David Christopher Justice is an American former professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter in Major League Baseball who played for the Atlanta Braves (1989–1996),Cleveland Indians (1997–2000),New York Yankees (2000–2001),and Oakland Athletics (2002). Justice won the National League Rookie of the Year Award in 1990,and was a three-time MLB All-Star.
David Arthur Kingman,nicknamed "Kong","King Kong",and "Sky King",is a former Major League Baseball left fielder,first baseman,third baseman,and designated hitter who was a three-time MLB All-Star with 442 career home runs and 1,210 runs batted in (RBI) in 16 seasons. In his career,Kingman averaged a home run every 15.11 at bats,tied for 14th best all-time.
Kevin Darnell Mitchell is an American professional baseball left fielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) and Nippon Professional Baseball from 1984 to 1998. Mitchell was a two-time MLB All-Star and won the National League Most Valuable Player Award and Silver Slugger Award in 1989,when he led the league in home runs and runs batted in.
Matthew Derrick Williams,nicknamed "Matt the Bat" and "The Big Marine" is an American professional baseball manager and former third baseman who is the third base coach for the San Diego Padres. A right-handed batter,Williams played in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants,Cleveland Indians,and Arizona Diamondbacks. He managed the Washington Nationals from 2014 to 2015.
Roberto Antonio Petagine Hernandez is a retired professional baseball player of Italian descent. His Major League Baseball career includes brief stints with the Houston Astros (1994),San Diego Padres (1995),New York Mets,Cincinnati Reds (1998),Boston Red Sox (2005),and Seattle Mariners (2006);but he is best known for his success in the Japanese Central League between 1999 and 2004 where,as a member of the Yakult Swallows (1999–2002) and Yomiuri Giants (2003–2004),he was among Nippon Professional Baseball's premier offensive players.
Gary Antonian Sheffield is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball for eight teams from 1988 to 2009. In retirement he is a sports agent.
Julio César Franco Robles is a Dominican former professional baseball player and coach,who is a hitting coach for the farm team of the Lotte Giants of the KBO League. He spent most of his playing career in Major League Baseball (MLB),entering the major leagues in 1982 and last appearing in 2007,at which time he was the oldest active big league player. During that stretch,Franco also spent two seasons playing in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and one season playing in the KBO.
Wily Modesto Peña Gutierrez is a Dominican former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds,Boston Red Sox,Washington Nationals,Arizona Diamondbacks and Seattle Mariners,and in NPB for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Orix Buffaloes. At 6 feet,3 inches in height and nearly 300 pounds,the right-handed batting and throwing Peña is considered a pure power hitter best known for his long-distance home runs and high strikeout rate.
Warren Livingston Cromartie is an American former professional baseball player best remembered for his early career with the Montreal Expos. He and fellow young outfielders Ellis Valentine and Andre Dawson were the talk of Major League Baseball (MLB) when they came up together with the Expos in the late seventies. Nicknamed "Cro",he was very popular with the fans in Montreal,Quebec,Canada. He won the 1989 Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award during his career playing baseball in Japan for the Yomiuri Giants.
William Henry Robinson,Jr. was an American professional baseball outfielder,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1966 to 1983,for several teams. He also played some first and third base. Robinson batted and threw right-handed.
Gustavo Karim García Aguayo is a Mexican former professional baseball outfielder. García bats and throws left-handed.
Michael Peter Aldrete is an American former professional baseball first baseman/outfielder and current coach. He is currently the first base coach for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Darryl DeWayne Motley is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played six seasons for the Kansas City Royals and Atlanta Braves between 1981 and 1987. In his MLB career,Motley played in 413 games,hit 44 home runs,324 hits,159 RBIs,and batted .243. Following his major league career,Motley played two seasons in Japan,1992 and 1993,for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
Nobuhiko Matsunaka is a former left fielder and designated hitter for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
John Michael"Jack"Daugherty is a former major league first baseman and outfielder for parts of seven seasons with the Texas Rangers,Houston Astros,Cincinnati Reds and Montreal Expos.
Luis Alfonso Cruz is a Mexican professional baseball shortstop and third baseman for the Generales de Durango of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Pittsburgh Pirates,Milwaukee Brewers,Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines,Yomiuri Giants and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2010 throughout the world.
Chase Morrow Lambin is an American professional baseball coach for the Nashville Sounds in the Texas Rangers organization. Lambin retired as a player in 2014,after playing in several Minor League organizations,as well as for the independent Sugar Land Skeeters. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Chiba Lotte Marines in 2009.
Leonys Martín Tápanes,nicknamed "Ikadi",is a Cuban-American professional baseball center fielder who is a free agent. He signed with the Texas Rangers in 2011,and made his MLB debut later that season. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners,Chicago Cubs,Detroit Tigers,and Cleveland Indians and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
American expatriate baseball players in Japan have been a feature of the Japanese professional leagues since 1934. American expatriate players began to steadily find spots on Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) rosters in the 1960s. More than 600 Americans have played NPB,although very few last more than a single season in Japan.
