Right Fielder
Right Fielder
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Ichiro Suzuki’s 3,089 hits, 509 stolen bases and 10 Gold Glove Awards tell only part of the story of a player who didn’t appear in a big league game until he was 27 years old.
A legend in Japan before he ever appeared in the majors, Ichiro had a passion for baseball like few before or since.
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Designated Hitter
Designated Hitter
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The path was never easy for Edgar Martinez, and no part of his career seemed to arrive on schedule.
But in the end, it was all there: Eighteen years in the big leagues, historic numbers at the plate – and a plaque in Cooperstown.
Born Jan. 2, 1963, in New York City, and raised in Dorado, Puerto Rico, Martinez fell in love with baseball at an early age and learned the game with his cousin, future big leaguer Carmelo Martínez.
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Center Fielder
Center Fielder
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He entered the game with not just mere potential. From the day the Seattle Mariners made him the first pick in the 1987 MLB Draft, Ken Griffey Jr. was expected to be great.
Twenty-two seasons, 630 home runs and a sea of accolades later, the kid dubbed “The Natural” delivered everything his skills and makeup promised.
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Pitcher
Pitcher
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Randy Johnson was an elite athlete who used his height to his advantage in both baseball and basketball. He turned down the Atlanta Braves after they drafted him in the fourth round in 1982, opting for a combination baseball/basketball scholarship at the University of Southern California.
But once Johnson began concentrating solely on baseball following his sophomore year, he was firmly on the path to Cooperstown.
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