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1990 Caribbean Series

The club got a fine offensive performances from outfielder and Series MVP Gerónimo Berroa, who hit .300 with four home runs and eight runs batted in, including two homers and five RBI in the decisive game against the Senadores de San Juan of Puerto Rico, who tied for second with the Leones del Caracas of Venezuela.

Adrian Champs

Major League Baseball players that played for them include Cecil Coombs, Paul Smith, Johnny Mitchell, Emil Huhn, Cowboy Jones and Bun Troy.

Al Weis

After that season, he and fleet-footed outfielder Tommie Agee were traded to the New York Mets for four players (among them slugger Tommy Davis and veteran pitcher Jack Fisher).

Babe Martin

In later years, Martin still held a grudge against one-armed outfielder Pete Gray, who was a teammate in 1945.

Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 1987

Players eligible for the first time who were not included on the ballot were: Rick Auerbach, Ken Brett, Reggie Cleveland, Dick Drago, Duffy Dyer, John Ellis, Tom Hutton, Pat Kelly, Mike Lum, Billy North, Johnny Oates, Freddie Patek, Dave Roberts, Rennie Stennett, Mike Tyson and John Vukovich.

Bill Norman

A right-handed hitting and throwing outfielder, he rose quickly to the major league level as player, when he was called up to the Chicago White Sox in 1931 after hitting .366 in the Class C Western Association.

Bob Klapisch

In response to his book on the 1992 Mets, The Worst Team Money Could Buy: The Collapse of the New York Mets (ISBN 0-8032-7822-5), New York Mets outfielder Bobby Bonilla confronted Klapisch in the team's clubhouse, threatening him, and having to be restrained.

Ced Landrum

Cedric Bernard Landrum (born September 3, 1963 in Butler, Alabama) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder.

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.

Cutch

Andrew McCutchen, a professional baseball outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates

Dane Iorg

Iorg debuted with the Philadelphia Phillies in April 1977, but by that June the club traded him along with outfielder Rick Bosetti and pitcher Tom Underwood to the St. Louis Cardinals for outfielder Bake McBride and pitcher Steve Waterbury.

Dee Miles

He was not in the major leagues in 1937 or 1938, but was in the Senators organization when he was traded to the Philadelphia Athletics for $30,000 and outfielder Bill Nicholson.

El Rancho High School

Scott Reid, former major league baseball outfielder with the Philadelphia Phillies.

Evelyn Lozada

In December 2013 Lozada announced that she was engaged to Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Carl Crawford.

Florida Collegiate Summer League

Major League Baseball alumni include Milwaukee Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy, Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Dee Gordon, Colorado Rockies pitcher Mike McClendon, Washington Nationals outfielder Corey Brown, Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jimmy Nelson, and Baltimore Orioles catcher Johnny Monell Jr.

Floyd Rayford

During the 1983 season, the Orioles traded Rayford to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for a player to be named later, which became outfielder Tito Landrum.

Gary Matthews, Jr.

Team radio announcer Eric Nadel said it was the best catch he's ever seen a Rangers outfielder make in his 26 years with the ballclub.

Gerald Laird

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.

Gordon Edes

Edes is famous in Boston for his club house confrontation with former Red Sox outfielder Carl Everett.

Guillermo Moscoso

On January 16, 2012, Moscoso was traded, along with fellow pitcher Josh Outman, to the Colorado Rockies for outfielder Seth Smith.

Hawaiian Punch

Also, former New York Mets outfielder Benny Agbayani (also Hawaiian) was nicknamed "Hawaiian Punch" after a series of clutch homers in the 2000 season.

Hector Santiago

The Angels received Tyler Skaggs along with Santiago, while the White Sox received Adam Eaton and the Diamondbacks received Mark Trumbo and two players to be named later.

Hosey

Dwayne Hosey (born 1967), former Major League Baseball outfielder for the Boston Red Sox

Jack Hoey

John Bernard Hoey (November 10, 1881 – November 14, 1947) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1906 through 1908 for the Boston Americans/Red Sox.

Jay Nady

Jay Nady (born August 23, 1947) is a championship boxing referee and the uncle of Kansas City Royals outfielder Xavier Nady.

