four ML seasons, 5/16/11

 - Barry Blackwell got off to strong 1990 start, saw 3 seasons, 11/27/20

 - Eric Blackwell saw 3 seasons in Dodgers system, family team, 12/5/17

 - Teddy Blackwell knew being a minors trainer meant teaching, 8/15/23

 - Tim Blackwell relayed majors experiences as minors manager, 11/12/21

 - Paul Blair played in majors, coached kids in college, pros, 12/20/10
 - Paul Blair knocked in runs in minors, followed dad to pros, 1/20/20

 - Todd Blakeman drew good comparisons, 7/18/24
 - Henry Blanco gave 100 percent over 16 seasons, later coached, 5/27/19

 - Lance Bland worked with players, horses, 4/24/24
 - Bob Blankenship saw two pro seasons, one with the Reds, 12/30/17
 - Kevin Blankenship saw 3 ML seasons, became own worst enemy, 6/22/10
 - Daryl Blanks played 3 pro seasons, later coached youth ball, 1/23/14
 - Tony Blasucci won praise upon AA promotion, passed in 2014, 5/31/11
 - Ron Blazier made bigs ahead of schedule, saw two seasons, 7/24/17

 - Greg Blevins had big college day, played two pro seasons, 8/25/20

 - Pete Blohm had good Augusta season, played 7 seasons total, 3/16/13

 - Greg Blosser saw 22 bigs games over 2 seasons, also Japan, 2/26/23  

 - Jim Blueberg proved a late bloomer, saw six pro seasons, 8/11/12
 - Brad Bluestone was trainer in Louisville in pros, college, 2/28/12
 - Rob Blumberg proved strikeout pitcher early, saw 4 seasons, 10/24/13
 - Doug Bochtler showed determination in bigs as player, coach, 12/11/13
 - Bruce Bochy proved highly respected minors, majors manager, 2/2/17

 - Eric Boddie worked to show he could play over 3 pro seasons, 1/28/22

 - Rod Boddie saw 3 seasons, missed on bigs, then became lawyer, 1/29/21

 - Keith Bodie worked to improve each player as minors manager, 11/20/14
 - Tim Bogar knew he'd make the majors, not star, later coached, 8/3/10

 - Helms Bohringer saw 3 seasons then turned high school coach, 11/21/17
 - Ken Bolek taught baseball skills as manager, instructor, 4/20/14
 - Frank Bolick hit five homers in majors, hit more in Japan, 4/29/11

 - Rod Bolton didn't dwell, saw bigs over 2 seasons, Japan, 4/29/21
 - Tom Bolton pitched well in Tigers start, saw 8 bigs seasons, 11/8/13
 - Brian Boltz learned new grip in college, saw 3 pro seasons, 4/6/15
 - Marc Bombard pitched in minors, took role as minors manager, 7/15/14
 - Daven Bond saw seven pro seasons, then turned softball coach, 7/4/16

 - Ricky Bones used luck, opportunity over 11 majors seasons, 3/28/20
 - George Bonilla made college record book, saw 6 pro seasons, 1/26/12
 - Eddie Bonine was career baseball guy, 12/23/13
 - Jeffry Bonner hit well in long Clinton game, saw 3 seasons, 1/20/15
 - Eric Booker saw five pro seasons, made AA with Athletics, 3/21/14
 - Greg Booker saw eight majors seasons, seven with Padres, 7/29/10
 - Danny Boone saw 3 ML seasons, his 3rd 8 years after his 2nd, 4/18/10

 - John Boothby started in Australia, released in minors stunt, 6/18/21
 - Pedro Borbon returned from injury, 1/17/14

 - Mark Borcherding saw five pro seasons, 2/12/14
 - Shane Borchert started in Montana, became minors trainer, 6/4/16
 - Rich Bordi played 9 seasons in bigs for 5 different clubs, 10/18/14
 - Mike Bordick impressed with work habits, saw 14 bigs seasons, 2/1/15
 - Mike Borgatti took it one pitch at time over 5 pro seasons, 5/27/13

 - Jeff Borgese played football in HS, 1 season in pro baseball, 2/26/15
 - Mate Borgogno worked to get noticed by scouts, saw 2 seasons, 1/25/13

 - Toby Borland almost quit pros, then made nine majors seasons, 10/7/21
 - Dean Borrelli played 8 pro seasons, turned coach, instructor, 2/23/14
 - Joseph Bosco wrote books on Peoria Chiefs, OJ Simpson trial, 11/26/19

 - Shawn Boskie threw complete-game in ML debut, saw 9 seasons, 4/15/12
 - Dick Bosman helped young pitchers in minors, later majors, 7/6/10
 - Dave Boss came around in college game, saw two pro seasons, 2/9/17
 - Derek Botelho played in 2 ML seasons, then coached in minors, 2/4/15
 - Alan Botkin played the team game over 7 pro seasons, made AA, 5/11/17
 - Kent Bottenfield had tough insides, saw nine majors seasons, 4/17/14
 - Jake Botts threw high school no-hitter, saw 3 pro seasons, 5/26/19
 - Denis Boucher played in bigs for Jays, Expos, promoted game, 1/19/18
 - Eric Boudreaux played 6 pro seasons, made AAA with Phillies, 2/11/11
 - Rafael Bournigal earned praise for defense, saw 7 ML seasons, 11/5/18

 - Mark Bowden got 2nd pro look in relief, made AAA over decade, 2/13/15
 - Ryan Bowen earned reputation as hard-luck majors pitcher, 1/5/12
 - Brent Bowers got 12 ML hits, coached, resigned in ump matter, 1/22/17
 - Jim Bowie saw 6 ML games with Athletics over 12 pro seasons, 7/25/10

 - Jay Boyce hit big Boise home run; Saw 5 seasons over decade, 11/4/23

 - Tommy Boyce had big 1988 night for Salt Lake, saw 3 seasons, 4/10/22
 - Clete Boyer played in bigs, coached, had baseball perception, 4/13/11

 - Cloyd Boyer played 5 ML seasons, later sought by Bobby Cox, 8/26/15

 - John Braase helped college team, made three pro seasons, 10/16/20

 - Miah Bradbury waited, then got drafted by the Miami Miracle, 11/22/23

 - Troy Bradford threw college complete games, saw 6 seasons, 4/25/13
 - Vince Bradford played 2 pro baseball seasons, then football, 10/30/16

 - Mike Bradish played for South Bend, his mother almost did, 4/16/21
 - Bert Bradley learned lessons over player, used them as coach, 3/29/15
 - Eric Bradley did what he needed to do over three pro seasons, 10/16/13

 - Mike Bradley returned from injury to pros, saw two seasons, 10/15/22
 - Terry Bradshaw made Cardinals, had impact, saw 2 ML seasons, 3/3/17

 - Brian Brady celebrated 1st ML hit with milk, didn't get more, 7/6/11

 - Mike Brady got traded, had early success, saw 4 pro seasons, 11/14/21
 - Pat Brady swung well at Reading, saw seven seasons, made AAA, 2/3/13

 - Jimmy Bragan served as 'boom time' Southern League president, 8/11/19

 - Mark Brakebill saw pro baseball as life, then as secondary, 6/28/23
 - Bill Brakeley made college improvements, saw 3 pro seasons, 6/20/20
 - Jeff Braley threw sidearm over five pro seasons, made AA, 3/6/16
 - Paul Branconier kept his cool in college, saw 4 pro seasons, 11/28/17
 - Jeff Brannon helped his Savannah team, saw five pro seasons, 6/26/15
 - Jeff Branson made good contact for Reds, saw nine ML seasons, 8/6/17
 - Cliff Brantley showed nerves in ML debut, saw 2 bigs seasons, 8/20/15
 - Mickey Brantley saw 4 ML seasons, moved on when missed fifth, 9/1/10
 - Randy Braun saw 10 pro seasons, then got his release at AAA, 6/16/10

 - Jeff Brauning had college hitting streak, saw 2 pro seasons, 2/3/13
 - Jay Brazeau served as a minor league general manager, 5/5/18
 - Scott Bream played decade as pro, made AAA, turned scout, 7/23/14

 - Brent Brede chose baseball, made bigs, 6/11/24
 - Joe Breeden honed skills in 3 decades, 5/13/14
 - William Brennan saw two majors stints, five seasons apart, 3/17/12
 - Billy Brewer saw 7 major league seasons, then went fishing, 1/1/20

 - Rod Brewer saw 4 ML seasons with Cardinals, biggest in 1993, 6/5/11

 - Michael Brewington set college records, saw 3 pro seasons, 2/2/12

 - Jason Bridges just wanted to play, did so over 3 pro seasons, 12/16/22
 - Rocky Bridges knew baseball, and one-liners as player, coach, 2/13/20

 - Brad Brimhall played in minors to make majors, made high-A, 3/6/14
 - John Briscoe shut down Brewers in '96 game, saw 6 ML seasons, 2/16/14
 - Rich Bristow went from HS to 5 pro seasons, passed in 2010, 3/9/17
 - Bernardo Brito saw 40 ML games, Japan, 8/31/11
 - Jorge Brito saw two majors seasons with Rockies, was awed, 12/13/16
 - Luis Brito made living as pro over eleven seasons, made AAA, 7/18/17
 - Mario Brito threw shutout in AA playoffs, saw 13 pro seasons, 2/14/11

 - Grant Brittain saw 3 seasons, then signed players as scout, 11/24/16

 - Doug Brocail saw 15 major league campaigns, later coached, 11/15/20
 - Don Brock took college line drive off thigh, saw 3 seasons, 1/30/13

 - Rico Brogna saw 9 ML seasons, felt he belonged with Mets, 10/13/13
 - Jeff Brohm turned to football, made NFL, college FB coach, 3/17/15

 - Jerry Brooks received minors praise, then saw 17 ML games, 10/27/18
 - Monte Brooks played four seasons, then turned college coach, 7/20/14

 - Ramy Brooks grew up in college, saw 9 pro seasons, made AAA, 8/24/18

 - Scott Brosius made name for himself in bigs over 11 seasons, 12/17/16

 - Jason Brosnan saw 14 minors seasons, 10/9/20
 - Terry Bross broke AA team saves record, made 10 bigs games, 7/24/19
 - Scott Brow made bigs over 4 seasons, with Blue Jays, Dbacks, 8/20/13
 - Adam Brown felt invincible when he signed, not decade later, 10/15/11

 - Anthony Brown joined Pirates as Pa. native, saw 3 seasons, 2/16/20
 - Dana Brown turned scouting director, 12/12/12
 - Daren Brown played, managed in minors, filled in in bigs, 10/18/13
 - Dickie Brown saw eight pro seasons, made team's record book, 3/12/15

 - Don Brown showed maturity, speed, leadership, saw 6 seasons, 11/4/21
 - Jackie Brown made ML as player, coach, 6/19/14
 - Jarvis Brown's hard work paid off in majors, World Series, 11/7/13
 - Jimmy Brown saw some success in GCL, played 3 pro seasons, 5/14/19
 - Keith Brown made majors over 4 seasons, then fought cancer, 12/24/10
 - Kevin Brown showed poise, filled majors need over 3 seasons, 6/1/12

 - Kurt Brown kept working over seven pro seasons, made AAA, 5/30/13

 - Marty Brown used hard-nosed play to make bigs, Japan, manage, 5/20/22

 - Matt Brown saw five pro seasons, AA, 7/10/24

 - Mike Brown played 9 seasons, including 2 as pitcher, made AA, 2/26/20

 - Mike Brown believed in his players, managed 5 years, played, 12/18/20

 - Mike Brown saw six major league seasons, coached, scouted, 12/22/22

 - Paul Brown looked forward to pro baseball, saw 5 seasons, 2/20/23

 - Randy Brown experienced much over 11 pro seasons, made AAA, 6/20/21

 - Rob Brown had split-finger working in AAA, saw 5 pro seasons, 6/21/22
 - Tab Brown saw three minor league seasons, each with Braves, 12/18/11
 - Tim Brown threw 7-inning perfect game at AAA, missed bigs, 3/2/18

 - Tom Brown recruited Ben McDonald, later coached in minors, 5/26/13
 - Tony Brown worked to hit ball hard over decade-plus in pros, 12/25/16
 - Mike Browning's playing career spanned 15 years, made AAA, 7/10/16

 - Jason Broyles got relief win in Great Falls, saw two seasons, 5/28/19

 - Frank Brubaker saw two seasons, missed bigs, but son made it, 5/3/21
 - Tom Bruck amassed college record wins, saw two pro seasons, 1/29/14
 - J.T. Bruett made majors in two seasons, 8/30/11

 - Jacob Brumfield returned from bad injury to see 7 ML seasons, 1/1/24

 - Duff Brumley got feet wet in majors, 9/14/24
 - Jeff Brummer played two pro seasons, one in Mexico, semi-pro, 11/17/17
 - Greg Brummett closed out CWS win, made bigs with two teams, 1/24/15
 - Dave Brundage missed bigs as player, then sent players there, 7/14/15

 - Joe Bruno believed he had chance, saw six seasons, made AAA, 8/12/17
 - Julio Bruno impressed minors manager, then later became one, 7/30/14
 - Jim Bruske enjoyed bigs moment, then five majors seasons, 4/24/14

 - Dave Brust saw 3 pro seasons from tryout camp, later coached, 6/18/23
 - Len Brutcher played pro baseball, then college basketball, 5/6/17
 - Renay Bryand knew the game, played over 7 seasons, made AAA, 10/25/15
 - Phil Bryant helped college team to title, saw 5 pro seasons, 7/23/11
 - Scott Bryant saw 10 pro seasons, AAA, 8/20/10
 - Shawn Bryant worked to be in position to win over 6 seasons, 3/4/15

 - Mike Bubalo coached in high school, later managed in pros, 1/7/18

 - James Buccheri saw 13 minor league seasons, made AAA, Italy, 3/1/14
 - Gary Buckels got outs enough in minors for 10 games in bigs, 7/1/11
 - Steve Buckholz got Leyland's notice, 3/26/18
 - Travis Buckley played decade, made AAA, 6/11/14
 - Troy Buckley played, coached, more, 8/10/10
 - Bucky, Bend Bucks mascot, was played by a substitute teacher, 1/4/18
 - Bruce Bucz served as Visalia Oaks GM, 6/8/15

 - Joseph Bucz was Visalia Oaks fixture, 5/31/15

 - Scott Budner played, then helped others to majors as coach, 3/14/14

 - Don Buford stole bases over 4 seasons, then became surgeon, 4/8/13

 - The Bug had huge baseball head, San Bernardino Spirit jersey, 9/27/15

 - Tim Buhe went from high school title to Northwestern, pros, 5/25/21

 - Scott Bullett had big 1996 night for Cubs, saw 4 ML seasons, 3/7/20

 - Jim Bullinger switched to pitching then made 7 bigs seasons, 1/25/20
 - Eric Bullock chose baseball then made bigs over 7 seasons, 8/13/11
 - Jeff Bumgarner put pressure as top pick, saw 8 pro seasons, 12/31/22
 - Lorenzo Bundy worked on team hitting, then became ML coach, 3/26/14
 - Rich Buonantony's dad pledged retirement if he made majors, 8/22/15
 - Dave Burba took bright future to 15 major league seasons, 6/23/12
 - Tim Burcham played 10 pro seasons, proved anxious one spring, 2/12/11

 - Kevin Burdick got broken nose at AAA, 6/13/10
 - Stacey Burdick got outs enough to turn pro, saw six seasons, 5/22/13
 - Bob Burgess worked as minors assistant GM, then minors GM, 3/21/20
 - John Burgos saw 18 seasons, Taiwan, 1/28/19
 - Paco Burgos expressed confidence in playoffs, saw 8 seasons, 12/19/15
 - John Burkett stayed relaxed, became reliable majors pitcher, 5/30/14

 - Travis Burley turned pro from high school, played 3 seasons, 1/30/17

 - Jeromy Burnitz drew Maris comparisons, saw 14 bigs seasons, 5/7/21
 - Kevin Burrell turned pro, relaxed, saw 11 seasons, made AAA, 12/5/14
 - Eric Burroughs used his speed in HS football, pro baseball, 5/18/13

 - Ken Burroughs played 4 seasons, then coached, instructed, 11/23/17

 - Terry Burrows critiqued himself, then made four bigs seasons, 8/21/20
 - Bob Burton started as trainer, then moved to sports medicine, 6/15/18
 - Chris Burton won honors, saw 3 pro seasons, passed in 2014, 11/25/16
 - Mike Burton saw 7 pro baseball seasons, then turned golf pro, 5/23/14
 - Dennis Burtt got his chances in majors over two seasons, played 16, 7/19/12

 - Wayne Busby set high standards, saw six pro seasons, made AA, 1/2/22
 - Mike Busch made two hard decisions, both led him to baseball, 5/19/20

 - Rodney Busha won second pro game in 1990, didn't win another, 8/3/20
 - Chris Bushing went somewhere else, then went to the majors, 12/10/13

 - Juan Bustabad played decade in minors, then turned coach, 12/1/17
 - Rafael Bustamante rallied in 4 seasons, 2/11/14
 - Arthur Butcher saved Beloit game with throw, saw 3 seasons, 6/29/17

 - Mike Butcher used toughness in majors, 9/15/17

 - Sal Butera made bigs, helped others, 3/16/24
 - Brian Butterfield helped Jeter, coached over decades in game, 1/1/15

 - Chris Butterfield believed he'd make bigs, missed in 9 years, 11/28/21
 - Rod Byerly worked over 3 pro seasons, 1/22/14
 - John Byington hit on spot over 7 seasons, made AAA, not bigs, 7/5/17

 - James Byrd played seven pro seasons, made bigs for two games, 3/25/23

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 - Ed Caballero threw Winston-Salem one-hitter, saw six seasons, 1/26/20
 - Basilio Cabrera saw 7 seasons, then helped hitters as coach, 10/11/13
 - Francisco Cabrera became Braves playoff hero, saw 5 seasons, 8/17/11
 - Frank Cacciatore took coaching chance from college to minors, 8/1/13
 - Edgar Caceres bargained for first, only, ML home run ball, 6/1/13
 - John Cain worked as Rockford trainer, physical therapist, 2/17/19
 - Arturo Caines started 2nd season strong, but didn't get 3rd, 3/1/16
 - Sergio Cairo hit well in independent ball, saw 15 seasons, 2/8/16

 - Matt Cakora progressed enough to make AA in four pro seasons, 11/23/23

 - Craig Cala played, then took up passion as youth instructor, 2/12/13

 - Jeff Calderone played two seasons, later coached for Croatia, 1/24/14
 - Gary Calhoun spent career coaching in college, also saw pros, 6/23/20

 - Ray Calhoun worked to throw strikes over 4 seasons, made AA, 3/15/22
 - Steve Callahan helped Legion team to title, saw 4 seasons, 1/30/15
 - Rob Callistro played, became minister, 10/19/17
 - Johnny Calzado tied game at Savannah, saw six pro seasons, 6/11/15
 - Ernie Camacho returned from arm injury, saw 10 bigs seasons, 8/17/17
 - Miguel Camarena played baseball since age 5, saw 2 seasons, 7/20/13
 - Stanton Cameron hit home runs in minors, missed out on bigs, 5/4/18

 - Doug Camilli made majors, caught Koufax no-hitter, coached, 5/11/22

 - Eric Campa took steady college play to pros, saw two seasons, 6/5/16

 - Jim Campanis followed dad to pros, saw 6 seasons, wrote book, 7/7/23
 - Mike Campas hit well at U San Francisco, saw 3 pro seasons, 5/7/17

 - Darrin Campbell wanted to catch as pro, saw seven seasons, 12/30/21

 - Donovan Campbell knew value of work, saw four pro seasons, 5/27/23
 - Jim Campbell made bigs for two games, had trouble in first, 3/8/13
 - Kevin Campbell saw bigs over 5 seasons, sometimes started, 11/2/18
 - Mike Campbell hoped for big things with M's, saw six seasons, 6/12/12
 - Frank Campos got win in long game, saw 9 seasons, made AAA, 10/29/18
 - Genaro Campusano played 5 pro seasons, son later followed, 2/12/20

 - George Canale saw bigs over 3 seasons, 44 games with Brewers, 3/18/12

 - Dick Canan felt no butterflies in AAA debut, missed majors, 3/5/21

 - Willie Canate made bigs over 1 season, also saw World Series, 9/9/23

 - Victor Cancel helped spark rally in 1991 game, saw 4 seasons, 5/1/13

 - Art Canestro saw five pro seasons, elbow injury ended career, 11/18/22
 - Jamie Cangemi threw country hard stuff over six pro seasons, 12/1/15
 - J.J. Cannon used ability across game, 3/20/13
 - Jose Cano pitched six majors games, to son at home run derby, 7/12/16
 - Ozzie Canseco amassed experience in 15 seasons, 24 ML games, 1/4/17
 - Jorge Cantres played three pro seasons in Dodgers system, 11/25/17

 - Mike Capel tried to be aggressive over three majors seasons, 11/30/11
 - Carlos Capellan played 8 pro seasons, 2/27/13
 - Buzz Capra made majors, later coached, 12/17/12
 - Nick Capra made it in 1st ML trip, saw 5 seasons, 45 games, 12/10/11

 - Felix Caraballo began in baseball, later took city job, 11/19/20
 - Gary Caraballo did job over 8 seasons, 5/9/14
 - Ramon Caraballo learned the language then saw 2 ML seasons, 1/21/14
 - Jay Carballo learned lessons in college, saw single season, 9/23/18
 - Tom Carcione took pro experience to coaching job, saw decade, 3/3/14
 - Daniel Cardenas proved bright spot at Salem, saw 4 seasons, 11/18/17

 - Jose Cardona pitched well in 2 seasons, injury ended career, 7/30/20
 - Frank Carey helped Stanford to title, saw three pro seasons, 2/1/15
 - P.J. Carey worked as player, manager, 10/29/17

 - Paul Carey put on hometown show in bigs; Saw 18 ML games, 11/25/23

 - Rolando Caridad pitched well in high school, saw 5 seasons, 4/16/21
 - Mike Carista returned from arm surgery, saw six pro seasons, 1/13/14

 - Marianne Carlisle, theater major, became Willie P. Bananas, 12/27/20
 - Bill Carlson got confidence from scout, saw 5 seasons, 11/23/13
 - Dan Carlson made majors over four seasons, 23 appearances, 1/21/13
 - Lynn Carlson played two seasons, then coached at alma mater, 2/17/20

 - Andy Carlton impressed in high school, saw three pro seasons, 9/11/13
 - Kevin Carmody helped on 1-hitter at Stockton, saw 3 seasons, 11/14/15
 - Greg Carmona had range in 7 seasons, 2/4/19
 - William Carmona came out of Venezuela to see 6 pro seasons, 2/9/15
 - Cris Carpenter used multiple pitches over eight ML seasons, 8/4/11

 - Doug Carpenter worked hard, made AA, later as coach, scout, 9/13/21

 - Kevin Carpenter suffered broken jaw, played one season, 9/18/24
 - Rob Carpentier played four seasons, coached Little League, 3/22/17
 - Chuck Carr played with skill, as free spirit in 8 ML seasons, 6/21/19
 - Ernie Carr hit ball hard over 3 pro seasons, made AA, 11/26/18
 - Terry Carr hit over 5 pro seasons, 5/9/15

 - Carlos Carrasco played over 8 seasons, 4 at Salinas, 11/28/13
 - Hector Carrasco hoped to become closer, made 12 ML seasons, 3/11/17
 - Amalio Carreno threw forkball, took it to bigs for 3 games, 9/25/14
 - Donnie Carroll missed college, signed pro, saw 5 seasons, 5/23/19
 - Kevin Carroll had baseball background, played 5 seasons, 6/28/18

 - Andy Carter began bigs on hit-by-pitch, 9/26/21

 - David Carter saw 2 seasons, coached, 12/26/13
 - Dennis Carter made Cardinals winter roster, saw 7 seasons, 8/23/11

 - Eddie Carter set high school steals mark, saw 5 seasons, 7/26/22
 - Glenn Carter long held out bigs hope, 9/24/17

 - Jeff Carter loved the game, played 12 seasons, made AAA, 3/12/10
 - Jeff Carter hoped for majors role, saw five ML games, 4/5/14
 - Larry Carter won high school honors, saw 6 pro seasons, 6/14/17
 - Mike Carter saw 13 pro campaigns, made AAA, missed bigs, 6/27/20
 - Steve Carter hit HR 6th ML game, 8/13/10

 - Steve Carter worked as ML trainer, 6/9/24
 - Tim Carter credited teammates, played three pro seasons, 7/19/20
 - Jovino Carvajal played decade, ran with future hall of famer, 10/4/15
 - Rich Casarotti broke stalemate at AAA, saw 6 seasons, 4/24/15
 - Keith Casey played 7 pro games total, 12/23/13
 - Tim Casey did his best over 8 pro seasons, made AAA, 1/17/12

 - Dave Cash played 12 ML seasons, later coached in minors, 6/21/13
 - Larry Casian saw 9 ML seasons, coached, 5/1/10
 - Adam Casillas played 9 seasons, helped in record streak, 8/2/17
 - Howard 'Hop' Cassady coached Yankees, saw NFL, Heisman, 5/5/19
 - Chris Cassels started hot in 1st year, saw 13 pro seasons, 11/7/15
 - Vince Castaldo saw AAA, then got remembered at St. Paul, 7/24/20

 - Miguel Castellano helped in playoff race, saw 5 pro seasons, 8/1/20
 - Pedro Castellano saw 3 ML seasons, first hit with luck, 11/22/19
 - Vinny Castilla made 16 ML seasons, Denver fan favorite, 4/5/10
 - Alberto Castillo worked hard, saw 12 majors seasons, 7/6/18

 - Braulio Castillo worked hard to make bigs, saw 2 seasons, 11/17/18
 - Felipe Castillo played with Sosa, played at AAA, Taiwan, 2/26/12

 - Frank Castillo saw 13 majors seasons, passed in 2013, 3/8/21
 - Juan Castillo worked in 4 ML seasons, 6/29/14

 - Juan Castillo made bigs for two games over nine seasons, 5/27/21

 - Roberto Castillo saw 3 pro seasons, 9/3/22

 - Kevin Castleberry saw decade as pro, made AAA, Taiwan, 6/12/23

 - Jose Castro played 13 pro seasons, made bigs as coach, 1/24/11
 - Nelson Castro pitched around plate over 6 pro seasons, 5/15/19
 - Mike Cavers saw four pro seasons, made AA with Orioles, 4/7/13

 
 - Tim Cecil won title, saw 3 seasons, 6/19/12
 - Andujar Cedeno got hits in 7 ML seasons, died in 2000 crash, 2/22/12
 - Domingo Cedeno played sparingly, made bigs in 7 seasons, 3/1/18
 - Ramon Cedeno saw 8 seasons, Abilene, 2/17/13
 - Scott Centala showed he could throw in 6 seasons, AAA, 9/24/11
 - Scott Cepicky saw position changes, 6 seasons, made AAA, 3/31/17
 - Mike Cerame's been around sports, medicine long time, 5/23/17

 - Mark Cerny got good single at Billings, saw 2 seasons, 10/30/23
 - Scott Cerny saw 5 seasons, scouted, 9/23/17
 - Ray Chadwick started 7 Angels games, missed out on win, 10/21/10

 - Wes Chamberlain had fun 6 seasons, 5/25/12
 - Travis Chambers saw seven seasons, made AAA in three, 8/24/11
 - Brian Champion used ability to play 6 seasons, made AA, 11/22/16
 - Keith Champion worked baseball jobs over long career, 5/12/17
 - Kirk Champion left college for long pro coaching career, 4/23/17
 - Tony Chance showed raw talent, saw 20 pro seasons, AAA, 2/25/12
 - Darrin Chapin made bigs for 4 outings, 5/23/10
 - Mark Chapman had good game at AA, saw 6 pro seasons, 1/26/19

 - Mark Charbonnet succeeded over 12 pro seasons, made AA, 11/22/20

 - Mark Chasey got into rhythm, saw four seasons, made AA, 12/26/21

 - Rafael Chaves made AA as player, bigs as coach, cried, 11/7/20
 - Sam Chavez assessed pitching over 5 seasons, made AA, 1/1/17
 - Pat Cheek hit well as high schooler, saw 2 pro seasons, 7/8/17
 - Sean Cheetham had streak at Huntington, saw 3 seasons, 8/6/13
 - Bonell Chevalier improved confidence, saw 3 pro seasons, 12/26/17
 - Scott Chiamparino had major league stuff over 3 seasons, 7/3/10
 - Rocky Childress saw ML in 4 seasons, then tried for 5th, 2/27/10
 - Barry Chiles pitched for president, saw 5 pro seasons, 7/4/15
 - Joel Chimelis made bigs for 2 days as player, later coached, 10/1/19
 - Steve Chitren was driven by bigs, made it in 2 seasons, 1/7/17

 - Akihiko Chiyomaru saw 4 Japan seasons, 12/31/13

 - Mark Choate saw 3 seasons, good game at Medicine Hat, 1/21/17

 - Rick Christian pressured in 7 seasons, 2/23/19
 - Fred Christopher worked on control, saw 5 pro seasons, 9/20/14
 - Mike Christopher returned to majors in other situation, 6/2/10
 - Eric Christopherson played 10 seasons, made AAA in five, 1/18/13
 - Tim Churchill had college hit streak, 1/3/13

 - Paul Ciaglo played in 2 pro seasons, 5 total outings, 1/8/21
 - Archi Cianfrocco showed confidence over 7 ML seasons, 4/4/14
 - Ted Ciesla excelled in Legion ball, saw 2 pro seasons, 10/17/19

 - Frank Cimorelli pushed through minors for 11 ML games, 5/27/17
 - Doug Cinnella threw no-hitters for first two pro wins, 9/27/19

 - Brian Cisarik hit well in college, played 5 pro seasons, 11/3/20

 - Steve Ciszczon served in minors, HS, 5/20/24

 - Dera Clark proved exception in college, saw decade in pros, 10/19/12

 - Garry Clark had live, young arm in college, played 4 seasons, 12/5/20
 - Isaiah Clark matured from early injury, saw 6 seasons, 5/17/11
 - Jeff Clark legged out single in GCL, saw high-A in 4 seasons, 1/22/14

 - Mark Clark made major leagues with 5 teams over decade, 7/25/22
 - Phil Clark's bat took him to majors over five seasons, 12/5/10
 - Terry Clark kept plugging away, made bigs in 6 seasons, 1/11/11

 - Tim Clark tried pitching then led minors in RBI, saw AA, 3/31/24
 - Tony Clark played 15 ML seasons, then became union head, 10/18/16
 - Stan Clarke returned for bigs win after hurt shoulder, 6/27/12
 - Danny Clay used fastball to make majors over 17 games, 4/27/11
 - Royal Clayton pitched well, made AAA, 9/20/11
 - Royce Clayton celebrated bigs call, saw 17 seasons, 9/26/10

 - Sherri Clemans served as Miami Miracle office manager, 4/5/22
 - Troy Clemens found baseball in college, saw 7 seasons, 5/17/17
 - Stan Cliburn played, managed, cared for players' careers, 9/4/16
 - Jeff Clifford played single season, in Athletics system, 3/19/14

 - Steve Cline played six seasons, then saw years as coach, 1/28/15
 - Jim Clinton played anywhere over 7 seasons, made AAA, 5/24/14
 - Casey Close saw 5 seasons, AAA, later became top agent, 9/21/11
 - Pete Coachman got his callup in 1990, saw 16 ML games, 11/28/10
 - Marvin Cobb helped in relief at Bend, saw 4 seasons, 5/17/15
 - Tony Coble played one pro season, then joined the Army, 7/14/20
 - Dave Cochrane overcame bad infection to make majors, 12/6/11
 - Alan Cockrell saw 9 majors games, 10/23/11

 - Brian Cofer went from fielder to pitcher in 4 seasons, 9/11/23
 - Stephen Coffey had long college streak, 4/30/13

 - Craig Colbert saw 2 majors seasons, 2/5/12
 - Nate Colbert once hit 5 HRs in day, 10/30/15
 - Rick Colbert played in minors, coached, 6/20/15
 - Greg Colbrunn hit long Dbacks HR, 4/11/14
 - Alex Cole quickly stole 8 ML bases, 4/2/12

 - Chris Cole showed good minors location, 11/24/20

 - Mark Cole got new pro chance at Reno, 9/1/21
 - Marvin Cole relaxed over 12 seasons, 11/16/19

 - Popeye Cole used speed in 10 seasons, 5/21/23

 - Stu Cole made bigs, managed in minors, 3/4/13

 - Victor Cole relaxed, saw 4 ML starts, 5/10/12
 - Dale Coleman saw 4 seasons, made AA, 12/16/18
 - Paul Coleman impressed, missed bigs, 11/4/11
 - Rico Coleman saw 2 seasons, big game, 7/18/14
 - College Stadium in Jamestown, 1/3/20

 - Anthony Collier improved his concentration at Vero Beach; Saw six pro seasons, made AA, 2/17/22
 - Al Collins, No-Hitter, 4/21/14

 - Sean Collins played 7 pro seasons, 5 independent, coached, 1/19/24
 - Terry Collins has spent life in game, 2/7/12

 - Chris Colombino tried hard for decade, 3/21/24

 - Cris Colon remembered advice from late dad, concentrated harder; Made bigs for 14 games, 6/28/22 

 - David Colon, Stop Sign, 10/7/11

 - Felix Colon got some key hits over decade in pros; Topped out at AA, 5/25/22
 - Benny Colvard helped where he could over 6 pro seasons, 8/11/17

 - Fidel Compres played decade in affiliated ball; Accidentally caused woman's death in 1994 shooting in Las Vegas, 6/29/22

 - Gene Confreda trained, passed in 1990, 3/17/24
 - Jeff Conine, Ground Floor, 6/7/12
 - Greg Conley, Pitch Caller, 7/7/14
 - John Conner gained pro confidence, 5/13/14
 - Craig Connolly, Good Pitches, 3/15/14
 - Steve Connolly, Some Innings, 4/4/16

 - Brian Conroy gained velocity through early career; Saw seven seasons, made AAA, 2/27/23
 - Mike Conroy, All Star Sports, 12/28/16

 - Andres Constant turned prospect, then underwent elbow surgery; Career spanned eight seasons, made AA, 1/19/22
 - Mike Conte, Dual Role, 3/29/15
 - Joaquin Conteras, Big Hit, 2/9/14
 - Guy Conti proved an important figure for Pedro Martinez, others; Later made bigs himself as Mets coach, 6/9/20

 - Nardi Contreras he just worked as coach in minors, bigs, 4/6/14

 - Jim Converse saw 4 ML seasons, 11/7/17
 - Mike Coolbaugh, Honored Life, 1/14/17
 - Andy Cook showed good stuff, made ML, 9/12/12
 - Jeff Cook credited kissed bat with HR, 4/9/11
 - Mike Cook made majors, then returned, 5/13/11

 - Ron Cook got his pro chance, played five seasons, made AA, 9/18/21

 - Stan Cook proved patient in first pro season; Career spanned two seasons, 10/1/23
 - Steve Cooke lived on plate edge, saw 6 bigs seasons, 3/4/20

 - Cookie the Wichita Wranglers mascot had versatile performers, 11/1/20
 - Fred Cooley, Division Title, 3/24/15
 - Mike Coombs guided players over 4 decades in baseball, 6/16/20
 - Ron Coomer kept working, finally made bigs, saw 9 ML seasons, 12/25/16
 - Craig Cooper, Home Runs, 1/10/19
 - Darren Cooper pitched well in college, saw single pro season, 2/27/15

 - Don Cooper made his pitchers feel comfortable over three decades as White Sox coach, two decades in bigs, 1/1/22
 - Gary Cooper, To Win, 8/6/12
 - Gary Cooper, Work Habits, 2/22/17
 - Jamie Cooper, Dinner Table, 4/7/16
 - Scott Cooper knew he couldn't replace Boggs; Made seven ML seasons, two All-Star games, 6/5/12
 - Tim Cooper sealed independent win, saw 13 pro seasons, 3/15/19
 - Marc Copeland, Director Honor, 4/20/17
 - Greg Coppeta made his college's Hall of Fame; Played four pro seasons, topped out at AA, 4/3/20
 - Sherman Corbett, Crafty Left-Hander, 5/31/10

 - Archie Corbin had much fun in the majors over three seasons that spanned nine campaigns, 11/27/21
 - Wilfredo Cordero had ability enough for 14 ML seasons, 9/29/12
 - Rheal Cormier saw majors, Olympics, 9/8/17
 - Russ Cormier, Winning Streak, 9/25/19
 - Brian Cornelius, Proper Mechanics, 3/25/16

