list of famous baseball players
the list of famous baseball players
list of famous baseball playerThe Dominican Republic is well known for its sports athletes, especially baseball. They have the second highest number of baseball players in Major League Baseball. Some of the more current and more famous
players are:
- Sammy Sosa 1988 NL MVP
- Albert Pujols 2005 NL MVP
- Pedro Martinez - One of the greatest pitchers in baseball
- Manny Ramirez - Awesome baseball player and probaly the best hitter ever.
- David Ortiz - "Big Papi" - famous power home run hitter.
- Vladimir Guerrero - my personal favorite.
For a complete list of all Dominican baseball players go to the link.
There are also some athletes in the NBA and boxing. The most well known player in the NBA is Al Horford.
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the famous baseball players No one knows what causes ALS. One or more factors cause motor neurons in the brain
ALS is also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, after the famous baseball player who died of the disease in 1941. (Reproduced by permission of
and spinal cord to begin dying off. Nerve signals can no longer travel from the brain to the muscles. The patient is unable to move normally and he or she becomes weaker. Disturbed nerve messages can cause abnormal muscle movements that result in twitching and spasms. As muscle cells are not used, they begin to die off. The amount of muscle tissue decreases, causing a condition known as wasting.
Researchers have been unsuccessful in finding the cause of motor neuron death. There is some evidence that free radicals may be involved. Free radicals are very active chemicals that can damage living cells. Defective enzymes may also be a factor in the death of motor neurons. An enzyme is a naturally occurring chemical needed for many chemical reactions that occur in the body. Additional research is now being conducted to find out more about the cause or causes of ALS.
Two major forms of ALS are known: familial and sporadic. About 10 percent of all ALS cases are familial. As the name suggests, familial ALS is thought to be caused by genetic factors. Scientists have found that 15 percent of the people with familial ALS have a mutation (change) in a gene known as SOD-1. A parent with this mutated gene can pass it on to his or her children.
Sporadic ALS has no known cause. Certain chemical factors in the body, such as free radicals, may be involved. Or it, too, may result from genetic factors.
Born: February 6, 1895
Baltimore, Maryland
Died: August 16, 1948
New York, New York
American baseball player
Babe Ruth, an American baseball player, was one of sport's most famous athletes and an enduring legend.
Early years
George Herman Ruth Jr., later known as Babe Ruth, was born on February 6, 1895, in Baltimore, Maryland, one of George Herman Ruth and Kate Schamberger's eight children. Of the eight, only George Jr. and a sister, Mamie, survived. Ruth's father owned a tavern, and running the business left him and his wife with little time to watch over their children. Young George began skipping school and getting into trouble. He also played baseball with other neighborhood children whenever possible.
At the age of seven Ruth was sent to the St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys, a school that took care of boys who had problems at home. It was run by the Brothers (men who had taken vows to lead religious lives) of a Catholic order of teachers. Ruth wound up staying there off and on until he was almost twenty. At St. Mary's, Ruth studied, worked in a tailor shop, and learned values such as sharing and looking out for smaller, weaker boys. He also developed his baseball skills with the help of one of the Brothers.
Signs baseball contract
Ruth became so good at baseball (both hitting and as a left-handed pitcher) that the Brothers wrote a letter to Jack Dunn, manager of the Baltimore Orioles minor league baseball team, inviting him to come see Ruth. After watching Ruth play for half an hour, Dunn offered him a six-month contract for six hundred dollars. Dunn also had to sign papers making him Ruth's guardian until the boy turned twenty-one.
When Dunn brought Ruth to the Oriole locker room for the first time in 1914, one of the team's coaches said, "Well, here's Jack's newest babe now!" The nickname stuck, and Babe Ruth stuck with the team as well, performing so well that he was moved up later that year to the Boston Red Sox of the American League. Ruth pitched on championship teams in 1915 and 1916, but he was such a good hitter that he was switched to the out-field so that he could play every day. (Pitchers usually play only every four or five days because of the strain that pitching has on their throwing arm.) In 1919 his twenty-nine home runs set a new record and led to the beginning of a new playing style. Up to that point home runs occurred very rarely, and baseball's best players were usually pitchers and high-average "singles" hitters. By 1920 Ruth's frequent home runs made the "big bang" style of play more popular and successful.
