JoséCruz Dilan,nicknamed "Cheo",is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player,coach and baseball front office executive. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1970 to 1988,most prominently as a member of the Houston Astros.
BernabéWilliams Figueroa Jr. is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player and current musician. He played his entire 16-year career in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the New York Yankees from 1991 through 2006.
Timothy James Salmon,nicknamed "King Fish",is an American former professional baseball player and current sportcaster. He played his entire career in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1992 to 2006 with the Anaheim Angels as an outfielder and designated hitter. Salmon was an integral member of the Angels team that won the 2002 World Series. He is an analyst for Bally Sports West's Angels Live pre-and-postgame shows.
Tony Pedro Oliva is a Cuban former professional baseball player and coach. He played his entire career in Major League Baseball as a right fielder and designated hitter for the Minnesota Twins from 1962 to 1976. An eight-time All-Star player,Oliva was an integral member of the Twins teams that won the 1965 American League pennant and two consecutive American League Western Division titles in 1969 and 1970.
Santos Alomar Conde,known as Sandy Alomar Sr.,is a Puerto Rican former second baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for fourteen seasons. Alomar was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. He is the father of former Major League catcher and current Cleveland Guardians coach Sandy Alomar Jr. and Hall of Fame second baseman Roberto Alomar.
Joseph Oden Rudi is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left fielder between 1967 and 1982,most prominently as an integral member of the Oakland Athletics dynasty that won three consecutive World Series championships between 1972 and 1974.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2003 throughout the world.
Tommy Harper is an American former professional baseball outfielder and third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for seven different franchises from 1962 to 1976,including six seasons with the Cincinnati Reds and three seasons each with the Milwaukee Brewers and the Boston Red Sox.
JoséLuis Cruz Jr.,is a Puerto Rican baseball coach and former outfielder,who is the current head baseball coach for the Rice Owls. He played college baseball at Rice University from 1992 to 1995 and played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 12 seasons from 1997 to 2008. In 2021,he returned to his alma mater,Rice.
George Andrew Hendrick Jr. is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder between 1971 and 1988,most prominently as an integral member of the St. Louis Cardinals team that won the 1982 World Series.
Darin Charles Erstad is an American former professional baseball player and the former head coach of the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team. Erstad spent most of his playing career with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim franchise (1996–2006) before signing with the Chicago White Sox in 2007. Erstad batted and threw left-handed. He was a two-time MLB All-Star and a three-time Gold Glove Award winner. He was the first overall pick in the 1995 Major League Baseball draft.
James Leroy Thomas was an American first baseman and right fielder,coach and front-office executive in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for six teams from 1961 to 1968,most notably the Los Angeles Angels,then went on to a successful tenure as general manager of the Philadelphia Phillies. Traded to the Angels one month after the expansion franchise began play in 1961,he tied for third in Rookie of the Year voting after batting .285 with 24 home runs and 70 runs batted in (RBI),primarily playing in the outfield. The following year,he was named to the American League (AL) All-Star team after shifting to first base,and appeared in both All-Star games played that year as a pinch hitter and late-inning defensive replacement. He finished the year with career highs in batting (.290),home runs (26) and RBI (104),but a sharp decline in 1963 led to his being traded to the Boston Red Sox in mid-1964,the first of four trades before the 1968 season.
David Edwin Duncan is an American former professional baseball catcher and pitching coach who is currently a pitching consultant for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He began his MLB playing career in 1964 and played again consecutively from 1967 to 1976 for the Kansas City/Oakland Athletics,Cleveland Indians,and Baltimore Orioles.
Eduardo Atanasio Pérez Pérez is an American former professional baseball player,coach,and current television sports color commentator. He played in Major League Baseball and the Nippon Professional Baseball league as a first baseman,third baseman,and outfielder from 1993 to 2006. After his playing career Pérez became a baseball analyst with ESPN,ESPN Deportes,and ESPN Latin America as well as a host on SiriusXM's MLB Network Radio.
Ángel Manuel Pagán is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs,New York Mets,and San Francisco Giants.
Clyde Wayne Mashore was an American Major League Baseball outfielder who played in 241 games over five seasons for the Cincinnati Reds and Montreal Expos of the National League. He batted and threw right-handed.
Reymond Louis Fuentes is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball outfielder. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres,Kansas City Royals and Arizona Diamondbacks.
Kole Alan Calhoun is an American former professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels,Arizona Diamondbacks,Texas Rangers,and Cleveland Guardians. Calhoun played college baseball at Yavapai College and Arizona State University. He was drafted by the Angels in the eighth round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft and made his MLB debut in 2012. He won a Gold Glove Award in 2015.
Eddie Manuel Rosario,Jr. is a Puerto Rican professional baseball left fielder for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Minnesota Twins,Cleveland Indians and Atlanta Braves.
Justin Clyde Mashore is an American professional baseball coach and former player who currently serves as the hitting coach for the Uni-President Lions of the Taiwan Professional Baseball League (CPBL).