 - Reid Cornelius made three ML seasons, later turned coach, 1/1/21
 - Daren Cornell played 2 seasons, then chose photography, 7/1/17
 - John Corona, His Presence, 6/10/17
 - Amilcar Correa, Couldn't Stop, 4/22/13

 - Edwin Correa made majors at 19, bigs career ended on shoulder injury at 21, 2/11/22
 - Ramser Correa relied on faith over decade-plus career, 6/30/17
 - Rod Correia, Remember This, 2/24/14

 - Chris Correnti became go-to trainer, 3/18/24

 - Hernan Cortes had rocky start to pro career; Came back to see for pro seasons, made AA, 5/5/21
 - Brian Costello first served as trainer, then in orthopedics, 3/4/17
 - Fred Costello for move home, played decade, made AAA, Taiwan, 7/16/16

 - Tim Costo turned pro with weighty comparisons; Played nine seasons, made bigs in two, 8/26/22

 - John Cotton saw 15 pro seasons, AAA in five of them; Missed bigs, 8/23/23

 - Kevin Coughlin gained confidence, then played with Jordan, 3/26/21
 - Mike Couture ran from college to 4 pro seasons, made AA, 7/7/20
 - Boyce Cox, Hard Work, 8/3/18

 - Danny Cox saw many games over 11 ML seasons, 3 World Series, 9/9/17
 - Darron Cox saw decade, 15 ML games, 7/11/12
 - Jeff Cox, More Practice, 3/3/13
 - Bruce Crabbe, Not Kidding, 3/22/11
 - Mark Craft, Stolen Pass, 3/15/14
 - Dale Craig hit a rally-starting home run at high-A; Played three seasons, never made AA, 1/10/20
 - Morris Craig, Specific Goals, 7/29/13
 - Gregg Crain worked on injuries in minors, as therapist, 8/1/17
 - Bill Cramer, Home Run, 11/29/13

 - Rich Crane pitched three pro seasons, 9/22/20
 - Todd Credeur played five seasons in Astros system, made AA, 7/18/16
 - Ed Creech spent decades in baseball, 8/3/15

 - Ben Creed started as Miracle sales director, later moved up to roles with the Marlins in bigs, 4/7/22
 - David Croak's pro career proved brief, a single pro start, 2/19/15

 - Rusty Crockett got hit off Clemens, played six seasons, 3/5/21

 - Tripp Cromer filled in once for Ozzie, saw 8 ML seasons, 7/30/22
 - Nate Cromwell, League Record, 10/19/11

 - Chris Cron grew up eating and sleeping baseball; Made bigs over two seasons, for 12 games, 2/8/11

 - Doug Cronk hit homers at Gastonia, but couldn't keep it up; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 6/23/22
 - Todd Crosby chose college, then saw 7 pro seasons, made AAA, 1/28/12
 - Jesse Cross remained optimistic in 6 seasons, made AAA, 1/17/18
 - Ron Crowe changed college stance, saw 5 pro seasons, AAA, 1/22/15
 - Terry Crowley, Infield Prospect, 2/24/12
 - Jamie Crump, All-Region, 7/25/15
 - Andres Cruz, Five Innings, 3/8/13
 - Daniel Cruz, Two Positions, 10/7/16
 - Ismael Cruz played two pro seasons, turned Latin scout, 6/27/13

 - Ivan Cruz remained realistic, saw four ML seasons, Japan, 9/16/21
 - Jose Cruz signed from Puerto Rico, played single season, 6/3/19
 - Nandi Cruz ran hard, helped his teams late; Saw five pro seasons, made high-A, 12/29/21
 - Romy Cucjen looked to faith over six-season pro career, 4/4/10
 - Lavell Cudjo saw six seasons, high-A, 11/11/12
 - Bobby Cuellar, What Happens, 12/23/14

 - Johnny Cuevas hit AA home run, saw 10 seasons, made AAA, 4/28/23
 - Steve Culkar got degree, played 5 pro seasons, made AAA, 5/21/13
 - George Culver made best as ML player, minors coach, 9/30/14
 - Abdiel Cumberbatch did his part over five pro seasons, 3/17/19
 - John Cumberland, Comfortable Night, 4/7/10

 - Brian Cummings pitched well at Durham, saw 4 seasons, 5/8/23
 - John Cummings made 5 ML seasons, 11/5/17
 - Steve Cummings, Case of Nerves, 11/13/10
 - Earl Cunningham tried his best as top pick, missed AA, 11/24/19
 - Everett Cunningham got confidence back, saw 4 seasons, 3/23/19

 - Joe Cunningham gained minors experience, 8/23/24
 - Kenn Cunningham, Leadership Added, 10/31/16

 - Sean Cunningham became majors trainer in Montreal, Florida, 1/16/21
 - Troy Cunningham, Heads Up, 8/23/14

 - Wayne Cunningham didn't really play baseball, worked in TV, 1/9/21
 - Rob Curnow, Two Singles, 7/30/14
 - Matt Current became proud youth coach, 12/25/12

 - Brian Currie credited his father for being a lefty; Played four pro seasons, 10/8/23
 - Steve Curry, Best Job, 11/17/13
 - Steve Curry threw everything into decade-long career, 12/10/16
 - Chad Curtis played, later imprisoned, 2/8/20
 - Craig Curtis, Bright Spot, 9/28/13
 - John Curtis played college football, 2 pro baseball seasons, 3/13/20

 - Mike Curtis, Future Considerations, 10/20/10

 - Milt Cuyler, Ran Into, 1/4/12
 - Jim Czajkowski, Big Leaguer, 6/10/14

 - Chris Czarnik got high-A no-hitter, saw 3 pro seasons, 4/18/23

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 - Fred Dabney saw his confidence boosted, played 10 seasons, made AAA; Later boosted others' as coach, 12/28/21

 - Brian Dakin, Career Level, 1/12/13
 - Pete Dalena, Almost Over, 9/10/10
 - Mark Dalesandro, Fit In, 5/3/16
 - Gershon Dallas, Two Doubles, 9/28/13

 - Greg D'Alexander played to win, get noticed; Saw six independent seasons, 11/17/23
 - Mike Dalton, Excellent Control, 3/20/11
 - Bill Dancy had specific expectations for over long career, 7/17/12
 - Pat Dando, Grand Slam, 7/5/15

 - Clay Daniel worked to make bigs over six seasons; Later turned scout, 11/26/23
 - Jim Daniel, Evaluated Players, 1/31/17

 - Keith Daniel showed poise enough for pros, saw 2 seasons, 5/31/19

 - Gary Daniels worked to beat pitchers; Played single pro season, 10/28/23
 - Lee Daniels, Closest Thing, 1/18/17
 - Brian Dare, Held On, 12/4/16
 - Ned Darley, Much Sacrifice, 1/9/17

 - Jeff Darwin used his pitches to make majors over three seasons; Followed brother Danny to bigs, 8/6/23
 - James Daspit bubbled with college potential, saw 8 seasons, 5/16/20
 - Kevin Dattola, Team Builder, 11/27/15
 - Jeff Datz, Headed for Third, 11/21/10
 - Pat Daugherty became a legend at an Iowa college; Later served as Rockies' first scouting director, 12/10/19

 - Phil Dauphin, Plugged Away, 5/2/13

 - Adell Davenport, Trying Too Hard, 1/8/11

 - Greg David learned realities of the pros over eight seasons; Made AA, not bigs, 4/2/20
 - Bobby Davidson, Rain-Shortened, 1/23/11

 - Mike Davino worked on his velocity and sharpness; Saw three pro seasons, not a fourth, 1/4/22
 - Jim Davins, His Arm, 7/8/12
 - Bo Davis played over three pro seasons, passed in 2005, 2/13/16

 - Bret Davis threw enough strikes to make it from college to the pros;  Saw four seasons, made AAA, 1/13/21
 - Brian Davis had good night at high-A, saw 5 seasons, 6/24/18
 - Butch Davis, Played Hard, 8/16/11

 - Chris Davis could pitch when needed; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 7/25/21
 - Courtney Davis, Ample Opportunity, 1/5/13 

 - Doug Davis, Break Given, 5/19/10

 - Freddie Davis showed confidence over five pro seasons; Topped out at AA, 5/28/22
 - Greg Davis earned college honors, saw two pro seasons, 5/9/19
 - Jay Davis missed majors in two decades, became star in Korea, 3/6/17

 - Jerry Davis kept head up in 3 seasons, 8/9/24
 - Mark Davis, His Confidence, 9/29/17

 - Mike Davis had big night at Watertown in 1990; Saw two pro seasons, 8/20/23
 - Nick Davis opened pro career with big hit, saw 4 seasons, 5/9/18
 - Rick Davis, Stayed Optimistic, 10/18/15

 - Russ Davis dreamed about playing in big leagues; Made it over eight seasons, with three teams, 12/25/22
 - Steve Davis, Working Lefty, 3/26/11
 - Steve Davis saw Reds, Mets systems over 7 seasons, made AA, 7/16/19

 - Steve Davis served as trainer at Birmingham, for Jordan; Also served as trainer elsewhere, 12/26/21
 - Scott Davis, Three Bats, 9/24/18

 - Tim Davis enjoyed playing baseball, then got injured; Played four seasons, made high-A, 7/9/21
 - Scott Davison made majors as pitcher, 12/6/13

 - Brian Deak worked to beat other catchers to Atlanta; Played decade in minors, missed bigs, 6/6/23
 - Kevin Dean became Expos 1st-rounder, saw 8 seasons, AAA, 9/27/11
 - Steve DeAngelis, Best Shot, 9/14/17
 - Roly DeArmas, Father Hen, 2/5/15
 - Don'l Dease, Strikeout Total, 11/29/16
 - Genaro DeBrand played at three stops over his first season; He didn't come back for a second, 5/9/20
 - Jon Debus showed loyalty to Dodgers over quarter century, 11/23/18
 - Mike DeButch, Didn't Complain, 5/20/11
 - Dean Decillis, Being Drafted, 5/6/11
 - Joe Decker only knew how to pitch one way, to have command; Saw nine ML seasons, briefly coached, 4/8/20
 - Steve Decker, Up There, 4/20/16
 - Joe DeDario performed at Niagara Falls Rapids games because he loved it, 3/27/20
 - Tony DeFrancesco, Communication Skills, 3/4/15
 - Vinnie Degifico, Big Bat, 1/13/14
 - Bobby DeJardin showed maturity early, 7/15/13
 - John DeJarld looked forward to his second pro season, but injury cut short that season and his career, 6/10/20
 - Ivan DeJesus played 15 ML seasons, then coached, managed, 5/19/19
 - Jose DeJesus, Didn't Look, 9/15/13

 - Mark DeJohn used baseball knowledge over nearly 5 decades, 9/29/24
 - Carlos Delacruz, Division Hopes, 6/4/13
 - Hector De La Cruz, Good Baseball, 2/7/11
 - Javier De La Hoya, Tough Going, 11/26/17
 - Rex De La Nuez, Perfect Throw, 10/3/14

 - Mike DelaO trained for multiple teams, 6/5/24
 - Francisco de la Rosa, Not As Intended, 7/27/10
 - Juan De La Rosa, Big Hit, 2/15/18

 - Chris Delawelle made most of chance, 5/12/24
 - Gerbacio DeLeon, Rather Unique, 6/3/16

 - Huascar DeLeon got key out at Appleton, saw four pro seasons, 1/21/24
 - Roberto DeLeon, Broken Finger, 1/29/14
 - Luis de los Santos thought about bigs daily, made 3 seasons, 1/12/11

 - Alex Delgado saw 26 games in bigs, got chance to be hero in one of them, 5/14/22
 - Carlos Delgado, Right Way, 8/18/13
 - Pablo Delgado, Getting Over, 7/20/13
 - Tim Delgado, Good Ballgame, 4/24/13
 - Rafael DeLima, Not Typical, 9/6/11
 - Pete Delkus, That Shot, 6/25/12

 - Tim Dell played for fun over 6 seasons, more, made AA, 11/1/21
 - Bob Deller, Fielder's Choice, 10/5/15
 - Tom Deller, Gutsy Performance, 3/27/18
 - Joe Dellicarri proved gutsy over 7 pro seasons, made AAA, 7/1/19

 - Bobby DeLoach signed out of tryout, saw 7 seasons, AA, 7/31/22

 - Mark DelPiano showed his work ethic as player, coach, scout, 8/19/23
 - Roberto Del Pozo, Delivered It, 11/4/14
 - Maximo Del Rosario, Crazy Sidewinder, 4/5/15
 - Rich DeLucia, Of Relief, 11/12/14
 - Tim Demerson, Best For, 3/12/19
 - Doug Demetre, Talked Up, 10/8/15

 - John Dempsey had good teacher, his dad, saw 6 seasons, AA, 9/16/24

 - Joe Demus helped his manager early in 1990 as bullpen catcher; Saw three pro seasons, made AA, 7/18/21

 - Gary Denbo knew Jeter's swing better than anyone; Served as player, coach, in Jeter's front office, 12/6/22

 - Jim Dennison impressed Red Sox scouts as a lefty; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 6/29/21
 - Drew Denson, Extra Homers, 11/12/10
 - Rich DePastino, Work Ethic, 2/17/18
 - John DeRicco, Time Off, 4/27/13
 - Rob Derksen, That Energy, 7/4/17

 - John DeSilva showed he could pitch in the bigs; Did so over two seasons, six games, 9/21/21

 - John Deutsch saw five pro seasons, AA, 10/10/20

 - Mike Deutsch played three seasons as a pro, then returned home and played another 15, 12/27/22
  - Cesar Devarez, Been Catching, 2/11/16

 - Todd Devereaux liked to hit enough to make Division 1, turn pro; Saw two seasons, made high-A, 8/6/21
 - Danny Deville, Like That, 10/11/15

 - Diamond Jim Devitt earned two Purple Hearts in Vietnam, then worked in radio, TV and advertising in Columbus, Ga., 2/14/21
 - Dan Devoe, Chosen Profession, 3/3/15
 - Mark Dewey, Game Saved, 3/27/16

 - Todd Dewey looked at new organization as new shot at bigs; Saw six seasons, made AAA, 4/22/23
 - Alberto Diaz made perfect sacrifice in 1991, saw 5 seasons, 5/14/18
 - Alex Diaz, Type of Game, 10/25/10
 - Andres Diaz went form Dominican to pros, saw two seasons, 6/4/19
 - Carlos Diaz, Brief Stay, 6/3/11
 - German Diaz, Position Switch, 4/24/13
 - Mario Diaz, Helped Win, 2/24/14
 - Rafael Diaz returned from Mexico with a new chance in 1997; Never made bigs, 12/11/19
 - Remigio Diaz, Came Through, 11/8/15
 - Sandy Diaz saw 4 seasons, high-A, 10/25/14
 - Steve Diaz, Minors Life, 11/21/15
 - Steve DiBartolomeo liked pitching in relief, saw 3 seasons, 1/25/20
 - Bobby Dickerson made majors as coach, 7/12/13
 - Lance Dickson, Called Up, 4/29/13
 - Patrick Dietrick, Tie-Breaker, 7/6/12
 - Dick Dietz, Called Back, 2/8/13

 - Scott Diez paid dues, missed majors, 8/31/24
 - Tony Diggs loved baseball; He played and managed it over three decades, never made bigs, 7/4/20
 - Gordon Dillard faltered in ML start, 5/1/11
 - Jim Dillon, That Opportunity, 3/20/14
 - Frank DiMichele, Made Of, 10/1/17
 - Dinger the Duck had some competition in Niagara Falls as mascot; He and team stayed five seasons, 4/22/20
 - Paul DiPino, Reminded Him, 11/20/16

 - Jerry DiPoto played in bigs, scouted, survived cancer; He's since become a major league GM, 8/23/22
 - Gary DiSarcina, Got Settled, 5/7/12

 - Colin Dixon believed if he had a uniform, he had a chance; Saw seven pro seasons, briefly made AAA, 5/7/22
 - Dee Dixon, New Thing, 1/16/19

 - Dickie Dixon spotted ball, made high-A, 6/22/24
 - Eddie Dixon, Chance to Pitch, 8/23/10
 - Steve Dixon pitched with much energy; Saw six ML appearances over two seasons, 6/17/15
 - Bill Dodd, Playing Baseball, 8/19/17
 - Tom Dodd, A Success, 6/3/12
 - Bo Dodson, Sunk In, 11/29/15
 - Pat Dodson, Impressive Spring, 10/10/14
 - Scott Doffek, All Climates, 12/2/17

 - John Doherty just wanted to play baseball; Played it in the bigs over five seasons, 9/4/21
 - Bob Dombrowski, College Injury, 11/28/12
 - Ray Domecq, Team Slogan, 2/25/15
 - Frank Dominguez guessed right in high school, saw 4 seasons, 5/11/15
 - Ken Dominguez, Changed Goal, 10/7/15

 - Tim Donahue stayed positive over three pro seasons, made high-A; Later saw his son turn pro, 11/21/20

 - Tremayne Donald provided excitement over 4 pro seasons, 10/6/24
 - Chris Donnels impressed in ML debut, saw 8 seasons, Japan, 9/16/19

 - Luis Dorante played six seasons as catcher, then turned minors manager, skill evaluator, 3/25/23
 - Chris Dorn delivered at high-A, played six seasons, 6/23/18
 - Brian Dorsett, Hung Around, 4/9/14

 - Lee Dorsey got drafted, but didn't sign; Signed out of tryout, saw three pro games, 3/30/21
 - Jason Doss almost hit the ceiling when drafted out of high school, 11/15/19

 - Bruce Dostal made bigs in 8th season, never got in game, 2/18/22
 - Sean Doty, Steady Pitching, 5/17/13

 - Todd Douma went to new college, showed what he could do; Saw four seasons, made AAA, 5/10/21
 - Brian Dour, Very Proud, 1/31/13
 - Troy Dovey played five pro seasons, later went into movies, 9/22/13
 - Ken Dowell, Weak Bat, 4/6/10
 - Rick Down coached in bigs 16 seasons, 7/9/13
 - Dan Doyel served as minors trainer, 3/9/19

 - Tom Doyle, Tested Love, 6/17/14

 - D.J. Dozier played football in college and in NFL, but he missed baseball; Later made bigs, too, 12/5/21

 - Marek Drabinski, Stayed On, 12/9/16
 - Moe Drabowsky, Psychological Rewards, 3/26/12
 - Brian Drahman, For Him, 6/5/13
 - Sam Drake, International Diplomacy, 6/18/17

 - Mike Draper got shifted from starting to relief, then made the bigs with another shift, to the Mets, 8/10/21
 - Tom Drees, Better Word, 9/17/11
 - Tom Drell got off to a good start at high-A, then he walked away; He no longer found joy playing, 5/10/20
 - Kirk Dressendorfer, Different Life, 2/22/14

 - Steve Dreyer didn't expect to be drafted; He then made the majors over two seasons, 8/30/20
 - Lee Driggers, More Satisfaction, 4/10/13

 - Bill Drohan pitched well in high school, saw 4 pro seasons, 12/14/23
 - Rich Dubee coached in minors, later Phillies, others in bigs, 3/16/11
 - Brian DuBose hoped to play for hometown, saw 10 pro seasons, 10/8/16
 - Rob Ducey, Big Responsibility, 5/4/12

 - David Duchin helped players as minors trainer over at least six seasons with Indians, Red Sox, 3/22/23
 - Kyle Duey, His Spots, 1/15/17
 - Scott Duff, Losing Battle, 5/5/13

 - Darrin Duffy proved capable over seven pro seasons; Made AAA, missed bigs, 3/6/21 

 - Kyle Duke made six pro seasons, AA, 10/23/17

 - Willie Dukes played 3 seasons, then became firefighter, 6/21/21
 - Tim Dulin, Good Competition, 11/23/11

 - Kirk Dulom buckled down, got back on college field and turned pro; Played single pro campaign, 2/4/21
 - Matt Dunbar, Fifth Game, 9/14/15
 - Tommy Dunbar, Bad Break, 3/14/13
 - Chip Duncan enjoyed every minute of pro career; Saw 12 pro seasons, made AAA, Taiwan, 3/19/18
 - Travis Dunlap, Wasn't Nervous, 8/5/15

 - Brian Dunn became 'hitting star' in August 1990 game; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 5/20/21
 - Steve Dunn, Big Spot, 10/24/14
 - Steve Dunn pitched well in college, saw 3 pro seasons, 5/11/15

 - Rick Dunnum pitched wherever needed over four pro seasons, 3/12/24
 - Ignacio Duran, Bases Cleared, 5/27/15

 - Durham Bulls' famous snorting bull, 9/3/24
 - Joe Durham, Does Good, 4/6/13

 - Marty Durkin he had the green light in Legion ball; Saw five pro seasons, made high-A, 3/26/22
 - Gene Dusan, Something Different, 12/29/17

 - Brad DuVall saw 3 pro seasons, career ended on injury, 7/20/22

 - Linton Dyer tried different plate approach, saw six seasons, 1/14/24
 - Mike Dyer, Opportunity to Pitch, 6/26/10
 - Andy Dziadkowiec, Third Round, 5/8/11

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 - Tom Ealy helped Lakeland to two 1992 wins; Played eight seasons, 4/22/16
 - Tracey Ealy did job over 7 pro seasons, 9/7/24

 - Bill Earley got his major league shot as player in 1986, then helped others as coach, 2/3/20

 - Mike Easler helped Mo Vaughn become top hitter; Turned from long playing career to coaching, 4/15/22
 - Damion Easley stayed healthy, showed what he could do; Played in 17 ML seasons, 2/15/20

 - Logan Easley worked to prove 'em wrong, saw two ML seasons, 3/7/15

 - Mike Easley hit go-ahead single in 1990 game; Saw four pro seasons, made AA, 12/20/20

 - Mike Eatinger, Different Ballplayer, 4/29/17
 - Weddison Ebanks, Brief Stay, 9/9/18

 - Dino Ebel didn't make it as a player, but has as a coach; Coached in bigs for decade-plus, 3/13/22
 - Mike Eberle, That Stroke, 5/25/13
 - Ryan Eberly, Some Things, 3/18/19
 - Scott Ebert, Too Fierce, 1/27/13
 - Chris Ebright hit a game-winner at AA in 1993, one of his final games, 11/26/19
 - John Eccles, Team Leader, 11/14/13
 - Scott Economy, Baseball Letterman, 11/10/12
 - Jay Eddings didn't sign out of high school, later signed others as scout, 11/2/19
 - Jim Eddy, Some Competition, 12/15/13
 - Ken Edenfield, His Dream, 5/21/16 
 - Tom Edens accepted offer, made majors debut, saw 7 seasons, 7/3/11
 - Greg Edge, Another Chance, 1/7/19
 - Tim Edge knew he had to wait his turn; Played at AAA over five seasons, his majors turn never came, 2/22/20

 - Jim Edmonds adjusted to 17 ML seasons, 4/20/24
 - Dave Edwards, Proper Attention, 1/8/16
 - Jeff Edwards, Back In Shape, 2/9/11
 - Jerome Edwards, More Aggressive, 7/28/17
 - Ryan Edwards, Decent Year, 5/12/13
 - Sam Edwards, Top Priority, 7/10/17
 - Todd Edwards got his chance at pros; Lasted four seasons in field and on mound, made high-A, 7/26/20

 - Robert Eenhoorn, Over There, 10/3/15

 - Dave Eiland, Part of the Game, 9/30/11
 - Joey Eischen, Unusual Approach, 6/11/14

 - Tom Eiterman credited his college coaches for his quiet approach; Saw four pro seasons, made AA, 12/15/20
 - Dick Egan, Evaluation Skills, 5/5/10
 - Bruce Egloff, Follow Up, 2/21/14

 - Rod Ehrhard didn't mind position switches, as long as he got to play; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 8/13/21
 - Troy Eklund saw 2 seasons, single-A, 5/25/14

 - Todd Elam pitched over three seasons, 10/8/21
 - Chuck Elder saw 3 seasons, single-A, 12/3/13
 - Cal Eldred learned in 14 ML seasons, 2/2/11
 - Rodney Eldridge focused, saw 5 seasons, 2/26/17

 - Lee Elia played, managed, remembered for what he said, 10/22/21
 - Jason Elick, Collected Himself, 6/30/15
 - Rocky Elli, Too Much, 9/15/19
 - Donnie Elliott, In Shock, 1/1/13

 - Jim Elliott played two pro seasons, then turned to medicine; Moved to Australia, got his PhD, 10/29/22
 - Paul Ellis, More Intense, 3/1/17

 - Tim Ellis threw hard enough in high school to make college, pros; Saw two pro seasons, 8/17/22

 - Ben Ellsworth showed great HS power, 8/29/24

 - Dottie Elsea stepped in as Kingsport team president, later became team GM, 5/8/22
 - Alan Embree, This Long, 3/15/15
 - Todd Embry, Pitching Limit, 7/5/14
 - Chris Emerick, All-Around, 12/18/13
 - Art Emm pitched well in rookie ball, saw 3 pro seasons, 6/22/18
 - Koichi Emoto played in Japan Central League, Salinas, 11/21/13
 - Juan Encarnacion, Produced Many, 10/2/13
 - Luis Encarnacion played 8 seasons, made Royals for 4 games, 7/17/10
 - Dave Engle, Best Shot, 6/30/14
 - Tom Engle, Really Neat, 3/26/17
 - Daren Epley, Proper Mechanics, 4/20/14
 - Jim Eppard, Stay Ready, 7/20/12
 - Mike Erb, Surfer Image, 11/6/10
 - Brad Erdman, Kept Playing, 4/22/13

 - Herb Erhardt believed as long as he played, he had a chance; Saw four seasons, made high-A, 11/20/22

 - Mike Ericson helped his teams over five pro seasons then turned scout, 11/29/23
 - John Ericks felt good after draft call, 3/6/19
 - Roger Erickson, Starting Chance, 5/20/17
 - Scott Erickson, Full Steam, 11/15/13

 - Scott Erickson threw strikes in college; Unlike other player with same name, he saw two pro seasons, made single-A, 8/11/20
 - Cal Ermer, So Much, 8/13/19
 - Scott Erwin, Complete Games, 2/23/14
 - Ruben Escalera played decade, became scout, minors manager, 6/25/11

 - Jim Eschen tried to move up himself as a player, later worked to help others as minors manager, 6/3/21
 - John Escobar, Bald Power, 12/26/12
 - Jose Escobar, Long Wait, 6/20/12
 - Dan Eskew, Fluid Motion, 1/2/17
 - Willie Espinal, First Class, 6/15/15
 - Carlos Espinoza, Ended Up, 12/17/13
 - Duane Espy, Eyes Open, 5/7/11
 - David Esquer led as college coach, played 3 pro seasons, 5/1/15
 - Jim Essian, Risk-Taker, 3/31/12
 - Chris Estep, Own Run, 3/30/18

 - Joe Estes, Two Wins, 2/14/13

 - Chuck Estrada, In Condition, 1/3/15

 - Peter Estrada worked hard to pitch, prove himself over six pro seasons; Made AA, 2/10/23
 - Jay Estrada won in college, saw 5 pro seasons, high-A, 10/20/15

 - Mark Ettles proved aggressive enough to make bigs; Made it out of native Australia, 9/3/21
 - Tony Eusebio, Hit Anything, 8/19/16
 - Brian Evans, Into Perspective, 5/23/14
 - David Evans, Played Hard, 10/27/12
 - Mike Evans, Previous Stints, 5/28/17
 - Carl Everett, Played Hard, 3/20/19
 - Bill Evers, Worked For, 3/27/16
 - Troy Evers, Quality Game, 12/21/14
 - Greg Everson, Big Pitch, 3/6/13

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 - Luis Faccio struck out his share over six seasons; Made AA, 6/12/15

 - Ray Fagnant got call to turn pro, one to turn scout; Played in four seasons, missed call to bigs, 4/29/22

 - Rick Falkner picked up game-winners at single-A; Saw three seasons topped at high-A, 9/1/22
 - Steve Fanning's daughters turned actors, 1/31/19
 - Paul Faries, Hopes Up, 10/6/10
 - Monty Fariss, Some Advantages, 4/23/10

 - Kevin Farlow made transition from aluminum bat to wood; Saw seven pro seasons, made high-A, 10/6/22
 - Howard Farmer, Live Arm, 11/15/10
 - Mike Farmer, In Awe, 2/5/15
 - Reggie Farmer preferred football in college, saw five pro baseball seasons; Later became teacher, principal, 10/18/15

 - Mark Farnsworth helped keep players healthy over decades, 2/4/24
 - Ross Farnsworth, Developed Enough, 6/2/19
 - Keoki Farrish slid hard in a 1990 game at Great Falls; Saw three pro seasons, topped out at high-A, 5/21/20
 - Jeff Fassero, That Long, 3/26/14

 - Jim Faulk challenged the wind over five pro seasons, made AA, 1/18/21
 - Craig Faulkner, Ran Out, 4/4/11
 - Scott Faurot, Outside Pitch, 11/22/17
 - Brian Faw, Pro Ball, 3/21/19
 - Jeff Fayne, Top Team, 2/28/17
 - Rob Fazekas pitched better than his record in college; Played two seasons as a pro, 4/20/20
 - Joe Federico, Triple Play, 5/9/17
 - Antonio Felix, Career Night, 4/11/18
 - Nathanael Felix, His Name, 3/22/19

 - Nick Felix credited coach, made pros, 4/22/24
 - Juneiro Feliz played four seasons, then later killed his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend, another man and killed himself, 2/23/20
 - Jim Ferguson, Best Summer, 5/28/15

 - Greg Ferlenda didn't care where he pitched, as long as he pitched; Saw eight seasons, made AA, 8/6/22

 - Ed Ferm tested his arm at Lakeland; Played four pro seasons, made high-A, 9/7/21
 - Carlos Fermin, Game Winner, 9/9/16
 - Dan Fernandez, Backup Catcher, 2/15/13
 - Joey Fernandez, Waited For, 4/23/17

 - Jose Fernandez worked on his hitting out of college; Saw seven pro seasons, made AAA, 7/17/22
 - Rolando Fernandez, Teaching Starts, 7/26/13

 - Alex Ferran had a strong arm in outfield, later tried pitching; Made high-A, later played softball, 11/20/20
 - Tony Ferreira played decade, saw 2 majors games, helped Cone, 10/20/12
 - Sam Ferretti, Stuck With, 4/26/14
 - Mike Ferry, Right Now, 5/14/13
 - Mike Fetters, Every Day, 7/1/10
 - Charlie Fiacco, Good Shape, 4/25/13

 - Mal Fichman's remembered for in-game mascot disguise, but career was much more, 11/4/23

 - Andy Fidler impressed in high school, saw four pro seasons, 5/9/21 
 - Fielder's Choice Baseball Cards sponsored the 1990 Niagara Falls Rapids card set; Neither remains in Niagara Falls, 4/13/20

 - Bruce Fields, Impression Left, 11/14/11
 - Mike Fier, Back Out, 12/19/13
 - Mike Figga, Long Way, 3/26/19
 - Bien Figueroa, Stayed Healthy, 8/20/11
 - Fernando Figueroa, Third Save, 12/16/14
 - Bobby Filotei, Fist Pump, 5/8/13
 - Pete Filson liked to play, saw majors over seven seasons, 6/20/11
 - Rusty Filter, Good Sense, 9/17/13
 - Tom Fine, Lost Concentration, 2/18/13
 - Steve Finken kept ML dream alive over five pro seasons, 12/19/18
 - Brian Finley, Ninth Inning, 8/19/17
 - John Finn, Long Career, 12/2/15

 - Gar Finnvold proved his point in brief AAA shot; Later made bigs for eight starts, 7/15/21 

 - Mike Fiore took top college career to Olympic gold; Later played three pro seasons, made AA, 7/17/22 

 - Steve Fireovid, Level of Determination, 10/13/11
 - Brad Fischer, An Idea, 12/6/14
 - Jeff Fischer, Up and Down, 12/31/11
 - Tom Fischer, Level of Play, 11/9/10
 - Mike Fischlin, Whole Deal, 10/28/13
 - John Fishel, Anything Asked, 10/1/12
 - Brian Fisher, Good Idea, 12/30/11
 - Jack Fisher, Home Runs, 4/25/18
 - Corby Fister, Big Inning, 12/5/16
 - Doug Fitzer saw 6 seasons, made AA, 10/17/17
 - Dave Fitzgerald, Impress Somebody, 12/10/15
 - Mike Fitzgerald, His Best, 3/8/19
 - Rob Fitzgerald believed he saw an opening to the majors; Never made it above AA, 12/8/19
 - Dan Flanagan, Two Scoreless, 1/23/13
 - John Flaherty, Show Them, 10/29/10

 - Daniel Flath worked as a batboy in Sarasota; Later appears to have gone into real estate, coaching his kids, 1/22/22
 - Oneri Fleita, Positive Way, 2/22/16
 - Dave Fleming, Fully Appreciated, 11/9/18
 - Keith Fleming, Stayed In, 6/20/17
 - Huck Flener, Cut Short, 8/8/13

 - Bob Fletcher returned from elbow injury that cost a season' Saw three pro campaigns, made high-A, 2/20/22
 - Darrin Fletcher, A Lot of Pride, 1/10/11
 - Dave Fletcher, Three Games, 1/28/17
 - Dennis Fletcher, Come-Backer, 6/10/15
 - Paul Fletcher, Pretty Amazing, 12/24/12

 - Rob Fletcher helped his team break 1989 losing streak; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 12/25/20
 - Kevin Flora, For Her, 9/30/17
 - Don Florence, Held Them, 1/10/14
 - Jose Flores, Hit Streak, 1/20/16
 - Juan Flores took advantage of opportunity in college; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 6/19/20
 - Miguel Flores saw two decades in pros, made career in Mexico, 3/13/15
 - Bryce Florie, Got There, 6/18/14

 - D.J. Floyd proved quite a player in high school; Saw four pro seasons, made single-A, 9/29/23

 - Seth Fogler worked hard as a trainer in college, then worked hard as trainer over his career, 3/20/22
 - Jim Foley, Complete Game, 1/24/15
 - Marty Foley, Other Nights, 9/30/14
 - Marv Foley, Still Communicating, 2/20/11
 - P.J. Forbes, His Tenacity, 6/6/16
 - Calvin Ford, Outfield Assist, 7/31/13
 - Steve Ford, Dodger Way, 11/16/17
 - Stewart Ford, Closed Out, 7/3/15
 - Brook Fordyce, Newfound Confidence, 6/30/18
 - Jeff Forney, Skills Learned, 8/18/17

 - Gary Forrester made contact, high-A, 10/4/20
 - Tom Forrester, In Style, 4/8/17
 - Tim Fortugno, It All, 6/11/17

 - Kevin Foster made switch from infield to pitching, saw bigs over seven seasons; Passed in 2008, 12/28/20
 - Lamar Foster, Lucky One, 2/3/15

 - Lindsay Foster lost high-A shortstop job to top pick; Saw eight pro seasons, made AAA, 8/20/22
 - Steve Foster, Career Ender, 8/16/17
 - John Fowler played for hometown Frederick Keys, saw 3 years, 2/1/16
 - Yale Fowler hit a towering college home run; Saw two pro seasons, made Yakima, 12/11/17
 - Andy Fox, Basic Skill, 10/23/12
 - Dan Fox, Took Him, 2/9/16
 - Eric Fox, Smoked It, 1/2/12

 - Bob Fralick's playing career ended on Peleliu in WWII; His coaching, scouting career continued a lifetime, 3/26/22

 - Mike Frame pitched self to pros, 10/17/20
 - Sean Franceschi, Tough Start, 8/7/18
 - Orv Franchuk, Built Up, 5/19/16
 - Rene Francisco played two seasons, then turned scout, Royals assistant general manager, 11/8/19
 - Matt Franco took uncle advice to time in 8 ML seasons, 11/29/19

 - Manny Francois, Walk-Off, 4/23/14

 - Terry Francona, Worked Hard, 8/26/17
 - Jay Franklin played in six pro seasons, made high-A, Taiwan; Later turned agent, 5/19/14
 - Micah Franklin, Every Day, 3/22/17

 - Tony Franklin spent more than four decades in game, as player, then as manager, coach, 1/18/22
 - Carl Fraticelli, Came Ready, 2/22/13
 - Mike Frauenhoffer helped his college to three NAIA World Series appearances; Saw single pro season, 5/24/20
 - Lou Frazier, Pitcher Watching, 10/5/13
 - Ron Frazier, Big Game, 10/5/15
 - Charles Frederick, Little Mistake, 9/25/18

 - Scott Fredrickson saw a high school injury turn into a pitch that helped get him to bigs with Rockies, 10/31/22
 - Kelly Frederiksen, To Perfection, 12/16/13