Becomes legend with the Yankees
In 1920 Babe Ruth was sold to the New York Yankees for one hundred thousand dollars and a three hundred fifty thousand dollar loan. This was a huge event which increased his popularity. In New York his achievements and personality made him a national celebrity. Off the field he enjoyed eating, drinking, and spending or giving away his money outright; he earned and spent thousands of dollars. By 1930 he was paid eighty thousand dollars for a season, a huge sum for that time, and his endorsement income (money received in return for public support of certain companies' products) usually added up to be more than his baseball salary.
Ruth led the Yankees to seven American League championships and four World Series titles. He led the league in home runs many times, and the 60 he hit in 1927 set a record for the 154-game season. (Roger Maris hit 61 home runs in a 162-game season in 1961.) Ruth's lifetime total of 714 home runs is second only to the 755 hit by Hank Aaron (1934–). With a .342 lifetime batting average for 22 seasons of play, many consider Babe Ruth the game's greatest player.
When Ruth's career ended in 1935, he had hoped to become a major league manager, but his reputation for being out of control made teams afraid to hire him. In 1946 he became head of the Ford Motor Company's junior baseball program. He died in New York City on August 16, 1948.
For More Information
Creamer, Robert W. Babe: The Legend Comes to Life. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1974.
Miller, Ernestine G. The Babe Book: Baseball's Greatest Legend Remembered. Kansas City, MO: Andrews McMeel, 2000.
Ritter, Lawrence S. The Babe: The Game That Ruth Built. New York: Total Sports, 1997.
Smelser, Marshall. The Life That Ruth Built: A Biography. New York: Quadrangle/New York Times Book Co., 1975. Reprint, Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1993.
Van Riper, Guernsey. Babe Ruth, One of Baseball's Greatest. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1983.
Wagenheim, Kal. Babe Ruth: His Life and Legend. New York: Praeger, 1974. Reprint, Chicago: Olmstead Press, 2001.
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new baseball playersSix senior players are ready and waiting as well, determined to make their final season one for the record books. They have 56 games ahead in the regular season, starting with a Feb. 9 contest against Southeastern Louisiana University. The team takes the field for the annual alumni game on Saturday (Feb. 3).
Taking one game, one week at a time, is sage advice but for this team, two Big Events are waiting down the line -- returning to play in their home Turchin Stadium sometime in April, and hoping for a return to the College World Series in Omaha, Neb., in June.
Right off the bat, senior pitcher Daniel Latham makes a prediction. "Stay with us," he tells Green Wave fans. "It will be an exciting season. There's a lot we want to accomplish." Tulane is ranked No. 15 in the Baseball America Preseason Top 25.
It all starts with winning games. "We want to win, to go to Omaha and compete for the national championship," Latham says. "It's definitely a special experience. I was there once and I definitely want to go back."
His teammate, fifth-year senior and infielder Tim Guidry, admits that Omaha is on his radar. "We're going to try as much as we can," he says, pausing to reflect. "When you've gone to Omaha once, it makes you more hungry and you want to go back."
In 2005 Tulane earned an appearance in the College World Series, posting one win but two losses to end that season with a 56-12 mark.
Guidry knows all too well that this season is his "last hurrah," and he wants to "go out on a winning note." From Metairie, La., Guidry played in 51 games last year, including 29 starts as designated hitter and 10 starts at third base. He hit .333 on the year, including a team-best .400 mark in Conference USA action.
baseball playerThe 10th hottest baseball player is.......
Gabe Kapler's chest!
So, I know that Gabe has a reputation as being a major babe. But, I don't really like his face. I don't know why. I just don't. His chest, on the other hand, is HOT!
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