Anthony Nomar Garciaparra is an American former Major League Baseball player and current SportsNet LA analyst. After playing parts of nine seasons as an All-Star shortstop for the Boston Red Sox,he played shortstop,third base and first base for the Chicago Cubs,Los Angeles Dodgers,and the Oakland Athletics. Garciaparra is one of 13 players in Major League history to hit two grand slams during a single game,and the only player to achieve the feat at his home stadium.
Ryne Dee Sandberg,nicknamed "Ryno",is an American former professional baseball player,coach,and manager. He played sixteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies (1981) and the Chicago Cubs.
Moisés Rojas-Alou Beltré is an American former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for 17 seasons in the National League. In 1,942 career games,Alou had a batting average of .303 with 2,134 hits,421 doubles,332 home runs,and 1,287 runs batted in.
The 1992 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1992 season. The 89th edition of the World Series,it was a best-of-seven,or first to four playoff,played between the American League (AL) champion Toronto Blue Jays and the National League (NL) champion Atlanta Braves. Toronto defeated Atlanta four games to two,marking the first time a team based outside the United States won the World Series. The Blue Jays remain the only Canadian team to have appeared in,and won,a World Series. The 1992 World Series was the first World Series in which games were played outside the United States,as well as the first to have games played in a stadium with a retractable roof.
Terry Lee Pendleton is an American former third baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played primarily for the St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves,but he also spent time with the Florida Marlins,Cincinnati Reds,and Kansas City Royals. During his 15-year career,he went to the World Series five times,yet his team never won a championship. After his playing career,he became a coach for the Braves.
Alexander Scott Gonzalez is an American former Major League Baseball infielder,who spent the majority of his 13-year career with the Toronto Blue Jays. Gonzalez established a career-high with 20 home runs for the Chicago Cubs in 2003 and hit 20 or more doubles eight times. He was regarded as a glove-first player,sporting a lower-than-average batting average,on-base percentage (.302),and OPS (.694) while leading the American league twice in fielding percentage. At Killian High School in Miami,Florida,Gonzalez was an All-State pick in baseball as a senior. He was drafted straight out of high school in the 14th round of the 1991 Major League Baseball Draft by the Blue Jays. He is Cuban-American and was nicknamed "Gonzo" in order to tell the difference between him and the other Alex Gonzalez,who signed with the Blue Jays on November 26,2009;coincidentally,they would face each other in the 2003 National League Championship Series between the Marlins and Cubs.
Henry Ramón Blanco is a Venezuelan professional baseball coach and former player. He is currently the catching and strategy coach for the Washington Nationals. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2013,appearing for the Los Angeles Dodgers,Colorado Rockies,Milwaukee Brewers,Atlanta Braves,Minnesota Twins,Chicago Cubs,San Diego Padres,New York Mets,Arizona Diamondbacks,Toronto Blue Jays,and Seattle Mariners. He later served as quality assurance coach for the Cubs. Although a light-hitting player,he was regarded as one of the best defensive catchers in Major League Baseball.
Andruw Rudolf Jones is a Curaçaoan former professional baseball center fielder who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB),most notably for the Atlanta Braves. Jones also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers,Texas Rangers,Chicago White Sox,and New York Yankees,and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. Jones was a noted defensive specialist for most of his career and won the Rawlings Gold Glove Award for outfielders every year from 1998 through 2007. He had a strong throwing arm in addition to his elite fielding. He was an MLB All-Star five times,and he won both the Hank Aaron Award and a Silver Slugger Award for outfielders in 2005.
Mark Thomas DeRosa is an American former professional baseball player who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1998 to 2013. He played for the Atlanta Braves (1998–2004),Texas Rangers (2005–2006),Chicago Cubs (2007–2008),Cleveland Indians (2009),St. Louis Cardinals (2009),San Francisco Giants (2010–2011),Washington Nationals (2012),and Toronto Blue Jays (2013). DeRosa primarily played third base and second base,but he started at every position other than center field,pitcher,and catcher. He currently works for MLB Network as a studio analyst. He managed the United States national team at the 2023 World Baseball Classic,leading them to a silver medal.