 - Dan Freed started strong in Expos organization; Played five pro seasons, made AA, later became scout, 12/28/20
 - Dean Freeland, Still Thought, 1/6/19
 - Lavel Freeman, Tough Decision, 10/16/10
 - Marvin Freeman, Fine Arm, 6/7/11
 - Pete Freeman, Preserved Win, 2/21/15
 - Scott Freeman, Staff Lead, 11/20/17
 - Howie Freiling, Appreciated That, 6/6/19

 - Mike Freitas took baseball seriously in high school; Went on to nine-season pro career, made AAA, 6/14/21

 - Ron French hit ball well sometimes, 9/5/24
 - Pedro Frias, Learned From, 12/20/17
 - Dave Fricke, Great Success, 3/13/17
 - Michael Friedland played two pro seasons, then, years later, helped coach son's Little League team, 9/30/19

 - Jason Friedman reminded one legend early of Fred Lynn; Saw nine pro seasons, made AAA, became lawyer, 7/10/21
 - John Fritz worked to make a good impression in spring 1994; Saw eight pro seasons, made AAA, 5/20/15
 - Todd Frohwirth, More Excited, 5/30/12

 - Chris Fruge came on strong, then got delayed shot at pros; Saw single pro campaign, 4/30/21
 - Brian Fry, Those Numbers, 5/13/13

 - Jeff Frye did what he needed to do to see eight ML seasons, hit for cycle; Later became agent, 7/2/2

 - Travis Fryman, Blue Collar, 9/28/11
 - Jon Fuller, Building Confidence, 1/30/14
 - Edwards Fully, Biggest Hits, 3/19/17
 - Ed Fulton, Confidence Built, 8/26/17
 - Greg Fulton, Best Defense, 9/27/10
 - Nathan Fults, Critical Look, 11/26/16
 - Mark Funderburk made bigs, went to Italy, made bigs again, 11/3/13
 - Manuel Furcal, Long Save, 11/13/14

 - Dan Furmanik turned pro as he remembered lost teammates; Played over four seasons, made high-A, 11/3/21  

 - Tom Fusco, Some Things, 2/27/17
 - Grady Fuson, Hung In, 3/17/14
 - Fuss and Fuss Lincoln Mercury sponsored the 1990 Welland Pirates card set; Neither remains in Welland, 2/9/20
 - Mark Futrell believed pros would be opportunity of lifetime; Saw six pro seasons, four in independent ball, 2/15/20
 - Chris Fye, Two Hits, 2/7/13

 - Kevin Fynan signed as pro in storybook style; Played three seasons, made AA, 10/5/21

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 - Mike Gabbani played hard over four pro seasons, made high-A, 7/19/13

 - Jim Gabella worked on his major league goal as player, then as coach; Missed the bigs, 9/24/23
 - Mike Gabriele, Some Rest, 12/13/14

 - Mike Gaddie trained in minors, at WKU, 8/28/24
 - Robert Gaddy, Breaking Ball, 12/28/12

 - Jay Gainer homered in his first major league at bat, on the first pitch he saw; Saw 23 total ML games, 10/9/22
 - Ty Gainey, One Spring, 6/22/12

 - Horace Gaither made adjustments at plate in third pro season, didn't get another; Briefly made AAA, 12/23/21

 - Steve Gajkowski, Always Hope, 3/8/15
 - Dan Gakeler, Not Complicated, 8/7/10
 - Rich Gale, Had To, 1/3/14
 - Luis Galindez, Really Late, 6/19/14
 - Luis Galindo, Three Hits, 10/6/13
 - Luis Gallardo, Three Hits, 10/4/15
 - Mike Galle, No Idea, 12/16/17

 - Ben Gallo played seven seasons, then turned  coach at Reno, worked on pitcher concentration, 12/19/20

 - Mike Galvan ran out of gas in college win; Played four pro seasons, made high-A, 1/7/22
 - Balvino Galvez, Had Trouble, 11/2/14
 - Tom Gamboa, On The Field, 3/2/12
 - Bob Gamez, Home Run, 5/30/16
 - Joe Ganote, First Hit, 8/21/13

 - Jeff Garber used his work ethic to make AAA, later manage, 1/9/24
 - Jesus Garces, Young Age, 7/12/17
 - Rich Garces, Proved Himself, 2/26/13
 - Robinson Garces, Four Frames, 1/25/19
 - Anastacio Garcia, His Grin, 1/23/17

 - Anthony Garcia trained across sports, 9/23/20
 - Apolinar Garcia felt good in indy ball, made AAA, Taiwan, 2/21/14

 - Butch Garcia hit well early in minors for Indians; Played across eight seasons, made AAA, 2/26/21
 - Carlos Garcia, Every Time, 8/6/11
 - Cornelio Garcia, Mexican Hall, 6/8/13
 - Francisco Garcia led off 2 seasons, 5/11/14
 - Jose "Cheo" Garcia, Twins Tour, 4/26/10
 - Leo Garcia, High Five, 5/28/10

 - Librado Garcia helped Helena with 1987 win; Saw four seasons, 12/3/23

 - Marcos Garcia turned pitcher and accepted that; Saw four pro seasons, made AA, later turned pitching coach, 6/25/23
 - Mario Garcia, His Goal, 7/17/17
 - Miguel Garcia, Like Everyone, 7/11/14
 - Mike Garcia, His Way, 3/7/16
 - Omar Garcia, Felt Good, 3/12/17

 - Ramon Garcia went out and did his best over three major league seasons, 1/13/22
 - Raphael Garcia, Entire Way, 1/27/17
 - Victor Garcia, Started Camp, 11/25/12

 - Victor Garcia Jr. improved at AA Albany-Colonie; Made AAA, missed bigs, 5/2/21

 - Ed Garczyk hit a game-winning sacrifice at Salt Lake; Played two pro seasons, made high-A, 3/23/22

 - Mike Gardella's confidence improved watching big leaguers; Saw seven pro seasons, made AAA, 12/5/22
 - Ron Gardenhire, Certain Way, 11/6/13

 - Rudy Gardey stopped streak in college, saw two seasons, 4/5/24
 - Mike Gardiner, Felt Capable, 12/24/14

 - Billy Gardner Jr. followed his father into long coaching, managing career; Played briefly, 6/6/21
 - Chris Gardner, Confidence-Builder, 9/19/13
 - Glen Gardner, Aggressive Hitter, 1/18/14
 - Jeff Gardner, Every Day, 9/18/10
 - John Gardner played seven seasons, then became a firefighter; Made AAA, not bigs, 1/4/20
 - Scott Gardner, Hopes Were, 7/27/13
 - Willie Gardner, Winning Season, 8/2/13

 - Chris Garibaldo got signed in 'danger zone,' saw 3 seasons, 12/13/23
 - Chaon Garland, Final Level, 3/12/14
 - Tim Garland, Could Do, 1/2/15
 - Pat Garman, That Night, 7/13/12
 - Darrin Garner, Coming Along, 12/22/15
 - Clifton Garrett, Top Shape, 6/16/16
 - Gil Garrido, Can't Wait, 1/27/14
 - Webster Garrison, Credit for Hitting, 7/4/10
 - Russ Garside, Some Credit, 7/24/14

 - Darius Gash worked hard to turn heads after late start; Saw five seasons, made AA, 11/8/22
 - Russ Gaston, Early Jams, 5/30/15

 - Tom Gavin hit rookie ball curve, 6/23/24

 - Jeff Gay returned to pros and found new start at single-A Reno; He saw six seasons, made AA, 9/16/22
 - Jac Gelb hoped to replicate his first minors season in his second, 11/9/19

 - Mike Gellinger, Great Stuff, 6/10/13

 - Randy Gentile, Clutch Performer, 10/2/14
 - Chris George made bigs for 2 games, 1/17/19
 - Will George, Saw Enough, 4/18/14

 - Joe Georger played, then coached with satisfaction of watching players do well, move up, 9/20/22
 - Howie Gershberg, Good Combination, 5/16/16
 - Steve Gewecke played two pro seasons, made single-A; Later turned high school baseball coach, 6/8/17
 - Ray Giannelli saw decade, 18 ML games, 1/25/18
 - John Gibbons played, managed in bigs, 11/24/10
 - Jim Gibbs saw 3 pro seasons, single-A, 4/28/16
 - Ron Gideon tried pitching, made AA, 8/23/19

 - Chris Gies made AA over 4 pro seasons, 8/10/20
 - Mark Gieseke, Nothing Fancy, 11/2/15
 - Rob Giesecke arrived at Vero Beach with Dodgers, made home, 11/24/18
 - Danny Gil, Playing Time, 5/4/16
 - Brent Gilbert, Third Win, 3/27/19

 - Roy Gilbert felt relaxed in high-A April 1990 win; Saw four pro seasons, made AA, 2/4/23
 - Shawn Gilbert, Not Wasted, 6/8/12
 - John Gilcrist tried everything as pro, 5/17/14

 - Brian Giles believed he could produce, if every day player; Saw 15 ML seasons, 9/2/23
 - Bernard Gilkey, In The Lineup, 1/5/11
 - Chris Gill, Different Style, 1/31/14
 - Tom Gilles, Major Leaguer, 9/15/10
 - Mike Gillette, Baseball Syndrome, 3/14/16
 - Sean Gilliam, Best Season, 8/5/12
 - John Gilligan, Caught Fishing, 2/4/17
 - Tim Gillis, Got Two, 1/25/14
 - K.C. Gillum, Tied Up, 5/16/13
 - Matt Gilmore, More Excited, 3/9/15
 - Terry Gilmore, Groove Found, 5/15/12
 - Tony Gilmore, Much Confidence, 1/21/16

 - Marc Giordano helped his college team to World Series; Later saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 4/22/22
 - Ed Giovanola, Winning Teams, 11/16/16
 - Brian Givens, Talked About, 10/3/10

 - Fred Gladding learned much about pitching, then made bigs over 13 seasons, coached, 8/4/22
 - Steve Glass, Pro Ball, 12/9/14
 - Leon Glenn, Two Doubles, 6/23/17
 - Tom Glick served as Jamestown Expos intern in 1990; In 2019, he serves as Carolina Panthers team president, 12/28/19
 - Gene Glynn, Higher Level, 6/20/14
 - Tyson Godfrey, Couldn't Pass, 7/24/13
 - Darrell Goedhart, Three Pitches, 1/4/13
 - Todd Goergen, Few Fireworks, 12/11/12
 - Jerry Goff, Dreamt It, 7/21/11
 - Mike Goff, Concentrate On, 12/24/14
 - Doug Gogolewski closed for Mariano, 12/1/10

 - Greg Gohr got his chance at the bigs, saw majors over four seasons, 9/14/21

 - Marc Goldberg won sportscasting awards over two decades in the business, got baseball card, 11/23/21

 - Brian Golden geared up for baseball in college by swimming; Saw five pro campaigns, 9/30/23

 - Van Golmont played final college year on road; Saw three pro seasons, made single-A, 10/31/23

 - Fabio Gomez raped and murdered his neighbor in 1999; He's now on Arizona's Death Row, 8/3/22
 - Henry Gomez started well at AAA, then hit a rough spot, 10/20/19
 - Leo Gomez, His Opportunity, 7/5/11
 - Orlando Gomez, Stayed Young, 5/31/14
 - Pat Gomez, Did Whatever, 11/18/16

 - Pierre Gomez hoped to get back to pros after brief minors stint; He didn't return, 4/23/22
 - Ben Gonzales, Continued His, 9/24/13
 - Frank Gonzales, Video Tapes, 3/5/16

 - Larry Gonzales achieved 'unbelievable feeling' of ML call-up; Saw two games, got a hit, 9/30/22

 - Mike Gonzales heled his high school team to win; Saw two pro seasons, made high-A, 8/21/23
 - Angel Gonzalez, Filled Out, 9/1/12

 - Cecilio Gonzalez impressed in 2 seasons, 8/17/24

 - Cliff Gonzalez concentrated harder with runners on; Saw eight pro seasons, made high-A, 12/21/21
 - Denny Gonzalez, Didn't Expect, 6/28/12

 - Eddie Gonzalez made brief return after wrist injury; Played in five seasons, made high-A, 12/31/20

 - Freddy Gonzalez showed patience at high-A; Saw five seasons, made AA, 3/5/22

 - Fredi Gonzalez showed work ethic early, took that to bigs as coach, manager with Marlins, Braves, 3/31/22
 - Javier Gonzalez, Big Day, 6/26/19
 - Juan Gonzalez, Contract Hitter, 3/30/12
 - Luis Gonzalez, One Hit, 1/14/12

 - Pete Gonzalez believed he'd make bigs in five years; Saw eight pro seasons, made AAA, 2/13/22
 - Ruben Gonzalez, Enjoyed Himself, 6/30/11
 - Wallace Gonzalez, Offensive Praise, 8/25/15

 - Jeff Goodale worked hard, got drafted out of high school; Waited for college, saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 8/27/21    
 - Tom Goodwin sped to 14 ML seasons, 12/20/18

 - Anthony Gordon worked on consistency, as brother Tom said, 7/17/23
 - Don Gordon gave up Molitor streak hit, saw 3 majors seasons, 5/22/10
 - Keith Gordon, Something New, 5/15/13

 - Bryan Gore proved consistent enough over four seasons to make AAA, 7/3/22

 - Dave Gorman turned pro and turned to pitching; Played in two pro seasons, made single-A, 4/2/21 
 - Dirk Gorman, Postseason Honors, 5/21/19
 - Chris Gorton, His Fastball, 6/9/17
 - Frank Gould, Third Win, 1/19/13
 - Mauro Gozzo, Real Test, 11/8/11
 - Michael Grace, Extended Lead, 12/12/13

 - Brian Graham developed players as minors manager, coordinator; Later won an award, 8/7/22
 - John Graham, Baseball Town, 4/29/17

 - Steve Graham went from Ithaca to the pros, like his dad; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 7/24/22

 - Tim Graham worked on his swing and improved; Saw eight pro seasons, briefly made AA, 7/14/21
 - Joe Grahe, His Ability, 9/16/17
 - Mike Grahovac, Unbelievable Feeling, 7/30/17

 - Larry Grant proved useful as hitter and in the field; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 7/24/21
 - Mark Grater, Pitching Assignment, 4/24/11
 - John Graves, Save Earned, 5/31/14

 - Kenny Graves had high hopes as pro, but teenage arm problems returned; Saw two seasons, made AAA, 11/5/21
 - Randy Graves, Feared Hitter, 5/12/19
 - Dan Gray could handle himself behind the plate; Made high-A, later became an instructor, 5/18/20
 - Elliott Gray, Good Week, 6/14/13
 - Jeff Gray, Breakout Season, 6/8/10

 - Richie Grayum really learned the game in college, then played six pro seasons; Passed in 2020, 3/1/21
 - Eli Grba, Grew Up, 7/12/17
 - Brett Grebe, Dedicated To, 7/7/15
 - Brian Grebeck, Felt Good, 5/7/16
 - Daryl Green, Reached Back, 1/6/17
 - Don Green, Two Seasons, 6/15/15
 - Gary Green, With It, 4/24/12
 - Otis Green, Arm Strength, 3/29/11
 - Rick Green suffered devastating injury, 10/9/17
 - Steve Green, Four Hits, 10/10/13
 - Tom Green wanted a chance to contribute; Did so over four seasons, made AAA, not bigs, 2/25/20
 - Tommy Greene, Country Hardball, 1/24/12
 - Willie Greene, His Game, 8/12/11

 - Kenny Greer made ML debut in game's 17th inning, got win; Saw nine total ML outings, 8/7/21

 - Rusty Greer hustled his way to nine big league seasons, all with the Rangers, 8/28/20

 - Brad Gregory threw enough to make Florida State, pros; Saw two seasons, 12/11/23

 - Goose Gregson spent 5 decades in game, 9/22/20
 - Loren Gress, Some Noise, 12/3/16
 - Ranbir Grewal led his college team in wins and ERA; Twice made AAA, 12/11/19

 - Antron Grier got drafted, played professionally; Later saw his son do the same, 7/17/22

 - Grant Griesser played, developed them, 5/16/14

 - Marc Griffin used his skills in the minors over six seasons; Later as a broadcaster, 3/4/22

 - Mike Griffin, Worked Out, 2/11/14
 - Tim Griffin improved his power in college; Saw three pro seasons, topped out at high-A, 5/20/20

 - Ty Griffin knew importance of a degree, even as first-rounder; Played nine seasons, made AA, then finished school, 2/20/21

 - Brian Griffiths picked up confidence then saw 6 pro seasons, 3/7/24

 - Bob Grimes used his training experience over three decades in minors, 3/4/21

 - David Grimes got by in rookie ball outing for save; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 7/17/22
 - Jason Grimsley, Unnatural Pitching, 11/4/10

 - Ross Grimsley spoke from experience as minors coach; Saw 11 majors seasons as player, 7/11/23
 - Wes Grisham helped his LSU Tigers to the College World Series; Played one season as a pro, 3/23/20

 - Antonio Grissom, Signed Him, 2/12/15

 - Gerry Groninger, Always Wanted, 5/10/13
 - Buddy Groom, Thankful For, 6/6/13
 - Deryk Gross, Career Day, 10/30/14
 - John Gross saw 5 pro seasons, high-A, 4/22/19

 - Kip Gross chose Japan over the bigs and became a regular; Saw six ML seasons, five in Japan, 5/30/22
 - Jeff Grotewold, Fun Run, 9/14/14
 - Matt Grott, Saw Results, 4/4/15
 - Scott Grove, Good Movement, 1/23/14
 - Johnny Grubb, Done Everything, 5/9/10
 - Dan Grunhard, Liked to Play, 12/4/11
 - Larry Gryskevich, Home Run, 6/5/15
 - Harry Guanchez, Home Run, 9/28/18

 - Ino Guerrero drew easy comparisons to movie character, later threw in ML home run derby, 4/2/23
 - Juan Guerrero, Pretty Exciting, 4/5/16
 - Mike Guerrero, One Way, 11/14/15
 - Sandy Guerrero, Incredible Moment, 1/12/19

 - Todd Guggiana played four pro seasons, then turned scout, 8/2/20
 - Mike Guilfoyle, That Feeling, 10/16/16
 - Brian Guinn, Each Game, 12/2/11
 - Hugh Gulledge, His Heroes, 5/1/16
 - Don Gullett took injury-ended career to long time as coach, 8/11/17
 - Lincoln Gumbs, Two Returns, 1/21/16

 - John Gumpf hit grand slam at Kenosha, 7/8/24
 - Eric Gunderson, Soon Lost, 3/20/12
 - Greg Gunderson, Gameday Decision, 12/20/12
 - Jeffrey Gunn, Supplied Offense, 7/11/17
 - Ed Gustafson, Been Around, 1/21/15
 - Mark Guthrie, Did Continue, 6/9/14
 - Anthony Gutierrez, Get Worse, 8/5/10

 - Jackie Gutierrez took his defense to time in six ML seasons; First Columbian regular in bigs, 3/27/22

 - Jim Gutierrez started pro career in home state; Played decade, made AAA, 6/26/23
 - Rafael Gutierrez, Crowd Size, 9/29/18

 - Ricky Gutierrez got a new start after trade, then made the bigs over 12 seasons, 1/16/23

 - Robbi Guzik moved to pro pitching, AA, 6/11/21
 - Johnny Guzman made majors for 7 games, 7/24/11
 - Jose Guzman saw 4 seasons, single-A, 3/12/16
 - Juan Guzman pitched Blue Jays into WS, 6/19/11
 - Pete Guzman saw 2 seasons, single-A, 8/31/14

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 - David Haas made bigs over three seasons, each with Tigers, 10/12/13
 - David Haber, Big Game, 10/6/18
 - John Habyan, Valuable Role, 2/1/12
 - Kevin Haeberle, Caught Up, 11/25/14
 - Greg Haeger, Second Transition, 10/2/16

 - Les Haffner got his opportunity after broken hand, then turned pro; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 9/13/22
 - Brent Hahn practiced, even after game, saw 2 seasons, 11/20/13
 - Freddie Hailey stayed pumped 4 seasons, 7/16/13
 - Roger Hailey, Best Chance, 8/3/11
 - John Hairston, First Game, 4/22/17
 - Sam Hairston, Treasured It, 6/6/13
 - Dave Hajek, Made Himself, 9/13/12
 - Chip Hale, Right Way, 8/14/11
 - Andy Hall played in Little League, pros, 10/5/17
 - Chris Hall earned high school honors, 9/20/16
 - Darren Hall went from surgery to bigs, 3/29/13
 - Grady Hall made AAA in 7 seasons, 8/17/10

 - Joe Hall made White Sox, hit wall, 2/16/19
 - Todd Hall, Endorsement Deal, 7/22/11
 - Jim Haller, Double Play, 1/16/15
 - Allen Halliday, Complete Season, 12/11/16
 - Mike Ham, Defensive Catcher, 4/16/16
 - Bob Hamelin saw 6 ML seasons, won Rookie of Year with Royals, 9/16/11
 - Carl Hamilton, Got Drafted, 9/26/17
 - Ken Hamilton showed some bulldog in rookie ball; Played four seasons, made high-A, 6/11/20
 - Scott Hamilton, Thrilled To, 11/29/15
 - Roy Hammargren, High Level, 5/13/13
 - Chris Hammond, Lot of Fun, 7/31/11
 - David Hammond, New Title, 7/13/17
 - Mark Hampton, Good Pitcher, 1/14/16
 - Chris Hancock, Relief Pitcher, 1/27/15
 - Lee Hancock, Offensive Lineman, 12/27/14
 - Marcus Hanel missed the bigs in 11 seasons; Been there in two decades since as bullpen catcher, 3/22/20
 - Chris Haney returned to the majors over 11 seasons, also played in Japan, 12/18/19
 - Todd Haney, His Role, 7/16/11
 - Ron Hanisch, Knew Success, 12/27/16
 - Mike Hankins, Having Fun, 10/8/15

 - Chris Hanks signed to learn, played 4 seasons, turned coach, 3/20/23
 - Mitch Hannahs, True Tactician, 1/11/19

 - Phil Hannon showed persistence, got pro contract; Saw five seasons, made AA, later coached, 3/12/21

 - Greg Hansell believed in himself over 15 pro seasons; Made bigs in four, also Japan, 4/30/22
 - Carl Hanselman, Good Athlete, 1/29/15
 - Dave Hansen, Locked In, 5/23/12
 - Guy Hansen helped Royals get Saberhagen as scout; Also played, coached, managed, 3/13/13
 - Terrel Hansen, Wrong Time, 7/21/10

 - Todd Hansen knew he had to pitch well in 1987 start; Saw pros over seven seasons, made AA, 10/20/20
 - Tom Hardgrove, Great Approach, 12/23/12
 - Jack Hardy, His Job, 1/1/12
 - Larry Hardy, Straight-Shooting, 11/20/10
 - Bill Harford helped build Cubs, scout, 11/14/19
 - Dan Hargis dealt with draft day by going fishing; Also took part in Candid Camera prank, 10/19/19
 - Shawn Hare, Big Year, 4/26/12
 - Mike Harkey learned from injury, then played seven more big league campaigns, 10/29/19
 - Kris Harmes, So Much, 1/20/17

 - Kevin Harmon spent more than three decades as a trainer in minors - then in the majors, 4/1/23
 - Greg Harper, Two Runners, 10/4/16

 - Milt Harper worked to win over decade as pro, made AA, Taiwan; Died in Taiwan in 1993 at age 31, 11/20/20
 - Terry Harper, Playing Time, 4/11/15
 - Donny Harrel, Best Thing, 7/19/18
 - Greg Harrel, Listened To, 3/24/19

 - Denny Harriger hoped to make the bigs someday and he did - 11 years later, 11/25/21

 - Ken Harring played two seasons, then went into sales; Returned to game for long career as college coach, 6/10/23
 - Jody Harrington, Bad Start, 10/25/14
 - Adolfo Harris, Closed Out, 3/13/19
 - Donald Harris, Run Down, 2/11/12
 - Doug Harris, His Job, 10/10/18
 - James Harris, Base Hits, 7/10/18
 - Ray Harris, Funnest Time, 1/3/17
 - Robert Harris, Not Fulfilled, 7/15/14
 - Rusty Harris, Doubled Off, 6/11/17
 - Vince Harris, Played for Bochy, 8/19/10
 - Walt Harris, Extraordinary Catch, 7/2/18
 - Brian Harrison, Super Job, 10/31/15

 - Robert Harrison appeared to benefit from another trainer moving up; Then saw Johnson City, Hamilton, 2/28/22
 - Chris Hart, Good One, 3/7/14
 - Jeff Hart, About Winning, 6/8/11

 - Mike Hart spent enough time in the game, more than three decades, as player, coach, 7/28/21
 - Shelby Hart, Inside-the-Park, 1/7/13
 - Dean Hartgraves, Long Time, 7/19/16
 - Reid Hartmann, Higher Levels, 6/20/18
 - Jeff Hartsock, Things Happened, 12/21/18
 - Andy Hartung, Far Enough, 4/28/13
 - Rob Hartwig, Went Back, 6/17/13

 - Cullen Hartzog became among Yankees' top prospects, then got injured; Saw five pro seasons, made AA, 12/8/22

 - Bob Harvey Jr. served as Spirit bat boy, 4/25/24

 - Greg Harvey worked on his mechanics over five pro seasons, 12/23/23
 - Bill Haselman, Best Job, 8/11/11
 - Chris Haslock, Continued Chance, 10/27/15
 - Brad Hassinger, Awesome Experience, 7/22/17
 - Chris Hatcher, Caught On, 1/6/16
 - Hilly Hathaway, Good One, 5/25/16
 - Wayne Hattaway, First Game, 3/7/16
 - Troy Haugen, How Committed, 6/12/17
 - Ryan Hawblitzel, Did It, 7/19/13

 - Larry Hawks played multiple positions in college, then as pro for three seasons; Briefly made AAA, 11/5/22
 - Alan Hayden, More Experience, 7/30/17
 - Paris Hayden played five seasons, made AA; Later had success as American Legion coach, 4/5/13
 - Bill Hayes, Frustrating Part, 5/1/13
 - Jimmy Hayes, Walked On, 3/28/19

 - Daren Hays went from brief pro career to long career as college coach, both in baseball and softball, 7/15/22

 - Rob Hays had a good enough arm to turn pro, play two seasons; Made single-A, 10/29/22
 - Ray Hayward, Best Shot, 6/16/14
 - Jeff Hearron, Natural Swing, 2/5/11
 - Kelly Heath, Drawing Comparisons, 11/7/10
 - Lee Heath, Defensive Prospect, 12/13/14
 - Jeff Heathcock, Special Win, 5/15/10
 - Steve Hecht, Key to Success, 3/29/16
 - Wally Heckel, Didn't Forget, 9/12/13

 - Pat Hedge hit the ball over three pro seasons, later turned roving strength coach, 1/11/23
 - Darren Hedley, The Rest, 2/11/15
 - Bert Heffernan, Three Things, 1/13/19
 - Shawn Heiden, About Everything, 2/3/16
 - Mike Heifferon, Hometown Trainer, 4/12/11
 - Jim Heilgeist, Came Together, 12/25/13
 - Gordon Heimueller, Never Worked, 11/16/13
 - Eric Helfand, Shut Down, 3/22/14
 - Wayne Helm, Prove Himself, 5/30/16

 - Tony Helmick saw three pro seasons, 9/23/20
 - Mike Helms, Missed It, 1/24/13

 - Tommy Helms both played and coached in  majors with Pete Rose; In 1989, he took over after Rose's ban, 2/26/21
 - Keith Helton, Go-To Guy, 7/12/10
 - Scott Hemond, Catching Job, 3/1/11
 - Sam Hence, Early Lead, 3/9/15

 - David Henderson played 6 seasons, suffered collapsed lung, 3/19/24
 - Lee Henderson, Throw Home, 8/30/14
 - Pedro Henderson, Best Season, 3/17/15
 - Ramon Henderson, His Losses, 7/19/17
 - Steve Henderson made majors, coached, 6/10/14
 - Brett Hendley, College Hits, 10/11/19
 - Steve Hendricks, Good Breaks, 10/10/15
 - Tom Henke, Good Memories, 4/7/19
 - Dan Henley, Heady Ballplayer, 4/19/12
 - Rich Henning, Fundamentals Stressed, 10/28/16
 - Randy Hennis, Roller Coaster, 7/9/12
 - Dan Henrikson, In Command, 12/23/17
 - Butch Henry saw 7 majors seasons, later coached in minors, 6/21/15
 - Jimmy Henry, His Resume, 10/23/16

 - Jon Henry got on pro roll, made AAA, 7/11/24
 - Scott Henry, All-Conference, 1/3/16
 - Chuck Hensley, Good Move, 12/20/14
 - Mike Hensley, Those Things, 5/14/17
 - Pat Hentgen, Big Difference, 3/22/13
 - Gil Heredia, What Counts, 6/17/12
 - Arned Hernandez went UNLV to pros, 5/14/14
 - Carlos Hernandez, Worked Hard, 7/10/12
 - Cesar Hernandez, Differences Made, 4/16/14
 - Chuck Hernandez, Developing Pitchers, 7/18/11

 - Henry Hernandez proved good enough defensively to make pros; Saw two seasons, hit high-A, 7/16/22

 - Jeremy Hernandez moved from starting to relief and then made the bigs over five seasons, 3/30/20

 - Jose Hernandez arrived in bigs to play, then stayed for 15 seasons, became All-Star, 6/17/22

 - Kiki Hernandez worked hard mentally and physically over decade in pros; Topped out at AAA, 12/1/22
 - Luis Hernandez, Didn't Move, 9/14/16
 - Manny Hernandez, Few Minutes, 9/20/12
 - Marino Hernandez, Team Photo, 2/18/17
 - Roberto Hernandez, Will to Compete, 4/21/11
 - Rudy Hernandez, About Baseball, 6/7/19
 - Ezequiel Herrera, His Skills, 5/8/17
 - Vince Herring, Younger Pitcher, 2/7/13
 - Tim Herrmann, College Win, 3/4/16
 - Steve Hester, Small Club, 11/24/12
 - Eric Hetzel, Go Pitch, 10/14/17
 - Phil Hiatt, On Numbers, 7/30/18
 - Bryan Hickerson, Could Start, 4/11/16
 - Aman Hicks, Took Notice, 2/17/16
 - Dave Hierholzer, Vulture Wins, 8/31/18
 - Bill Higgins, College Asset, 2/20/15
 - Kevin Higgins, Heart Pounded, 10/26/15
 - Mark Higgins got crucial hit for first ML hit, only ML hit, 8/31/10

 - Brad Hildreth set records in college; Saw two pro seasons, got suspended after 'Bull Durham' stunt, 6/28/21

 - Chris Hill liked starting games, gave chance to be hero; Saw nine seasons, made AAA, 11/18/21
 - Eric Hill, Good Team, 6/15/13
 - Ken Hill, Emerging Talent, 8/29/17
 - Lew Hill, Tie Game, 1/12/15
 - Milt Hill, Good Competitor, 7/7/12
 - Orsino Hill worked to play every day over 12 years, made AAA, 6/15/12
 - Perry Hill, Infield Guru, 12/2/17
 - Shawn Hillegas, Personal Goal, 10/7/10
 - Charles Hillemann, Went Home, 8/22/12
 - Stewart Hillman, Canadian Olympian, 1/26/15
 - Trey Hillman, Adapt and Adjust, 4/11/11
 - Howard Hilton, Legitimate Chance, 3/25/12
 - Stan Hilton, His Command, 3/7/15
 - Fred Hina, Well Organized, 9/20/19
 - Keith Hines, First Game, 1/17/17
 - Maurice Hines, Playoff Wins, 2/10/15
 - Richard Hines, Finished Up, 3/29/19
 - Tim Hines, Successful Trip, 4/12/18
 - Mike Hinkle, College Honor, 10/26/12
 - George Hinshaw, Believing In, 10/28/11
 - Jeff Hirsch gained some attention with a spring training pitch, 10/27/19

 - Rick Hirtensteiner did his job over six pro seasons as player, many since as college coach at alma mater, 9/23/22
 - Sterling Hitchcock, Great Way, 1/23/12
 - Vic Hithe, High Hopes, 5/3/11

 - Dan Hitt learned from mistakes in rookie ball; Saw four seasons, made high-A, 7/27/22
 - Butch Hobson, Back Up, 1/12/14
 - Gomer Hodge, Best Loved, 11/8/14
 - Tim Hodge, No Regrets, 2/5/18
 - Darren Hodges, His Own, 8/30/15
 - Steve Hodges, Baseball Guy, 11/12/16

 - Steve Hoeme picked up confidence at AA, saw nine pro seasons, 12/16/23
 - Troy Hoerner, Second Career, 10/31/14
 - Glenn Hoffman, Also Instruction, 10/20/11
 - Hunter Hoffman, Signed With, 3/13/16
 - Jeff Hoffman, Lot of Class, 9/7/11
 - John Hoffman followed father to pros, 11/8/17
 - Rich Hoffman played three pro seasons, made AA, got injured; Later turned career to physical therapy, 3/9/19
 - Rob Hoffman, Learning Experience, 5/20/19
 - Trevor Hoffman turned Hall reliever, 2/8/14
 - Chris Hoiles, Worked For, 8/1/11

 - Aaron Holbert made majors twice, nine seasons apart, 9/17/24
 - Ray Holbert, Teed Off, 7/4/14
 - David Holdridge, Which Way, 9/14/12
 - Rickey Holifield, Stepping Stone, 10/24/13
 - Randy Holland, Helped Heal, 12/26/18

 - Mike Holland wasn't afraid to make mistakes; Made pros in single season, 10/7/23

 - Tim Holland extended his career with off-season work; Saw eight seasons, made AAA, 1/7/23

 - Dave Hollenback, Extra Duties, 8/4/17

 - Bobby Holley's career spanned decade, made AAA with Mariners, 12/27/23

 - Jessie Hollins, Gentle Giant, 5/2/13
 - Steve Hollins, Another Added, 7/23/17
 - Jack Hollis, New Direction, 2/2/14
 - Brad Holman, High Points, 9/1/18
 - Shawn Holman, Warm Feeling, 5/16/10
 - Dennis Holmberg, New Characters, 2/24/18
 - Bill Holmes, Major Prospect, 4/17/13
 - Darren Holmes, Battled Back, 6/17/11

 - Rich Holsman liked to play the game, did so over five seasons; Made AA, 10/30/20
 - Darren Holt, Different Role, 6/3/15

 - Dave Holt played and managed in Red Sox system, and managed Blue Sox; Made AA, 5/24/22
 - Shawn Holtzclaw, Took Care, 10/18/13
 - Brett Holum, Fundamentally Sound, 10/1/13
 - Vince Holyfield, Good Plays, 9/27/14
 - Mark Holzemer, Hit Him, 9/21/17
 - Brent Honeywell worked on velocity over 3 seasons, as coach, 4/1/13
  - Dennis Hood, Just Unreal, 7/3/12
 - Michael Hoog, Mental Toughness, 11/23/16
 - Chris Hook, Didn't Always, 2/15/14
 - Mike Hook, Every Time, 4/28/18
 - Jeff Hooper, Brief Chance, 12/18/14
 - Mike Hooper did good job pitching in high school; Played as pro over four seasons, made high-A, 7/2/20
 - Burt Hooton, Next Game, 12/28/18
 - John Hoover, Some Only Dream, 8/29/10
 - Monty Hoppel, Most Important, 10/7/17

 - Brad Hopper got fair shot at Fullerton, saw four pro seasons, 12/17/23

 - Joel Horlen had successful majors pitching career, later returned to teach as minors coach, 11/9/21

 - Walt Horn served as trainer 4 decades, 5/21/24

 - Sam Horn saw high hopes turn into eight-season ML career, but missed expectations, 5/15/22

 - Jay Hornacek stayed with the pros over seven seasons; Made high-A, 12/20/21
 - Tyrone Horne, Homer Cycle, 12/21/13

 - Ed Horowitz saw four Opening Days as a pro, made AA; Later turned to communications, 1/29/23
 - Robert Horowitz didn't want to be stuck in an office, then found athletic training, 1/17/20
 - Vince Horsman, Job Done, 8/30/16

 - Brian Horton came up big ahead of Gibson for Dodgers in 1988 WS; Later had tough time after, 6/7/22
 - Dwayne Hosey, Box Scores, 3/3/14
 - Steve Hosey, Raw Tools, 11/19/10
 - Tom Hostetler, Near Perfect, 4/12/16
 - Tom Hotchkiss, College Outings, 2/6/17

 - Todd Hotz got playing time at Texas, then got it in the pros; Played a single pro campaign, then became attorney, 3/25/21
 - Stan Hough, Career in Baseball, 10/3/11
 - Bryan House, Only Problem, 6/30/12
 - Mike House, Different Path, 2/21/13
 - Joe Housey, Good Command, 4/20/13
 - Wayne Housie made majors over two seasons, 29 games, 11/18/13
 - Mel Houston, Height Comparison, 5/17/10
 - Tyler Houston, Learning To Hit, 11/3/10
 - Chris Howard took good chance to bigs, 7/14/13
 - Chris Howard, Chosen Sport, 12/26/14
 - David Howard, Stay Healthy, 3/2/13