JBJ

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

Jerre

Jerre Denoble (1923–2011), American outfielder who played for the All-American Girls

Jesse Barfield

Along with George Bell (LF) and Lloyd Moseby (CF), Barfield starred in what many analysts considered the best all-around outfield of the 1980s.

Jesús Alou

Jesús María Rojas Alou (born March 24, 1942 in Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder.

Jim McKnight

On June 15, 1960, he was traded by St. Louis to the Cubs for veteran outfielder Walt Moryn.

Joe Brovia

Joseph John Brovia (February 18, 1922, Davenport, California – August 15, 1994, Santa Cruz, California) was a minor league baseball outfielder in the Pacific Coast League with the San Francisco Seals, Portland Beavers, Sacramento Solons, and the Oakland Oaks from 1941 to 1955 (excluding 1942–45, due to World War II).

John Jay

In Jay's honor, St. Louis Cardinals' outfielder Jon Jay has, at various times, been nicknamed "The Federalist", "The Founding Father", and "The Chief Justice".

Jovanny Rosario

Jovanny (De Los Santos) Rosario (born April 12, 1985 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic is an outfielder for the Olmecas de Tabasco in the Mexican League.

Julio Ramírez

Julio Cesar Ramírez (born 10 August 1977 in San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball center fielder.

Ken Griffey, Sr.

George Kenneth "Ken" Griffey (born April 10, 1950) is an American former professional baseball outfielder who was a member of the famed Big Red Machine.

Ken Kelly

Kenny Kelly (born 1979), minor league outfielder for the Chicago White Sox

Larry Yount

At the end of spring training, 1974, he was traded along with another minor leaguer to the Milwaukee Brewers for outfielder Wilbur Howard.

Marvin Lowrance

Marvin C. Lowrance (born July 16, 1984, in Bellflower, California) is a minor-league outfielder and designated hitter for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of Major League Baseball.

Mike Stanton

Giancarlo Stanton (born 1989), formerly referred to as Mike Stanton, outfielder in Major League Baseball, played 2010-present

Norm Larker

Norman Howard John Larker (December 27, 1930 – March 12, 2007) was a first baseman/outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1958 through 1963.

Oberbeck

Henry Oberbeck (1858–1921), baseball outfielder, third baseman, pitcher and Umpire

Paul Lehner

Paul Eugene Lehner (July 1, 1920 – December 27, 1967) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a center fielder for five American League teams from 1946 through 1952.

Ryan Vogelsong

Vogelsong was acquired by the Pirates on July 30, 2001, along with outfielder Armando Ríos, for pitcher Jason Schmidt and outfielder John Vander Wal.

Sherman Barton

Sherman "Bucky" Barton (born February 2, 1875 in Normal, Illinois - July 11, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois) was an Outfielder in the Negro Leagues.

Solly Drake

After high school, Drake began his baseball career when he joined the Elmwood Giants of the Mandak League as a 17-year-old outfielder that same year and returned for two more seasons in Manitoba.

Strong Tower

The title track, "Strong Tower", is used as a walk-up song by an outfielder David Murphy for the Texas Rangers and an outfielder Matt Murton for Japan's Hanshin Tigers.

Tim Hendryx

Timothy Green Hendryx (January 31, 1891 – August 14, 1957) was a utility outfielder in Major League Baseball who played with four different teams between the 1911 and 1921 seasons.

Wes Bankston

At Plano East High School, he played baseball and football as an outfielder and starting quarterback, respectively.

Western Oregon Wolves

On April 26, 2008, Sara Tucholsky, a reserve outfielder on the Wolves softball team (2005–08), hit the first home run of her college career in a victory over Central Washington University, but injured her knee rounding first base; Central Washington's Mallory Holtman and Liz Wallace carried Tucholsky around the rest of the bases to home plate.

Wilbur Wade Card

He attended Trinity College in Durham in 1895, becoming one of the school's best athletes as an outfielder and batter, breaking a number of baseball records and eventually earning his nickname "Cap." Card was team captain in 1899.


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