Michael Robert "Mickey" Morandini,is an American former professional baseball second baseman and coach,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies,Chicago Cubs,and Toronto Blue Jays. His career highlights include selection as a 1995 National League (NL) All-Star,playing for the Phillies in the 1993 NL Championship Series and World Series,and appearing for the Cubs in the 1998 NL Division Series.
Jerome O'Terrell Walton is an American former Major League Baseball center fielder who played for the Chicago Cubs,California Angels,Cincinnati Reds,Atlanta Braves,Baltimore Orioles,and Tampa Bay Devil Rays,between 1989 and 1998. He batted and threw right-handed. Walton was born in Newnan,Georgia.
Walter William Weiss is an American former professional baseball shortstop and manager and current bench coach for the Atlanta Braves. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1987 through 2000 for the Oakland Athletics,Florida Marlins,Colorado Rockies,and Atlanta Braves. He managed the Rockies from 2013 through 2016. Weiss won the 1988 Rookie of the Year award. He was also a member of the 1998 National League All-Star Team.
Justin Irvin Upton is an American former professional baseball outfielder. Nicknamed "J-Up",he played in MLB for the Arizona Diamondbacks,Atlanta Braves,San Diego Padres,Detroit Tigers,Los Angeles Angels,and Seattle Mariners. He has been a teammate of his brother B. J. Upton with both the Braves and the Padres. While primarily a right fielder throughout his career,Upton has since transitioned to left field for the Braves,Padres and Tigers.
Larry Wayne "Chipper" Jones Jr. is an American former professional baseball third baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves from 1993 to 2012. The Braves chose Jones with the first overall pick in the 1990 MLB draft. He was also a member of their 1995 World Series championship team that beat the Cleveland Indians. An eight-time All-Star,Jones won the 1999 National League (NL) Most Valuable Player Award and the 1999 and 2000 NL Silver Slugger Award for third basemen. He was the MLB batting champion in 2008 after hitting .364.
Yunel Escobar Almenares is a Cuban-born American former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves,Toronto Blue Jays,Tampa Bay Rays,Washington Nationals,and Los Angeles Angels. While he primarily played shortstop during his career,Escobar later transitioned to third base.
The 1977 Texas Rangers season involved the Rangers finishing second in the American League West with a record of 94 wins and 68 losses. The 1977 Rangers were notable for having an American League record four managers in the same season. Frank Lucchesi began the season as the manager but team's board of directors decide to make a change after the Rangers entered June with a .500 record. Former Major League player and manager Eddie Stanky was introduced as the new manager on June 17 but changed his mind after one game and returned to his home in Alabama. Bench coach Connie Ryan served as the interim manager for six games before Billy Hunter was hired and led the team to a 60-33 record for the rest of the year.
The 1992 Atlanta Braves season was the 27th in Atlanta and the 122nd overall. It involved the Braves finishing first in the National League West with a record of 98 wins and 64 losses,clinching their second straight division title.
The 1989 Atlanta Braves season was the 119th in franchise history and their 24th in Atlanta.
The 1994 Atlanta Braves season was the Braves' 124th in existence and their 29th in Atlanta. After trading the two-sport athlete Deion Sanders,experts predicted that the Atlanta Braves were going to have their worst season since 1935. The Braves' records reflect just how successful that year was,although it was curtailed due to the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike. The Braves played a total of 114 games;they won 68 and lost 46. The Braves finished their 1994 season with a winning percentage of .596,ranking the Braves third overall in MLB,although they were six games behind the Montreal Expos in the NL East.
The 2005 Atlanta Braves season marked the franchise's 40th season in Atlanta and the 135th season overall. The Braves won their 11th consecutive division title under Manager of the Year Bobby Cox,finishing 2 games ahead of the second-place Philadelphia Phillies. The Braves lost the NLDS to the Houston Astros,3 games to 1.