 - Matt Howard made bigs in 8th season, 9/12/20
 - Ron Howard, Hoped To, 3/3/16
 - Steve Howard, Looked Good, 11/20/11
 - Thomas Howard made it over 11 major league seasons, six organizations, 5/4/14
 - Tim Howard, Long Time, 6/17/18

 - Steve Howe struggled with addiction over 12 ML seasons, 4/4/24

 - David Howell helped carry college team's offense; Saw five pro seasons, made AA, 12/10/22
 - Pat Howell, Like That, 4/17/18
 - Mark Howie, Paced Himself, 9/16/17
 - Dann Howitt, No More, 6/1/10

 - Peter Hoy made the majors for five outings; Played in Olympics with Canada, became coach, 4/28/22
 - Brad Hoyer, Much Poise, 6/15/14
 - Ben Howze, Another Sport, 2/19/19

 - Jeff Hubbard started as hitter, then turned pitcher, coach and minor league team executive, 7/11/22

 - Joe Hubbard traveled as pro trainer, 6/18/24
 - John Hudek, Exceeded Goal, 11/9/11
 - Matt Hudik, Base Stealer, 8/7/13
 - Deryk Hudson, More Swings, 12/12/13

 - Lance Hudson played over a decade, sometimes got tagged a hot dog; Made AA, 4/19/22
 - Brad Huff, Fourth Round, 4/27/13
 - Mike Huff, Been Confident, 8/26/12
 - Keith Hughes, Some Enthusiasm, 1/15/12
 - Troy Hughes, Big Choice, 8/16/15
 - Rick Huisman, Own Memories, 7/7/17
 - Mark Huismann saw 9 ML campaigns, 7/28/10
 - Jeff Hull, Ran With, 11/13/13

 - Pat Hulme picked up win in GCL; Saw rookie league over three seasons, briefly Utica, 4/15/21

 - David Hulse became a major league hitter over five seasons; Later tried return from injury, 9/4/20

 - Jeff Hulse improved in college, then got drafted; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 11/1/21

 - Frank Humber saw 2 seasons, Olympics, 10/2/20

 - Mike Humphreys knew spring numbers didn't matter, season numbers did; Saw time in three ML campaigns, 4/4/20
 - Todd Hundley broke single-season catching home run mark; Made 14 ML seasons, Mitchell Report, 6/8/19
 - Shannon Hunt, Many Levels, 1/2/18
 - Bert Hunter, Biggest Adjustment, 8/21/16
 - Brian L. Hunter, Working Quickly, 5/12/10
 - Brian R. Hunter, Hit it Hard, 10/9/11
 - Greg Hunter played, developed players, 10/20/17
 - Marty Hunter, His Approach, 12/21/17
 - Dave Huppert, Achieved Something, 1/6/19
 - Clint Hurdle, Much Time, 9/28/19
 - Gordon Hurlbert, Career Move, 3/2/16
 - Bob Hurlbutt, Prove Himself, 1/22/16

 - Darren Hursey pitched into tired arm, worked on rhythm; Saw six pro seasons, made AA, 8/22/21
 - Charlie Hurst, Spot Start, 6/18/13

 - Jody Hurst first passed on pros, then slept on it, signed; Saw five seasons, made AAA, 8/20/21
 - Jonathan Hurst, In Heaven, 6/12/14
 - Bob Hurta, To Use, 1/17/16

 - Butch Huskey saw seven major league seasons; Wore No. 42 for Jackie Robinson, 6/5/22
 - James Huslig, Throw Strikes, 1/29/13
 - Todd Hutcheson, Track Record, 4/3/11
 - Scott Hutson, Quality Start, 10/25/13
 - Paul Hutto impressed, saw 2 seasons, 12/31/13
 - Mark Hutton, Just Amazed, 12/30/14
 - Mike Huyler, That Call, 4/13/18
 - Jim Hvizda, Will Rot, 3/25/19
 - Mickey Hyde, In Play, 12/24/17
 - Tim Hyers, Their Swings, 1/29/17

 - Cole Hyson gave best shot over 5 seasons, opened pawn shop, 2/13/24
 - Adam Hyzdu, Prepared Himself, 1/26/13

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 - Greg Iavarone played five pro seasons with three clubs, made AA, 12/30/15
 - Mike Ignasiak got home state relief win, saw 4 ML seasons, 11/28/15
 - Rodney Imes helped AA team in title chase, made AAA, 4/8/11

 - Kennedy Infante got new chance, made AAA, missed bigs, 10/12/21
 - Tom Infante put up college numbers good enough for pros, 5/10/17
 - Randy Ingle had two priorities as minor league manager, 4/19/15
 - Garey Ingram saw the bigs as three times better than the minors; Saw 82 ML games, later coached, 6/12/20

 - Jeff Ingram, Big Hit, 4/26/17

 - John Ingram, Chance Encounter, 6/14/13
 - Linty Ingram, Pitching Chance, 3/3/16
 - Riccardo Ingram, His Will, 10/8/13
 - Jeff Innis, Regular Basis, 3/12/12
 - Tim Ireland, Pretty Legit, 3/3/12
 - Jeff Irish, Two Sports, 9/14/13
 - Michael Irwin, Low ERA, 1/19/16
 - Tom Iversen, Day Made, 9/28/15
 - Daryl Irvine, Sometimes Overthrew, 11/1/11

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 - Dave Jacas proved dynamic, made AAA, 6/11/11
 - Jeff Jackson, Had Confidence, 6/27/13
 - John Jackson, Gut Feeling, 1/20/13
 - Kenny Jackson, Huge Help, 12/15/15
 - Leverne Jackson, His Stats, 4/28/14

 - Ron Jackson watched hitters his whole life, in majors as player, later as coach, 12/18/21
 - Sonny Jackson, Young Players, 5/11/10
 - Jake Jacobs pitched in 3 pro seasons, 5/6/14

 - Steve Jacobucci briefly served as trainer in three minors systems, then turned to college, 11/2/21
 - John Jaha made majors over 10 seasons, 5/6/24

 - Juan Jaime, One Hit, 10/17/13
 - Howard James, New Guy, 5/30/15
 - Joey James, Game Flow, 1/25/15
 - Mike James, That Much, 12/22/18
 - Eric Jaques impressed in high school, played four seasons as a pro, 10/26/19
 - John Jarvis, Good Start, 1/17/15
 - Larry Jaster made bigs, coached, had success against Dodgers, 5/20/23

 - Scott Jaster tried to impress over 9 seasons, made AAA, 11/27/13

 - Dave Jauss helped Felipe Alou as minors coach, helping his son for 2021 as majors coach, 1/31/21
 - Vicente Javier played at Cedar Rapids, 11/20/12
 - Reggie Jefferson made majors, got injured over 9 seasons, 7/9/10
 - Scott Jeffery worked hard, made pros, superintendent, 6/6/15
 - Chris Jelic made ultimate goal, majors, for 4 games, 1/10/12
 - Bernie Jenkins made AA, knew he'd see disappointment, 8/24/16

 - Garrett Jenkins showed speed early, saw four pro seasons, 5/8/22

 - Jonathan Jenkins returned to field after fracture, made high-A, 3/24/21
 - Mack Jenkins saw minors as player, coach, bigs as coach, 5/17/13
 - Norm Jenkins returned to alma mater after Peoria tickets, 11/4/19
 - Doug Jennings had big major league start, played in Japan, 7/16/10
 - John Jensen was excited to turn pro out of college; Played seven pro seasons, made AAA, 1/24/20
 - Marcus Jensen, Break Through, 1/14/13

 - Jericho the Bat Dog got his break from Mike Veeck, became among team's most popular members, 4/2/22
 - Shawn Jeter, Up Here, 3/23/13
 - Earl Jewett, Big Key, 11/28/14
 - Trent Jewett, Baseball Man, 7/13/14
 - Alex Jimenez, Hit Streak, 6/18/19
 - Ramon Jimenez, Late Show, 5/14/10
 - Roberto Jimenez, Early Start, 3/15/15
 - Vincent Jiminez, More Fleeting, 7/1/15
 - Mike Jirschele made ML in 37th year, 5/17/14

 - Mike Jockish pitched well in summer league; Played three pro seasons, 11/6/23
 - Doug Johns, Pitch Variety, 12/12/15
 - Anthony Johnson, College List, 7/2/15
 - Ben Johnson scored winning run in high school playoff game; Played single season as pro, 3/10/20
 - Billy Johnson, Polished Pitcher, 9/1/14
 - Brian Johnson, Daily Battle, 1/3/15

 - Brian Johnson initially bypassed pros for college; Saw five pro seasons later, made AAA, 8/7/22
 - Carl Johnson, Just Fine, 3/6/15
 - Chris Johnson, Best Opportunity, 9/29/10
 - Curley 'Boo' Johnson played basketball for the Harlem Globetrotters, 11/19/19
 - Darron Johnson, Grand Slam, 9/2/18
 - Deron Johnson, His Niche, 4/19/13
 - Dominick Johnson, Important Things, 2/14/13
 - Don Johnson served as a Winston-Salem batboy, part of a long line, 2/7/20
 - Earnie Johnson, Came Through, 10/12/18
 - Erik Johnson, Greatest Influence, 5/30/14
 - Greg Johnson, Called On, 11/5/13

 - Jeff Johnson got his slider going for the Yankees; Saw three major league seasons, 8/4/21
 - Joe Johnson, Not Nervous, 10/30/12

 - Judd Johnson, Pumped Up, 11/7/16
 - Lee Johnson played 6 seasons, made AA, 4/12/15 
 - Luther Johnson saw four seasons, high-A, 9/20/13
 - Marcel Johnson followed uncle to pros, 3/18/17

 - Paul Johnson turned pitcher, saw high-A, 11/6/21
 - Randy Johnson took opportunity to pros, 1/28/15

 - Ron Johnson became the perfect AAA manager, passed in 2021, 1/25/24
 - Scott Johnson, Award Winning, 4/20/17
 - Tim Johnson, Motivational Stories, 10/1/10
 - Willy Johnson, All-Star, 5/2/16
 - Dan Johnston, Well Enough, 1/18/15
 - Joel Johnston, Did It, 3/5/13

 - John Johnstone took his ability to adapt to time in eight major league seasons, 11/16/21

 - John Jonas had brief, busy stint as Salinas Spurs GM, 4/13/24

 - Barry Jones, Long Shot, 5/4/10

 - Bobby Jones made bigs, then helped get others there as minors manager, 7/6/22

 - Bobby Jones turned around single-A slump with Joe Maddon's help; Saw four seasons, made AA, 9/15/22
 - Calvin Jones, Didn't Quit, 11/21/14
 - Chris Jones, Just Hit, 9/14/11
 - Chris Jones, Good Company, 3/24/13
 - Dennis Jones, So Well, 2/23/16
 - Jeff Jones, Basic Things, 5/2/10
 - Jim Jones, Well Orchestrated, 2/11/13
 - Jimmy Jones, Halfway Decent, 3/4/12
 - Kevin Jones, Bloop Single, 5/8/13

 - Kiki Jones started with high hopes, 9/24/20
 - Marty Jones, All Together, 1/17/16
 - Mike Jones, Not Through, 2/16/12
 - Motorboat Jones tried to hit over nine pro seasons, made AA; Gained moniker as child, 1/14/11
 - Ricky Jones, Common Dream, 12/21/12
 - Ron Jones, Sense of Competitiveness, 1/26/11
 - Shannon Jones struck out 18 in a college game; Played four pro seasons, 1/23/20

 - Stacy Jones liked to play baseball; Did so over 10 seasons, saw six ML games, 2/4/23

 - Todd Jones fulfilled potential over 16 ML seasons, 319 saves, 2/18/24
 - Tom Jones, Record Book, 6/24/13
 - Tommy Jones, Little Things, 9/2/12
 - Adrian Jordan, Quick Start, 9/10/16
 - Brian Jordan, Worked Out, 3/5/19
 - Kevin Jordan, Positive Attitude, 9/6/15

 - Tim Jordan did what he could over seven pro seasons, 10/10/24
 - Terry Jorgensen, Calmed Himself, 7/14/11
 - Dave Jorn, Baseball Knowledge, 1/17/15
 - Von Joshua, Physics of the Swing, 7/31/10
 - Jeff Juden proved a unique player over eight majors seasons, 1/5/19
 - Erik Judson played in baseball parks, helped build them, 6/23/13
 - Juice the Moose served as Midland Angels summer favorite, 10/4/17
 - Ken Jurabe played three season, years later played 2 in more, 1/15/15
 - Ed Jurak made majors over 6 seasons with Red Sox, Giants, 1/1/11
 - Dave Justice amassed long majors resume over 14 seasons, 4/30/11

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 - Jim Kahmann trained in minors, bigs, 5/26/24

 - Jeff Kaiser got Griffey for 1st save, 6/20/10
 - Keith Kaiser, Two Lives, 8/7/17

 - Dane Kallevig helped his amateur team to a title with relief work; Played two seasons, made single-A, 8/26/23
 - Greg Kallevig, Quick Runs, 11/1/10
 - John Kameisha, Happy To, 4/9/16
 - Robbie Kamerschen, Dog Pile, 2/27/15

 - Scott Kamieniecki got hurt, came back, 7/4/13

 - Corey Kapano took late draft selection to 12-season career; Made AAA, Taiwan, missed bigs, 9/14/22
 - Bob Kappesser, That Role, 11/3/15

 - Dave Karasinski had good poise in high school; Saw five pro seasons, made high-A, 6/3/23
 - Rich Karcher, His Power, 11/26/16
 - Matt Karchner saved 27 majors games, 5/7/14

 - Todd Karli served as top-notch radio broadcaster for Reno, has since done same in TV sports, news, 11/21/20
 - Eric Karros, Some Longevity, 12/15/18
 - Steve Karsay, Every Emotion, 9/4/13
 - Kevin Kasper, More Fun, 1/25/15
 - Jim Kating, Baseball Mind, 12/24/16
 - Robbie Katzaroff knew all he could do was play hard; Played seven pro seasons, not in bigs, 12/7/19
 - Keith Kaub, Could Drive, 11/30/13

 - Belinda Kay earned fans middays at Columbus, Ga.'s South 106; Got sponsor card with Mudcats, 2/16/21

 - Bill Kazmierczak threw two no-hitters in 1988, almost threw third; Then shoulder problems hit, 2/17/21
 - Dave Keating, Deciding Factor, 7/13/18
 - Mike Keating, Came Back, 6/7/15

 - Lonnie Keeter did a lot of positive talking over his career, from playing to coaching to English class, 11/17/20
 - Chris Keim, Could Do, 5/16/13
 - Jeff Keitges, Home Run, 11/7/14
 - Carl Keliipuleole, College Performance, 10/14/10
 - Clyde Keller amassed baseball knowledge, 5/8/17
 - Dave Keller, Long Time, 3/13/15

 - Anthony Kelley struck out Bo twice at AA; Saw eight pro seasons, made AAA, 4/2/22

 - Dean Kelley played baseball 'every daggum day' of his life, loved it; Made AAA, 11/6/20

 - Howard Kellman, 50 years broadcasting, 5/30/24

 - Frank Kellner saw 8 pro seasons, 5 in hometown, coached, 3/27/24
 - Geoff Kellogg played five pro seasons, made AA; Later bought a water park, 7/21/20
 - Joe Kelly, Versatile Pitcher, 12/9/17

 - Jimy Kelly played six pro seasons - most before age 20; Missed bigs, got age rule named for him, 12/4/21

 - John Kelly got outs over 8 pro seasons, 8/30/24
 - Kevin Kelly, Costly Losses, 1/14/14
 - Mike Kelly, Successful Run, 1/11/14
 - Pat Kelly saw 7 seasons with Yankees, 9/17/10
 - Pat Kelly, How Good, 9/24/12
 - Pat Kelly, Gamer Attitude, 11/24/14
 - Jeff Kelso, Hit It, 5/22/15
 - Hugh Kemp saw 8 pro seasons, AAA, 10/24/10

 - Robbie Kemper worked on confidence in pros; Saw two seasons, 10/11/23
 - Bo Kennedy, Not Here, 9/16/12
 - Kevin Kennedy, Communication Skills, 6/28/11
 - Mike Kennedy, Elon Product, 9/21/19
 - Jeff Kent, Emotionally Level, 2/22/18
 - Kevin Keon helped his college team to a win in relief; Played two pro campaigns, 4/30/20

 - George Kerfut kept his independent team close, got win; Saw five pro seasons, made high-A, 3/22/22
 - Jason Kerr finished strong in college, saw five seasons in pros; Topped out at high-A, 6/7/20

 - Zachary Kerr pitched strongly at high-A in 1990, but arm troubles soon ended career; Saw four seasons, made high-A, 12/28/22
 - Joe Kerrigan, All About, 11/15/14

 - Rob Kerrigan signed as pro with backing of uncle; Played five seasons, made high-A, 12/28/20
 - Joe Kesselmark, Finer Points, 4/19/14
 - Keith Kessinger, Proud Of, 2/21/16
 - Greg Kessler, Good Innings, 4/26/13
 - Doug Ketchen, Pitch Consistently, 1/9/16

 - Brian Keyser preferred to start, but he preferred relief over minors; Saw two seasons in bigs, 12/25/21
 - Steve Kiefer went from assault to ML, 10/18/12
 - John Kiely, Some Innings, 7/2/12

 - Dennis Kidd saw his speed as his strength; Took it to three pro seasons, made high-A, 3/26/22  

 - Darryl Kile, Announced Starter, 4/22/10
 - Rusty Kilgo, Was Brilliant, 12/14/13
 - Paul Kilgus, Throw Strikes, 6/9/10
 - Harmon Killebrew, Some Shots, 8/12/19
 - John Kilner looked to be more consistent at single-A; Saw seven pro seasons, made AAA, 4/15/15
 - Scott Kimball, New Season, 6/25/17

 - Keith Kimberlin played five seasons, made AAA; Believed injury helped restore game's fun, 9/5/21
 - Doug Kimbler played eight seasons, then retired, he enjoyed coaching more; Later took over at NYU, 5/1/20

 - Vince Kindred, Knocked One, 5/21/17
 - Bryan King, Could Compete, 12/28/14
 - David King played three pro seasons, 5/6/14
 - Doug King, Real Well, 2/14/14

 - Jason King anchored his college infield; Played four pro seasons, briefly made AAA, 5/11/21
 - Kevin King made majors in 3 seasons, 11/10/17

 - Steve King worked for the Department of Defense, then resumed playing career in minors; Made AA, 9/24/22
 - Mike Kingery, Bounced Around, 2/19/11
 - Tyrone Kingwood, Raw Ability, 11/6/14
 - Matt Kinzer, Last Chance, 10/28/10
 - Jeff Kipila, More Comfortable, 5/9/15
 - Wayne Kirby, His Time, 1/9/12
 - Chuck Kirk, Slammed Closed, 7/30/13
 - Steve Kirkpatrick, Waited For, 9/20/14
 - Tim Kirt hit well in Legion ball, then made college and pros; Pro career lasted single season, 4/28/20

 - Garland Kiser returned to pros from early setback; His return took him all the way to bigs, 8/8/22

 - George Kissell taught 'The Cardinals Way' over 6+ decades, 9/29/24

 - Dale Kistaitis, Record Books, 1/8/17

 - Dale Kisten, Ran Out, 8/28/17

 - Dan Kite saw 4 injury-slowed seasons, 5/6/22
 - Daren Kizziah, Like That, 10/31/13
 - Clay Klavitter made 3 seasons, high-A, 11/5/17
 - Ryan Klesko delivered in 16 ML seasons, 5/18/10
 - Doug Kline, Everyone There, 6/5/19
 - Joe Klonoski, Praise Heaped, 12/19/17
 - Matt Kluge played strong defense, 10/26/17

 - Dennis Kluss showed confidence in college; Played two pro campaigns, made short-season, 9/17/23
 - Joe Kmak, Another Team, 1/22/19
 - Chris Knabenshue made 10 seasons, AAA, 5/29/12

 - John Knapp used arm over 5 pro season, 3/16/22
 - Mike Knapp saw 11 pro seasons, AAA, 10/5/17
 - Bob Knepper saw bigs over 15 seasons, 7/31/14
 - Chuck Kniffin used strengths as coach, 11/14/14
 - Chuck Knoblauch, Time Thinking, 9/21/10

 - Jay Knoblauh played to win over seven pro seasons; Made AAA, missed bigs, 8/2/21
 - Randy Knorr, Stayed Ready, 12/5/11

 - Kurt Knudsen expressed confidence in high school, went on to see bigs over three seasons, 8/21/21
 - Kerry Knox, Like That, 10/14/15
 - Greg Kobza, Not Easy, 4/3/17

 - Gary Koenig played 2 seasons, later turned high school coach, 1/30/24
 - Hide Koga brought much experience from Japan to Salinas, 11/18/13

 - Peter Kolb helped teams win as trainer, 6/4/24
 - Mike Koller, Arm Location, 3/8/16

 - Brad Komminsk made bigs with big expectations; Saw eight ML seasons, but fell short of forecast, 5/16/22
 - Takayuki Kono coached Japanese training in Salinas, 12/2/13
 - Bill Kooiman, Tight Pitch, 11/13/16
 - Bryn Kosco, Career Day, 4/3/14
 - Dru Kosco, Improved Everyday, 12/20/14
 - Kevin Koslofski, Took Off, 3/3/13
 - Darrin Kotch got back on track at Sumter in 1991 with three-inning save, 10/15/19
 - Randy Kotchman, Whole Field, 4/23/16
 - Tom Kotchman, All Business, 6/20/16
 - Tony Kounas got pro chance, saw AA, 11/12/17

 - Ty Kovach saw baseball, funeral work, 8/25/22
 - Frank Kowar, Save Record, 8/17/13
 - Brian Kowitz, Fantasy Land, 8/15/15
 - Darin Kracl saw 4 seasons, later admitted securities fraud, 6/18/11
 - Mike Kraft, Showed Patience, 5/26/17
 - Ken Krahenbuhl, Serious Pitcher, 7/30/13
 - Randy Kramer knew role with Pirates, 11/11/19

 - Tom Kramer saw time in two major league seasons; Threw near-perfect game in second ML start, 8/29/22

 - Rick Kranitz has gained knowledge, experience over four decades in game, as ML coach, 2/8/21

 - Ron Krause, Different Year, 12/7/13

 - Frank Kremblas, Most Fun, 12/8/12
 - Jimmy Kremers, Late Switch, 2/22/11
 - Curt Krippner had good fastball as high pick, saw 4 seasons, 11/25/15
 - Sean Krokroskia, Top Competitor, 12/25/17
 - Jack Krol, Dream Lived, 7/21/14
 - Sandy Krum, Great Opportunity, 3/11/18
 - Mark Krumback, That Kind, 11/23/12

 - Todd Krumm played both football and baseball in college; He made the NFL, but missed the majors, 9/6/21
 - Ted Kubiak, Good Attitude, 2/25/14

 - Masahiro Kuboto knew acupuncture, 4/16/24
 - Chad Kuhn, Told Him, 3/19/15
 - Pete Kuld, Played On, 12/26/16
 - Lee Kuntz, Much Observation, 7/9/16
 - John Kupsey, Nice Kid, 11/29/14

 - Paul Kuzniar took his command into four pro seasons, made AA in three of those, 1/17/21
 - Jay Kvasnicka, Means Everything, 2/27/13

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 - Roger LaFrancois made bigs in 1982 after long wait; Saw eight games, 6/25/10
 - Mike Laga, First One, 1/8/12

 - Ken Lake hit a key home run in 1990 game; Saw four pro seasons, made AA, 1/15/21
 - Tim Laker, Own Regrets, 12/10/13
 - Layne Lambert, Only Run, 1/15/16
 - Reese Lambert had good enough stuff to make AAA, missed bigs, 1/13/11

 - John Lammon had a quick release as a catcher; Saw two pro seasons, both at Elmira, 6/26/21

 - Larry Lamphere made Pan Am team, saw three pro seasons, 3/26/24
 - Tom Lampkin, Ultimately Played, 11/24/11
 - Gary Lance, Those Games, 10/3/12
 - Gary Lance, Picked Up, 2/14/15
 - Rick Lancellotti, Worth It, 7/7/10
 - Carlos Landinez, Fast Start, 5/11/17
 - Ed Landphere helped college to win, saw 18 pro games, 11/24/13
 - Ced Landrum, Getting on Base, 8/15/10

 - Tito Landrum felt like Ali after Orioles home run; Saw 9 ML seasons, 11/15/23
 - Greg Landry, Best Arm, 7/1/17

 - Howard Landry knew pros wouldn't be easy; Saw three seasons, made high-A, then got injured, 2/21/23

 - Michael Landsman aced umpire school test, got minors job; Quickly felt burned out, 6/1/21

 - Nolan Lane played over 13 pro seasons, made AA; Became fan favorite with independent Sioux City, 8/27/22
 - Gregg Langbehn, Different Ballgame, 6/2/18

 - Lee Langley suffered devastating on-field eye injury, then returned for one more season, 10/16/21
 - Brian Lane, His Day, 7/18/12
 - Gene Lane, Good Health, 10/11/16
 - Heath Lane, Decisions Made, 10/17/15
 - Luis Lanfranco, That Play, 3/24/14
 - Freddie Langiotti, Scoring Started, 6/4/17
 - Steve Lankard, His Personality, 5/30/11
 - Ray Lankford, Some Kind, 9/27/12
 - Marty Lanoux, Big Runs, 5/9/14

 - Mike Lansing used mental approach to see nine ML seasons, 12/11/23
 - Rick Lantrip, That Class, 10/2/15
 - Crucito Lara, Enough Success, 6/6/19
 - Ruben Lardizabal, Three Seasons, 9/22/19
 - Steve Larose, Enough For, 8/20/19
 - Ed Larregui, Running Hard, 7/28/13

 - Mike Larson gave good outing at Boise; Later served as MLB scout, 10/14/23
 - Bill Laskey, Settled Down, 6/26/12
 - Tim Lata, First Win, 5/18/17
 - John Latham, Best Of, 3/4/18
 - Dominic Latkovski, Billy Bird, 9/5/17
 - Bobby Latmore, Sports Career, 4/9/13

 - Greg Latta was trainer, part of team, 6/2/24
 - Dave Latter, Those Pitches, 4/4/15

 - Charley Lau Jr. followed his father into coaching hitters, became 'hitting guru' in own right, 4/19/21 
 - Frank Laureano, Singular Goal, 3/11/13
 - Frank Laviano, Emotional Ties, 3/30/19
 - Joe Law, Good Enough, 11/14/10
 - Scott Lawrenson, Saved A Life, 10/25/11
 - Jim Lawson, Baseball Mechanics, 2/18/14
 - Marcus Lawton, Hard Baseball, 3/19/11
 - Jeff Lazor, Next Comparison, 8/6/17

 - Chris Leach got out of college slump with cycle; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 3/15/23
 - Jalal Leach, Passion For, 8/31/15
 - Rob Leary, Player Assessment, 12/8/13
 - Richie LeBlanc, Groundball Pitcher, 3/9/13

 - Al LeBoeuf has helped hitters in minors for three decades, after own minors playing career, 10/14/21
 - Jose Lebron, Quality Start, 7/3/14
 - Ricky Ledee, Be Aggressive, 3/31/19

 - Aaron Ledesma came through in bigs, 3/6/17

 - Carlos Ledezma made majors elsewhere, 11/8/19
 - Derek Lee, Going Up North, 6/3/10
 - Terry Lee, So Successful, 8/13/17
 - Wiley Lee, Competitive Nature, 10/1/17
 - Joe Lefebvre played ball, coached it, 7/13/13
 - Phil Leftwich, Good Shape, 5/15/16
 - Greg Legg, Take Advantage, 8/5/13

 - Mike Lehman hoped slot would open at AAA, made it, but briefly; Saw six seasons, missed bigs, 1/31/23
 - Brent Leiby, Entailed More, 7/15/17
 - Eric Leimeister wasn't sure he'd have a pro career after final college starts; Made pros, saw two seasons, 5/7/20
 - Chris Lein, That Insight, 3/12/18
 - Pat Leinen, Too Many, 2/1/16
 - Tim Leiper, Long Wait, 7/25/12
 - John Leister, Childhood Dream, 2/15/11
 - Mark Leiter, Got There, 8/26/11
 - Scott Leius, On Base, 6/29/12
 - Jim LeMasters started, relieved over 6 pro seasons, made AAA, 6/4/10

 - Jim Lemon knew hitting intangibles, 6/30/24
 - Pat Lennon, Raised Him, 11/4/14
 - Johnny Leon, Cut Down, 4/1/19
 - Mike Leon, Trainer's Ring, 12/28/15
 - Mark Leonard, Good Feeling, 2/10/12
 - John Lepley, College Horse, 2/14/19

 - Curt Leskanic had short memory over 11 ML seasons; Took pivotal '04 Red Sox ALCS win, 8/15/22
 - Jimmy Lester, Mold Them, 8/30/14
 - Jim Lett, Well-Kept, 2/5/14
 - Shane Letterio, Felt Confident, 5/28/12
 - Tom LeVasseur, Came to Play, 5/29/11

 - Jesse Levis stayed ready, worked hard over nine ML seasons with Indians, Brewers, 8/21/22

 - Dennis Lewallyn worked to develop players with winning attitude; Saw decades in game as player, coach, 2/27/22

 - Alan Lewis worked to hit them where they weren't over seven pro seasons; Made AA, 2/15/22
 - Anthony Lewis, Helped Them, 5/29/15

 - Danny Lewis got chance in 17 seasons, 4/30/24
 - Darren Lewis, His Style, 12/15/16
 - Jim Lewis, Relief Pitcher, 1/6/12
 - Joe Lewis, Cut Down, 5/25/14
 - Mark Lewis, Hot Start, 6/10/12

 - Mica Lewis worked on consistency, saw six seasons, AA, 3/25/24
 - Richie Lewis, Most Of, 7/2/16
 - Scott Lewis, Lucky Man, 4/20/11
 - Tony Lewis returned to college, then got hurt, vowed comeback; Made pros over four seasons, hit single-A, 7/3/14
  - T.R. Lewis, Winning Hit, 8/12/12
 - Jim Leyritz, Second Chances, 3/25/11
 - Dave Liddell, Well Above, 2/13/12
 - Steve Liddle, On Talent, 10/7/14
 - Al Liebert, Big Play, 4/27/14
 - Mike Lieberthal, His Mark, 2/21/15
 - Steve Lienhard, Showed Confidence, 4/17/16
 - Kelly Lifgren, Top Team, 10/12/15
 - Jose Lima, His Time, 9/25/16
 - Chris Limbach, Best Pitch, 12/22/12

 - Jeff Limoncelli got hit in big club spring training game; Saw two pro seasons, played for hometown Elmira, 7/16/21
 - Antonio Linares, Couldn't Wait, 12/31/12
 - Paul Lindblad saw 14 ML seasons, suffered early Alzheimer's, 1/4/19
 - Jim Lindeman, Hoped For, 9/15/12
 - Orlando Lind, Make This, 10/26/14
 - Darian Lindsay, Next League, 3/7/17

 - Darrell Lindsey knew it was on him to pitch his best; Saw five pro seasons, made AA, 9/25/21
 - Doug Lindsey, No Joke, 8/22/11
 - Mike Linskey, Really Exciting, 4/8/13
 - Doug Linton, Ready to Pitch, 9/3/10

 - Johnny Lipon felt good and enjoyed the game over five decades as player, then manager, 8/29/21
 - Marc Lipson played in college, pros, 10/5/14
 - Felipe Lira, Good Game, 10/15/16
 - Pat Listach, How Fortunate, 12/12/15
 - Mark Littell, Not Nervous, 8/31/14
 - Bryan Little, His Determination, 7/6/14

 - Grady Little's managerial decisions led him to the majors; One later led him to be blamed for playoff failure, 6/24/23
 - Mike Little hit in minors with Cubs, 8/4/13
 - Scott Little took chances as they came, 11/18/11
 - Greg Litton, Best Asset, 10/23/14
 - Derek Livernois, Player's Dream, 9/5/12

 - Jeff Livesey won HS praise, saw minors, coached in majors, 3/29/21 
 - Scott Livingstone, Would Hit, 1/27/12
 - Bobby Llanos, Hot-Hitting, 7/9/17
 - Mike Lloyd, Tone Set, 10/5/14

 - John Locker played the game over two seasons; Saw Elmira over both, 7/20/21
 - Ron Lockett, Didn't Stop, 11/1/15
 - Keith Lockhart, Kept Progressing, 4/13/10
 - Rich Lodding took effort to 4 seasons, 10/15/17

 - Scott Lodgek saw 2 pro seasons, pitched against Soviets, 6/27/23

 - Darin Loe got out of a jam at Peninsula; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, later coached, 7/30/23
 - Marc Loeb, No Pressure, 2/3/17

 - Rich Longuil worked to stay in front of hitters over five pro seasons; Made high-A, 5/29/23
 - Kevin Lofthus, To Adjust, 2/26/14

 - Kenny Lofton helped teams many ways over 17 majors seasons, 2/22/24
 - Rodney Lofton, Bunt The Ball, 7/26/10
 - Joe Logan, Mirrors That, 12/7/13
 - Todd Logan, Tough Kid, 2/20/13
 - Mike Loggins handled wall in college, saw 7 pro seasons, AAA, 5/25/11
 - Adin Lohry, Easy Choice, 10/9/15
 - Chris Lombardozzi, What Happens, 3/6/15

 - Mike Lomeli tried to keep the ball down; Saw four pro seasons, 10/7/23

 - Darren London handled scary incident first year as trainer, then spent three decades in organization, 12/17/22

 - Don Long played, but he liked teaching the game more; Later became ML coach for three teams, 9/10/22

 - Kevin Long missed bigs as player, has seen four WS as coach, 12/30/23
 - Rich Long, Good Fastball, 4/15/17
 - Steve Long did alright at Sumter in 1991; Played seven seasons, didn't see bigs, 10/14/19
 - Tony Long, Went After, 9/3/18
 - Greg Lonigro, Future Expansion, 8/5/17
 - Fred Lopez, Backup Catcher, 11/25/14
 - Javy Lopez, Happiest Man, 1/15/14

 - Jose Lopez took good arm to three pro seasons, single-A, 9/21/24
 - Juan Lopez played then coached, made bigs as bullpen coach, 1/29/13
 - Juan Lopez played 11 seasons at AAA, never made bigs; Later coached in Tigers, Mets organizations, 5/5/20
 - Luis Lopez, Extended Career, 5/7/10
 - Luis Lopez, His Approach, 11/25/11
 - Pedro Lopez, Was Ready, 7/25/14
 - Rob Lopez, Off Balance, 8/18/12

 - Jose Lora used speed to make up for mental mistake in 1990 game; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 7/19/21

 - John Lorms hit game-winner at single-A in 1991; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 9/13/23

 - Bill Losa got title, name alongside Puckett in JUCO World Series; Saw five pro seasons, made high-A, 7/12/22

 - A.J. Lostaglio has used his immediate judgment over more than three decades as umpire in minors, college, 5/31/21
 - Billy Lott impressed, saw 9 seasons, 10/15/20

 - Steve Loubier got his foot in the pro door; Stayed five seasons, made AA, 10/28/20
 - Stewart Lovdal, Picked Up, 6/25/13
 - Sylvester Love, Went Fast, 12/3/15
 - Will Love, Early End, 2/20/14
 - Vance Lovelace, No Quitter, 4/30/12

 - Jay Loviglio assessed talent over long minors coaching career; Saw bigs as player, 3/5/21

 - Allan Lovinger served briefly as minors trainer, then went on to other jobs, including real estate, 6/26/23

 - Torey Lovullo knew the need to be consistent, as player and as manager, 7/4/12

 - Chris Lowe got drafted earlier than expected, saw 3 seasons, 11/27/21 

 - Q.V. Lowe still loved the game after nearly 50 years in it; Coached in college, minors and bigs, 12/12/19
 - Dwight Lowry, Showed Something, 5/19/12
 - Mike Loynd, Showing Confidence, 1/16/11

 - Tony Lozinski overcame spring mental mistake to make AA; Saw three pro seasons, 10/26/21

 - Steve Lubratich used capabilities to play, manage, scout, 11/12/20

 - Ken Luckham proved encouraging in AA start, 6 seasons, 2/8/24
 - Steve Luebber used pitching ideas as coach over decades, 10/13/15
 - Larry Luebbers was happy to be in bigs, saw 3 seasons, 5/6/13
 - Rick Luecken fulfilled his role in majors over 2 seasons, 9/22/12

