Stephen Charles Balboni is an American former Major League Baseball player,who played for the New York Yankees,Seattle Mariners,Kansas City Royals,and Texas Rangers. He was a player with home run power and a tendency to strike out. He was nicknamed "Bye Bye" because of his home run hitting prowess. He was also known by the nickname "Bones",which is a malapropism for Balboni. He is also known for the "Curse of the Balboni",an idea written about by Rany Jazayerli which said no baseball team with a player hitting more than 36 home runs for that team could win the World Series. Since Balboni was the last player to hit 36 home runs and win a World Series,,the curse bore his name. The curse ran from 1985 until Luis Gonzalez and the Arizona Diamondbacks won the 2001 World Series.
Willie James Wilson is an American former professional baseball player. He played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Royals,Oakland Athletics,and Chicago Cubs. He was an outfielder known for his speed and ability as an effective leadoff hitter. Wilson's career total of 668 stolen bases currently ranks him in 12th place all-time among major leaguers.
Paul William Splittorff Jr. was an American professional baseball player and television sports commentator. He played his entire career in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher for the Kansas City Royals from 1970 to 1984. After his playing career,Splittorff became a television color commentator for the Royals. He was inducted into the Royals Hall of Fame in 1987.
Timothy Wayne Belcher is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1987 to 2000 for seven different teams. He was named The Sporting News Rookie Pitcher of the Year in 1988 for the National League. After his playing career,he served as pitching coach for the Cleveland Indians in 2010 and 2011.
Paul Zuvella is a former Major League Baseball player and minor league baseball manager. Primarily a shortstop and second baseman,he stood 6'0" tall,weighed 178 pounds,and batted and threw right-handed.
Dennis Lee Rasmussen is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres,New York Yankees (1984–87),Cincinnati Reds (1987–88),Chicago Cubs (1992),and Kansas City Royals. He batted and threw left-handed.
Jim "Wales" Walewander is an American former professional baseball infielder. Walewander was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 9th round of the 1983 Major League Baseball draft. During his professional career,he played for the Tigers,New York Yankees and California Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He attended Iowa State University and is an alumnus of Arizona State University and UCLA.
Andrew Joseph McGaffigan is an American former professional baseball player who pitched in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1991.
Kenneth Earl Clay is an American former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. Following his brief major league career,Clay had several run ins with the law. Most recently,he was sentenced to five years in jail for grand theft for creating a fake sales order at the Sarasota,Florida copy machine office in which he worked.
David Allen Miley is an American former baseball player and manager.
Ronald James Romanick is an American professional baseball pitcher and pitching coach. He is the minor league pitching coordinator for the New York Mets organization. Romanick played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the California Angels from 1984 through 1986. In 2011,he was the Oakland Athletics' pitching coach.
Eliseo Rodríguez Delgado is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1968 to 1976 for the New York Yankees,Kansas City Royals,Milwaukee Brewers,California Angels,and Los Angeles Dodgers.
Michael Dennis Armstrong is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1980 to 1987,mainly as a relief pitcher. He played college baseball for the University of Miami.
Roger Lee Slagle is a retired Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. He played a single MLB game for the New York Yankees. He was drafted by the Yankees in the first round of the secondary phase of the 1976 amateur draft.
Ross A. Jones is an American former professional baseball shortstop. He played for the New York Mets,Seattle Mariners,and Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Below is a partial list of Minor League Baseball players in the New York Yankees system.
Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players in the Kansas City Royals system.
Rodney Warren Boxberger is a former baseball pitcher. He won the 1978 College World Series Most Outstanding Player award while a junior at the University of Southern California (USC).
Carl Joshua Henry Jr. is an American former basketball and professional baseball player. Henry played in minor and independent baseball and college for the Southern Nazarene University men's basketball team.
Michael Tyler Hensley is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Hensley was a first round selection of the New York Yankees in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft,but never played in the major leagues after playing only five professional seasons.
