Sentences with phrase «major leaguers»

Do any of these guys have potential as major leaguers?

They are all sons of former major leaguer Jose Ortiz, who also was once MVP of the Pacific Coast League for the Sacramento River Cats in 2000.

Some of them may try to hide when they see him coming, but there are probably only a handful of major leaguers in uniform who haven't seen the Clown Prince of Baseball at one time or another.

There's also the idea that some of the countries will be stuffed with major leaguers who have day jobs with teams counting on them, and every inning not pitched is an inning that a professional doesn't have to throw in March.

A modern - day «Field of Dreams» is being planned for youth and adult baseball teams in Point Loma — with help from a big - name retired major leaguer.

You know what team would be really, really into a solid major leaguer at bargain rates?

So does Left Fielder Tito Francona, now an established major leaguer after second solid season -LRB-.292, 79 RBIs).

In general, though, Mr. Herbert disliked the idea of putting major leaguers in Cowboy pinstripes.

Kevin Rodney Sullivan's Soul of the Game takes a dramatic approach to the search for the first Black Major Leaguer.

Prospects aren't just future major leaguers; they're memorable seasons and postseason runs that haven't happened yet.

They get eight different prospects, all of whom become major leaguers.

After Alpine qualified for the 1956 tournament at Wichita, Mr. Herbert heard that several other teams were padding their rosters with major leaguers picked up from military bases around the country.

Very, very rarely, they turn into major leaguers as valuable as Cole Hamels.

You can be a very productive major leaguer even with flaws in your game, and that's what he is.

Little League lessons: Major leaguers on childhood advice Today's major league stars started as children with dreams.

There have been 79 Latin American major leaguers, starting with Cuban William Bellan, who played third base for Troy and New York in the American League back in 1871 - 73.

Young replacements like Gilliam, Hoak, Zimmer, Amoros have yet to prove themselves as real major leaguers.

Strategy is fine against major leaguers, but not againsta little kid with a tube in his head — whether you know he had cancer or not.Just good baseball strategy?

Sometimes they turn into valuable major leaguers!

Most major leaguers just get their name stamped in block letters on the barrel of their bats.

He picked up another honor Wednesday, his 28th birthday, when he was named the NL Outstanding Player by his fellow major leaguers as part of the Players Choice Awards organized by the MLB...

History will remember Steve Lyons, a.k.a. Psycho, as the first major leaguer to drop his pants in a game

It was also a value win for the Pirates, in that they received three major league players who each retain very high upside and have already established themselves as «good major leaguers» at worst, plus an interesting and toolsy prospect.

He became a highly skilled major leaguer only after years of hard work.

Marcell Ozuna was an unpolished prospect who made the majors on the strength of his pure, natural ability, and he's had varying amounts of success as an unpolished major leaguer because of that raw talent.

If he kept this up — maybe even went outside the state to lure big - time semi-pro players to his little town, maybe even plunked down a few hundred per game for a faded major leaguer or two — well, that's how legends were made.

There are 198 men in the Hall of Fame, but only one other major leaguer, pitcher Wilmer (Vinegar Bend) Mizell, has ever had a vote under the Capitol dome.

TED WILLIAMS goes 6 for 8 in Boston's season - ending doubleheader to finish with a.406 average; he is the last major leaguer to hit.400.

It's not just that Jose Altuve is shorter than the typical major leaguer.

The Tigers farm system remains as infertile as the Gobi, having produced just one impact major leaguer, third baseman Travis Fryman, in the last eight years.

Make it more of a Super Futures Game, though, and it would split the difference between the 2008 strategy of not considering major leaguers and the Japanese strategy of shutting everything down.

Literally the worst major leaguer.

Redlegs will stand with last year's squad, plus major leaguers Johnny Klippstein, Gerry Staley and Jablonski picked up during the winter.

Rhodes, a Cincinnati native and a journeyman major leaguer -LRB-.224 average, 13 homers and 44 RBIs) for three clubs from 1990 to» 95, has played outfield for the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes of Japan's Pacific League for the past six seasons.

Montreal's 6» 10» Randy Johnson, the loftiest major leaguer ever, is the giant of 1989's stellar class of rookie pitchers

Tatis Jr. is the son of former Major Leaguer Fernando Tatis, who played 11 years for various teams.

Join Major Leaguers Trent Oeltjen & Ryan Rowland - Smith as they host their one of a kind NxtGen Baseball Camp up and down the East Coast - From Melbourne to Brisbane!

The cocksure son of former major leaguer Clyde Wright seemed destined for greatness, but a series of right shoulder ailments quickly derailed his career: After a 12 - win sophomore season Wright landed on the disabled list twice in» 99, then had two shoulder surgeries in the next two years.

And that's the riveting story about how the talented prospect became a talented major leaguer.

Wayne Gretzky, 17, can't drink beer legally with his Edmonton Oiler teammates, but the youngest major leaguer is playing with the flair and finesse of an old pro

He has a nearly 10,000 - square - foot Scottsdale, Ariz., dream home, thanks to the $ 75 million he earned in 14 seasons as a big league slugger, and plenty of time to coach, with fellow former major leaguer Rich Aurilia, his son's Little League team.

Jerad Eickhoff and Vince Velasquez aren't proven major leaguers yet, apparently, and there's still a lot of work to be done before the Phillies can prevent runs like a postseason team.

If baseball has some beauty left over, he'll find both of them and become a dominant major leaguer.

And they haven't been all top - heavy, finding major leaguers in the late round — pitchers Nathan Karns and Robbie Ray in the 12th and Burns, an outfielder, in the 32nd.

Yasiel Puig in Havana in December on a good - will tour that included fellow Cuban - born major leaguers.

If Israel reaches that round, team officials should be able to add several Jewish major leaguers to the roster.