 - Angel Lugo played his game over four pro seasons; Later turned youth instructor, 3/26/22

 - Rob Lukachyk returned from getting cut to make bigs in 10th pro season; Saw two ML games, 12/17/21

 - Mike Lumley, Hometown Player, 3/14/11
 - Ed Lund missed out on AA, but he wanted to keep playing; Saw four seasons, topped out at high-A, 5/15/20
 - Rick Lundblade, Rare Opportunity, 5/29/13
 - Jason Lundgren, Bat Boys, 1/14/18

 - Dan Lunetta has been a baseball man and a businessman over four decades-plus in game, 4/12/22
 - Scott Lusader, Took It, 2/21/12

 - Bob Lutticken tried to make the best of his playing time; Saw six seasons, made AA, 11/13/20
 - Chris Lutz pitched well in college, played three pro seasons, 11/30/19
 - Mitch Lyden couldn't script 1st ML HR, 7/10/13
 - Jeff Lyle held his high school strikeout record; Played three pro seasons, 3/24/20
 - David Lynch, Curve Worked, 7/2/11
 - Joe Lynch, Relief Win, 4/28/12
 - Mario Lyons, Picked Off, 1/13/17
 - Rick Lysander, Multiple Returns, 4/5/11

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 - Jason Maas got big single-A hit; Made AAA in seven seasons, 12/26/10
 - Kevin Maas, High Expectations, 1/30/11
 - Mark MacArthur, Team Trailblazer, 2/12/17
 - Bob MacDonald, Needed Confidence, 3/27/13
 - Dave Machemer worked to develop players, and loved doing it, 4/7/11
 - Quinn Mack, Missed Catch, 6/12/10
 - Ray Mack, Over With, 6/28/15
 - Pete Mackanin, Good Way, 11/2/11
 - Kevin Macleod, Gem Thrown, 12/21/16
 - Lonnie Maclin, Got On, 8/27/17

 - Darrell MacMillan drew notice in high school; Played two pro seasons, 10/2/23

 - Tim MacNeil turned solid reliever in college; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 4/16/22
 - Andres Macu, League Title, 6/1/19
 - Morris Madden, Not A Quitter, 2/10/11
 - Greg Maddux drew early comparisons to all-timers, then became one himself, 11/2/19
 - Mike Maddux, Prepared to Pitch, 10/18/11

 - Tom Madison - as Mason Dixon - helped run Columbus, Ga., radio station; Also got own baseball card, 2/15/21
 - Erik Madsen, More Control, 11/20/17

 - Lance Madsen tried to relax, concentrate, saw 6 seasons, AAA, 2/11/24
 - Takashi Maema, Got There, 12/27/13
 - Bobby Magallanes played, then managed, 11/19/14
 - Ever Magallanes, Highest Level, 3/2/11
 - Will Magallanes, From Injury, 5/30/13
 - Warren Magee, Winter Roster, 9/26/14
 - Jim Magill improved, saw 5 seasons, 10/18/17

 - Mike Magnante saw injury, 12 ML seasons, then turned teacher, 6/24/11

 - Brett Magnusson saw 7 seasons, coached, 9/25/20
 - Tom Magrann, Catching Opportunities, 8/21/11

 - Javier Magria pitched well in high school, later turned pro; Injury slowed career, made high-A, 3/21/22

 - Greg Mahlberg knew he'd get quality players at San Bernardino, 10/23/19

 - Pat Mahomes' hard work paid off with 11 major league seasons, one in Japan, 5/18/11

 - Bub Maietta, Door Opened, 9/25/16

 - Steffen Majer helped Miami to College World Series; Later saw five pro seasons, became a firefighter, 8/6/22

 - Scott Makarewicz thought big things at AA, saw 10 seasons, 2/19/24
 - Mike Maksudian, Those Guys, 3/31/13

 - Jose Malave had great day early for Red Sox in Boston; Saw two ML campaigns, 7/23/21 
 - Albert Maldonado played three seasons, 5/13/19
 - Carlos Maldonado, Fifth Outing, 4/25/10

 - Jerry Maldonado earned Bronze Star in Vietnam, served as teacher and, for a time, with hometown baseball team, 12/16/20

 - Phil Maldonado looked fastball at Durham; Saw five seasons, twice briefly made AAA, 5/11/23
 - Mike Malley, No-Hitter, 1/19/14
 - Jim Mallon worked as a college coach to improve his players on and off the field; Briefly managed in minors, 3/17/20

 - Bob Malloy, Didn't Matter, 4/5/14

 - Chuck Malone, Benefit of the Doubt, 11/8/10
 - Todd Malone, Pitching Award, 3/1/12
 - Chris Maloney, Maturing Process, 2/23/17
 - Rich Maloney, Coaching Career, 4/22/15
 - Austin Manahan, Struggled A Bit, 2/24/11
 - Tony Manahan, Showed Confidence, 11/8/18
 - Sam Mandia, Better Himself, 9/14/13
 - Bryan Manicchia, Got Noticed, 7/29/17
 - Kelly Mann, Defensive Catcher, 4/25/15
 - Thomas Mann, Two Hopes, 7/23/13

 - Greg Mannion got college confidence, had short career, 4/10/24

 - Ramon Manon, Career Record, 12/3/12
 - Ramon Manon made bigs in single game, 7/7/13
 - Jeff Manto saw 9 ML seasons, 8 teams, 10/7/12

 - Barry Manuel came from humble beginnings to make majors over five seasons, 7/13/22
 - Jerry Manuel, Put Value, 4/11/14
 - Kirt Manwaring, Next Chance, 5/4/11
 - Josias Manzanillo, His Stuff, 1/4/14
 - Ravelo Manzanillo, Four Pitches, 7/12/11

 - Scott Marabell provided early power at short-season; Saw five campaigns, made AA, 2/25/22
 - Tony Marabella played, had health scare, 12/22/13
 - Paul Marak, Pumped Up, 2/17/11
 - Doug Marcero felt he hit the big time in college game; Made pros over three seasons, hit high-A, 4/21/20

 - John Marchese proved versatile in college; Saw three pro seasons as reliever, made single-A, 9/8/22
 - Chris Marchok, Chance To Chase, 1/7/11
 - Dave Marcon, Good Stretch, 8/14/13
 - John Marett saw 3 seasons, single-A, 2/24/16
 - Greg Margheim, Purely Personal, 5/15/13

 - Bob Mariano did pretty much everything over his long career in baseball; Had passion to teach, 12/19/22

 - Ron Marigny did his job as a player over six seasons, made AA; Has done it since as a scout, 8/14/21

 - Juan Marina showed promise in rookie ball, played five pro seasons; Made single-A, 12/9/21
 - Mark Marino, All Star Sports, 12/28/16
 - Joe Markulike, Busy Day, 11/13/16
 - Edgar Marquez, Returned To, 8/14/13
 - Edwin Marquez, Visa Problems, 7/23/10
 - Isidro Marquez, Well-Pitched, 11/13/18
 - Oreste Marrero, Father's Day, 6/29/17
 - Vilato Marrero, Defining Job, 7/2/17
 - Quinn Marsh helped stop Salt Lake streak, saw 5 seasons, 11/19/13
 - Tom Marsh, Goose Bumps, 12/19/12
 - Randy Marshall, Key Hit, 5/22/14
 - Randy Marshall, Every Time, 3/19/16

 - Ed Martel made AAA with the Yankees, but injuries slowed career; Later studied injuries; Passed in 2018, 11/13/22
 - Al Martin, Leadership Skills, 4/25/15

 - Darryl Martin turned pro out of high school, called himself really happy; Saw six pro seasons, made high-A, 8/16/21
 - Gene Martin hit well in Sumter game, saw 2 pro seasons, 11/27/14
 - Gregg Martin, Worth More, 10/29/13

 - John Martin played a decade in the minors, then started a new career as a coach, 10/15/21 
 - Jon Martin played three pro seasons, then had to give up on his dream, 2/16/20

 - Justin Martin liked relieving, showed what he could do; Saw four seasons, made single-A, 10/1/22
 - Norberto Martin, His Best, 3/16/12
 - Steve Martin, Strong Character, 6/14/11

 - Todd Martin flat out hit in high school, enough for third round; Pro career lasted two seasons, 3/31/21
 - Tom Martin, His Way, 1/24/16
 - Chito Martinez tried to keep good focus, saw 3 ML seasons, 9/20/10
 - David Martinez, Second Game, 5/2/15
 - Domingo Martinez, These Days, 3/16/13
 - Edgar Martinez, Greatest DH, 10/8/10
 - Fili Martinez finished a college shutout; Later hoped to finish by making bigs, never made it, 3/1/20

 - John Martinez, A Second, 3/10/15

 - Julian Martinez, Old Friend, 1/29/11
 - Luis Martinez, Took Advantage, 5/29/17
 - Luis Martinez, Quick Learner, 11/7/18
 - Manny Martinez, Wasn't Nervous, 3/22/14
 - Martin Martinez shut door in big college win, saw 3 seasons, 12/11/13
 - Nicio Martinez, Too Little, 6/27/15
 - Pablo Martinez, First Hit, 7/31/14
 - Pedro Martinez showed 'unlimited potential' in rookie ball; He then made Hall of Fame, 5/23/20

 - Pedro Martinez - the other one - made the bigs in 1993, was happy to be there; Saw five ML campaigns, 11/17/20
 - Ramon Martinez, Three Runs, 4/3/13

 - Ray Martinez played 23 years, coached, 9/25/22
 - Reynaldo Martinez, Big Jump, 3/20/15
 - Tino Martinez, Quality Player, 10/9/10
 - William Martinez, Held Them, 12/25/13
 - Tim Marting, Highest Point, 4/18/18
 - Bill Marx, Good Command, 11/1/15
 - Jose Marzan, Good Sign, 11/11/13
 - John Marzano, Watch Him Hit, 7/22/10
 - Dickey Marze, Pegged As, 1/16/14
 - Marty Mason, Strike One, 2/27/19

 - Rob Mason helped youth team to title as coach; Played four pro seasons, made high-A, 1/4/21
 - Roger Mason went from surgery to ML, 11/13/19

 - John Massarelli showed positive attitude over decade in pros, 3/2/24
 - Billy Masse worked to prove himself, 7/8/13
 - Jeff Massicotte came on in tough spot at Geneva and struck out three; Played four pro seasons, 1/11/20
 - Dan Masteller, Like This, 2/20/13
 - Dave Masters, Long Shot, 9/21/12
 - Wayne Masters, Championship City, 4/17/13
 - Dave Mastropietro was ready to play baseball; Played it professionally over a single season, 4/16/20

 - Paul Matachun played multiple positions over three seasons, made single-A, 8/23/20
 - Jose Mateo, Bad Night, 7/19/14
 - Eddie Mathews, Next Season, 5/26/16
 - Greg Mathews, Unexpected Start, 9/9/17
 - Terry Mathews, Real Big, 1/2/16
 - Mike Mathile's potential didn't pan out with trip to bigs, 10/3/19
 - Mike Mathiot, Game Winner, 10/4/14
 - Wayne Mathis, Chance Scout, 3/19/17

 - Pedro Matilla impressed scouts in high school; Saw five pro seasons, made high-A, 5/8/22

 - Jon Matlack completed what he started over 13 ML seasons, later turned coach, 10/26/20
 - Domingo Matos hit well lin a June 1993 game for West Palm; Played five pro seasons, 10/12/19
 - Francisco Matos, Track Record, 3/4/14

 - Malvin Matos felt good at independent Alexandria; Played 14 pro seasons, never made bigs, 7/30/20
 - Tom Matthews, Tough Competitor, 6/1/19
 - Frank Mattox played seven seasons, made AAA, worked as scout, 2/14/12
 - Danny Matznick, About Him, 4/25/17
 - Rob Maurer, First Season, 11/22/11
 - Ron Maurer kept swinging to college hit mark; Saw decade in pros, including Taiwan, but not bigs, 6/6/20
 - Michael Mauro, Most Rewarding, 7/22/18
 - Tim Mauser, Best Outing, 1/17/11
 - John Maxwell, Prepared For, 1/31/16
 - Derrick May, Swinging The Bat, 12/15/10

 - Lee May Jr. worked to make hitters better after own eight-season pro career; Made AAA, 11/13/21
 - Scott May, Chance Meeting, 1/15/19
 - Greg Mayberry, Game Ended, 1/22/12

 - Steve Maye got advice upon comeback, saw 9 pro seasons, 4/7/24
 - Ellerton Maynard, His Wheels, 11/13/14
 - Brent Mayne caught in 15 ML seasons, 8/19/12

 - Todd Mayo knew in baseball the outcome is never certain; Saw four pro seasons, made AA, 1/26/21
 - Matt Maysey, Two Firsts, 4/18/12
 - Leo Mazzone, Famed Rock, 5/10/10
 - Mike McAlpin, Algebra Teacher, 8/15/13

 - Jamie McAndrew got accepted in bigs, 9/21/20
 - Dave McAuliffe, Give Credit, 12/9/12

 - Loy McBride saw the ball well at high-A; Played four pro seasons, made AA, 12/10/21
 - Randy McCament, All the Confidence, 6/6/11
 - Brian McCann, Trainer's Goal, 4/15/10
 - Joe McCann, Broke Out, 7/7/18

 - Greg McCarthy got his confidence up, then made the majors; Later went to Europe, 10/25/21
 - Steve McCarthy, Tenth Save, 11/29/12
 - Paul McClellan, Streak Extended, 10/24/11
 - Tim McClinton played 2 sports in high school, saw 5 seasons, 6/9/18
 - Walt McConnell, Bounce Back, 8/1/10
 - Brian McCormack, In It, 3/1/13
 - Don McCormack, Grabbed Him, 9/29/14
 - Glenn McCormick, Early Success, 1/3/18

 - John McCormick saw four pro seasons, made high-A with Royals, 12/29/23
 - Brent McCoy, Game MVP, 1/26/14
 - Tim McCoy, Been Strong, 3/1/14

 - Trey McCoy returned from early retirement to see nine pro seasons; Made AAA, 6/12/22
 - Eric McCray, Trade Talk, 3/5/11
 - Justin McCray, His Recommendation, 9/22/13
 - Rodney McCray, Baseball Immortality, 5/31/13
 - Todd McCray, Settled Down, 5/2/16
 - Bob McCreary, Toughest Adjustment, 2/19/13
 - Deron McCue, Six Innings, 1/28/13

 - Greg McCutcheon saw confidence boosted in college; Played three pro seasons, 10/9/23
 - Terry McDaniel, Front Office, 8/29/19

 - Terry McDevitt dreamed of pros since junior high, made it; Saw five seasons, made AA, 10/1/21
 - Ben McDonald, High Expectations, 9/19/11
 - Dave McDonald saw 2 seasons, high-A, 11/14/17
 - Kevin McDonald threw a one-hitter at Salt Lake in 1991; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 7/20/20
 - Mike McDonald, Game Winner, 6/16/11

 - Shelby McDonald impressed in college; Saw three pro seasons, made AA, 10/21/21
 - Julius McDougal, Dazzlingly Paisley, 5/21/10
 - Mike McDowell, More Fun, 9/18/13
 - Tim McDowell, Another Profession, 3/25/18
 - Shawn McElfish, 'A' Game, 3/5/15
 - Jason McFarlin, Speedy Scout, 12/4/10
 - Andy McGaffigan could start or relive, saw 11 majors seasons, 10/2/12

 - Jeremy McGarity played decade as pro, then became pastor, 9/19/24
 - Tony McGee, Off Guard, 10/11/15
 - Kevin McGehee, Much Adrenalin, 1/10/13
 - Russ McGinnis, Up to Him, 11/30/10
 - Steve McGovern, Pitching Strength, 6/15/13
 - Chuck McGrath made AAA with Cardinals, saw 7 seasons overall, 12/27/10

 - Tom McGraw made the Cardinals, couldn't stop grinning, 4/1/24
 - Terry McGriff, Draft Hopes, 4/16/10
 - Bill McGuire, Few At Bats, 8/19/11
 - Steve McInerney, Athletic Director, 6/4/11
 - Tim McIntosh played game he loved, made bigs over 71 games, 5/9/12

 - Ron McKay has served as a coach in high school, college and pros, also as instructor, 4/20/21
 - Butch McKeon, Competitive Fire, 7/6/14
 - Joel McKeon, Working Forkball, 5/24/13
 - Kasey McKeon, Taught Him, 3/22/16

 - Tim McKinley helped his pitchers in college and in the pros; Saw four pro seasons, made AA, 3/19/22
 - Jeff McKnight, Biggest Thing, 6/6/12

 - Keith McKoy hit, used his speed enough to see three pro seasons; Made single-A, 10/11/22
 - John McLarnan, Any Other, 9/28/14
 - Brian McLeod, Back In, 1/8/13
 - Greg McMichael, Worked Out - 12/28/11
 - Stu McMillan, Big Plays, 12/12/16

 - Brock McMurray got hurt, made high-A, 9/25/20
 - Craig McMurtry, See Why, 11/15/14
 - Glen McNabb took strong arm on to 4 pro seasons, made high-A, 3/31/18
 - Fred McNair took good bat to AAA, 10/25/17
 - Denny McNamara started to hit the ball well in first pro season; Saw three in all, made high-A, 5/9/20

 - Jeff McNeely played eight pro seasons, made bigs for 21 games, then went into education, 7/5/21
 - Marlin McPhail, Utility Man, 1/28/11
 - Brian McRae, Relaxed and Confident, 3/30/11
 - Rick McWane, Concussion Rules, 3/30/16

 - Tim McWilliam knew the importance of scouts in college, later became one himself; Briefly made AAA, 11/16/20
 - Timber Mead, Big League Name, 1/3/11
 - Bobby Meacham worked on consistency over six majors seasons, 3/12/11
 - Rusty Meacham, Not Afraid, 10/7/13
 - Louie Meadows, Into Place, 10/5/12
 - Scott Meadows, Got Comfortable, 6/9/11

 - Tim Meamber played it by ear, hoped to make bigs; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 7/24/22

 - Media Arts Group brought together four companies; In 1990, the group sponsored a baseball card set, 2/22/22
 - Facaner Medina, Spelled Right, 2/2/15
 - Luis Medina, Really Fun, 1/21/12
 - Patricio Medina, Very Quick, 2/4/15
 - Ricardo Medina, Right Pitch, 4/21/13
 - Scott Medvin showed bulldog, made ML 3/9/11
 - Tim Meeks, Fine Pitching, 4/29/18
 - Kevin Meier, Good Years, 4/15/16
 - Scott Meissner, Medical Field, 7/4/17
 - Cesar Mejia, Wasn't Nervous, 6/2/11
 - Leandro Mejia, Leader Board, 3/28/15
 - Francisco Melendez, Biggest Thing, 4/19/14
 - Jose Melendez, So Versatile, 6/27/10
 - Luis Melendez, Knew What, 2/24/17
 - Steve Melendez worked to get to know his players as a minor league trainer, 1/31/20
 - Mark Meleski, Season Openers, 6/23/11

 - John Mello had nerves of steel over three pro seasons, made high-A; Later became instructor, 12/26/20
 - Bill Melvin kept his teams close over eight seasons; Made AAA, not bigs, 1/21/20
 - Scott Melvin, Guidance Counselor, 3/1/19
 - Kirk Mendenhall woke up a AAA crowd with a single, stolen base; Saw six seasons, never made bigs, 4/26/20
 - Jesus Mendez, Venezuelan Nuggets, 3/4/10
 - Miguel Mendez, At Third, 11/22/14
 - Brad Mengel, First Team, 11/2/13
 - Paul Menhart, Ultimate Goal, 8/1/13
 - Troy Mentzer, Fought Himself, 2/12/13

 - Brian Mercado hit well his first season; Learned his second wouldn't happen from team official on golf cart, 8/15/20
 - Orlando Mercado, Grand Slam, 4/23/12
 - Rafael Mercado, Felt Comfortable, 3/16/14
 - Orlando Merced played through injury, 9/8/10
 - Hector Mercedes, Some Power, 10/28/13
 - Henry Mercedes moved past language problems to make bigs over five seasons, 3/21/15
 - Luis Mercedes, Tough Situation, 4/5/13
 - Mark Merchant, Pretty Calm, 3/7/12
 - Kent Mercker, New Lease, 9/11/11

 - Steve Meredith screamed when he signed, saw 3 seasons, 4/12/24
 - Domingo Merejo, Among Them, 4/1/18
 - Luis Merejo, Hard Tag, 9/24/17

 - Frank Merigliano used his ability to see six pro seasons, later as youth instructor, 12/16/21
 - Doug Merrifield, Great Career, 2/20/16
 - Carl "Stump" Merrill, Help for Hitters, 4/12/10
 - Brett Merriman, That Control, 5/24/15
 - Matt Merullo, Own Path, 7/13/10
 - Audy Mesa, His Tools, 1/12/18

 - Baltazar Mesa played, went to prison, 9/18/20
 - Jose Mesa, His Job, 5/27/13
 - Mike Messerly, Hit Baseballs, 2/19/14
 - Hensley Meulens, Physical Ability, 10/8/12
 - Basil Meyer, Turning Points, 7/24/12
 - Brian Meyer, Hanging Slider, 11/17/11
 - Rick Meyer, Different Call, 2/12/15
 - Russ Meyer proved solid player, coach, 7/6/13
 - Don Meyers moved from infielder to catching; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 5/22/20

 - Steve Michael started as pitcher, but loved playing every day; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 5/1/22
 - Domingo Michel, Dodger Relative, 11/26/11
 - Buddy Micheu, His Officers, 5/21/14

 - Tom Michno proved himself in college, played six pro seasons, 12/9/23

 - Scott Middaugh pitched on a major league field, he just never got there as a major leaguer, 1/16/22

 - Matt Mieske showed his capabilities over eight big league seasons, five teams, 10/4/22

 - Lincoln Mikkelsen pitched until past age 40; Played around world, 10/21/23
 - Joe Mikulik, Personal Challenge, 9/7/16

 - Mike Milchin worked to make most of chances in bigs, the others' chances as agent, 7/18/22
 - Jeff Milene, Remained Upbeat, 10/11/14
 - Dave Miley, Worked Out, 12/1/12
 - Sam Militello, Good Start, 9/8/15
 - Bernie Millan, Stretch Run, 3/11/17
 - Gar Millay, Good Ballplayer, 1/13/12

 - Billy Miller broke up a double play in college; Played two pro seasons, made high-A, 4/20/22

 - Damian Miller made bigs for decade, 6/16/24
 - Darrell Miller, Doing His Job, 4/30/10
 - Dave Miller, Sinker Guy, 5/25/13
 - David Miller, Complete Game, 12/16/11
 - Keith Miller, Big Hit, 6/16/12
 - Kevin Miller, Greatest Joy, 9/17/16
 - Kurt Miller started with pressure of first-round pick; Saw time in five ML seasons, Japan, 3/20/20
 - Mike Miller, Possible Promotion, 9/18/19
 - Orlando Miller, That Far, 11/13/11
 - Pat Miller followed his father to the pros, not to the majors; Played five seasons, made AA, 7/23/20
 - Paul Miller, Late Pick, 3/21/18

 - Rhonda Miller helped welcome back an injured bat boy in 1992; Served as account executive, in promotions, 4/4/22
 - Rich Miller, Ins and Outs, 3/28/11
 - Roger Miller, Very Excited, 1/19/15
 - Russ Miller, Hurt Him, 1/14/18
 - Scott A. Miller, Matured Some, 10/30/13
 - S. Scott Miller, Was Special, 10/30/13

 - Joe Millette made the bigs, had a little fun, played the field over two seasons, 10/18/21

 - Bob Milliken played, then coached decades with Cardinals, 10/5/24
 - Brad Mills went from injury-shortened playing career to long career as manager, 2/6/20
 - Brian Milner, Top Start, 9/5/15
 - Dave Milstien, Remained Determined, 1/7/14
 - Herb Milton played, became youth coach, 5/16/14
 - Mark Mimbs played in pros with twin brother, saw 10 seasons, 6/1/20
 - Mike Mimbs got cut by the Dodgers out of AA; Later, after independent ball stint, he made the majors, 5/14/20

 - Nate Minchey saw time in four ML seasons, then seven successful campaigns in Japan, 5/7/23
 - Steve Mingori, Been Successful, 10/20/13

 - Wallace Minnifield got the chance to turn pro in summer ball; Saw three pro seasons, 6/12/21
 - Blas Minor, Around Awhile, 3/21/12
 - Steve Mintz, The Job, 11/25/17
 - Gino Minutelli, Found It, 3/12/16
 - Angel Miranda, To Understand, 11/30/15
 - Geovany Miranda saw 7 seasons, AAA, 9/30/12

 - Bobby Miscik made AAA as player, manager; Enjoyed involvement in the game, 1/14/23
 - Mike Misuraca, Higher Level, 10/23/14
 - Charlie Mitchell, Family Trade, 5/25/10
 - Joe Mitchell saw eight pro seasons, two at AAA, missed bigs, 4/10/10
 - John Mitchell, Twenty-Two Hours, 5/9/11

 - Keith Mitchell made 4 bigs seasons, later saw Korea, coached, 5/15/23

 - Tommy Mitchell saw six pro seasons, never wanted to leave game, 10/4/23
 - Mike Mitchener, Uncharted Waters, 4/4/17
 - John Mizerock helped Astros to 1985 win, 9/1/11
 - Hideki Mizusawa, Did Play, 12/17/13
 - Kevin Mmahat, Much Fun, 5/12/12
 - Anton Mobley, Quick Start, 8/8/13
 - Mario Moccia left college to turn pro; Played two pro seasons, later returned to old college as AD, 5/4/20

 - Eric Moen, His Future, 11/23/17

 - Dale Mohorcic, Quietly Done, 5/14/12
 - Mike Mohler, Big Thing, 3/30/15
 - Bobby Molinaro, Top of the Game, 9/5/10
 - Frank Monastero, Bigger Thrill, 3/14/15
 - Bill Monbouquette, Pitching Teacher, 1/16/18
 - Raul Mondesi had everything, won NL Rookie of the Year, played 13 ML seasons then went to prison for corruption, 6/5/20

 - Steve Mondile had good day as he signed as pro; Saw four seasons, made high-A, then turned coach, scout, 12/27/22

 - Miguel Monegro helped seal team's comeback at Elmira; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 2/18/23
 - Sid Monge, Do Best, 11/29/13
 - Mike Mongiello, Like This, 4/2/17
 - Mario Monico set Hawaii college records, saw 6 seasons, 12/30/10
 - Steve Monson, Tough Mentality, 1/20/19
 - Rafael Montalvo, Brief Chance, 11/16/11
 - Rob Montalvo, That Advice, 9/15/13
 - Rich Monteleone, Building Confidence, 12/11/10
 - Cesar Montero, Admired Most, 7/28/13
 - Mike Montgomery, Work Horse, 6/29/13
 - Ray Montgomery, Paid Off, 1/4/16
 - Charlie Montoyo, First Impression, 1/24/19

 - Dan Monzon never doubted his ability to play; Saw four pro seasons, made single-A, 3/27/21

 - James Moody received praise at Oneonta and Prince William; Saw two pro seasons, made high-A, 12/2/22

 - Wally Moon was challenged by teaching process; Played 12 seasons in bigs, then worked as coach, 12/30/22
 - Troy Mooney threw a seven-inning no-hitter at single-A; Played six seasons, made high-A, 3/19/20
 - Bart Moore liked to steal bases; Ran to three seasons as a pro, made high-A, 4/26/22

 - Billy Moore gave good effort, saw 6 ML games with Expos, 1/9/11
 - Bobby Moore, Next Level, 3/10/13

 - Boo Moore went from high HS rating to pros, saw 8 seasons, 5/4/22
 - Brad Moore, Worked Out, 7/24/13
 - Daryl Moore, Good Years, 2/18/16
 - Kerwin Moore made bigs for 22 games, 6/13/11

 - Marcus Moore played a decade, made bigs in three seasons; Third came after serious allegations, 9/18/22
 - Robert Moore, Best Arm, 2/3/11
 - Tim Moore, Shot Given, 7/25/13
 - Tony Moore, His Experiences, 3/10/17
 - Rich Morales, Full Potential, 12/25/14

 - Rich Morales played, coached, scouted, 4/23/24
 - Mickey Morandini, Reckless Abandon, 10/11/10

 - Mike Mordecai did his job when called upon; Saw bigs over 12 seasons, Bartman game, 5/10/23
 - Armando Moreno got call, didn't play, 12/15/11
 - Gary Morgan, Quick Hands, 6/22/13
 - Kenny Morgan, Real Pop, 7/5/10

 - Morganna made name - Kissing Bandit - on field, uninvited, 5/1/21
 - Russ Morman broke out of slump in ML debut, saw 9 ML seasons, 7/16/12
 - Pat Morphy, Spot Starter, 10/6/15

 - Angel Morris made the majors late, as a bullpen catcher; Saw 12 pro seasons, made AAA as player, 4/1/22
 - Jeff Morris, Seen Much, 1/31/13
 - Rick Morris, Good Hack, 4/6/15

 - Rod Morris got break, turned starter at AA; Saw six pro seasons, missed bigs, 6/11/22
 - Steve Morris, Jumped On, 10/4/14

 - Jim Morrisette returned from injury to new position; Played over six seasons, made AA, 11/10/21
 - Brian Morrison, More Polished, 4/2/18

 - Keith Morrison gave an encouraging effort at Sumter; Played six seasons, made AAA, 8/16/15

 - Chris Morrow saw 8 seasons, made AAA, 10/14/20

 - Timmie Morrow, Slow Progress, 7/18/10

 - Matt Morse knew lady luck's pro role, 7/15/24

 - Tony Mortensen changed colleges, turned out well enough to make pros; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 10/9/22
 - Kevin Morton used bigs as learning experience over 16 games, 1/7/14
 - Ron Morton, Efficient Innings, 6/22/14
 - Mike Moscrey, Title Clincher, 8/12/17
 - Scott Moseley made it his goal to play in the pros, and the bigs; He played three professional seasons, 7/16/20
 - Ricky Moser, Two Hits, 8/7/18

 - Tony Mosley signed out of high school because he loved the game; Saw seven seasons, made AA, 5/26/22
 - Andy Mota, More Confident, 4/18/11

 - Carlos Mota took pride in his defense over 12 pro seasons; Made AAA, saw independent ball, 12/12/20
 - Domingo Mota, Worked Hard, 5/16/19
 - Gary Mota, Some Things, 1/11/16
 - Jose Mota, Special Day, 7/26/11
 - Willie Mota, Big Day, 10/19/14
 - Darryl Motley, Biggest Game, 8/26/10
 - Jeff Motuzas, Expanded Role, 4/5/19

 - Chuck Mount worked to be consistent over six pro seasons; Made AAA, 2/26/21

 - Brian Mouton used his ability to play professionally over two seasons; Played in rookie ball, 8/14/20
 - Felix Moya grew up in Nicaragua, stayed in El Salvador, played in minors for three seasons, 1/2/20
 - Steve Muh, Was Consistent, 11/4/13
 - Mike Muhlethaler, Loosey-Goosey, 3/13/14
 - Jack Mull, Have Respect, 1/23/15
 - Ray Mullino watched one of his players get drafted years after he was drafted himself, 11/7/19

 - Ron Mullins used strategy to get key out in 1988 single-A save; Saw six seasons, made AA, 7/2/23

 - Mike Mulvaney, A Lot Easier, 12/4/12

 - Rick Mundy gained confidence his first pro season, 10/25/19
 - Bobby Munoz, Starter Stuff, 1/14/15
 - J.J. Munoz, Something New, 2/20/15

 - Jose Munoz made majors for 17 games, 9/19/20
 - Julio Munoz, Short Line, 9/19/13

 - Lou Munoz almost gave up on pros for police work, then got signed; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 5/21/22
 - Omer Munoz, Good Impression, 4/12/14

 - Oscar Munoz had rough welcome to bigs, saw 10 ML games over seven pro seasons, 8/30/23
 - Pedro Munoz, Great Feeling, 5/6/15
 - Seiichi Murakami saw Salinas, multiple seasons in Japan, 11/19/13
 - Joe Murdock, Two Runs, 7/23/14

 - Murnane Field has hosted sports for decades, before the pro Blue Sox arrived, and after they left, 4/11/12
 - Dan Murphy, Could Still Pitch, 12/17/10
 - Jim Murphy went back to school and became an author and motivational speaker, 11/18/19
 - Micah Murphy, Game-Tying, 8/4/13
 - Mike Murphy, Own Momentum, 2/25/15

 - Pat Murphy saw what went on over three decades as West Palm Beach sports anchor, got own card, 1/11/21
 - Pete Murphy, Continued Playing, 7/16/14

 - Bill Murray served as New Jersey Devils trainer for decade, 12/25/23
 - Glenn Murray knocked a high chopper for first big league hit, Played two decades, 12/15/19

 - Keith Murray lost nearly his entire first season to injury, played in just one more, 8/28/20
 - Matt Murray, Just Incredible, 1/20/14
 - Steve Murray, Big Difference, 11/10/14
 - Scott Muscat, That Mode, 6/13/17
 - Darren Musselwhite, Another Field, 2/28/16

 - Mike Mussina chose college, then became great, made Hall, 5/31/22
 - Jeff Mutis, Another Shot, 11/6/11
 - Chris Myers, Same Thing, 2/23/12
 - Eric Myers, Molder of People, 3/23/14
 - Jimmy Myers, No Doubts, 2/9/13
 - Mike Myers, Left-Handed Specialist, 1/6/13

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 - Chris Nabholz made bigs over six seasons, with four clubs, 4/14/14

 - Stan Naccarato became a Tacoma icon, 5/23/24

 - Tim Naehring, Harsh Game, 12/7/10
 - Charles Nagy, Burning Desire, 5/17/12

 - Gary Nalls started slow in 2nd season, saw 6 total, made AA, 12/6/20
 - Jerry Narron, Stayed Connected, 5/21/13
 - Bob Natal, Didn't Disrupt, 4/15/14
 - Jeff Nate, Higher Level, 6/14/17
 - Lipso Nava learned in 17 pro seasons, 11/11/17
 - Tito Navarro, Good Time, 4/30/17
 - Ed Naveda, Playing Hard, 9/14/10
 - Denny Neagle, Already Familiar, 6/11/10

 - Dave Neal pitched well in single-A loss; Saw four seasons then had elbow surgery, 9/7/22
 - Tim Nedin, That Pitch, 10/8/14
 - Troy Neel, Another Name, 12/29/10

 - David Nied hoped for quality starts with Rockies, did briefly, then injuries came; Saw bigs over five seasons, 6/17/23
 - Jim Neidlinger, Savoring the Minutes, 10/15/10

 - Scott Neill pitched well in big game for college scouts; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 8/21/22
 - R.A. Neitzel, Rare Feat, 6/23/13

 - Skip Nelloms got discouraged at beginning, played three seasons, made high-A, 2/5/21
 - Brian Nelson played with future Royals GM in college; Later played three seasons in pros, 4/24/20
 - Doug Nelson, Young Pitcher, 3/11/13
 - Jamie Nelson, Injuries and Expectations, 4/25/11
 - Jeff Nelson, Good One, 12/17/14
 - Jerome Nelson, His Part, 7/31/17
 - Mike Nelson worked hard to run his own club, 11/4/19
 - Rick Nelson, Bases Cleared, 3/31/16

 - Robb Nen showed nerves in minors, then became a top bigs closer with Marlins, Giants, 6/18/22

 - Jim Nettles made the majors as a player, looked to get there later as a manager, 8/10/23
 - Mike Newby, College Transfer, 2/19/17
 - Tom Newell turned pitcher, made bigs, 10/17/15v
 - Craig Newkirk, Quiet Style, 6/1/14
 - Tim Newlin, Door Slammed, 11/6/14
 - Alan Newman, The Stuff, 10/3/14
 - Jeff Newman, Big Hits, 12/28/16
 - Tom Newman, Mental Lock, 5/14/16
 - Matt Newsom served as minors GM and in racing, also donned a chicken suit, 1/28/20
 - Warren Newson, Still In, 12/7/11

 - Steve Newton had success as starter, saw six pro seasons, 11/7/21
 - Andy Nezelek, Fall Back, 9/10/11
 - Brian Nichols, Tied Up, 11/22/12
 - Carl Nichols, High Pressure, 7/30/11
 - Chet Nichols, Biggest Thrill, 1/24/16
 - Rob Nichols saw single pro season, 10/22/17
 - Scott Nichols, Scouting Rasmus, 8/4/10
 - Ty Nichols, Added Up, 4/4/13
 - Tom Niedenfuer, Looking Back, 8/27/17

 - Jerry Nielsen got ML debut out of way without nerves; Saw two ML seasons with Yankees, Angels, 11/13/22
 - Scott Nielsen, Can Pitch, 7/15/12

