Key fact: In the 22 seasons since Sandberg's retirement, 13 players have started at second base for the Cubs on Opening Day (none more than two years in a row) At the time of his retirement, Sandberg owned the MLB record for homers by a second baseman, while also having set the mark...
Second to only Wade Boggs on the all-time third baseman batting leaderboard, Traynor led the Pirates to the 1925 World Series crown. His No. 20 was retired in 1972.Pirates top 5 > Reds: Pete Rose, 1963-78, '84-86 Key fact: MLB’s all-time leader in hits (4,256) The MLB hit k...
On July 11, 2018, Márquez hit his first career home run off second baseman and former teammate Daniel Descalso in a 19-2 Rockies win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. At the start of the 2019 season, the Rockies and Márquez agreed to a 5 year - 43 million dollar contract. On April 14th...
As a stalwart presence both offensively and defensively, Phillips solidified his place in baseball lore as the epitome of a true team player. Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia Position: Left fielder, Infielder, Second baseman, Third baseman Also ranks #33 on The Best Oakland Athletics of All Time ...
Braves trade first baseman Teixeira to MLB-best AngelsHouston Chronicle
Watch today's 4 homers in the@OpusBank#12BestMoment!pic.twitter.com/7gfQJuA3Ni — Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network)April 9, 2017 Senior third baseman Katiyana Mauga — who has 21 home runs of her own this year — will leave Arizona as their all-time home run leader. She may be watch...
Injuries were a big problem — particularly to starting pitcher Strasburg, first baseman Howie Kendrick and second baseman Starlin Castro. But the Nats also weren’t helped by the play at one crucial position: center field. According to FanGraphs WAR, Washington’s center field production ranked ...
America’s favorite pastime has a special place in our hearts, and there have been heroes to emerge from it such as New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig. Released one year after Gehrig’s death from Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (better known as “Lou Gehrig’s disease”), the baseball...
They have a star right fielder inMookie Bettswho could plausibly start at second base. They have a star center fielder inCody Bellingerwho has spent much of his young career as a Gold Glove-caliber first baseman. And that's just the headliners. Depth is often an overexa...
Rounding out the 15 Best Dominican Baseball Players is the Arizona Diamondbacks’ second baseman, Ketel Marte. Marte, who started his career with the Seattle Mariners in 2015, was later acquired by the Arizona Diamondbacks during the 2017 MLB season. ...