He placed him on the Hatillo Tigres, an amateur league team full of players about ten years older than him, long before Molina was eligible for the Major League Baseball draft. ... He also won the GIBBY (Greatness in Baseball Yearly) Award in 2012 for defensive player of the year along with St. Louis Cardinals Player of the Year Award. ... The stats I placed in this paragraph I got from http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/players/7345/ 4. The stats I placed in this paragraph I got from http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/players/7345/ 5. ...

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With that being said, he became the 28th baseball player in history to reach 3,000 hits. ... His career statistics contend with those of baseball's all-time greatest players, as well as having five championship rings, with three of them being in a row. ... Derek Sanderson Jeter is one of best baseball players to ever play, and may very well be the greatest Yankee captain we will ever have, as well as being the most respected baseball player the game has ever seen. ... He remained one of baseball's best defensive player throughout his career, concluding with a .976 fielding percentag...

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He was able to redefine the game he loved, baseball. ... Brother Matthias helped George Jr. develop as a baseball player. ... Upon arrival, one of the players remarked, "Well, here's Jacks newest Babe." The rest of the players also started referring to him as "Babe" and the name stuck(Family of Babe Ruth and Babe Ruth League Inc.). ... Many consider the "Babe" to be the greatest baseball player who ever lived. ...

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The New York Yankees are without dispute the most successful franchise in baseball history. ... Baseball's greatest players have played proudly wearing the pinstripes. ... It is the players (past and present) and the stories about these players that make the Yankees the team that they are. ... Yankee Stadium is, to many, the centerpiece of baseball history. ... Visiting Yankee Stadium is a must-experience for any baseball fan. ...

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Ruth had power, strength, an appetite and a desire for the game that no other player would ever have. ... Hugh Fullerton, a modern student of baseball at the time, spoke of his thoughts of baseball: Baseball to my way of thinking, is the greatest single force working for Americanization. ... Billy Kelly was the only Toronto player to take a hit from Ruth throughout this game. ... Ruth's next at bat created baseball history. ... In 1933 a new game was created in baseball, the All-Star Game. ...

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It wasn't just the fans and the media booing Robinson it was also his teammates and other players. ... In September 1949, Jackie was named most valuable player of the National League. ... They also honored Jackie by removing his jersey number (forty-two) from any other player's jersey. ... Jackie Robinson will always be in some people's eyes the Most Valuable Player in the game of baseball. ... Because of Jack Roosevelt Robinson there are now black coaches, managers, and players. ...

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Those who are familiar with professional baseball are most likely aware that Derek Jeter is the captain and leader of the New York Yankees. ... Derek would use all the negative criticism as a motivational tool to become a better player. ... In 1994, Derek was named the Minor League Baseball Player of the year and by 1996 was playing shortstop for the most prestigious franchise in baseball, the New York Yankees (Jockbio, 2011). ... A 10x All-Star and a baseball her on two continents; Ichiro said that Derek influenced him and that he looked up to him as well. ... He protects the other players t...

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This speech was much more than a speech given by a regular old ball player who was calling it quits. This was a speech that came in a time of need and that turned the heads of millions of baseball fans. It redefined and set the tone of what ball players really are; everyday human beings with hearts, bodies, and souls, like the rest of us. Ball players may have been looked at as if they were indestructible and emotionless, but this speech Gehrig gave illustrated clearly that baseball is just a game and that there are more important things in life like family and friends. ... When people wer...

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When they speak it is usually about baseball or fishing, the two things they have most in common. Their favorite team is the Yankees and Santiago never loses faith in them even when the star player, Joe DiMaggio is injured with a heel spur. ...

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