 - Randy Niemann worked with minors pitchers to get them to bigs; Made bigs himself as player, coach, 6/5/21

 - Darren Niethammer showed he could work with Rangers over six seasons; Made AA, 6/14/22
 - Tom Nieto, Great Day, 8/15/13
 - Ernie Nieves, Started Strong, 5/6/13
 - Melvin Nieves, Stuck With It, 11/26/14
 - Dave Nilsson, Did That, 11/19/15

 - Robin Nina took a no-hitter late to open 1989; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 3/6/22
 - Robo Niner, Baseball Head, 11/16/14
 - Toby Nivens, Biggest Thing, 8/21/19
 - Donell Nixon, Ran Into, 10/25/12
 - Jason Nixon set records, turned pro, 4/11/13
 - Doug Noce, College Success, 12/30/13
 - Paul Noce, Hard Work, 4/28/10
 - J.D. Noland, Fast Enough, 4/27/12
 - Dickie Noles, Wasn't Awed, 8/25/12
 - Eric Nolte, Real Thrill, 7/22/12

 - Dennis Noonan served as a minors trainer a single season, also at league all-star game, 8/8/22

 - Rey Noriega worked hard in college, turned pro as late-round pick; Saw five seasons, made AAA, 6/29/21 
 - Dan Norman, Important Thing, 3/17/17

 - Dave Norris saw 2 seasons in Cardinals system, single-A, 10/8/24
 - Joe Norris never made the majors himself, but saw a player he coached get there, 10/2/19
 - Mike Norris helped his team to an early lead in a July 1990 contest; Played single pro season, 6/21/20

 - Jay North followed his career from pitching to coaching and then to scouting, 7/22/22
 - Randy Nosek, Needed Confidence, 2/13/11
 - Ed Nottle, Lifetime Busher, 12/22/10
 - Rafael Novoa, Same Fastball, 2/4/11
 - Rick Nowak, Never Seen, 10/29/13
 - Barney Nugent, Caring Guy, 7/14/12
 - Tom Nuneviller, Positive Attitude, 6/17/13
 - Alex Nunez, Too Few, 10/24/14
 - Bernie Nunez, Make Contact, 6/18/12
 - Mauricio Nunez, Playing Ball, 6/21/11

 - Rogelio Nunez played nine seasons, learned English with Michael Jordan's help; Made AA, 4/5/21
 - Peter Nurre, Helped Extend, 6/3/19
 - Jerry Nyman was related to major leaguers, just not one whose name he shared, 10/20/19
 - Jerry Nyman wasn't a big talker; Played in three ML seasons, coached in minors for longer, 2/10/20

 - Dan Nyssen played 4 seasons, grew frustrated with progress, 3/11/24

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 - Todd Oakes had long coaching career in pros, college; Passed in 2016, 4/13/16

 - Sherman Obando hoped for regular big league time, got it with Expos - then in Japan, 11/12/22
 - Jeff Oberdank, His Assets, 5/5/15

 - Javier Ocasio won a single-A game with base hit; Saw six pro seasons, made AA, 1/10/21

 - Rafael Ochoa used his ability over four pro seasons; Hoped to make bigs, made single-A, 4/23/21
 - Tony Ochs, Missing Bat, 6/29/10
 - Ben O'Connor, Strike Zone, 12/10/17
 - Kevin O'Connor, Multiple Decisions, 12/2/16

 - Steve O'Donnell saw 4 seasons, high-A, 10/13/20

 - Rouglas Odor played eight pro seasons, made AA; Later developed players as minors coach, manager, 8/24/22
 - Jose Offerman, With His Bat, 10/22/11
 - Ron Oglesby, Big-Leaguer, 7/1/14
 - Mike Ogliaruso, Another Choice, 10/26/13
 - Greg O'Halloran, Second Sport, 12/7/17

 - Mark Ohlms showed his competitiveness on the field; Played seven seasons, made AAA, 3/23/21
 - Brian Ohnoutka, Lost No-No, 2/6/11
 - Kirt Ojala, Next Time, 10/9/15

 - Yoshi Okamoto has had long sports career, 4/15/24

 - Bob Olah made mistakes, but learned from them; Saw five pro seasons, made high-A, 11/19/21
 - Jim Olander waited decade, then major league dream came true, 12/14/10
 - Troy O'Leary, Good Night, 6/19/17
 - Jose Oliva, Show People, 5/20/14
 - Jose Olivares, Only Run, 10/25/13
 - Omar Olivares, Not His Style, 1/21/11

 - Darren Oliver had good future in HS, then had some kind of career over two decades pitching in the majors, 7/10/22
 - Nate Oliver, Little Things, 5/8/15

 - David Oliveras impressed Indians official early; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 8/19/22
 - Francisco Oliveras, Give Credit, 4/21/12
 - Max Oliveras, No Baby-Sitter, 3/9/10

 - Jeff Oller started out with high hopes; Saw six seasons, briefly made AA, 6/9/22
 - Jose Olmeda, Those Guys, 11/24/14
 - Reed Olmstead, Extra Innings, 10/11/11
 - Kurt Olson, Rejuvenated Team, 12/13/17
 - Ed Olwine, New Pitcher, 2/18/12
 - Kelley O'Neal signed as a pro out of high school, performed over six seasons, made AA, 4/24/20
 - Mark O'Neal, Service Provided, 6/20/15
 - Dan Opperman, Hard Part, 12/23/18

 - Mike Oquist kept learning over seven seasons in majors; Became regular over three with Oakland, 1/18/23

 - Jeff Ordway won MVP in high school, played single pro season, 10/20/22
 - Jim O'Reilly gained experience as a trainer in college and the NFL, 11/23/19
 - Tom O'Reilly served as Jamestown GM for two league titles, 12/26/19
 - Richard Orman, Another League, 1/15/17
 - Geoff Orr, Home Run, 12/12/16
 - Jim Orsag, Best Swing, 7/17/16
 - Eduardo Ortega, Good Month, 12/10/12
 - Hector Ortega, Knows What, 12/18/13

 - Ronnie Ortegon had brief pro career, then turned to coaching and instruction, wrote hitting book, 9/11/22
 - Hector Ortiz, Every Opportunity, 12/3/17
 - Javier Ortiz, Some Confidence, 3/4/11
 - Joe Ortiz, Tough Road, 3/4/14
 - Ramon Ortiz, Rookie Ball, 3/14/15
 - Ray Ortiz, Winning Teams, 7/10/11
 - Donovan Osborne, Know How, 2/11/17
 - Jeff Osborne, Do Both, 4/20/12
 - Glenn Osinski, Fifth Inning, 11/27/15
 - Claude Osteen, So Many Scenarios, 7/30/10
 - Dave Osteen, Experience and Knowledge, 4/26/11
 - Gavin Osteen, Did His Job, 7/19/10

 - Paul Oster set short-term goals early on; Saw seven pro campaigns, made AA, 11/11/22

 - Bill Ostermeyer used diet to help get from college to pros; Saw pros over four seasons, made high-A, 10/30/21
 - Al Osuna, Established Himself, 7/24/16
 - Kenichi Otsuka saw three Japan Pacific League seasons, 11/22/13
 - Yoshiki Otsuka played 8 seasons in Japan, 1 in Salinas, 12/1/13
 - Dave Otto, Never Doubted, 5/18/12

 - Steve Otto used his stuff to see 3 pro seasons with Royals, 12/26/23
 - Phil Ouellette, Two Home Runs, 7/13/11
 - Dave Owen proved a prospect until injury, saw 5 seasons, 1/2/14
 - Tommy Owen had exciting time in baseball, 2 pro seasons, 11/29/16

 - Jayhawk Owens got his majors chance, made four seasons, 5/11/24
 - Larry Owens played single season, became minors coach, 7/28/15
 - Mark Owens played four pro seasons, briefly made AAA, 4/5/16
 - Mike Owens took his baseball abilities to four pro seasons, 6/19/13
 - Gab Ozuna made AAA in minors, extended career in Taiwan, 2/24/19
 - Mateo Ozuna proved bright spot at single-A, saw 6 seasons, 6/26/15

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 - Al Pacheco helped HS to state title game; Played two pro seasons, 7/28/11
 - Alex Pacheco started slowly in first pro season; Season also proved his last, 3/21/20
 - Pat Pacillo, Early Expectations, 12/10/10
 - Chris Padget, Miss the Players, 9/30/10
 - Greg Page pitched well in college tourney, 3 seasons, 11/25/13

 - Sean Page took chance to two seasons, 8/15/24

 - Lance Painter learned enough to pitch in the majors over a decade, later coach, 10/24/22
 - Louis Pakele, Threw Strikes, 5/22/16
 - Vicente Palacios saw 8 ML seasons, 9/8/11
 - Dean Palmer, More Relaxed, 5/14/14
 - Vince Palyan, Home Runs, 1/27/15
 - Jim Pankovits, This Is Fun, 7/14/10
 - Erik Pappas, Unlikely Olympian, 4/8/10
 - Craig Paquette, First Time, 4/1/12
 - Larry Pardo, Fiercely Proud, 11/16/10
 - Jesus Paredes, Stolen Bases and Errors, 10/30/10
 - Johnny Paredes made 3 majors seasons, 10/31/10
 - Billy Parese improved play, made high-A, 10/17/13
 - Juan Paris played 8 seasons, made AAA, 1/6/14

 - Barry Parisotto made Olympics, high-A, 9/13/20

 - Clay Parker impressed Yankees in trade, 11/25/20
 - Jarrod Parker played, became minister, 5/7/18
 - Richard Parker made 3 pro seasons, high-A, 5/24/15
 - Rick Parker, Total Time, 6/18/14
 - Steve Parker, Mental Aspect, 9/12/10
 - Tim Parker, That Chance, 4/26/13
 - Eric Parkinson, Up-and-Coming, 6/30/10
 - Derek Parks, Slow to Develop, 9/25/10

 - Mark Parnell impressed at tryout, played four pro seasons, 12/20/23
 - Jose Parra, Long Time, 5/10/19
 - Steve Parris, Tougher Things, 6/16/13
 - Bob Parry, Any Time, 3/2/14
 - Casey Parsons, Situational Hitting, 3/21/15
 - Dave Partrick saw six seasons, played in field and on mound, 5/3/15
 - Jorge Pascual, In Time, 2/9/15

 - Jorge Pascual got out of jam at short-season; Saw four pro campaigns, made high-A, 3/29/22
 - Bronswell Patrick, Paid Off, 12/9/10
 - Tim Patrick, Rough Start, 11/26/17

 - Danny Patterson got drafted in the 47th round, then made bigs over nine seasons, 9/5/20
 - Dave Patterson, Brain Trained, 4/18/16

 - Jeff Patterson did well enough to make AAA in 1992; Later briefly made bigs with Yankees, then turned scout, 10/3/21
 - John Patterson, As Good, 2/9/13
 - Rick Patterson played, then coached, 4/8/17
 - Jon Pattin, Didn't Happen, 1/31/15
 - Eric Patton pitched well his first year and got married; Played two pro seasons, both in rookie ball, 6/28/20

 - Jack Patton won executive of year honors in Cal League in 1989; Saw Reno, Riverside, Bakersfield, 12/19/20
 - Corey Paul, Tried Again, 11/23/13
 - Elvin Paulino hit well at Winston-Salem; Played six seasons, made AAA, 1/13/20
 - Dave Pavlas, That Feeling, 9/23/12
 - Roger Pavlik, Threw Strikes, 3/16/19
 - John Pawlowski, Keep Working, 9/7/10

 - Greg Paxton threw strikes, let his defense work; Saw two pro seasons, made high-A, 12/5/20
 - Bill Paynter, Head Start, 4/23/13

 - Ray Payton built courage in instructional ball; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 1/21/22

 - Mike Pazik worked hard, impressed as player; Then turned minors - and majors - coach, 1/23/23

 - Jeff Pearce became pitcher in 6 seasons, 11/6/22

 - Kevin Pearson made AAA in 6 seasons, 4/16/12
 - Steve Peck made AAA as player, coached, 4/2/15
 - Bill Pecota became majors utility man, 2/17/12
 - Don Pedersen took options to 2 seasons, 3/21/16
 - Stu Pederson, Walk-Off Win, 5/29/10
 - Jorge Pedre, Pretty Consistent, 3/13/13
 - Al Pedrique, Promised Himself, 8/5/11
 - Tim Peek, World Series, 6/1/16

 - Jack Peel went undrafted, then had good summer game and signed; Saw five seasons, made high-A, 6/13/22
 - Jose Peguero returned to baseball, then played decade total, missed bigs, 11/21/13
 - Julio Peguero, Waiver Rules, 6/21/10
 - Steve Pegues, Raw Talent, 7/15/10
 - Dan Peltier, Goals Achieved, 9/6/10
 - Kurt Peltzer, Talked About, 1/15/13
 - Rudy Pemberton looked forward to bigs, saw 3 ML seasons, 3/20/16
 - Geronimo Pena, Youth Movement, 8/14/10
 - Hipolito Pena, All the Same, 9/26/11
 - Jim Pena, The Life, 4/3/16
 - Pedro Pena, Brief Outing, 4/1/15
 - Porfirio Pena, Phillies Signee, 6/28/13
 - Charles Penigar, Early Trade, 4/25/12

 - Shannon Penn made the bigs and got to see the big boys play; Played there himself over nine games, 9/6/20
 - Trevor Penn, Improved Eye, 4/10/14
 - Brad Pennington, Walk Totals, 2/6/16
 - Ken Pennington, Another Prospect, 12/16/10
 - Darwin Pennye, Young Start, 7/15/15
 - Will Pennyfeather, Major Asset, 4/13/13

 - Devin Peppers saw season, tried return, 8/4/24
 - Oswaldo Peraza, First Win, 11/21/15
 - Troy Percival, No Nitpicker, 5/7/16
 - Beban Perez, Three Hits, 5/23/15
 - Cesar Perez, Ninth Inning, 1/13/15

 - David Perez took good with bad over eight pro seasons; Made AAA, missed bigs, 7/8/22
 - Eddie Perez, Clutch Situations, 11/23/14
 - Eulogio Perez, Scored Easily, 12/19/12
 - Francisco Perez, Mistake Inside, 9/23/13

 - Joe Perez drew big comparisons out of high school; Saw five pro seasons, made high-A, 9/23/23
 - Jose Perez, Lead Off, 11/24/17
 - Jose Perez, Lead Off, 5/25/19
 - Julio Perez, Manufactured Run, 7/13/14
 - Junior Perez roomed with Pedro Martinez and Raul Mondesi at Great Falls; His pro career, though, amounted to 41 games, 5/17/20
 - Leo Perez, Good One, 10/31/11
 - Mike Perez, Surprised Return, 12/3/11
 - Ozzie Perez, Started In, 3/5/17
 - Pedro Perez, Ninth Inning, 12/7/17
 - Robert Perez, Good Contact, 9/12/13
 - Victor Perez, An Example, 5/5/13

 - Vladimir Perez followed his brothers to the pros; Played more than a decade, missed bigs, 12/7/21
 - Yorkis Perez, His Part, 3/27/14
 - Tony Perezchica, Good Range, 1/19/12
 - Bobby Perna, Far Apart, 5/11/13
 - Danny Perozo, Winning Run, 2/10/14

 - Ed Perozo wanted the chance, did job over nine pro seasons; Made high-A, independent ball, 2/10/23
 - Stevie Perry, Fell Short, 8/30/15

 - Greg Perschke worked on his pitches over eight pro seasons; Made AAA, turned college coach, 1/5/22

 - Tim Persing saw 3 seasons, run support, 8/3/24

 - Robert Person took live, loose arm to time in nine ML seasons with Mets, Blue Jays, Phillies, 8/7/22
 - Pat Pesavento, Beat Them, 3/4/16
 - Jeff Peterek pitched great game in ML debut, saw seven total, 11/5/11
 - Don Peters, Didn't Complain, 3/6/14
 - Doug Peters, Good Control, 7/20/18
 - Reed Peters, Very Difficult, 2/9/12

 - Rex Peters went to college, didn't regret it; Saw three pro seasons, then turned college coach, 3/2/22
 - Rick Peters, Kids' Dream, 1/18/16
 - Steve Peters, One Out, 10/21/12
 - Tim Peters, Pitched Well, 4/15/14
 - Adam Peterson, When He Didn't, 11/2/10
 - Brian Peterson, Not Unlike, 3/12/13
 - Rick Peterson, High Percentage, 7/5/19
 - Rob Peterson played two pro seasons, then returned home to coach basketball and teach, 2/15/20
 - Mark Petkovsek, Showing His Age, 10/12/10

 - Cecil Pettiford helped Salt Lake to 1992 division title; Saw seven pro seasons, made AA, 12/15/20

 - Joe Pettini drew striking comparisons early as player; Later managed, coached in bigs, 7/23/22

 - Ron Pezzoni felt challenged in independent ball; Saw six seasons, made AA, later turned softball coach, 7/5/23
 - Kurt Pfeffer helped rookie league team, 7/4/24

 - Randy Phillips played as semi-pro, then turned pro coach, 7/27/15
 - J.R. Phillips, He Did, 5/18/15
 - Vince Phillips saw four seasons, AA, 5/2/11

 - Doug Piatt couldn't believe he was in the majors; Saw 21 games with Expos in 1991, 1/30/21

 - Mike Piazza hit a lot of home runs in his Hall of Fame career, including one legendary shot, 2/5/22
 - Francisco Pichardo saw 3 seasons, snow, 10/7/14

 - Hipolito Pichardo threw gem as rookie, saw decade in bigs, 1/6/24
 - Danny Pickett, More Confidence, 7/26/14
 - Bill Picketts, His Future, 3/21/14
 - Jeff Pico, A Little Stunned, 10/19/10
 - Len Picota, Tight Game, 2/21/19

 - Ben Pierce liked pitching in relief, saw four pro seasons, 12/17/23
 - Larry Pierson, His Approach, 3/8/19

 - Lem Pilkinton survived cancer, became coach, instructor; Played five seasons, made high-A, 8/7/23

 - Ed Pimentel proved a leader in college; Saw two pro seasons, made high-A, 3/19/21
 - Wander Pimentel, Extended Lead, 2/25/17
 - Mickey Pina, Studied the Game, 9/5/11
 - Mike Pinckes, Wanted To, 3/12/15

 - Chris Pinder missed bigs himself, but a son has made it, 8/8/22
 - Gabriel Pineda, Stepped In, 10/7/18
 - Myron Pines coached, then scouted, 11/1/17
 - Alton Pinkney, Lead Extended, 6/2/19
 - Rolando Pino, Show Them, 11/19/16

 - Old Pioneer & Friend - The Elmira Pioneers put more fun in their mascot, with a baseball cap, 7/8/21
 - Brian Piotrowicz played 4 pro seasons, 5/30/20
 - Greg Pirkl, New Position, 9/18/11
 - Scott Pitcher, Adjustment Made, 11/20/14
 - Park Pittman looked for his chance in spring 1990; Played five seasons, made AAA, then heard 'pop', 4/1/11
 - Gaylen Pitts, Around Long, 5/21/12
 - Mike Pitz, Threw Strikes, 12/25/18
 - Mike Place, Showed It, 6/29/15

 - Erik Plantenberg got John Olerud out for the Mariners; Saw three ML campaigns, 6/27/21
 - Phil Plantier, Something Else, 5/11/12

 - Kinnis Pledger saw adversity early after picked high, then 15 total pro seasons; Made AAA, 12/18/21

 - Lee Plemel won CWS top player award; Saw five pro seasons, made AA, Rolling Stone, 7/24/22
 - Ron Plemmons, His Rhythm, 4/2/17
 - Scott Plemmons, Bad Outing, 2/1/14
 - David Plumb, Hot Hitter, 4/23/15
 - Dale Plummer, Close Calls, 3/27/11
 - Jeff Plympton, Huge Thrill, 1/8/14

 - Rod Poissant returned from injuries to play over seven pro seasons; Made AA, 8/5/23

 - Rich Polak adjusted to pros and new pitching role; Saw six seasons, made AA, 11/12/22
 - John Polasek believed congressional changes would benefit players like him, 12/17/19
 - Nicholas Polanco, Three Names, 3/18/17

 - Brian Poldberg spent career with Royals, managed in hometown, 2/6/24
 - Steve Polewski's father served as a coach on his high school team; Played two pro seasons, 3/16/20

 - Chris Pollack returned from rotator cuff surgery for four more seasons, but had no Hollywood ending in bigs, 1/22/21

 - Damon Pollard, Big Win, 9/10/18

 - Dale Polley, Got There, 10/4/11
 - John Poloni, Nasty Stuff, 3/17/13
 - Mike Pomeranz, Different Perspective, 3/16/18

 - Kevin Ponder showed confidence on the field; Played four pro seasons, made high-A, 3/21/22

 - Ed Ponte made AA, then wanted to get back, saw 9 seasons, 3/17/24
 - Jim Poole, Pumped Up, 12/29/18

 - Tom Popplewell took simple formula to nine pro seasons; Made AAA, 5/4/21
 - Tom Poquette played in bigs, then coached, managed in minors, 3/17/11
 - Joe Porcelli, Bad Start, 5/3/13
 - Brian Porter, Two Roles, 4/30/17

 - Ron Porterfield couldn't play anymore, so he chose training; Made bigs with Tampa, Dodgers, 2/13/21
 - Scott Pose, Knew It, 1/30/12

 - John Posey took chance to impress scouts in high school; Saw five-season pro career, made AAA, 2/27/21

 - Marty Posey came back strong with single-A Gastonia in 1991; Played two pro seasons, 8/30/20

 - Andy Postema relied on his faith over two pro seasons, 10/22/23
 - Paul Postier, Felt Comfortable, 12/19/15
 - J.P. Postiff, Major Plans, 7/26/13
 - Lonnie Potter, Playoff Win, 1/9/18

 - Mike Potthoff saw 3 seasons, injury, 9/18/20

 - Clyde 'Pork Chop' Pough saw 16 seasons, memorable nickname, 12/2/20

 - George Poulis, An Honor, 3/10/16
 - Alonzo Powell, Biggest Job, 11/2/14
 - Dennis Powell got big-league pitcher label, saw 8 ML seasons, 5/22/11
 - Gordon Powell was always taught to run hard; Did so over 10 pro seasons, made high-A, 6/26/20
 - Kenny Powell, One Run, 6/3/14
 - Ross Powell, Good Stuff, 8/15/17
 - Randy Powers, Proved Something, 5/20/16

 - Scott Powers got key triple at AA in 1991; Saw five seasons, topped out there at AA, 3/26/23
 - Steve Powers, Freshman Outing, 1/12/16

 - Tad Powers played in four minors seasons and in Australia; Became a baseball entrepreneur, 11/26/20

 - Howard Prager swung bat well in AAA game, saw seven seasons, 2/14/24
 - Todd Pratt, Bench Player, 1/3/14

 - Tato Pratts pitched well at short-season Elmira; Saw four pro seasons, made single-A, 2/16/23
 - Tom Prince saw 17 majors seasons, 4/2/10
 - Dave Proctor, Power Potential, 8/22/19
 - Todd Provence, Confidence Back, 11/1/13
 - Don Pruitt gained weight in high school with peanut butter sandwiches; Played four pro seasons, made high-A, 7/14/20

 - Bruce Prybylinski came back from bad arm to make AA; Saw six pro seasons, missed bigs, 11/15/22
 - Javier Puchales saw six seasons, AA, 5/17/19

 - Bill Pucko anchored, made minors cards, 5/29/21
 - Craig Pueschner took strong arm to pros, 7/22/14
 - Tim Pugh made majors over 6 seasons, 5/12/11
 - Ed Puig saw 11 pro seasons, AAA in 4, 4/22/11
 - Carlos Pulido, Got Back, 10/18/14
 - Harvey Pulliam hit eight ML home runs, two came in one game, 5/14/11
 - Jimmie Pullins, Big Win, 8/15/15
 - Eddie Pye, He Relaxed, 1/2/19

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 - Mike Quade played, managed in minors, then managed with Cubs in bigs, 12/9/13

 - Paul Quantrill loved to pitch and he did so - often - over 14 major league seasons, 5/10/22

 - Mike Quatrine served as the Elmira Pioneers trainer, one of a line of Pioneers trainers, 7/21/21
 - Juan Querecuto played over decade, 9/13/13
 - Ed Quijada played, paralyzed in crash, 5/8/12
 - Tom Quinlan had good game for Phillies, 5/6/12
 - Elliott Quinones played 4 pro seasons, 5/11/13
 - Paul Quinzer challenged hitters, AAA, 4/4/14
 - Rafael Quirico, Something Big, 12/29/14

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 - Glen Raasch proved college prospect, 10/20/17
 - Andre Rabouin coached minors, college, 5/5/14
 - Mike Racobaldo, Those Stats, 6/4/19
 - Gregg Radachowsky worked way to pro prospect as catcher; Saw two pro seasons, topped out at high-A, 4/9/20

 - Tommy Raffo paid his dues, missed bigs; Then turned college coach, 11/21/23

 - Keith Raisanen, Every Moment, 3/18/18

 - Dan Raley relaxed in college, played as pro over three seasons; Later turned coach, 8/30/21

 - Tim Raley, Played For, 11/28/15

 - Curtis Ralph felt confident in himself, then saw eight pro seasons; Made AAA, 11/10/22
 - Bob Ralston, Positive Feedback, 12/31/16
 - Charles Rambadt's college coach believed he deserved pro shot; He got it, over 15 games, 7/10/20
 - Dan Rambo, So Close, 10/6/11

 - Scott Ramharter realized his dream by playing as pro; Career ended quickly with shoulder issue, later became coach, 8/4/20
 - J.D. Ramirez, Working Summer, 12/6/13
 - Nelson Ramirez, Positive Outlook, 7/29/13
 - Ray Ramirez, Mets Trainer, 12/12/11

 - Bobby Ramos showed heart, passion over decades-long career, 3/9/24
 - John Ramos made majors for 10 games, 7/2/13
 - Jorge Ramos, Live Up, 4/16/17
 - Jose Ramos, Big Positive, 12/13/10

 - Ken Ramos murdered his wife in 2016, then killed himself, years after pro baseball career, 8/28/22
 - Fernando Ramsey had hardly played baseball before being drafted, 1/9/20
 - Jeff Ramsey, On Defense, 12/5/13

 - Mark Randall's first love was hockey, but he played better baseball; Played in U.S., Canada and Europe, 10/20/21
 - Carl Randle, One Night, 5/20/14
 - Mike Randle, Hit Different, 11/12/13
 - Randy Randle, His Efforts, 1/9/14
 - Pat Rapp, Best Game, 1/21/15
 - Ralph Rashid joined the Peoria Chiefs having already had a full lifetime of experiences, 11/5/19
 - Ronnie Rasp played three pro seasons, then crushed his finger in an off-season accident, 11/9/19
 - Darryl Ratliff, Was There, 7/23/12
 - Chris Rauth, Pitched Aggressively, 2/12/16
 - Johnny Ray, Best Pitch, 1/31/14

 - Rick Ray served as a minors trainer, then in college and as a mentor, 4/21/21
 - Floyd Rayford, Opposite Field, 11/25/10
 - Mark Razook, Legion Ball, 10/30/11
 - Shayne Rea turned it around, made pros, four seasons, 7/24/18
 - Ron Reams played decade, had independent ball success, 2/5/17
 - Jeff Reboulet provided spark over 12 major league seasons, 11/9/13
 - Mike Redding performed in minors over 6 seasons, made AAA, 11/13/13
 - Joe Redfield played hard, made two ML seasons, 12 games, 9/9/11
 - Tom Redington, Next Year, 4/7/15

 - Tim Redman caught a president, a peanut and pitchers over six pro seasons; Made AAA, 7/28/22
 - Andre Redmond played five pro seasons in the field and on the mound; He then returned home, 3/21/20
 - Thad Reece had good game for Omaha, saw 9 seasons, made AAA, 8/2/10
 - Billy Reed, Two Hits, 7/2/14
 - Darren Reed, Resulting Injury, 9/29/11
 - Rick Reed saw majors over 15 seasons, 12/19/10
 - Steve Reed tuned out the bad things, made bigs as reliever over 14 seasons, 833 games, 4/10/16

 - Toncie Reed showed potential at Osceola, saw 3 pro seasons, 2/10/24
 - Rob Rees, Very Far, 3/7/17
 - Jason Reese, Another Sport, 1/14/17
 - Kyle Reese, Great Combination, 3/15/13
 - Jeff Reeser grew up 50 miles from Peoria, then became Peoria's assistant GM, 11/6/19

 - Gary Regira, Pitched Well, 12/8/13

 - Andy Reich showed command of emotions; Had success enough to see six seasons, made AA, 12/12/21

 - Darrin Reichle, Rare Breed, 5/24/11
 - Derek Reid, Outstanding Catch, 1/19/13
 - John Reilley, Absolute Key, 11/20/13
 - Kevin Reimer, A Lot of Interest, 8/28/10

 - Bob Reimink credited a local baseball man with his pro career; Saw five seasons, made AAA, 9/19/21

 - Brian Reimsnyder hit well in college with Florida; Saw brief pro career, 10/7/23
 - Jim Reinebold, Disciplinarian Coach, 4/18/17
 - Paul Reinisch, Good Run, 11/6/16
 - Dave Reis, Bailed Out, 1/28/14
 - Paulo Reis hustled, scrapped over four pro seasons, 1/18/14

 - Mike Reitzel had to wait after strong first spring; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 3/20/22
 - Mike Remlinger, Got Back, 4/22/16
 - Sal Rende worked to get players to bigs, for 'us guys' who didn't, 7/20/10
 - Mike Rendina, Waited For, 3/26/16
 - Laddie Renfroe, Work Harder, 8/21/10
 - Edinson Renteria, Another Job, 8/20/16

 - Craig Repoz used his talent over six pro seasons, made AA; Dad and brother also played, 11/4/20
 - Jeff Repoz, Fatherly Advantage, 7/16/17
 - Gary Resetar, Straight Forward, 11/7/13

 - Rob Resnikoff liked the excitement of relieving over five pro seasons; Made AA, 1/9/22
 - Todd Revenig, Did Claim, 3/18/14
 - Amner Reyes, Let Him, 12/31/17
 - Jose Reyes, Starting Adjustment, 12/27/17

 - Victor Reyes played four pro seasons at catcher, made high-A; Hit home run in independent ball, 8/23/20
 - Dave Reynolds, Decisive Year, 6/9/13

 - Doug Reynolds had enough tools, talent and performance to turn pro, make high-A; Later turned scout, 1/27/23
 - Ronn Reynolds, Helping Pitchers, 3/21/11
 - Shane Reynolds, Frustrated Hitters, 8/8/16
 - Henry Reynoso, Scoring Continued, 7/5/17
 - A.R. Rhea, Getting Back, 9/5/13

 - Arthur Rhodes did the job in bigs over 20 seasons; Finally made the World Series in final campaign, 1/9/23
 - Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes, Never Looked Back, 8/22/10
 - Mike Rhodes played well in GCL game; Saw three pro seasons, made single-A, 1/15/15
 - Ricky Rhodes, Coaching Decisions, 3/2/10

 - Chuck Ricci paid his dues over nine seasons, then made bigs for seven games; Later became scout, 1/2/23
 - Lance Rice, Helped Out, 10/20/18
 - Pat Rice, Pitched Until, 4/22/12
 - Dave Richards, More Aggressive, 10/4/13
 - Rusty Richards, Hometown Pitcher, 10/26/10
 - Dave Richardson, Hard-Nosed, 8/31/17
 - Jeff Richardson looked out for family, 1/27/11
 - Keith Richardson, Strong Start, 7/14/14

 - Mike Richardson once hit a home run at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium; Played three seasons, made high-A, 1/10/23

 - Tracy Richardson grew up in Watertown, then turned minor league intern and assistant GM, 9/6/23
 - Pete Richert, Pivotal Play, 2/27/14

 - Rodney Richey proved a bulldog on the mound, made high-A; Later turned fighter, in court, 6/19/23
 - Ryan Richmond, First Sport, 4/19/18
 - Troy Ricker, Big Hits, 12/14/13
 - Dave Riddle, One Thing, 11/29/11
 - Dana Ridenour, Comparable To, 12/22/14
 - Ryan Ridenour, Hardest Thing, 6/26/13

 - Nikco Riesgo played seven pro seasons and in spring 1995; Later wrote book on experiences, 12/1/21  

 - Mark Riggins, Teaching Pitching, 11/18/10
 - Kevin Riggs, Not Work, 5/14/13
 - Ron Rightnowar, Ever Leave, 10/8/13

 - Tim Rigsby kept up bigs hopes; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 11/27/23
 - Rafael Rijo, Play Ball, 12/15/17
 - Bob Riker, Career Continued, 10/5/16

 - Ed Riley got drafted by hometown team, saw 14 pro seasons, 5/28/22
 - Andy Rincon, Bad Fortune, 6/19/15

 - Dave Ring set them up with his curve over three pro seasons; Made short-season Elmira, 7/3/21
 - Keith Ringgold, Unconventional Run, 1/16/13
 - Ray Rippelmeyer, Those Things, 9/23/11
 - Bill Risley, No Butterflies, 12/2/12
 - Gregg Ritchie, Prime Position, 8/15/11

 - Todd Ritchie took long road to bigs, 7/2/24
 - Wally Ritchie, Tough Situations, 12/1/11
 - Darren Ritter, Didn't Relinquish, 1/28/14
 - Alvin Rittman, Gave Back, 6/4/17
 - Kevin Ritz, Strong Kid, 5/8/10
 - Limbert Rivas, Good Outing, 9/18/13

 - Oscar Rivas used guts in college performance; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 7/16/23
 - Ben Rivera did best over 3 ML seasons, 4/14/15
 - German Rivera, Funny Game, 11/8/14
 - Hector Rivera, Slowed By Injuries, 12/8/10
 - Hector Rivera (Outfielder), Not His, 12/24/13

 - Lino Rivera has been a person in baseball for more than three decades; First as player, then as manager, 9/11/21
 - Mariano Rivera, Tough Situations, 4/11/19
 - Randy Rivera played, died in '91 crash, 10/15/17

 - Roberto Rivera jumped from AA to bigs as lefty; Saw majors over two seasons, 8/28/23
 - Ken Rivers, Minor Trade, 10/23/13

 - Mickey Rivers, Jr. followed dad to pros, saw 4 seasons, 3/4/23

 - Jerry Rizza saw three seasons, then turned accountant without regrets; Made short-season, 9/28/23
 - Tom Rizzo, Mental Part, 11/12/16
 - Hector Roa, Just Like, 7/14/15
 - Joe Roa, Meant More, 8/25/15
 - Pedro Roa, Run Scored, 1/8/18
 - Steve Roadcap, Leadership Skills, 8/2/13
 - Doug Robbins, Great Thrill, 5/23/13
 - Kevin Roberson played in four major league seasons; Hit game-winner in 1993 off Lee Smith, 1/5/20
 - Keith Roberts, Extended Lead, 9/10/16
 - Lonell Roberts, Pretty Excited, 1/16/17
 - Mel Roberts, Got There, 12/18/12
 - Pete Roberts, Had Them Guessing, 7/17/11
 - Bill Robertson, Slower Pace, 6/16/17

 - Bob Robertson played a decade in bigs, later coached minors; Missed bunt sign in World Series, hit home run, 2/12/21
 - Doug Robertson, Be Realistic, 3/23/12
 - Jason Robertson worked hard, made AAA, 12/30/14
 - Rich Robertson moved his fastball over six major league seasons, 2/19/20
 - Rod Robertson, New Scenery, 10/1/14

 - Brett Robinson impressed in pro debut season; Later made AA, missed bigs, 3/12/21

 - Darryl Robinson willed his hitters to hit, played 12 seasons, 1/7/24
 - Jim Robinson first scouted Clay Buchholtz, then cheered him, 11/6/19

 - Marteese Robinson played 4 seasons, then became scout, coach, 2/27/24

 - Napoleon Robinson saw 6 seasons, AAA, 10/17/20
 - Scott Robinson, Exhibition Outing, 5/9/13

 - Jorge Robles got his education, then turned pro; Saw two seasons, made high-A, 8/11/23

 - Josman Robles got thrown at in 1990 game, then hit home run; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 4/24/23
 - Scott Robles, Pitching Skills, 10/6/14
 - Mike Rochford, Good Stuff, 6/2/12
 - Marv Rockman, Sidearm Delivery, 12/17/15
 - Paul Rodgers, His Game, 3/28/13
 - Abby Rodriguez had fielding trouble in third pro season, was also last pro season, 10/5/19
 - Ahmed Rodriguez, Hailed From, 2/26/17

 - Andres Rodriguez had solid night for Fort Lauderdale in 1992; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 12/21/22
 - Armando Rodriguez, Big Class, 7/3/15
 - Aurelio Rodriguez, Super Fielder, 3/13/11

