Shortly before the 2002 season Oakland traded Laird to the Texas Rangers along with outfielder Ryan Ludwick, Jason Hart and Mario Ramos, for slugging first baseman Carlos Peña and southpaw relief pitcher Mike Venafro.
Its athletics department is fairly notable in that it has produced two Major League Baseball pitchers, Mario Ramos and Nate Minchey, along with many other minor league baseball players.
Mario | Super Mario Bros. | Mario Testino | Mario Vargas Llosa | Mario Lemieux | Mário Soares | Mario Lanza | Mario Botta | Mario Cuomo | Mario Andretti | Sergio Ramos | Mario Monti | Mario del Monaco | Mario Batali | Mario Balotelli | Mario Winans | Mario Savio | Mario Puzo | Mario Bava | Mario Van Peebles | Mario Sorrenti | Mario Merz | Mário de Andrade | Fidel V. Ramos | Mario Morales | Mario Martone | Mario Lopez | Mario Borghezio | José Ramos-Horta | Super Mario Bros. 2 |