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Amaury Cazana

Amaury Antonio Cazana Marti (born October 19, 1976) is a Cuban professional baseball player who plays for the Rojos del Águila de Veracruz in the Mexican League.

Art Rico

Arthur Ramon "Art" Rico (July 23, 1895 – January 3, 1919) was an Italian American professional baseball player whose career spanned two seasons (1916–17), including parts of those seasons in Major League Baseball with the Boston Braves.

Bill Zimmerman

William Frederick Zimmerman (January 20, 1887, Kengen, Germany. - October 4, 1952, Newark, New Jersey) was a professional baseball player.

Blair Barbier

Blair Matthew Barbier (born February 13, 1978 in Marrero, Louisiana) is a former professional baseball player for the Chicago Cubs organization, former baseball standout for Louisiana State University and former volunteer assistant baseball coach with LSU for the 2007 season.

Buddy Bailey

Welby Sheldon "Buddy" Bailey (born March 28, 1957 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is an American professional baseball manager.

Clint Everts

Clinton Charles Everts (born August 10, 1984) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.

Dan Peltier

Daniel Edward Peltier (born June 30, 1968 in Clifton Park, New York) is a former professional baseball player.

Eddie Zimmerman

Edward Desmond Zimmerman (January 1, 1883 in Oceanic, New Jersey – May 6, 1945 in Emmaus, Pennsylvania) was a professional baseball third baseman.

El Tappe

Elvin Walter Tappe (May 21, 1927 – October 10, 1998) was an American professional baseball player, a catcher for the Chicago Cubs from 1954 to 1962, but he was best known for being part of the Philip K. Wrigley-implemented College of Coaches in the 1961 season.

Eric Yelding

Eric Girard Yelding (born February 22, 1965 in Montrose, Alabama) is a former professional baseball player.

George Brophy

George M. Brophy (September 15, 1926 – November 20, 1998) was an American professional baseball executive who served as farm system director for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball for over 15 seasons.

Glen Rosenbaum

Glen Otis Rosenbaum (born June 14, 1936, at Union Mills, Indiana) is a retired American professional baseball player, coach, and front-office official who spent four decades as a member of the Chicago White Sox organization.

Gus Triandos

Gus Triandos (July 30, 1930 – March 28, 2013) was a Greek American former professional baseball player.

Harold Mozingo

Harold Clifton Mozingo Jr (born March 29, 1985 in Tappahannock, Virginia) is a former Professional baseball pitcher in the Kansas City Royals and Toronto Blue Jays organizations.

Jackson Quezada

Jackson A. Quezada (born August 9, 1986 in Elias Pina, Dominican Republic) is a professional baseball pitcher who is currently in the San Diego Padres organization.

Jerry Akers

Albert Earl "Jerry" Akers (November 1, 1887 – May 15, 1979) was a professional baseball player whose career spanned seven season, including a part of one in Major League Baseball with the Washington Senators (1912).

Larry Littleton

Larry Marvin Littleton (born April 3, 1954, in Charlotte, North Carolina) was an American professional baseball outfielder who played for the Cleveland Indians during the 1981 baseball season.

Lefty Davis

Alphonzo De Ford Davis (February 4, 1875, in Nashville, Tennessee – February 4, 1919, in Collins, New York), was an American professional baseball player who played outfield in the major leagues from 1901 to 1907.

Massimo Ciaramella

Massimo Ciaramella (born October 1, 1970 in Nettuno, Lazio, Italy) is a retired Italian professional baseball shortstop.

Neil Ramirez

Neil Andrew Ramirez (born May 25, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently on the Chicago Cubs' 40-man roster.

Pat Mahomes

Patrick Lavon Mahomes (born August 9, 1970 in Bryan, Texas) is a former professional baseball pitcher.

Pierre Arsenault

Pierre Jean Arsenault (born October 12, 1963 in Roberval, Quebec) is a Canadian professional baseball scout for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball and a former longtime bullpen coach and coordinator.

Scott Savastano

Scott Allen Savastano (born June 12, 1986 in Plymouth, Massachusetts) is an American professional baseball player in the Baltimore Orioles minor league organization.

Shannon Withem

Shannon Bolt Withem (born September 21, 1972 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is a former professional baseball pitcher.

