Not exact matches
He's been an All Star every year since he
became a full - time
big leaguer and has finished either first or second in AL MVP voting every year he's been eligible for the award.
Darren Baker may have been born with a baseball in his hand and grew up in Major League Baseball clubhouses, but
becoming a Division I signee and potential
big leaguer was by no means a birthright.
The A's would draft good players and turn them into successful major
leaguers, but as soon those players
became free agents they would leave for
big - market teams.