Born in Mississippi and attended high school in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Borbon went on to play baseball at University of Tennessee and was drafted by the Rangers with the 35th pick in 2007. He played in the big leagues from 2009-16 as a center fielder and announced his retirement...
Birthplace: Tupelo, Mississippi Team: Milwaukee Brewers Position: Pitcher 24 Aroldis Chapman Age: 36 1,578 votes Known for his awe-inspiring velocity, Aroldis Chapman has been a dominant force in the MLB ever since his debut. With blistering triple-digit fastballs and a vicious slider, Chapman...
Mississippi Stateswitch pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje was selected 15th by Seattle. Cijntje was born in the Netherlands, grew up in Curaçao and played in the 2016 Little League World Series. He was drafted in the 18th round by Milwaukee two years ago but we...
Australian second baseman Travis Bazzana was taken by the Cleveland Guardians with the No. 1 pick in Major League Baseball’s amateur draft when three players from Wake Forest were selected in the top 10.
9. Pittsburgh Pirates: Konnor Griffin, SS, Jackson Prep (Mississippi) HS Bazzana goes No. 1 in 2024 MLB draft Cleveland took Oregon State's Travis Bazzana with the first pick, as college players proved to be highly sought-after in the first round. Inside Bazzana's ris...
Mississippi State produced a pair of first-round bats in ’85, as the Giants took Clark with the No. 2 pick before the Cubs nabbed Rafael Palmeiro later in the round (No. 22). The former went on to become a six-time All-Star, earning five of those nods as well as four Top 5 MV...
Louis Browns in the 1944 World Series, winning the “Fall Classic,” in six games. The 1944 World Series was notable in being the first where all games were played west of the Mississippi River. Both teams also played at the same stadium, Sportsman's Park. Earlier in the year, the ...
The first day of the 2024 MLB draft is in the books and the Minnesota Twins have chosen four quality players. The draft led off with Major League Baseball commissioner Robert D. Manfred Jr. announcing that the Cleveland Guardians selected Oregon State's Travis Bazzana at No. 1, making the ...
baseball into overdue inclusion of black and Latin players, it also got the owners to think about moving teams west of the Mississippi. Feller's pro-player, pro-inclusion stance was a reminder of what people in the game could do, and in his case, did do.-- Christina Kahrl, ESPN M...
The first day of the 2024 MLB draft is in the books and the Minnesota Twins have chosen four quality players. The draft led off with Major League Baseball commissioner Robert D. Manfred Jr. announcing that the Cleveland Guardians selected Oregon State's Travis Bazzana at No. 1, making the ...