List of Famous Baseball Players
Robinson Chirinos
Robinson David Chirinos González is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher who is a free agent. He signed with the Chicago Cubs as a nondrafted free agent out of Venezuela in 2000. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2011, and has also played for the Houston Astros, Texas Rangers and New York Mets.
Mark Prior
Mark William Prior is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current coach. A onetime top prospect of the Chicago Cubs, he pitched for the team from 2002 to 2006 in a career that was marred by injuries. In his prime, his repertoire of pitches included a mid-90s mph fastball, a curveball, and a changeup. He is currently the pitching coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Ben Revere
Ben Daniel Revere is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals, and Los Angeles Angels.
Jabari Blash
Jabari Jerell Blash is a former American professional baseball outfielder. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2016 with the San Diego Padres. He also played in MLB for the Los Angeles Angels and for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Randy Rosario
Randy Miguel Rosario Luperon is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Royals and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons.
Juan Encarnación
Juan De Dios Encarnación is a Dominican former professional baseball outfielder. He played eleven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1997 to 2007 for the Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds, Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, and St. Louis Cardinals. Encarnación suffered a career-ending injury after getting hit in the eye by a foul ball on August 31, 2007.
Luke Hochevar
Luke Anthony Hochevar is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played college baseball at the University of Tennessee, and played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals.
Nick Martini
Nicholas Scott Martini is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Chicago Cubs organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics and San Diego Padres.
Bobby Valentine
Robert John Valentine, nicknamed "Bobby V", is a former American professional baseball player and manager. He is currently the athletic director at Sacred Heart University. Valentine played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, California Angels (1973–1975), New York Mets (1977–78), and Seattle Mariners (1979) in MLB. He managed the Texas Rangers (1985–1992), the New York Mets (1996–2002), and the Boston Red Sox (2012) of MLB, as well as the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball.
Mark Melancon
Mark David Melancon is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. Melancon was drafted by the New York Yankees in the ninth round of the 2006 MLB draft. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Yankees, Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Nationals,San Francisco Giants, and Atlanta Braves. Melancon was an MLB All-Star in 2013, 2015 and 2016. He made his MLB debut in 2009. He led the National League in saves in 2015, and won the Trevor Hoffman Award that year. He is a three-time All-Star.