Takashi Toritani

There, he was surrounded by an impressive collection of talent: his year included then-right fielder Norichika Aoki (Tokyo Yakult Swallows), third baseman Toshimitsu Higa (Hiroshima Carp) and center fielder Shintaro Yoshida (Orix Buffaloes), all three of whom would later go on to the pros.

Tatsuro Hirooka

Tatsuro Hirooka (広岡 達朗, Hirooka Tatsurō born February 9, 1932 in Kure, Hiroshima, Japan) is a retired Japanese professional baseball player and manager.

Wendell Kim

Wendell Kim (born March 9, 1950 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is a former professional baseball player, coach and manager.

Willard Schmidt

Willard Raymond Schmidt (May 29, 1928 – March 22, 2007) was an American professional baseball player, a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball between 1952 and 1959.

Willie Royster

Willie Arthur Royster (born April 11, 1954 in Clarksville, Virginia) is a retired American professional baseball player.


see also

American Royal

The Future Farmers of America (now the National FFA Organization) was founded during the Royal and Kansas City's professional baseball team the Kansas City Royals derive their name in part from the Royal.

Annastasia Batikis

Born in Racine, Wisconsin to Greek-American parents, Batikis was one of three descendants of Greek migrants to play in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, being the others Kay Lionikas and Vickie Panos.

Asche

Cody Asche (born 1990), American professional baseball player currently with the Philadelphia Phillies

Atlantic League

Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, an independent professional baseball league founded in 1998

Barbara Thompson

Barbara Thompson (baseball) (born 1932), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player for Rockford Peaches

Betsy Jochum

Chewing gum magnate and Chicago Cubs owner Philip K. Wrigley decided, in 1942, to start a women's professional baseball league, concerned that the 1943 Major League Baseball season might be canceled because of World War II.

Bo Jackson Baseball

The game features athlete Bo Jackson, who at the time of the game's release was a star in professional baseball and a former professional football player.

Charlie Powell

After High School, Charlie was recruited by Notre Dame and UCLA to play football, St. Louis Browns baseball owner Bill Veeck, who had acquired the legendary pitcher Satchel Paige from the Cleveland Indians, signed the power-hitting outfielder to a professional baseball contract.

Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies

The Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies (also known as Chicago/Pittsburgh) were a short-lived professional baseball team in the Union Association of 1884.

Clay Dalrymple

Clay E. Dalrymple began his professional baseball career with the Sacramento Solons of the Pacific Coast League in 1956, and was obtained by the Milwaukee Braves before the 1959 season.

Cutch

Andrew McCutchen, a professional baseball outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates

Damian Rolls

In 2011 The Rockland Boulders, an American professional baseball team based in Pomona, New York in the County of Rockland and member of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball hired Rolls to serve as the club’s hitting coach for the 2011 season.

Dutch Sterrett

Charles Hurlbut "Dutch" Sterrett (October 1, 1889, in Milroy, Pennsylvania – December 9, 1965) was a professional baseball player who played 2 seasons for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball.

Frank Boyd

Frank Jay Boyd (1868–1937) was a professional baseball catcher who played for the Cleveland Spiders of the National League in May, 1893.

Fumihiro Suzuki

Fumihiro Suzuki (鈴木 郁洋, born May 23, 1975 in Nishigō, Fukushima) is a retired Japanese professional baseball catcher and current coach for the Orix Buffaloes in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Giancarlo Alvarado

Giancarlo Carlos (Martinez) Alvarado (born January 24, 1978 in Santurce, Puerto Rico) is a professional baseball pitcher in the New York Mets organization.

Grandfather Stories

The tales are nuggets of social history: among them, New Year customs in Rochester's elite "ruffleshirt" Third Ward, early professional baseball in Rochester, the corrupt matches that killed off professional rowing, and the invention of the detachable shirt collar in Troy, New York.

High school baseball in Japan

Several professional baseball players first made their mark at Kōshien, including Eiji Bandō, Sadaharu Oh, Koji Ota, Suguru Egawa, Masumi Kuwata, Kazuhiro Kiyohara, Hideki Matsui, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Yu Darvish and Masahiro Tanaka.