 - Beto Rodriguez adapted over 2 seasons, 8/11/24
 - Boi Rodriguez, Hoped To, 6/24/16
 - Buen Rodriguez, Winning Triple, 12/4/13
 - Carlos Rodriguez made 3 ML seasons, 7/7/13
 - Eddie Rodriguez, Very Fortunate, 9/19/17
 - Eddy Rodriguez finished a 1990 game strong in rookie ball; Played four pro seasons, made high-A, 4/10/20

 - Edgar Rodriguez signed as outfielder, then tried catching; Saw six seasons, made high-A, 9/5/22

 - Gabby Rodriguez, Exhibition Game, 10/29/17

 - Gabriel Rodriguez walked Griffey at AA, played 6 seasons, 3/5/24

 - Henry Rodriguez, Big Opportunity, 12/29/18

 - Ivan Rodriguez expressed confidence before ML debut; Eventually saw 21 seasons, became among game's all-time best, 6/20/22
 - Joshua Rodriguez, Future Pro, 10/6/17

 - Manuel Rodriguez pitched in 3 seasons, 8/13/24
 - Roman Rodriguez saw eight minor league seasons, made AA; Then made bigs as Yankees' bullpen catcher, 4/12/13

 - Rosario Rodriguez, Key Outs, 4/27/15
 - Rich Rodriguez, Confidence Level, 9/4/11

 - Ruben Rodriguez knew he had to work hard as pro; Saw three seasons, 10/7/23
 - Vic Rodriguez, Position to Know, 9/22/10

 - Joe Roebuck showed promise in independent ball; Played seven pro seasons, 11/5/23
 - Steve Roeder got enough details right to play five pro seasons, but not above short-season, 3/13/20
 - Mike Roesler showed nasty stuff, 10/28/19
 - Pat Roessler, Further Up, 6/1/13
 - Randy Roetter, Athlete Hydration, 11/12/11
 - Chris Rogaliner joined the Niagara Falls Rapids as a trainer while still in college, 3/28/20

 - Bryan Rogers went out and did his job over decade as pro; Made AAA, missed bigs, 12/11/21
 - Danny Rogers dominated in college, played two seasons as a pro; Later played softball, 4/15/20
 - Jimmy Rogers, Hanging Slider, 10/10/10
 - Kevin Rogers, Almost Unhittable, 8/9/11
 - David Rohde, Made Adjustments, 5/28/11
 - Dan Rohrmeier, Kid's Game, 12/25/15
 - Shawn Rohrwild got tough save at Macon, 11/21/16

 - Homar Rojas, Man of Baseball, 11/19/18
 - Mel Rojas, Best Thing, 11/1/14
 - Ricky Rojas, Bore Down, 12/27/14
 - Wilberto Rojas, His Start, 9/5/13
 - Steve Rolen, Offensively Carried, 1/31/15
 - David Rolls fit in at short-season Eugene; Played over eight seasons, made AAA, 9/17/18
 - Vince Roman, Big Role, 1/23/16
 - Scott Romano, Hit 'em, 1/13/15
 - Willie Romay, Their Projection, 11/6/17
 - Brian Romero, Felt Better, 5/18/14
 - Mandy Romero, Up There, 4/7/18
 - Ronaldo Romero, Lost Friend, 5/19/14
 - Kernan Ronan, Great Expertise, 5/10/15
 - Marc Ronan, Good Time, 2/16/17
 - Joe Ronca hit a game-tying grand slam in 11th season in pros; Made AA, not bigs, 3/2/20
 - Gil Rondon briefly made bigs, coached, 3/27/17
 - Nelson Rood, Got To Relax, 7/24/10
 - Gene Roof, Good Days, 3/8/16

 - Ed Rosado moved to the pros out of high school; Saw six seasons, made AAA, 10/30/21
 - Eliezel Rosario, Started Off, 9/24/13
 - Francisco Rosario, First Flight, 2/6/15
 - Mel Rosario, Special Instructions, 8/13/17
 - Victor Rosario, Develop the Bat, 8/8/10
 - Greg Roscoe, Pitched Inside, 4/25/14
 - Bobby Rose got injured in Angels crash, became star in Japan, 12/2/10
 - Mark Rose, Excellent Shot, 4/27/19

 - Pete Rose Jr. saw 11 ML games, Dad's career impacted his, 12/29/22
 - Jaime Roseboro, Position Choice, 6/19/19
 - Steve Rosenberg, Mixed Emotions, 3/15/11
 - Wayne Rosenthal, His Staff, 12/29/15
 - Bryan Roskom, Multiple Stops, 2/7/16
 - Jimmy Roso, Down the Line, 8/12/10
 - Dave Ross, Crackling Slider, 6/13/13
 - Gary Ross, In There, 12/17/17
 - Mark Ross saw bigs over 6 seasons, 7/8/11
 - Mike Ross, Everything Asked, 2/22/19
 - Joe Rosselli, Definitely Nervous, 1/13/13
 - Rico Rossy, His Job, 4/8/15
 - Greg Roth, Good Shot, 6/11/13
 - Brian Rountree, Real Calm, 3/19/16
 - Ken Rowe, Lot of Knowledge, 4/10/11
 - Pete Rowe, Fair Shot, 11/24/13
 - Ralph Rowe, Own Eyes, 12/11/14
 - Rich Rowland started logging, then turned to baseball, bigs, 10/7/13

 - Steve Rowley pitched well against top pick in 1990; Played six seasons, made AA, 6/18/22
 - Walter Roy, Rookie Roommate, 1/17/14
 - Stan Royer, Different Feeling, 12/16/16
 - Jerry Royster, Good Baseball, 11/18/17
 - Jerry Rub worked to get ahead in 6 pro seasons, made AAA, 2/8/12
 - Gary Ruby calmed, made pitchers better over long career, 9/18/17
 - Karl Rudison made single pro season, 47 games at Pulaski, 7/2/15
 - Blaine Rudolph started, relieved over four pro seasons, 1/22/18
 - Mason Rudolph hit, played at catcher over 8 pro seasons, 3/14/17
 - Johnny Ruffin, Another Year, 10/14/18
 - Tim Rumer realized lifelong dream in pros, saw 8 seasons, 3/11/19
 - Paul Runge, Player Development, 11/17/10
 - Rick Rupkey, Locked Down, 2/27/17
 - Mark Rupp took high school success on to college and pros; Saw two pro seasons, 15 appearances, 7/4/20
 - Terry Rupp, Maximum Potential, 7/4/14

 - Andy Rush tried to improve each game; Saw six seasons, could improve enough for high-A, 5/21/22
 - Eddie Rush, Base-Hit Bunter, 11/27/12
 - Troy Rusk, Fun Ride, 7/11/17
 - Fred Russell hit over 4 pro seasons, 6/19/10
 - John Russell, Big Enough Thrill, 8/9/10
 - Matt Russell, Bat Boys, 1/14/18
 - Todd Russell, Good Stuff, 12/18/17

 - Paul Russo bettered game with friends, 7/22/24

 - Craig Ruyak got chance, 1 pro season, 8/24/24
 - Mark Ryal stayed ready in majors, 8/15/12

 - Bobby Ryan loved pressure, made AAA, 9/4/23
 - Colin Ryan had tools, saw 3 seasons, 5/5/14

 - Ken Ryan kept ML hitters off balance, 3/11/23
 - Sean Ryan took good eye to 4 seasons, 6/28/13
 - Kevin Rychel made 8 pro seasons, AAA, 4/18/13
 - Scott Ryder moved around in 5 seasons, 11/20/16

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 - Humberto Saa learned the game in Panama; Played two seasons, 8/3/13
 - Miguel Sabino, Unremarkable Trade, 10/22/10

 - Luke Sable scored game-winner at AA on wild pitch; Saw seven pro seasons, made AAA, 7/4/22
 - Alan Sadler punted in college, saw 8 seasons in pro baseball, 10/27/10
 - Sean Sadler showed confidence with 1990 draft; Played two pro seasons, 4/14/20

 - Damon Saetre played at high-A Peninsula over two seasons, then settled there, 8/12/23
 - Randy St. Claire, First Win, 9/12/11

 - Rich St. John served as an Indians minors trainer two seasons; Started in college, 12/25/20

 - Bobby St. Pe signed as a free agent out of high school; Saw two pro seasons, both in rookie ball, 9/7/20
 - Bill St. Peter went from pro baseball to pro fishing, 11/25/19
 - Joel Safly, Little Things, 6/18/15

 - A.J. Sager started in football, then turned to baseball; Made bigs over five seasons, 10/31/20
 - Carlos Salazar, Triple Crown, 3/24/14
 - Luis Salazar, Brief Career, 10/9/16
 - Edwin Salcedo, Playing Time, 3/10/19
 - Roger Salkeld, Through Injury, 7/4/11
 - John Salles played it out and saw six pro seasons; He made AAA, not the bigs, 1/18/20
 - Tim Salmon, Dreaming About, 9/13/11
 - Brian Saltzgaber experienced the great feeling of playing as a pro; Saw five seasons, made AA, 4/1/20
 - Troy Salvior, His Part, 2/28/17
 - Arnie Sambel, His Heart, 8/12/18
 - Ramon Sambo, More Hits, 12/3/10
 - Lee Sammons, Played Ball, 1/11/18
 - Deron Sample, Hot Start, 5/2/18
 - Todd Samples turned to art and the environment after eight seasons in pro baseball, 10/13/19
 - Mike Sampson, Final Out, 12/4/17

 - Fred Samson hit game-winner after bunt sign lifted at single-A; Saw seven pro seasons, made AA, 7/14/22
 - Roger Samuels, Getting an Opportunity, 10/4/10
 - Adrian Sanchez, Became Determined, 7/23/13
 - Alex Sanchez, Release Point, 4/6/11
 - Daniel Sanchez, Two Hits, 1/8/15
 - Osvaldo Sanchez, Kept Going, 4/15/11
 - Pedro Sanchez, Grand Slam, 11/19/11
 - Perry Sanchez, Two and Out, 12/20/13
 - Zoilo Sanchez, Two Homers, 12/23/10
 - Mike Sander, Toughest Part, 5/20/13

 - Adam Sanders broke up no-hitter with hard grounder in 1990; Saw two pro seasons, 4/1/21 

 - Al Sanders pitched well in AA debut; Saw five pro seasons, missed AAA, bigs, 5/29/22 

 - Earl Sanders, Desire to Succeed, 3/21/13
 - Reggie Sanders, Already Confident, 6/23/10

 - Scott Sanders worked to avoid surgery, returned for playoff start; Saw seven ML seasons, 11/7/22
 - Tracy Sanders, Big Threat, 3/18/15

 - Shaun Sanderson served in utility role for Salt Lake City; Played two seasons, 10/8/23
 - Memo Sandoval, Top Team, 11/5/15
 - Mike Sandoval, His Goals, 2/18/18
 - Tim Sandy, Lefty Batter, 3/8/17
 - Mo Sanford, Real Tough, 5/27/10
 - Nick Santa Cruz, Sophomore Season, 1/2/13
 - Alexis Santaella, Real Impressed, 4/12/19

 - Silverio Santa Maria could throw frequently, if asked; Saw six pro seasons, made high-A, 6/28/21
 - Andres Santana, Did It, 4/2/16

 - Ernesto Santana got called up for exhibition; Saw seven pro seasons, never saw AA, 4/2/21
 - Jose Santana, Stolen Bases, 10/3/13
 - Jose Santana, Bunt Single, 5/31/16
 - Miguel Santana, Lead Off, 4/14/14
 - Ruben Santana, Little Things, 10/10/17

 - F.P. Santangelo knew he'd make the majors; Later made the Mitchell Report, became broadcaster, 2/3/21
 - Angelo Santiago won the South Jersey Triple Crown; Played three pro seasons, made single-A, 12/20/13

 - Cedric Santiago threw junk, but around the plate; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 7/11/21
 - Delvy Santiago, Extremely Proud, 4/11/13
 - Rafael Santiago, Four Hits, 8/24/14
 - Ramon Santiago, More Equipment, 10/21/15
 - Santi Santiago, Still Played, 4/13/19

 - Mike Sarbaugh worked hard, saw 6 seasons, made bigs as coach, 3/3/24
 - Shigeki Sasaki, Second Win, 11/25/13
 - James Sass, Probably Not, 11/3/15
 - Hiroyuki Satoh, Stopped Him, 12/21/13
 - Jason Satre, Fresh Start, 8/2/11

 - Cory Satterfield proved reliable starter at single-A; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 7/30/22
 - Jeff Satzinger, Errant Pitch, 1/3/12
 - Jim Saul, Every Opportunity, 1/26/14

 - Doug Saunders had a great time in the bigs; Saw 28 games there over single season, 11/4/21

 - Rich Sauveur returned from college injury to see long pro career, 12/7/23
 - Jim Savage, Tie Breaker, 6/13/13
 - Warren Sawkiw played nine pro seasons, briefly made AAA; Later turned Blue Jays radio announcer, 4/19/20
 - Dave Sax, Open Some Eyes, 6/7/10
 - Bob Scanlan, His Role, 10/16/11

 - Steve Scarsone got his majors chance, then took it to seven seasons, career as coach, 10/31/21
 - Chris Schaefer made AA in 3 seasons, 5/15/14
 - Jeff Schaefer, Talked To, 3/25/14
 - Bill Schafer, Four Wins, 12/8/14

 - Brian Scheetz had baseball ties as a player, later had them as a youth coach; Played two pro seasons, 8/5/20

 - Jim Scheffler hoped to turn pro as infielder, instead pitched; Saw three pro seasons, 6/8/21
 - Rich Scheid, Good Things, 6/12/13
 - Rob Schiel, Play Again, 10/22/14
 - Curtis Schilling, Promising Player, 4/17/10
 - Butch Schlopy got opportunity as lefty, 3/10/18
 - Keith Schmidt hit 1st Kane County home run, saw 6 seasons, 1/25/16

 - Larry Schmittou helped bring pro ball back to Nashville, focused on fans; Tried for bigs, 6/6/22
 - Will Schock, His Passion, 1/4/17

 - Pete Schourek learned enough to see the majors over 11 seasons, take second in 1995 NL Cy Young, 4/17/20
 - Bruce Schreiber, Best Shot, 4/8/18
 - Steve Schrenk, Big Shoes, 4/15/17
 - Brian Schubert pitched well in college, started six pro games; Returned to his HS as coach and AD, 4/11/20

 - Dave Schuler concentrated as a pitcher, later worked with young pitchers to do same, 3/15/21
 - John Schulte worked hard enough to turn pro out of high school; Played three pro seasons, 3/13/20
 - Jeff Schulz saw 40 ML games, later turned high school coach, 5/5/12
 - Jerry Schunk, His Drive, 3/30/13
 - Mike Schwabe, Big Pitch, 9/15/11

 - Jeff Schwarz made bigs in 12th season, 5/5/24

 - Mike Sciortino tried pitching in pros, then reverted to hitting; Saw two pro seasons, 5/16/21
 - Charles Scott, Bonds' Roommate, 3/8/10
 - Darryl Scott, Family Tree, 5/28/16
 - Dick Scott, Most Enjoyable, 3/28/12
 - Donnie Scott, Switch-Hitter, 2/23/11
 - Gary Scott made the great achievement, he made the majors; Played with Cubs over two seasons, 1/17/20
 - Kevin Scott, Veteran Type, 9/27/13

 - Philip Scott was known as a prankster in high school; Got embarrassed by Morganna as pro, made single-A, 6/8/21

 - Rennie Scott learned the screwball from a former major leaguer; Played over three pro seasons, made high-A, 2/24/23
 - Shawn Scott, Extra Time, 9/10/13
 - Tim Scott, Didn't Mind, 7/20/11
 - Tony Scott, Switch Hitter, 6/20/13
 - Tyrone Scott, Live Arm, 1/13/16
 - Tony Scruggs, Same Feeling, 4/28/11
 - Scott Scudder, Got Back, 6/24/12
 - Rudy Seanez, Do Anything, 9/8/12
 - Mike Search, Positive Energy, 5/1/15
 - Steve Searcy, Positive Attitude, 11/5/10
 - Bob Sebra, On Purpose, 6/22/11
 - Tate Seefried, Same Way, 4/14/19
 - Dan Segui, Some Kids, 2/25/13

 - David Segui made the bigs, but eventually had help; Made 15 ML seasons, Mitchell Report, 6/2/22
 - Diego Segui, More Motion, 1/17/13
 - Jose Segura, Place for Him, 10/10/11
 - Jason Sehorn, Tremendous Athleticism, 7/27/13
 - Mac Seibert, Professional Level, 3/11/16
 - Keith Seiler, More Happy, 4/15/19
 - Rick Sellers, Awesome Thing, 3/23/16

 - John Sellick worked walks from Valenzuela at AA; Played six seasons; Passed in 2021, 7/24/22
 - Scott Sellner, Pile On, 9/11/17
 - George Sells, Mound Work, 2/9/17

 - Frank Seminara pitched well-controlled over three major league seasons, then went into financial advising, 12/10/22
 - Sean Sena, Home Run, 11/21/17

 - Mitch Seoane played in minors, then managed there with respect from his players, 9/17/22
 - Rob Sepanek, Played For, 5/21/11
 - Felix Septimo, Kept Playing, 1/29/17

 - Scott Serbin served as a Sarasota White Sox batboy; Later got into local music, 1/21/22
 - Scott Servais, His Opportunity, 11/21/11
 - Scott Service, Well-Traveled, 1/16/12
 - Winston Seymour, Little Luck, 4/15/13
 - Rick Shackle helped college to big win, saw 5 pro seasons, 5/29/15

 - Ken Shamburg realized he'd always have another at-bat; Played over 11 pro seasons, missed bigs, 5/3/22
 - Dan Shannon, Pitching Career, 12/13/12
 - Kelly Sharitt served as minors trainer, equipment manager, 2/1/18
 - Gary Sharko, Threw Hard, 2/10/13
 - Steve Sharts used original delivery to play six pro seasons, made AAA, 9/2/11

 - Jon Shave made the most of his time in the bigs; Saw three seasons there, including all of 1999, 8/18/20
 - Cedric Shaw, Heckuva Game, 12/28/15
 - Curtis Shaw, Walk On, 3/20/14
 - Jeff Shaw, Changed Gears, 9/27/14
 - Kerry Shaw, Better Hitter, 2/1/13

 - Kevin Shaw was once a prospect, saw seven seasons, made AA, 1/17/24
 - Theo Shaw, Like A Kid, 10/27/11
 - John Shea, Serious Look, 8/27/10
 - Danny Sheaffer made good on chances, 9/2/10
 - John Sheehan, Three Innings, 8/11/16
 - Jim Shellenback, Strong Points, 6/13/12
 - Ben Shelton, Very Special, 4/9/18

 - Harry Shelton showed enough potential to turn pro; He made high-A, then turned scout, 3/20/22

 - Keith Shepherd got noticed by two stars, 11/24/20
 - Mike Shepherd, Head Start, 7/4/15
 - Rich Shepperd, Big Spot, 6/9/16
 - Glenn Sherlock's coached long in game, 4/26/19
 - Tim Sherrill, Fishing and Baseball, 9/28/10
 - Darrell Sherman, Scouts Doubted, 9/24/10
 - James Shevlin, Two Shevlins, 11/28/13
 - Doug Shields, Played Hard, 10/13/18
 - Tommy Shields worked to prove self, 10/4/12
 - Steve Shifflett made ML in top shape, 5/12/14
 - Chris Shiflett, Very Frustrating, 12/17/15
 - Mark Shiflett played, coached decade, 10/6/15
 - Larry Shikles, Different Pitches, 9/28/12
 - Zak Shinall, Consistent Basis, 12/30/18
 - Gary Shingledecker, Five Hits, 1/25/16

 - Jeff Shireman loved to be on the field as player, coach, manager; Played seven seasons, made AAA, 7/29/22
 - Bob Shirley, Only Thing, 3/9/12
 - Scott Shockey, Made It Back, 5/26/10
 - John Shoemaker, The Goal, 11/3/18

 - Brad Shores worked as minors trainer, 3/6/24
 - Brian Shouse saw 13 major league outings over his first 12 seasons, then his career took off, 2/18/20
 - J.R. Showalter, Went Somewhere, 4/24/16

 - Michael Shull played, then coached kids, 4/18/24
 - Bo Siberz, New Day, 9/15/15

 - Joe Siddall learned a lot over 12 pro seasons; Made bigs, became Blue Jays broadcaster, endured loss of son, 12/29/20

 - Steve Siebert showed speed and hitting in high school; Played two pro seasons, later coached HS, 10/13/22
 - Candy Sierra, Soon Enough, 10/25/15
 - Jason Sievers, Worked a Walk, 1/26/13

 - Rusty Silcox chose rehab over surgery early on; Saw four pro seasons, made AA, 10/22/22
 - Chad Silver played on college Soviet tour, saw single season, 7/23/17
 - Roy Silver, Most Impressed, 1/25/12
 - Al Silverstein, Next Thing, 2/11/18

 - Dave Silvestri played baseball in the Olympics and in bigs: Saw time in eight ML seasons, 12/3/22

 - Ken Silvestri saw time in eight ML seasons; In between, he fought in World War II; Also coached, 9/19/23
 - Enoch Simmons, Much Potential, 3/31/15
 - Nelson Simmons, Best Thing, 12/24/16
 - Randy Simmons, One Night, 1/24/14
 - Mike Simms, Bench Player, 10/2/11
 - Rich Simon, Lead Protected, 8/12/16
 - Dan Simonds, Right Place, 4/6/13
 - Doug Simons, As Excited, 4/23/11
 - Doug Simpson played three sports in high school, a season in pro baseball, became fireman, 2/21/20
 - Dan Sims, Early Run, 12/9/14
 - Greg Sims, Wind Aided, 4/10/18
 - Mark Sims, Proven Winner, 9/21/14
 - Matt Sinatro, Commitment to Improve, 11/10/10
 - Tom Singer, Job Done, 8/18/13
 - Joe Singley, Have To, 4/3/17
 - Joe Siwa, Great Things, 10/12/14
 - Joe Skalski, Quick Ending, 11/29/10
 - Andy Skeels showed leadership in game, 7/3/13
 - Rafael Skeete, Good Sense, 1/19/19
 - Bob Skinner, Much Pride, 3/24/12
 - John Skurla, Looking Outside, 10/9/12
 - Bill Slack, Good Teacher, 4/10/15
 - Vernon Slater, Playing Better, 8/9/18

 - Heathcliff Slocumb turned to faith, saw 10 majors seasons, 8/18/19

 - Rich Slomkowski tried new delivery after slow start; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 2/5/23

 - Sluggers Sports Memorabilia opened across Toronto; Its owner later became central to 'Jack of All Trades' doc, 12/11/21
 - Joe Slusarski, Mental Toughness, 12/20/16
 - Craig Smajstrla, Not Quite, 12/8/11
 - Aaron Small, More Wins, 10/16/13
 - Jeff Small, Six Hits, 12/25/10
 - Mark Small, Not Enough, 9/26/13
 - Roberto Smalls played three pro seasons, made single-A, then went to prison in Virgin Islands for murder, 4/28/13
 - Reuben Smiley, Next Time, 2/11/13
 - Bryan Smith, Exciting Plan, 1/19/16
 - C.L. Smith, Enough Offense, 3/11/19

 - Chad Smith turned pro after high school no-hitter; Saw five seasons, made high-A, 5/21/23
 - D.L. Smith played 9 pro seasons, saw AAA in 6, missed majors, 2/29/12

 - Dan Smith improved his slider enough to see two ML seasons; Returned from injury, 8/16/20
 - David Smith, First Pitch, 11/11/14

 - Ed Smith got a fresh start in Brewers system; Saw nine seasons, briefly made AAA, 1/23/22
 - Frank Smith, Last Guy, 5/22/19
 - Greg Smith, Worked Hard, 9/25/11
 - Greg Smith, Three Hits, 10/28/15
 - Ira Smith wasn't afraid to fail; Played 14 seasons, got considered for bigs spot, but never made it, 5/15/20

 - Joel Smith sped his way from Tennessee to the pros; Saw four seasons, made high-A, 1/2/21

 - John Smith picked up late-season complete-game win for Utica; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 3/26/21
 - Keith Smith, Fielding Accolades, 3/10/11

 - Lee Smith hoped there was room for her; Went from assistant to independent GM to the NHL, 4/3/22
 - Mark Smith, Stayed Unbeaten, 3/2/17
 - (Texas) Mike Smith, Next Time Out, 1/4/10
 - Randy Smith, Phenomenal Teacher, 12/6/16

 - Ray Smith found home in Elizabethton, 7/14/24

 - Rich Smith, Travel Coach, 2/13/16
 - Rob Smith made good catch at Beloit, saw 4 pro seasons, 4/2/24

 - Sean Smith returned from Guillain-Barré syndrome to see pros, 4/16/19
 - Steve Smith, Did A Lot, 3/3/11
 - Terrell Smith, Another Sport, 7/22/17

 - Terry Smith served as a AA All-Star trainer, as trainer in Tigers and Red Sox systems, 8/25/21

 - Tim Smith started slow at AA; Saw three seasons there, played five overall, missed bigs, 7/17/21
 - Todd Smith, Stayed With, 3/2/14
 - Tracy Smith finished out his playing career and better opportunities presented themselves, 1/8/20

 - Willie Smith made majors over 8 games, 12/14/11

 - Willie Smith, This Headache, 6/24/13
 - Woody Smith gave minors advice to cousin, neither made bigs, 11/27/19
 - Roger Smithberg, Any Other Game, 3/24/11
 - Van Snider, Full Outfield, 5/24/10

 - Dan Snover played, then turned teacher, 9/1/24

 - J.T. Snow took pride in his defense; Saw 16 ML seasons, won six Gold Gloves, 11/29/22
 - Brett Snyder, Helped Fuel, 7/2/17
 - Bryan Snyder, Going to Work, 10/17/10
 - Chris Snyder, Next Starter, 7/15/17
 - Randy Snyder, With Aggressiveness, 6/18/17
 - Ray Soff waited for 1st ML win, got 5, 3/19/12
 - Luis Sojo got key WS hit, long career, 5/11/11

 - Joe Solimine hit in 3 seasons, single-A, 4/23/21
 - David Solseth hit over 3 pro seasons, 5/8/14

 - David Sommer made pros, passed in 2019, 1/28/21

 - Mike Songini grinned over 4 seasons, 11/11/23

 - Mike Soper threw sinkerballs and saved games; Saw six pro seasons, made AAA, 12/4/20
 - Paul Sorrento, Over The Plate, 1/19/11
 - Jose Sosa, Those Numbers, 7/17/17
 - Tim Sossamon, Good Velocity, 4/12/14
 - Rafael Soto, Someday Play, 7/18/13
 - Shaun Sottile, Impressive Start, 12/7/14
 - Brian Souza returned from arm injury to turn pro; Saw four seasons, made single-A, 7/7/20
 - Scott Sowell, Career Highlight, 10/6/17

 - Tony Spaan played 24 pro games, 7/14/24

 - Tookie Spann used his baseball skills to see six pro seasons, made AA, 9/10/21
 - Don Sparks saw nine pro seasons, AAA, 4/17/12
 - Greg Sparks made 13 pro seasons, AAA, 7/5/13

 - Steve Sparks learned ML knuckleball, 5/7/24

 - Chris Sparrow came back from slump with home run at Utica; Played two pro seasons, 4/25/21
 - Brian Specyalski, Their Ace, 6/7/16

 - Frank Speek woke up, saw 3 pro seasons, made single-A, 9/14/24
 - Tim Spehr wasn't home run hitter, but made bigs in 8 seasons, 7/2/10
 - Bob Spencer, Card Investor, 4/7/16

 - Kyle Spencer picked up win in long relief at Gastonia; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 7/15/22
 - Shane Spencer, Look Back, 4/21/18
 - Tom Spencer, Team Trainer, 11/21/12
 - Tom Spencer, Looking For, 2/15/13

 - Mike Spiers trailblazed in travel ball, 4/14/24
 - Harry Spilman, Calling (Manny's) Mom, 6/18/10

 - John Spinosa trained in pros, on tape, 5/26/24
 - Tony Spires, Triple Total, 1/9/13

 - Jim Spivey took temperament, work ethic to pros, 2 seasons, 10/13/24
 - Lickety Split, the Holly Farms Chicken, graced his first card, then found himself - and the brand - on the way out, 1/27/20

 - Jerry Spradlin, Some Ability, 11/13/12

 - Ed Sprague, Strong and Healthy, 7/10/10
 - Dennis Springer, Being Different, 1/2/11
 - Steve Springer, Rather Play, 8/7/11
 - Robert Spurlock, Well Acquainted, 6/13/15

 - Al Stacey had big game for Geneva in 1989; Saw two pro seasons, 10/1/23

 - Matt Stairs thought about moving on, then made the next 15 major league seasons, 12/31/20
 - Mark Stancel, Bases Loaded, 12/26/16
 - Don Stanford saw encouragement at AA, 7/11/13

 - Larry Stanford had right pitches to make bigs, but elbow injury left him short of majors, 3/16/21

 - Lee Stange, Stayed Within,11/3/13

 - Tim Stange knew he had to earn college starting spot after injury; Played three pro seasons, made high-A, 3/19/23
 - Pete Stanicek, Brick Wall, 6/15/10
 - Steve Stanicek dreamed of making bigs; Made it over two seasons, for 13 games, 6/14/10
 - Andy Stankiewicz, Helped Them, 2/12/12
 - Karl Stanley, Pitched Well, 11/11/17
 - Leroy Stanton, Made Sure, 10/27/13
 - Tim Stargell, Team MVPs, 1/12/12
 - Matt Stark, Positive Attitude, 6/11/12
 - Dave Staton, Got Lucky, 10/30/15
 - Dave Staydohar, Advertising Sign, 6/8/16
 - John Stearns, Season Changing, 3/20/13
 - Rick Steed, Didn't Have, 9/6/13
 - Jim Steels, Just Glad, 1/20/12
 - Marino Stefany, Outstanding Pitching, 3/9/16

 - John Stefero signed with his hometown team, then hit back-to-back game-winners, 2/23/21
 - Mark Steffens, Local Team, 7/16/17
 - Bill Stein, His Role, 6/16/18
 - Brian Steiner, Hard Worker, 6/9/14
 - Earl Steinmetz, Independent Attention, 10/23/10
 - Dan Stenz, Brand New, 5/29/16

 - Todd Stephan knew the bigs sometimes required getting a break; Saw five pro seasons, made AAA, missed majors, 1/1/23
 - Brian Stephens, Extra Concentration, 10/28/17
 - Mark Stephens became first Marlins signee in a pro game; Saw seven seasons, made high-A, 6/18/20
 - Ray Stephens, Up In The Air, 9/13/10
 - Ron Stephens, Very Good, 6/2/13
 - Dave Stevens, Every Day, 7/31/13
 - Lee Stevens, To Play, 8/10/12
 - Matt Stevens, Some Excitement, 12/29/12
 - Scott Stevens, Good Record, 4/6/17
 - Brady Stewart, Any Way, 8/11/18
 - Carl Stewart, Fine Start, 5/7/13
 - Tito Stewart, Great Experience, 9/4/10

 - Rob Stiegele found himself alongside HOFers as batboy; Later turned pro, saw two seasons, 1/3/23
 - Rod Stillwell played, coached youth, 5/10/14

 - Rick Stiner hit, then taught game, 5/9/24

 - Kelly Stinnett had attitude, frame of mind to make bigs over 14 seasons, 8/13/23
 - Doug Stockham, Good Crowds, 4/16/15
 - Bill Stohr, First Win, 7/13/17
 - Randy Stokes, One Place, 7/28/18
 - Brian Stone, Off Night, 2/1/19
 - Eric Stone, Locked Down, 5/22/12
 - Jeff Stone, That Job, 10/17/12
 - Mel Stottlemyre waited for majors call, made 13 majors games, 12/11/11
 - Steve Stowell, Impressive Work, 11/16/13
 - Don Strange, Job Done, 12/10/14
 - Doug Strange, Some Perspective, 8/25/10

 - Keith Strange hoped position moves would better bigs opportunity; Played four pro seasons, made AA, 4/8/21
 - Julio Strauss' services were won in Venezuela by the Cubs; He made AAA, but not the bigs, 1/4/20
 - Rick Strebeck, Position Change, 9/23/19

 - Jim Stricek helped players after injuries as minors trainer; Once got ejected while doing so, 5/20/22
 - Ricky Strickland, One-Hopper, 10/3/15
 - Randy Strijek, His Chance, 4/21/16
 - Craig Strobel, Athletic Training, 9/30/15
 - Lester Strode spent more than three decades with the Cubs organization, 11/28/19
 - Brent Strom, Understands That, 7/8/13
 - Derek Stroud served as head coach at old high school for two decades; Played seven pro seasons, 1/11/20
 - Shannon Strong, Loved It, 10/16/18
 - Ed Stryker threw batting practice to major leaguers in college; Pro career topped out at high-A, 6/4/20
 - Dave Sturdivant, Three Runners, 4/28/15
 - Glenn Sudbury, Good Location, 3/23/14
 - William Suero, Been Tattooing, 3/22/13
 - Brian Sullivan, Family History, 12/15/13

 - Brian Sullivan got drafted into pros, then came injury, 10/14/24

 - Carl Sullivan improved his patience as hitter, saw six pro seasons; Made AA, 1/11/22
 - Glenn Sullivan, Came Home, 3/7/11
 - Mike Sullivan, Lesson Learned, 12/30/12
 - Sully's Pub in Peoria had memorabilia, sponsored Peoria set, 11/25/19
 - Sunny, Bedecked In, 10/29/15
 - John Surane, Amazing Win, 11/14/16

 - Steve Surico chose college over the pros; Came back from injury, saw all of seven pro games, 8/12/20
 - Glenn Sutko, His Heart, 6/28/15
 - Steve Swail, Signed As, 1/21/14
 - Rob Swain, His Chance, 4/23/14

 - Thayer Swain got playing time, swing bat well at single-A; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 6/19/22

 - Russ Swan, Threw Strikes, 10/26/11

 - Chad Swanson, Successfully Deployed, 2/23/13
 - Dave Swartzbaugh received support from his AAA pitching coach, then returned to bigs, 12/3/19
 - Jim Sweeney threw a 1990 pitch that cleared the benches, 11/27/19
 - Michael Sweeney, Set Back, 11/30/16
 - Rob Sweeney, The Switch, 5/31/19
 - Rick Sweet, That Mentality, 9/13/16
 - Paul Swingle, His Successes, 5/28/16
 - Steve Swisher, Work and Success, 8/10/11

 - Joe Szekely played, nearly made bigs, 8/16/10

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 - Jeff Tackett played well in front of family with Orioles; Made four ML seasons, 7/19/11
 - Dennis Tafoya, Showed Dedication, 8/14/16

 - Rod Tafoya played and then continued playing, into his late-50s, 10/12/23

 - Gino Tagliaferri, Lost Confidence, 3/18/16 
 - Kevin Tahan, His Night, 9/23/10
 - Louis Talbert saw 3 seasons, made AA, 7/15/11
 - Carlos Tamarez, Perfect Bunt, 3/12/14

 - Bruce Tanner followed his father Chuck to the majors, coaching; Later became advance scout, 10/10/22
 - Eddie Tanner, Playing Time, 10/5/11
 - Dagoberto Tapia, Only Information, 2/10/15
 - Tony Tarasco felt like 12yo in majors debut, saw 8 seasons, 12/8/14

 - Dave Tarjick wanted to become a professional baseball player; What he became was a dad, 5/14/21
 - Kevin Tatar, Couldn't Go, 5/7/13

 - Dean Tatarian hit Yankee Stadium home run; Played six pro seasons, made AAA, never made bigs, 4/12/21 
 - Bernie Tatis, Dominican Prospect, 5/20/10
 - Fausto Tatis saw 3 seasons, high-A, 12/13/17
 - Jim Tatum became strong in Japan, 2/28/11

 - Willie Tatum dreamed of playing pro; Saw eight pro seasons, made AAA, passed in 2018, 3/5/23
 - Eddie Taubensee, Could Hit, 4/16/11
 - Hector Tavarez, Three Countries, 1/10/17

 - Jesus Tavarez continued working hard over five major league seasons, later saw Korea, 7/1/23
 - Marcos Taveras, Helluva Hit, 1/23/18

 - Ramon Taveras threw well at short-season; Saw four seasons, made AA, 2/21/22
 - Aaron Taylor, Pitched Well, 7/25/13
 - Bill Taylor, Held It, 2/26/14
 - Charley Taylor, Fun Time, 9/15/16

