Daniel John Haren is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Haren played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals,Oakland Athletics,Arizona Diamondbacks,Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim,Washington Nationals,Los Angeles Dodgers,Miami Marlins,and Chicago Cubs. He now serves as an executive with the Diamondbacks.
Matthew Christian Morris is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1997 through 2008,most notably as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals,where he was a two-time All-Star and led the National League in 2001 with 22 wins. After playing nine seasons with the Cardinals,he played his last four seasons with the San Francisco Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Michael Warren Scott is an American right-handed former pitcher in Major League Baseball for the New York Mets and the Houston Astros. He won the National League Cy Young Award in 1986,becoming the first Astros pitcher to win the award. Scott is part of a select group of pitchers that have thrown a no-hitter and struck out 300 batters in the same season.
Michael Thomas Morgan is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for 12 different teams over 25 years,and is one of 31 players in baseball history to appear in Major League baseball games in four decades (1978–2002). Upon his retirement,Morgan held the major league record for most major league teams played for (12),but this record was surpassed by Octavio Dotel in 2012 and Edwin Jackson in 2018. Because of this,Morgan was nicknamed "The Nomad" by his teammates due to his constant travel from team to team.
William Charles Swift is an American former professional baseball right-handed pitcher. Swift played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners,San Francisco Giants,and Colorado Rockies.
George Lee Altman is an American former professional baseball outfielder who had a lengthy career in both Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball. A three-time National League All-Star,he appeared in 991 games over nine full seasons in the major leagues. Then,at age 35,he began an eight-year tenure in Japanese baseball,where he would hit 205 home runs and bat .309 with 985 hits.
Michael Alan Pelfrey is an American college baseball coach and former professional baseball pitcher. He was the pitching coach at Wichita State University from 2019 to 2023,where he played from 2003 to 2005 for head coach Gene Stephenson. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets,Minnesota Twins,Detroit Tigers,and Chicago White Sox.
Benjamin Styron Wade was an American professional baseball player who became a longtime director of scouting operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers during a period that saw the team win four world championships. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher for the Chicago Cubs (1948),Brooklyn Dodgers (1952–54),St. Louis Cardinals (1954) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1955). Wade batted and threw right-handed.
David John Giusti,Jr. is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1962 to 1977,most notably as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates teams that won five National League Eastern Division titles in six years between 1970 and 1975 and,won the World Series in 1971.
Dominic Joseph "Mike" Ryba was a Major League Baseball pitcher. A native of De Lancey,Pennsylvania,he attended Saint Francis University in Loretto,Pennsylvania. He was a right-hander and played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1935–38) and Boston Red Sox (1941–46). In 1946,at the age of 43,he was the second-oldest player to appear in an American League game that season.
Victor Garland Sorrell,nicknamed "Lawyer" and "The Philosopher," was a Major League pitcher who played his entire career with the Detroit Tigers. In 10 Major League seasons,Sorrell had a 92–101 record with a 4.43 career ERA. Sorrell also coached the North Carolina State University baseball team from 1946 to 1966.
The 2001 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 112th for the franchise in Major League Baseball,and their 44th season in Los Angeles,California. It was the first season with Jim Tracy as manager,after serving as the bench coach the previous two seasons.
The 1993 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 104th for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Major League Baseball,and their 36th season in Los Angeles,California.
Gerrit Alan Cole is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros. Cole played for the baseball team at Orange Lutheran High School,and was selected by the New York Yankees in the first round of the 2008 MLB Draft. Cole opted not to sign,and instead attended the University of California,Los Angeles (UCLA),where he played college baseball for the UCLA Bruins.
The 2010 Seattle Mariners season was the 34th season in franchise history. The Mariners finished the season with 61 wins and 101 losses. As the Texas Rangers won their first pennant that season,the Mariners became one of only two teams to have never played in the World Series,along with the Washington Nationals.
Michael Raymond Leake is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds,San Francisco Giants,St. Louis Cardinals,Seattle Mariners,and Arizona Diamondbacks.
Michael John Belfiore is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Baltimore Orioles in 2013.
Shohei Ohtani,nicknamed "Shotime",is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher and designated hitter for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball's (NPB) Pacific League. Widely acclaimed for his skill in both pitching and batting,he has been compared to two-way players such as Babe Ruth and Bullet Rogan,although such comparisons draw debate given the difference in era and overall ability of modern players.
Nicholas Mark Ahmed is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Samuel Duane Bachman is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Miami RedHawks,and was selected by the Angels in the first round of the 2021 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2023.