JBJ

Jackie Bradley, Jr., American professional baseball outfielder with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball.

Jeff Francis

Jeffrey William "Jeff" Francis (born January 8, 1981) is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization.

Jimmy Sebring

James Dennison Sebring (March 22, 1882 in Liberty, Pennsylvania – December 22, 1909 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania), was a professional baseball player who played outfield from 1902 to 1909.

Joe Benigno

Benigno often makes light of his uncanny resemblance to professional baseball player Sal Fasano, Count Dracula, and Hollywood actor Vincent Schiavelli.

Julio Bécquer

Julio Bécquer Villegas (born December 20, 1931, in Havana, Cuba) is a retired professional baseball player who played 7 seasons for the Washington Senators, Los Angeles Angels, and Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball.

Kasey Olemberger

Kasey Garret Olemberger (born March 18, 1978) is an Italian American professional baseball pitcher.

Lancaster, South Carolina

Aaron Robinson, was a professional Baseball Player with the Yankees and Detroit.

Luis Vasquez

Luis Miguel Vasquez (born April 3, 1986) is a professional baseball pitcher who is with the Atlanta Braves organization.

Mary Graham

Mary Lou Graham (born 1936), former batgirl and relief pitcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

Mary Holda

A native of Mansfield, Ohio, Mary Holda was one of the original South Bend Blue Sox founding members of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in its 1943 inaugural season.

Mary Lou Graham

″Lou Lou″, as her teammmates called her, is part of Women in Baseball, a permanent display based at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York and unveiled in 1988 to honor the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

National Association

National Association of Base Ball Players (1857–1870), the governing body of early high-level but officially non-professional baseball in the United States.

Navan, Ontario

Érik Bédard, a professional baseball player, is also a native of Navan.

Nelson Santovenia

Nelson Gil Santovenia Mayol (born July 27, 1961 in Pinar del Río, Cuba), is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as a catcher from 1987 to 1993.

Omaha Flame

The Omaha Flame are an independent professional baseball team based in Omaha, Nebraska.

Pete Coachman

Bobby Dean Coachman (born November 11, 1961, in Cottonwood, Alabama) is a retired professional baseball player who played one season for the California Angels of Major League Baseball.

Phil Niekro

After the end of his professional baseball career, Niekro managed the all-women Colorado Silver Bullets baseball team.

Preston, Iowa

Bob Oldis, scout for the Florida Marlins and a former professional baseball player

Readington Township, New Jersey

Jack Cust (born 1979), a professional baseball player who played for the Oakland Athletics.

Robinson Tejeda

Robinson Garcia Tejeda (born March 24, 1982, in Baní, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher with the Rojos del Águila de Veracruz.

Star of the Giants

Professional baseball player Ichiro Suzuki used Star of Giants as a reference to his grueling childhood baseball training.

STLC

The St. Louis Cardinals, a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri

Stoney McGlynn

Ulysses Simpson Grant "Stoney" McGlynn (May 26, 1872 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania – August 26, 1941 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin), was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1906 to 1908.

Tollberg

Brian Tollberg (b. 1972), an American professional baseball player

Toshiyuki Takagi

He comes from a sporting family, with his father Yutaka being a former professional baseball player, notably for Yokohama BayStars, and younger brother Yoshiaki currently playing at FC Utrecht.

Valentino Pascucci

Valentino Martin Pascucci (born November 17, 1978 in Bellflower, California) is a professional baseball player who is currently a free agent.

Vauxhall, New Jersey

Elliott Maddox (born 1947), former professional baseball player who played for both the New York Mets and New York Yankees.

Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

On December 27, 1945, the owners of the Caracas Brewery (Cervecería Caracas, present day Caracas Lions or Leones del Caracas), Vargas Wisemen (Sabios de Vargas), the Magellan Navigators (Navegantes del Magallanes), and Venezuela BBC created the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League.

William Marmaduke Kavanaugh

He was the president of the Southern Association, one of professional baseball's principal minor leagues, from 1903 until his death.

Yucaipa, California

Mark Teahen - professional baseball player with the Arizona Diamondbacks

Zack Segovia

Zachary Ernest Segovia (born April 11, 1983) is an American professional baseball pitcher from Forney, Texas.