By Scoop Malinowski Status: New York Yankees first baseman from 1982-1995. Manager for Los Angeles Dodgers for five years and Miami Marlins for seven years. DOB: April 20, 1961 In: Evansville, Indiana Ht: 6-0 Wt: 200 Childhood Heroes: Julius Erving – a class act and a great player. Rod Carew. …
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher. Selected as the National League starter for the 2024 All Star Game. Ht: 6-6 Wt: 247 DOB: May 29, 2002 In: Fullerton, CA First Baseball Memory: T-ball when I was six or seven years old. Baseball Inspirations: That’s something that my family has …
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former Major League pitcher from 1962-1978 for New York Yankees, Seattle Pilots, Houston Astros, Atlanta Braves. Best-selling author. Actor. One of the creators of “Big League Chew.” DOB: March 8, 1939 In: Newark, NJ (Passed away July 10, 2019) Ht: 6-0 Wt: 170 Childhood Heroes: Sal …
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: Hall of Fame Cleveland Indians Pitcher. 1918-2010. DOB: November 13, 1918 In: Van Meter, Iowa Childhood Heroes: Babe Ruth. Babe was kind of a gruff, happy-go-lucky guy. Everybody loved him. He lived life to the fullest. Touched all the bases in life, just like he did …
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder. DOB: October 10, 1986 In: Fort Meade, FL First Baseball Memory: I couldn’t tell you [smiles]. Probably just with my dad, him introducing it to me, playing or him being my coach. Baseball Inspirations: Try and play the game as long as I can. And impact as many …
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By Mark Scoop Malinowski Status: Baseball Hall of Famer, St. Louis Cardinals IF/OF 1941-1963. DOB: November 21, 1920 In: Donora, PA Baseball Inspirations: “Paul Waner, Carl Hubbell.” Pre-Game Feeling: “I felt like I was gonna get two hits every game [laughs]. Tried to analyze who was pitching, what their ball might be doing. Time …
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: MLB and NFL Broadcaster. World Series play by play announcer from 1996-2021 for FOX Sports. Became NFL Monday Night Football announcer for ESPN in 2022. DOB April 25, 1969 In: St. Petersburg, FL Childhood Heroes: “My dad (Jack, the MLB Hall of Fame broadcaster) first and …
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: University of Colorado football head coach. Former NFL cornerback and MLB outfielder. Played college football for Florida State. DOB: August 9, 1967 In: Fort Myers, FL Ht: 6-1 Wt: 195 Childhood Sports Heroes: Had four of ’em… Muhammad Ali, Hank Aaron, OJ Simpson and Julius Erving. …
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: Hall of Fame Cincinnati Reds catcher.DOB: December 7, 1947 In: Oklahoma City, OKChildhood Heroes: “Mantle, easy. Mickey Mantle, Lou Gehrig. I started reading about him early, in the baseball library – which was very slim pickins when you only had 100 kids in the whole high …
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: Assistant coach for St. Louis Cardinals. Major League Baseball outfielder from 1982-1999 for St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland A’s, San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox. DOB: November 2, 1958 In: San Francisco, CA Ht: 6-1 Wt: 185 Childhood Heroes: My parnts, Hurdice, Jessie. Hobbies/Interests: Music, working out. …
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