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Timothy James Salmon,nicknamed "King Fish",is an American former professional baseball player and current television sports color commentator. He played his entire career in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1992 to 2006 with the California Angels as an outfielder and designated hitter. Salmon was an integral member of the Anaheim Angels team that won the 2002 World Series. He was inducted into the California Angels Hall of Fame in 2015.
John Rikard Dempsey is an American former professional baseball player. He played for 24 seasons as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1992,most notably for the Baltimore Orioles. Dempsey was known for being one of the best defensive catchers of his era. In 1997,he was inducted into the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame.
Lance Michael Parrish,nicknamed "Big Wheel",is an American former professional baseball player who played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1977 through 1995. He played for the Detroit Tigers,Philadelphia Phillies,California Angels,Seattle Mariners,Cleveland Indians,Pittsburgh Pirates,and Toronto Blue Jays. He was most recently the manager of the West Michigan Whitecaps. He was regarded as one of the best catchers in the 1980s for both his offensive and defensive play. He currently serves as a special assistant to the general manager of the Detroit Tigers.
Michael Lorri Scioscia,nicknamed "Sosh" and "El Jefe",is an American former Major League Baseball catcher and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). He managed the Anaheim / Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim / Los Angeles Angels from the 2000 season through the 2018 season,and was the longest-tenured manager in Major League Baseball and second-longest-tenured coach/manager in the "Big Four",behind only Gregg Popovich at the time of his retirement. As a player,Scioscia made his major league debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1980. He was selected to two All-Star Games and won two World Series over the course of his 13-year MLB career,which was spent entirely with the Dodgers;this made him the only person in MLB history to spend his entire playing career with one team and entire managing career with another team with 10+ years in both places. He was signed by the San Diego Padres and Texas Rangers late in his career,but never appeared in a major league game for either team due to injury.
Michael Anthony Gallego is an American former professional baseball player and current coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an infielder from 1985 to 1997,most notably as a member of the Oakland Athletics team that won three consecutive American League pennants and a World Series championship in 1989. He also played for the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals. After his playing career,Gallego served as a major league coach.
William Shawn Wooten is the assistant major league hitting coach for the Los Angeles Angels. He is a former professional baseball player. He played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball with the Anaheim Angels (2000–03),Philadelphia Phillies (2004),and Boston Red Sox (2005). He bats and throws right-handed.
Edward Frederick Joseph Yost was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played the majority of his Major League Baseball career as a third baseman for the Washington Senators,then played two seasons each with the Detroit Tigers and the Los Angeles Angels before retiring in 1962.
Merritt Thomas Ranew was an American professional baseball catcher who appeared in 269 games over all or parts of five Major League Baseball seasons for five different teams. He batted left-handed,threw right-handed,and was listed as 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and 170 pounds (77 kg).
George Edward Thomas Jr. is a retired American professional baseball player. Primarily an outfielder,he played at least one game at every position except pitcher during a 13-year career in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers,Los Angeles Angels (1961–63),Boston Red Sox (1966–71) and Minnesota Twins (1971). He also was an assistant coach (1972–78) and head baseball coach (1979–81) at his alma mater,the University of Minnesota,after his active career ended. The native of Minneapolis threw and batted right-handed,stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg).
John Robert Tillman was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Boston Red Sox (1962–67),New York Yankees (1967),and Atlanta Braves (1968–70). He threw and batted right-handed,stood 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and weighed 205 pounds (93 kg).
Joseph Vance Ferguson is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1983 for the Los Angeles Dodgers,St. Louis Cardinals,Houston Astros,and the California Angels. After his playing career,Ferguson became a coach and minor league manager.
Eliseo Rodríguez Delgado is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1968 to 1976 for the New York Yankees,Kansas City Royals,Milwaukee Brewers,California Angels,and Los Angeles Dodgers.
Jack E. Hiatt is an American former professional baseball player and minor league manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1964 to 1972,most prominently as a member of the San Francisco Giants. After his playing career,he managed in the minor leagues before serving as the Giants' director of player development.
Félix Torres Sánchez is a retired professional baseball player who played three seasons for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball after spending time in the Cincinnati Redlegs and Philadelphia Phillies farm systems.
Daniel Miers Ardell is a retired American professional baseball player. A first baseman,he was one of the first amateur players signed by the expansion Los Angeles Angels in the Angels' maiden season,1961. Ardell spent most of that year in the lower minors,but was recalled for a seven-game Major League trial in September. After appearing in three games as a pinch runner,Ardell singled in his first big-league at bat as a pinch hitter on September 20 against Ron Kline of the Detroit Tigers.
Julio Bécquer Villegas was an American professional baseball player,a first baseman who played in 488 games over seven seasons for the Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins and Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball. A native of Havana,Bécquer batted and threw left-handed;he stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 178 pounds (81 kg) during his active career.
Howard Dean Reed was an American professional baseball player,a right-handed pitcher who appeared in 229 Major League games over ten seasons for the Kansas City Athletics,Los Angeles Dodgers,California Angels,Houston Astros and Montreal Expos. Listed at 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and 195 pounds (88 kg),Reed was born in Dallas,Texas,and attended Woodrow Wilson High School and the University of Texas at Austin.
James Kerr Hibbs is an American former professional baseball player whose eight-year career was punctuated by a brief,three-game trial with the 1967 California Angels of Major League Baseball. Hibbs was a catcher and outfielder by trade,but his MLB experience was limited to three pinch hitting appearances at the outset of the 1967 season. He threw and batted right-handed,stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg) during his active career.
Austin Scott Barnes is an American professional baseball catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Arizona State Sun Devils. Barnes was selected by the Florida Marlins in the eighth round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft. He made his MLB debut with the Dodgers in 2015 and helped the team win the 2020 World Series. In addition to catching,Barnes has also played as an infielder.
Chad Arthur Wallach is an American professional baseball catcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was drafted by the Marlins in the fifth round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft,and made his MLB debut in 2017. He previously played in MLB for the Cincinnati Reds and Miami Marlins.
