Érik Joseph Bédard is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles,Seattle Mariners,Boston Red Sox,Pittsburgh Pirates,Houston Astros and Tampa Bay Rays. With Baltimore,Bédard was the staff ace,setting the franchise single-season strikeouts per nine innings record at 10.93 in 2007.
Arthur Lee Rhodes,Jr. is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed relief pitcher.
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.
Richard Henry Pole is an American former professional baseball player and a former pitching coach. A right-handed pitcher,Pole was 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) tall and weighed 210 pounds (95 kg) during his playing career.
Chadwick Lee Bradford is an American former professional relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) of the Chicago White Sox,Oakland Athletics,Boston Red Sox,New York Mets,Baltimore Orioles,and Tampa Bay Rays from 1998 to 2009.
James Robert Brower is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for eight Major League Baseball (MLB) teams:the Cleveland Indians (1999-2000),Cincinnati Reds (2001-2002),Montreal Expos (2002),San Francisco Giants (2003-2004),Atlanta Braves (2005),Baltimore Orioles (2006),San Diego Padres (2006),and New York Yankees (2007).
Jeffrey Lynn Newman is an American former Major League Baseball catcher. Newman was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 26th round of the 1970 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his MLB debut in 1976. He was an All Star in 1979. He served as the interim manager of the Oakland Athletics in 1986.
Joseph Thomas Kerrigan is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) relief pitcher,manager,and longtime pitching coach. He played for the Montreal Expos and Baltimore Orioles from 1976 to 1980,and managed the Boston Red Sox in 2001.
Timothy Joseph Layana was an American professional baseball who pitched for the Cincinnati Reds and the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Matthew J. Thornton,is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Born in Three Rivers,Michigan he grew up and attended high school in Centreville. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners,Chicago White Sox,Boston Red Sox,New York Yankees,Washington Nationals,and San Diego Padres. Thornton is second all-time in American League history in holds (182).
James Louis Beattie is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played for the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners from 1978 to 1986. He also served as the Montreal Expos' general manager from 1995 to 2001,and was the Baltimore Orioles' general manager with Mike Flanagan from 2003 to 2005. As of 2010,Beattie served as a professional scout in the Toronto Blue Jays organization through the 2018 season. Beattie retired from his decades-long career in MLB at the end of the 2018 season. Beattie starred in baseball and basketball at South Portland High School in South Portland,Maine.
Grant Dwight Jackson was an American professional baseball pitcher who played eighteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Philadelphia Phillies,Baltimore Orioles,New York Yankees,Pittsburgh Pirates,Montreal Expos,and Kansas City Royals from 1965 to 1982. Jackson was a switch hitter who threw left-handed and served primarily as a relief pitcher.
Jaime Navarro Cintrón is a former Puerto Rican baseball player and current pitching coach for the Uni-President Lions for the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan. Navarro was a 6-foot,4-inch tall right-handed pitcher in the major leagues from 1989 to 2000,playing for the Milwaukee Brewers,Chicago Cubs,Chicago White Sox,and Cleveland Indians. He is the son of former Major League Baseball pitcher Julio Navarro.
The 1977 Baltimore Orioles season finished with the ballclub tied for second place in the American League East with a record of 97 wins and 64 losses. The Orioles stayed in contention for the division title until an 11–10 loss to the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on September 30. They in turn eliminated the Red Sox 8–7 the following day on October 1.
Garrett Andrew Olson is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles,Seattle Mariners,Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Mets and in the KBO League for the Doosan Bears.
The 2008 Seattle Mariners season was the 32nd Major League Baseball season in the team's history. Coming off the heels of the previous 2007 season,in which the M's finished with their first winning record since 2003,the team was widely expected to once again compete for the American League West championship. The team was bolstered by some major roster additions during the previous offseason,most notably starting pitchers Érik Bédard and Carlos Silva. However,by the end of May,it became apparent that the team had gone back to its losing ways of the 2004–06 seasons. Despite their losing ways,they won their first and last game of the season. Their longest winning-streak of the season is 4 games after a Cleveland sweep at the end of August and a 12-6 win against the Texas Rangers on the first day of September. However,standing at 57–87,their longest losing-streak of the season is 12 games,11 on the road,1 at home,after being swept by the L.A. Angels,Kansas City Royals,Oakland Athletics,and suffering a loss at the last homestand opener against the L.A. Angels. On September 23,the Mariners became the first club to spend $100 million in payroll and lose 100 games. The team finished the season with a 61–101 (.377) record,last in the West for the 4th time in 5 years,and second worst in the majors.
Brian Robert Matusz is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago Cubs.
Tomaso Anthony Milone is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals,Oakland Athletics,Minnesota Twins,Milwaukee Brewers,New York Mets,Seattle Mariners,Baltimore Orioles,Atlanta Braves,and Toronto Blue Jays.
Lucas Lester Luetge is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Boston Red Sox organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners,New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves.
Frank David Guernsey Jr. was an American tennis player. He was a finalist at the 1946 US Open in the Men's Doubles where along with Don McNeill he lost 3–6,6–4,2–6,6–3,20–18 to William Talbert and Gardnar Mulloy.