 - Dave Taylor hit a late home run in college game; Saw two pro seasons, made high-A, 4/17/22
 - Dorn Taylor made bigs in 6th season, 6/21/12
 - Dwight Taylor, Good Jump, 7/27/14
 - Mike Taylor, Rain-Shortened, 8/17/13
 - Mike Taylor, Final Frame, 12/18/15
 - Mike Taylor, Successful Season, 2/7/18
 - Rob Taylor, Two Parts, 1/26/15
 - Scott Taylor, Much Fun, 11/5/14
 - Scott Taylor was Winston-Salem's best catcher in 1990; He briefly made AAA, but not the bigs, 1/5/20

 - Scott Taylor heard crowd roaring after key ML strikeouts; Saw two ML seasons, 20 appearances, 2/12/23

 - Steve Taylor tried pros, made single-A, 7/15/24
 - Terry Taylor, That Mistake, 9/19/12
 - Terry Taylor, Had Potential, 5/18/15
 - Tommy Taylor, Down The Road, 1/20/11
 - Tony Taylor, Behind Him, 4/2/16
 - Wade Taylor showed confidence, made ML, 3/22/12

 - Will Taylor turned switch-hitter, saw eight pro seasons; Eighth came nine years after last, 10/24/20

 - Marc Techman served as Auburn Astros hometown trainer, 4/21/17

 - Scott Tedder played basketball, turned pro in baseball, 1/8/22

 - Garett Teel gave best shot, made high-A, turned coach, 10/5/20
 - Doug Tegtmeier played in Alaska, made three pro seasons, 10/16/17
 - Joe Teixeira saw two pro seasons, later coached college, 1/30/16
 - Domingo Tejada, Photo Day, 2/13/15
 - Francisco Tejada, Lead-Off Double, 7/9/17
 - Leo Tejada, Big Night, 4/1/17
 - Fausto Tejero, Most Experienced, 5/4/16
 - Anthony Telford, All About, 6/1/18
 - Dave Telgheder, Strange Feeling, 4/21/18
 - David Tellers turned his height into finesse pitching; Played seven pro seasons, made AA, 2/28/20

 - Paulino Tena got thrown at in 1991 game; Saw four seasons, made high-A, 9/10/23

 - Joe Tenhunfeld hit aggressively in college, then turned pro; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 10/10/21

 - Marc Tepper played four pro seasons, made high-A; He then taught the game to his son, 8/5/22
 - James Terrell, Pretty Fun, 10/28/17

 - Adam Terris dedicated himself, then returned to college field; Made pros, saw two seasons, 1/12/21
 - Tony Terzarial, He's Learned, 11/18/12
 - Craig Teter, Hot Month, 4/22/17
 - Terry Tewell, Seemed Right, 2/7/15
 - Bob Tewksbury, Pitched Again, 8/25/17
 - Jeff Thelen made Legion World Series, four pro seasons, 10/2/14

 - Ryan Thibault saw 4 pro seasons, made high-A, Australia, 10/18/22
 - John Thibert helped high school to win, saw 5 pro seasons, 3/12/19
 - Art Thigpen played 3 seasons, then became minors umpire, 3/29/20
 - John Thoden meant much to college team, saw 5 pro seasons, 11/30/13

 - Delvin Thomas chose pro baseball over college football, 7/29/23
 - Frank Thomas added power, pop over two decades in majors, 8/29/11
 - Keith Thomas chose pro baseball, saw 14 seasons, AA, 3/5/14

 - Kelvin Thomas saw 4 pro seasons, high-A with Mariners, 7/30/23
 - Mark Thomas toughed it out first year to play 5 seasons, 5/1/18

 - Mike Thomas went from small college to the majors - for one appearance; Saw seven pro seasons, 6/4/21
 - Mitch Thomas, Baseball History, 1/1/16
 - Orlando Thomas, Game-Winner, 5/28/17
 - Ron Thomas, Bore Down, 11/26/14
 - Royal Thomas, Some Durability, 10/31/15
 - Skeets Thomas, Could Hit, 2/21/17

 - Steve Thomas played three pro seasons, then walked away; Returned eight years later to independent ball, 5/24/21
 - Tim Thomas, Those Hits, 3/5/15
 - Jim Thome, Steak Dinner, 3/8/15
 - Charles Thompson, Too Much, 7/19/14
 - Fletcher Thompson, His Speed, 1/4/16
 - Rich Thompson worked to show people he was better than AA; Saw three ML seasons, 7/5/12
 - Ryan Thompson, Went Out, 1/24/18

 - Ryan Thompson loved baseball, got to serve as Durham Bulls bat boy, 3/31/23
 - Sean Thompson, His Future, 11/26/13
 - Squeezer Thompson, Best Arm, 7/26/14
 - Tommy Thompson, Old School, 12/27/15

 - Tommy Thompson played, coached for years in White Sox system; Later got career 2nd chance through sobriety, 4/17/21

 - Rob Thomson has earned trust of his players as majors coach with Yankees, Phillies, 8/9/21

 - Eric Thornton realized in college he had pro potential; Played two pro seasons, made Pittsfield, 5/13/21 
 - Lou Thornton, Stuck Around, 11/26/10
 - Paul Thorpe, High-Pressure, 5/20/13
 - Brian Thorson, Dedicated Person, 12/14/16

 - Chris Threadgill used his speed over three pro seasons; Topped out at single-A, played alongside brother, 10/1/22
 - George Threadgill, Consistent Hitter, 4/6/19

 - Henry Threadgill had brief career, but had career night in August 1990; Made single-A, 9/6/22
 - Jim Thrift, Long Time, 3/8/17
 - Gary Thurman made majors over nine seasons, later coached, 5/3/10
 - Tony Tillman, Better Things, 3/11/15

 - Pat Tilmon continued playing for his love of game; Saw 11 seasons, briefly made AAA, coached, 4/23/23
 - Mike Timlin, Playoff Games, 2/4/18
 - Ron Tingley, An Upswing, 4/3/12
 - Lee Tinsley, Very Satisfying, 3/11/12
 - Gordie Tipton helped pitch his college team to the World Series title game; Saw three pro seasons, 5/25/20
 - Tom Tisdale, His Work, 10/23/15
 - John Toale, Played Professionally, 11/22/10
 - Jackson Todd returned from cancer to bigs, long coaching career, 5/31/12

 - Theron Todd worked to improve hitting over seven pro seasons; Made AA, later coached, 4/21/23

 - Kevin Tolar got his pitches over for a decade plus, then made the majors; Saw time in three ML campaigns, 4/3/21
 - Mark Tolbert, Not Enough, 5/28/15
 - Jose Tolentino, Best Chance, 6/15/11
 - David Tollison, Core Values, 9/10/13
 - Tim Tolman, Different Role, 9/4/13
 - Andy Tomberlin, His Position, 4/13/15
 - Randy Tomlin, Was Alright, 7/12/14

 - Rick Tomlin had long coaching career, 6/26/24
 - Matt Toole, Promoted To, 7/2/14
 - Tony Torchia, School Teacher, 10/12/11
 - Freddy Torres, Top Prospect, 3/5/16
 - Jessie Torres, Home Run, 4/19/13
 - Leo Torres, Long Save, 3/6/16
 - Paul Torres, Play Wherever, 4/23/13
 - Ramon Torres, Native Country, 3/18/15
 - Ricky Torres pitched over 8 seasons, 10/29/11
 - Tim Torricelli knew catchers needed defense, saw 4 seasons, 12/12/10
 - Kelvin Torve, Pressure Situations, 9/9/12

 - Kevin Towers played, coached, scouted, served as ML GM almost two decades; Passed in 2018, 10/17/22
 - Jason Townley, Worked Out, 1/20/18
 - Jim Tracy relieved and started over 9 seasons, made AAA, 7/16/14
 - Jim Tracy showed attention to detail as majors manager, 8/5/17
 - Todd Trafton wanted to get there, saw AAA, Mexico, Taiwan, 2/3/12
 - Dave Trautwein stayed prepared, saw six seasons, AAA, 3/29/10
 - John Trautwein skipped job for pros, later faced tragedy, 10/2/10

 - Dean Treanor once served as an undercover police officer; Later served as major league bullpen coach, 12/9/20
 - Ed Tredway, Big Switch, 3/28/15
 - Nolberto Troncoso, Two Runs, 12/6/17
 - Gary Tremblay, Blocked Them, 7/11/11
 - Mike Tresemer gave team chance at Eugene, saw five seasons, 12/29/14

 - Mickey Tresh followed family into pros, but couldn't follow to bigs; Wasn't disappointed, 8/15/21 

 - Tony Trevino accepted any position, as long as it got him in the lineup; Saw six seasons, made AA, 10/8/21 
 - Wally Trice, New Pitch, 8/15/16
 - Dave Tripp, Concentrated On, 3/19/14
 - Ricky Trlicek, Important Thing, 2/3/18
 - Mike Trombley, Good Times, 2/24/13
 - Steve Trout, Improved Greatly, 8/20/17
 - Kevin Trudeau, Played Harder, 9/17/17

 - Jose Trujillo took his team-oriented attitude from college to the pros; Saw four seasons, made high-A, 7/16/22
 - Ken Trusky just hoped to improve after draft; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 4/15/13
 - George Tsamis, Greatest Place, 2/26/13
 - Marc Tsitouris swung the bat well in a July 1991 game; Played two pro seasons, 10/17/19
 - Bill Tucker, True Passion, 11/13/17
 - Scooter Tucker, Game Confidence, 2/10/13
 - Steve Tucker, Got Outs, 12/31/14
 - Rich Tunison adjusted, saw 5 seasons, 3/8/12
 - Lee Tunnell, Had Confidence, 8/25/11
 - Brian Turang, Motivated Him, 11/9/14
 - Joe Turek, How Hard, 6/16/15

 - Dave Turgeon has gained close connections over 30-plus years in game; Played, then coached, 7/31/21
 - Brian Turner, His Best, 1/10/15
 - Matt Turner, Terrible Call, 4/12/15
 - Shane Turner, Worked on Hitting, 3/23/11
 - Rich Turrentine, Best Shot, 4/24/19
 - Joe Turvey, Old Time, 6/25/15

 - Jeff Tuss played, later chose football to Angels' surprise, 3/9/24
 - Mike Twardoski took fundamentals to 10 pro seasons, made AAA, 1/12/14
 - Doug Twitty, Prepared To, 1/13/18
 - Sean Twitty, Closest Friends, 10/14/17

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 - Alex Ubina got drafted from Puerto Rico, among first; Played two seasons, 9/22/16
 - Kenichi Uchiyama, Any Other, 11/27/13
 - Ted Uhlaender, Hard Worker, 1/2/15
 - Scott Ullger, Chance Taken, 2/28/13
 - Bobby Underwood, Fine Pitcher, 4/10/13
 - Bob Undorf moved on to pros without pressure; Played four seasons, made AA, 4/26/20
 - Lee Upshaw, Player's Reality, 11/8/16

 - Tom Urbani worked to earn confidence over 4 ML seasons, 9/25/24
 - Joe Urbon, Straight Shooter, 12/15/12
 - Juan Uribe, In Relief, 11/26/15 

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 - Julio Valera made 5 bigs seasons with 'dastardly dip' slider, 5/6/10
 - Amilcar Valdez, The Difference, 12/31/18
 - Efrain Valdez, Breaking Pitch, 4/14/11
 - Frank Valdez, Real Quick Bat, 9/11/10
 - Jose Valdez, At Home, 5/24/19
 - Rafael Valdez, Expectations Exceeded, 12/21/10
 - Gil Valencia, His Shot, 12/27/12
 - John Valentin, Rare Fetes, 3/31/16

 - Jose Valentin started his pro career strong, then saw time in 16 major league seasons, 10/25/20 
 - Tony Valle, Hard Thrower, 1/15/14

 - Kerry Valrie loved to hit, in two sports; Played nine pro baseball seasons, made AAA, also tried for NFL, 4/9/21
 - Todd Van Poppel, Kept Playing, 3/17/14
 - Cap Van Rynbach, Select Group, 3/20/17
 - Aaron Van Scoyoc, That Knowledge, 1/14/15
 - Dave Van Winkle, Pro Prospect, 4/9/17
 - Bob Vancho, Bad Start, 6/15/17
 - Ed Vande Berg, Got to Act, 4/19/11
 - John Vander Wal, Liked Fastballs, 4/13/14
 - Bill Vanderwel, Home Country, 4/19/17
 - Brandy Vann, Just Pitch, 5/12/15
 - Tim Vannaman, Good Season, 2/21/14

 - Tom Van Schaack helped Watertown to attendance gain as GM; Had long career in baseball, 9/14/23

 - Jeff Vanzytveld had a major league sinker; Injury ended career at AA, 2/3/22

 - Hector Vargas worked to make double plays at AA; Played more than decade, made AAA, 3/18/21 
 - Julio Vargas, His Chances, 7/14/17
 - Dan Varnell, Came Through, 12/29/17

 - Pat Varni hit well in college series; Later turned pro, saw two seasons, made high-A, 4/17/22
 - Gary Varsho, Playing Home, 3/6/11
 - Chris Vasquez, Accepted It, 5/10/13
 - Julian Vasquez, Good Pitches, 7/12/18

 - Luis Vasquez pitched well in AA start, made AAA over four seasons; Missed bigs, 6/8/22

 - Marcos Vasquez did his job over 11 pro seasons; Saw AAA, Taiwan, but missed bigs, 3/29/23
 - Jim Vatcher, Only Goal, 5/16/12
 - Mo Vaughn, For Miles, 1/20/14

 - Randy Vaughn worked on concentrating over 3 seasons, made AA, 1/31/24
 - Aguedo Vasquez, His Start, 8/19/19
 - Joe Vavra put in his time and eventually found a home as an ML coach with the Twins and Tigers, 5/15/20

 - Ed Vazquez expressed nerves upon pro career's start; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 5/21/21

 - Pedro Vazquez saw 4 seasons, high-A, 5/10/14

 - Mike Veeck got his start in the bigs, then came disco, and success in minors with help from a dog and a pig, 4/9/22

 - Bruce Vegely saw 4 seasons, coached, 9/29/22
 - Brian Veilleux, Grand Slam, 12/27/16
 - Steve Veit, Day Before, 1/15/16

 - Guillermo Velasquez got his shot at first for the Padres in 1993; Saw two ML seasons, 11/19/20

 - Ray Velasquez went all out over 6 seasons, made high-A, 4/6/24
 - Noel Velez, Poor Throw, 2/15/14

 - Leroy Ventress showed speed early on; Played nine seasons, made AA, 9/30/21

 - Jose Ventura started shutout timidly, then got aggressive; Saw six pro seasons, made AA, 1/25/22

 - Mike Verdi learned from father, then followed him to minors, 6/24/21

 - Mando Verdugo got out of slump with manager's help; Saw five pro seasons, made high-A, 8/8/22
 - Dave Veres, Comeback Bid, 3/18/11
 - Chris Verna, Big Thrill, 6/12/15
 - Mark Verstandig, Every Day, 7/1/14
 - Don Vesling, Too Fine, 12/13/11

 - Will Vespe played 2 seasons, attempted post-surgery comeback, 8/7/22
 - Darryl Vice, That Situation, 3/26/15
 - Alberto Vicente, Important Point, 2/19/15
 - Don Vidmar, To Work, 5/25/15

 - John Viera saw college career imperiled by miscommunication; Saw four pro seasons, made AAA, 11/11/22

 - Jose Viera, Walk-Off, 8/3/13
 - Joey Vierra, Greatest Memory, 12/18/10
 - Hector Villanueva, Streak Hitter, 8/7/12 

 - Juan Villanueva wanted to play baseball, did so over seven seasons; Made AA, 10/20/20
 - Juan Villareal, Best Of, 7/14/17
 - Ozzie Virgil, Getting Hit, 6/12/11
 - George Virgilio, Took Some, 7/5/15
 - Joe Vitko, Really Pleased, 7/14/18
 - Jose Vizcaino, Game-Winner, 2/20/12
 - Junior Vizcaino, Making Assessments, 7/14/14
 - Dan Vizzini, Good Year, 3/18/14
 - Jack Voigt handled bigs over 7 seasons, 5/23/13

 - Dave Voit played in minors, Australia, 10/24/23
 - Gus Vollmer tried to be aggressive, 2/2/15
 - Ed Vosberg made 10 majors seasons, 6/14/12
 - John Vuz moved to pitching, pros, 2/2/13

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 - Scott Wade played over 12 minors seasons, missed bigs, 1/18/11
 - Aubrey Waggoner, Mostly for Speed, 6/28/10
 - Jim Waggoner, Tie Broken, 2/27/14

 - Adam Wagner served as trainer in high-A All-Star game and in Venezuela; Minors career proved brief, 7/30/21
 - Dan Wagner, Pull Even, 9/13/17
 - Darrell Wagner, Unexpected Curves, 1/1/18
 - Hector Wagner, First Win, 3/9/13
 - Paul Wagner, One Night, 4/12/13

 - Wahconah Park was once described as offering pure baseball; The park and site have offered it for well over a century, 5/15/21

 - Dave Wainhouse made bigs in 7 seasons, 12/30/20
 - Don Wakamatsu, Difficult Task, 4/29/12
 - Tim Wakefield called his first ASG in 2009 a cool story; Saw 19 ML seasons, 3/5/18
 - Matt Walbeck, Could Play, 8/6/13
 - Alan Walden, Wound Up, 3/16/15
 - Ron Walden became top pick, got hurt, 6/2/20
 - Jim Walewander, Free Spirit, 8/18/10
 - Chico Walker, Playing Time, 9/14/19
 - Dennis Walker, Two Seasons, 4/5/17
 - Greg Walker, Warm Ups, 4/21/10

 - Hugh Walker reminded Royals scouts of Bo, missed majors, 1/10/24
 - Jerry Walker, Eclipsed Perspective, 11/4/17
 - Johnny Walker, Play Both, 8/19/15
 - Larry Walker, Solo Homer, 1/12/15
 - Mike A. Walker, Got the Ball, 6/27/11
 - Mike C. Walker, Two Dreams, 4/2/11

 - Pete Walker got hitters out in the majors; Later worked with pitchers to do the same as ML coach, 5/28/21
 - Rich Walker, No Fuss, 6/21/13
 - Donne Wall, Hungry Guy, 9/21/13
 - Tim Wallace, Only Thing, 5/20/15
 - Casey Waller, Get Better, 10/1/11

 - Tye Waller made bigs, later coached, 4/21/24

 - Chris Wallgren played briefly as pro, 7/9/24

 - Craig Wallin became South Bend mainstay, 5/17/24

 - Les Wallin knew all he could do was play; Saw six pro seasons, topped out at AA, 3/25/23
 - Dave Wallwork, Brought His, 7/7/19
 - Dave Walsh, Tough Decisions, 4/19/10

 - Dan Walters made bigs, then turned to policing; Later was shot aiding another officer, has since passed, 10/23/20
 - Darryel Walters hoped to fit in team's ML plans, made AAA, 2/19/12
 - Bruce Walton, Could Pitch, 10/14/11
 - Dave Walters, Good Makeup, 1/9/14
 - John Wanish, Lead Protected, 10/27/13
 - Chuck Wanke, That Doubt, 12/22/17
 - Steve Wapnick, Real Aggressive, 5/15/11
 - Anthony Ward, Own Strengths, 1/20/18
 - Colby Ward, Good Day, 2/27/12
 - Kevin Ward, Kept Going, 7/21/12
 - Ricky Ward, Too Much, 1/27/13
 - Turner Ward, Played Hard, 2/4/12
 - Joey Wardlow, Was Hungry, 6/4/14

 - Shea Wardwell helped college to conference title game; Saw four pro seasons, later turned coach, instructor, 6/19/21
 - Wally Warrecker, Complete Game, 5/12/15
 - Brian Warren, Find Out, 10/29/16
 - Dan Warthen took hard-headed ways to long career as majors coach, after making bigs as player, 3/5/12
 - Kraig Washington came from a line of pro athletes, 12/5/19

 - Kyle Washington was once traded for Jose Mesa; Played 11 pro seasons, made AA, 5/9/21
 - Ron Washington, Playing Options, 10/17/11

 - Tyrone Washington went on a scoreless stretch in 1991; Played five pro seasons, made high-A, 8/7/20
 - Mark Wasinger, Extra Base, 3/10/12
 - Rob Wassenaar, Funny Game, 11/11/13

 - Darren Watkins got hurt, missed chance to impress, made AAA, 1/16/24
 - Tim Watkins got as far as AAA over 7 seasons, missed bigs, 3/6/12

 - Andy Watson waited on pros and improved draft status; Played two pro seasons, injury ended career, 8/4/20
 - Matt Watson, To Develop, 9/13/13
 - Preston Watson, Good Slider, 4/11/15
 - Todd Watson, Scored Twice, 2/2/14
 - Eddie Watt, Played There, 1/27/14
 - Burgess Watts expressed confidence in college; Saw four pro seasons, at third and on mound, made high-A, 5/27/20
 - Ron Way, Likely Wasn't, 4/16/13

 - Mel Wearing, His Love, 1/31/16 
 - David Weathers, How Special, 2/28/18
 - Jim Weaver, His Strength, 9/26/12
 - Ben Webb, No Regrets, 7/10/14
 - Lonnie Webb did his job as leadoff man in 1990; Saw four seasons, hit high-A, 5/26/20
 - Spyder Webb, His Name, 11/2/17
 - Pete Weber, Bright Spot, 8/2/17
 - Ron Weber made his college record book, saw six pro seasons, 5/15/17
 - Steve Weber, Other Breaks, 8/1/18
 - Weston Weber, One Pitch, 12/20/11
 - Casey Webster, Couldn't Replicate, 5/5/11
 - Lenny Webster, Tough Decision, 11/10/13

 - Mike Webster got strong in high school, made 2 pro seasons, 1/11/24
 - Von Wechsberg, One Run, 3/10/15
 - Eric Wedge, Liked It, 4/17/11

 - Tom Weeks played with Deion at Fort Lauderdale; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 11/17/22
 - Danny Weems, Enough Work, 4/8/15

 - Dean Weese showed effort both on mound and at bat; Saw five pro seasons, made AA, 7/31/22
 - Tom Wegmann, More Pumped, 3/30/17
 - John Wehner, In The Dirt, 1/31/12
 - Stuart Weidie helped team to College WS, saw 5 seasons, 1/8/14

 - Brad Weitzel coached in college, briefly in pros and scouted, 10/10/23
 - Mike Weinberg, Outstanding Person, 9/11/18
 - Dan Welch, Doubled Off, 12/16/12
 - Doug Welch swung the bat well at Winston-Salem, later returned there as HS coach, teacher, 1/10/20

 - Ken Welch hit well in college; Played two pro campaigns, made short-season, also in semi-pro, 9/24/23
 - Welland Stadium served six seasons as NY-Penn League stadium, 3/14/20

 - Phillip Wellman, Baseball Field, 1/16/14

 - Bob Wells, Best Impression, 12/14/12
 - Terry Wells, Fresh Start, 5/26/12

 - Tim Wells liked taking mound with runners on base; Saw two pro seasons, made single-A, 8/6/20
 - Turk Wendell, The Numbers, 4/23/15

 - Bill Wengert improved at high-A Vero Beach; Saw eight pro seasons, made AAA, 2/12/22

 - John Wenrick got good action on his fastball in 1986; Saw five pro seasons, made high-A, 1/23/21
 - Henry Werland, Started Strong, 6/30/15

 - Pat Wernig settled in for AAA no-hitter, saw 7 pro seasons, 2/28/24

 - Bill Wertz made major league debut in hometown; Saw time over two big league seasons, 12/1/20
 - Troy Wessel's son followed him to the baseball field; The father played three pro seasons, 12/8/19
 - Jim West hit title-winning fielder's choice; Saw two pro seasons, made single-A, 11/3/22

 - Matt West, Had Ability, 12/4/14
 - Elanis Westbrooks, No Surprises, 2/1/13
 - Mickey Weston, His Opportunities, 5/20/12
 - Tim Weston trained in minors, college, 10/28/15
 - Jeff Wetherby, Roller Coster, 1/29/12
 - Shawn Whalen saw 4 seasons, scouted, 7/7/14
 - Fred Whatley fooled hitters in college, 7/7/17
 - Chris Wheat saw 2 seasons, single-A, 6/14/20
 - Robert Wheatcroft returned, made pros, 2/3/16
 - Dave Wheeler saw one season, Billings, 5/9/13
 - Ken Wheeler, More Leeway, 9/26/13
 - Rocket Wheeler, Lengthy Trip, 3/31/11
 - Winston Wheeler, Took Deep, 2/22/15
 - Gary Wheelock, Further Development, 10/30/17
 - Joe Whipps, Showed It, 6/27/19
 - Matt Whisenant, Track Record, 7/8/17
 - Randy Whisler, Developed Them, 6/8/14
 - Billy White moved up to AA, then stayed there over five seasons; Made AAA, not bigs, 1/15/20
 - Clinton White, Multi-Sport, 4/21/13
 - Craig White, College Honors, 11/24/17
 - Darrin White, Credited Experience, 6/17/17
 - Fred White, Unlimited Potential, 2/22/13
 - Marvin White, School Career, 5/29/14
 - Mike White, Weird Experience, 12/27/18
 - Ed Whited, Good Athlete, 3/27/12

 - Chris Whitehead got married on the field at Lynchburg, saw three pro seasons; Killed in 1991 crash, 3/18/23
 - Steven Whitehead, Even Pros, 12/13/13
 - Mark Whiten, Hard Hitting, 5/13/10

 - Matt Whiteside pitched in bigs over 11 seasons, also saw Japan; ML career almost ended in moment's frustration, 8/14/20

 - Ken Whitfield wanted the chance to see if he was a major leaguer; Briefly made AAA, not bigs, 11/30/20
 - Darrell Whitmore, Key Thing, 3/11/15

 - Jeff Whitney returned to play after injury, year away; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 12/4/20
 - Bob Wickman, Ran With It, 5/6/17
 - Scott Wiegandt, Enjoy Most, 12/10/12
 - Phil Wiese, Left Off, 11/11/10
 - Johnny Wiggs, With Emotion, 11/1/14
 - Trey Wilburn, Treated Rudely, 12/27/13
 - Greg Wilcox, Beating Anyone, 1/28/17
 - Willie Wilder, His Dedication, 10/9/17

 - Jim Wiley threw strong innings at high-A; Saw six pro seasons, topped out at AA, 11/27/22
 - Skip Wiley pitched self to 5 seasons, 5/12/14
 - Willie Wilkerson, Home State, 10/21/17
 - Dean Wilkins, Moved Up, 5/2/12
 - Michael Wilkins, Every Time, 12/31/10

 - Rick Wilkins saw time in 11 major league seasons, but none like 1993 with Cubs, 3/10/21
 - Bill Wilkinson got relief win in 1988 game, saw 3 ML seasons, 1/11/15
 - Brian Wilkinson, Started For, 12/5/13
 - Jerry Willard, Another Shot, 1/11/12

 - Barry Williams showed sterling defense in a 1990 game at Utica; Saw two pro seasons, 4/27/21
 - Bernie Williams became Bronx mainstay, 11/23/10

 - Cary Williams worked for big year, saw six seasons, made AAA, 10/28/21
 - Charlie Williams, Signed Another, 3/10/17

 - Dan Williams played four minors seasons, then turned to coaching; Made bigs as bullpen catcher, coach, 8/18/22
 - Dana Williams, Higher Level, 10/28/12
 - Dave Williams, Final Win, 7/22/15
 - Eddie Williams, Been Interesting, 2/19/14
 - Eddie Williams' first two pro home runs went for grand slams - a year apart; Played six seasons, 1/12/20
 - Flavio Williams, Big Day, 3/13/18

 - Fred Williams got back to basics and improve hitting at AA; Saw nine pro seasons, missed bigs, 1/20/21

 - Gerald Williams got plenty of playing time over 14 seasons in the bigs, 3/21/21
 - Jay Williams, Best Case, 7/8/16
 - Jerrone Williams hit well in independent ball, couldn't get back to affiliated ball, 11/15/19
 - Jimmy Williams, Its Fullest, 9/18/12
 - Joe Williams, Big Win, 5/17/16
 - Juan Williams, Lead Stuck, 7/1/15
 - Ken Williams, Complete Game, 10/9/13

 - Landon Williams picked up big hit after slow 1990 start; Saw two seasons, made high-A, 6/25/23
 - Leroy Williams, More Relaxed, 5/30/19
 - Mike Williams, Got Relaxed, 6/22/13

 - Paul Williams impressed enough to be high Red Sox pick; Played decade in pros, made AA, 2/11/23
 - Ray Williams, Two Sports, 11/3/14

 - Reggie Williams worked to make the most of his big league opportunities; Saw time in four seasons, 9/27/22
 - Spin Williams, So Excited, 7/9/14
 - Steve Williams, Usual Pop, 2/2/16
 - Ted Williams, Steal Bases, 1/18/12
 - Tyler Williams, Six Innings, 10/27/17
 - Walt Williams, Much Different, 12/29/15
 - Woody Williams, Good Time, 3/21/13
 - Carl Willis, Track Record, 2/18/11

 - Marty Willis set his sights on pro baseball; Got there, saw five seasons, made AA, 8/21/21
 - Travis Willis initially hated relief, then it grew on him, 12/2/19

 - Paul Wilmet, Playing Days, 12/28/10

 - Brad Wilson, Home Runs, 10/22/16
 - Craig Wilson, Be Consistent, 7/11/10
 - Craig Wilson, Big Investment, 1/5/14

 - Dan Wilson got noticed in long career, 5/19/24
 - David Wilson, Ready To, 1/18/16
 - Gary Wilson, Abbreviated Climb, 11/7/11

 - Matt Wilson assessed players as a Dodgers trainer in the minors and bigs, later in college, 3/8/22
 - Nigel Wilson, No Joke, 10/19/13
 - Scott Wilson, Career Change, 5/15/16
 - Tack Wilson, Stayed In, 1/1/17
 - Tim Wilson did good job in relief in rookie ball in 1989; Played two seasons, didn't make it higher, 7/11/20

 - Todd Wilson, Billings Native, 5/12/13

 - Tom Wilson threw well out of high school; Took pro opportunity to two campaigns, 5/8/21

 - Trevor Wilson, Throwing Motion, 11/28/11
 - Randy Wilstead hit a game-winning home run at BYU; Came up short of bigs, 12/28/19

 - Rodney Windes proved reliable over 6 seasons, made AAA, 3/24/24
 - Robbie Wine, Lucky Enough, 4/22/14
 - Barry Winford, Crossed Paths, 5/22/14
 - Darrin Winston, Saddest Ending, 4/6/14
 - Dennis Wiseman, His Arrival, 5/13/17
 - Rob Wishnevski, Every Day, 9/14/18

 - Mike Wismer played multiple positions in high school; Hit in pros over two seasons, made high-A, 2/8/22
 - Shannon Withem, His Choice, 10/3/16

 - Richard Witherspoon ran extra sprints at Elmira; Played three pro seasons, made high-A, 5/17/22
 - Matt Witkowski, Can Happen, 6/30/14
 - Ron Witmeyer, What Happens, 2/28/14
 - Mark Wohlers, Cranked It, 12/7/14

 - Steve Woide turned to construction, then got signed; Played four pro seasons, 10/15/23
 - Ed Wojna, Eye-Opening, 12/9/11
 - Jerry Wolak, Equaled Output, 5/2/17
 - Steve Wolf lost bid for second-straight shutout at AA late in game; Saw four pro seasons, made AAA, 4/7/20
 - Jim Wolff, Improved Hitting, 8/5/13

 - Kaha Wong helped club to 1990 win, later helped his sons Kolten and Kean to bigs, 12/24/20

 - Brian Wood spotted his fastball, played nine pro seasons; Made AAA, not bigs, 11/9/20
 - Jeff Wood, Into Baseball, 9/27/13
 - John Wood, Anniversary Team, 11/24/16
 - Ted Wood, His Strength, 3/30/16
 - Mark Wooden, Came Through, 12/18/14

 - Pat Woodruff thought the pros wouldn't call, they did: Saw five pro seasons, made AA, 10/24/21
 - Tyrone Woods, Any Time, 12/9/13
 - Kerry Woodson, Big Butterflies, 7/8/10
 - Tracy Woodson, His Chance, 12/17/11
 - Rob Woodward, Did Return, 7/9/11
 - Jon Woodworth, With Experience, 1/22/18
 - Ron Wotus, Bottom Line, 1/19/15
 - James Wray, Pitched Aggressively, 1/1/19

 - Don Wright paid attention to pitches over four pro seasons, 1/13/24
 - Jim Wright, Good Tip, 2/16/11

 - Skipper Wright saw his biggest attribute as consistency; Played over four seasons, made high-A, 4/26/23
 - Bill Wrona, Continued Playing, 11/15/11

 - Dave Wrona had good year in college, saw 3 pro seasons, 4/3/24

 - Garry Wurm played summer ball, then got signed; Saw three seasons, 10/17/23

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 - Joe Xavier made AAA, but missed bigs, 7/7/11

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 - Ed Yacopino worked on good numbers over seven seasons, made AAA, 7/12/14
 - Kenichi Yamanouchi, Two Games, 11/22/13
 - Julian Yan, Fastball Hitter, 3/28/13
 - Shikato Yanagita, Under Control, 12/1/13
 - Rich Yett, Made Adjustments, 11/3/11
 - Kevin Yianacopolus, Highest Ability, 11/15/17
 - Mark Yockey took perspective from college to pros, AA, 1/22/13
 - Mike York dried out, swore off alcohol, made majors, 10/21/11
 - Jacinto Yorro played outfield, pitched, saw 2 seasons, 9/9/13
 - Ned Yost made majors, World Series, as player, manager, 11/27/14
 - Floyd Youmans made majors in 5 seasons, tried comeback, 8/22/15
 - Anthony Young lost a lot in bigs, said it made him better, 9/24/19

 - Brian Young hoped to progress in pros, saw 5 seasons, high-A, 7/22/21
 - Cliff Young, The Opportunity, 8/29/12
 - Delwyn Young, Racing Home, 4/3/10

 - Derrick Young did his job, played consistent baseball; Saw five seasons, made high-A, 11/21/21

 - Eric Young went put and proved he was an All-Star caliber player; Saw 15 ML seasons, 2/1/22
 - Ernie Young, Most Successful, 3/13/14
 - Jason Young, Stolen Bases, 1/11/13
 - John Young, All-Star Trainer, 10/13/10
 - Kevin Young played baseball for that winning feeling; Played in bigs over 12 seasons, 3/14/20
 - Mark Young, As Long, 1/21/18
 - Mark Young saw 17 seasons as amateur, 11/27/19
 - Mike Young spent pro career at Geneva, 4/30/13
 - Mike Young learned by doing, traveling, 1/30/16

 - Pete Young made majors with Expos, 1/3/21
 - Ray Young saw lengthy minors career, 8/11/10
 - Todd Youngblood was bulldog on mound, 10/21/17
 - Pete Youngman became trainer in NBA, 10/24/17
 - Yuppi, the Youppi-adjacent mascot, 10/10/19
 - Scott Yurcisin began as minors trainer, 1/3/20

 - Jeff Yurtin saw 5 pro seasons, AAA, 10/5/10

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 - John Zaksek hit well in college game, played 3 pro seasons, 4/7/17

 - Eddie Zambrano hit two home runs in 1994 game for Cubs; Saw time in two ML seasons, 8/31/22
 - Roberto Zambrano, Recovered Fine, 10/18/10
 - Dave Zancanaro, His Goal, 3/16/14
 - Mark Zappelli, His Goal, 9/23/17
 - Fernando Zarranz, Contending Talent, 8/10/19
 - Gregg Zaun, Team Player, 2/14/16

 - Mauricio Zazueta started in the Yankees system, then made a career in his native Mexico, 12/20/22

 - Bob Zeihen saw 3 pro seasons, AAA, 7/11/13

 - Mark Zettelmeyer loved baseball, had exciting career with Yankees with help of cousin, 5/6/21
 - Jason Zimbauer went from top Chicago-area prep to three pro seasons; Later sued over shoulder injury, 7/12/20
 - Mike Zimmerman played a decade, never made bigs; Later became scout and agent, 3/25/20

 - Steven Zinn served as Spirit bat boy, 4/28/24

 - Alan Zinter became first-rounder and made the majors - in his 14th season; Has since returned as coach, 11/20/21
 - Eddie Zinter, A Gamer, 7/28/14
 - Richie Zisk played in 13 major league seasons, then coached, 12/4/19
 - Rick Zolzer worked in minors baseball, 9/5/15
 - Eddie Zosky took confidence to majors, 9/25/12
 - Bob Zupcic made majors over 4 seasons, 2/25/11
 - Paul Zuvella made 9 majors seasons, 8/8/11
 - Mitch Zwolensky played, coached, more, 11/4/15

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