Dwight Eugene Gooden,nicknamed "Dr. K" and "Doc",is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Gooden pitched from 1984 to 1994 and from 1996 to 2000 for the New York Mets,New York Yankees,Cleveland Indians,Houston Astros,and Tampa Bay Devil Rays. In a career spanning 430 games,he pitched 2,800+2⁄3 innings and posted a win–loss record of 194–112,with a 3.51 earned run average (ERA),and 2,293 strikeouts.
David Brian Cone is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher,and current color commentator for the New York Yankees on the YES Network and WPIX as well as for ESPN on Sunday Night Baseball. A third round draft pick of the Kansas City Royals in 1981 MLB Draft,he made his MLB debut in 1986 and continued playing until 2003,pitching for five different teams. Cone batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Jack Burns McDowell is an American former baseball player. A right-handed pitcher,McDowell played for the Chicago White Sox,New York Yankees,Cleveland Indians,and Anaheim Angels of the Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "Black Jack",he was a three-time All-Star and won the American League Cy Young Award in 1993.
Douglas Dean Drabek is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher and current Pitching Coach for the Reno Aces,the Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks. He played for the New York Yankees,Pittsburgh Pirates,Houston Astros,Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles between 1986 and 1998. Drabek batted and threw right-handed. Known for his fluid pitching motion and sound mechanics,he won the National League Cy Young Award in 1990.
David Allan Righetti,nicknamed "Rags",is an American professional baseball coach and former player. A left-handed pitcher,Righetti played in Major League Baseball from 1979 through 1995 for the New York Yankees,San Francisco Giants,Oakland Athletics,Toronto Blue Jays,and Chicago White Sox. He served as the pitching coach for the Giants from 2000 through 2017.
Dorrel Norman Elvert "Whitey" Herzog is an American former professional baseball outfielder and manager,most notable for his Major League Baseball (MLB) managerial career.
John Rikard Dempsey is an American former professional baseball player. He played for 24 seasons as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1992,most prominently for the Baltimore Orioles where he played for 10 years and was a member of the 1983 World Series winning team. Dempsey was known for being one of the best defensive catchers of his era. In 1997,he was inducted into the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame.
Jaret Samuel Wright is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played all or parts of 11 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians,San Diego Padres,Atlanta Braves,New York Yankees,and Baltimore Orioles,primarily as a starting pitcher.
Orlando Hernández Pedroso,nicknamed "El Duque",is a Cuban-born right-handed former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched for the Industriales of the Cuban National Series,the New York Yankees,Chicago White Sox,Arizona Diamondbacks,and New York Mets of Major League Baseball,and the Cuban national baseball team in international play.
William Hayward "Mookie" Wilson is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder and coach who played for the New York Mets and Toronto Blue Jays over 12 major league seasons. He is best remembered as the Met who hit the ground ball that rolled through Bill Buckner's legs in the bottom of the 10th inning of game six of the 1986 World Series.
Roger Royce Ring is an American former professional baseball pitcher and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets,San Diego Padres,Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees.
Scott Gavin Erickson is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Minnesota Twins,Baltimore Orioles,New York Mets,Texas Rangers,Los Angeles Dodgers,and New York Yankees over 15 seasons. He was a member of the 1991 World Series champion Twins.
Melvin Leon Stottlemyre Sr. was an American professional baseball pitcher and pitching coach. He played for 11 seasons in Major League Baseball,all for the New York Yankees,and coached for 23 seasons,for the Yankees,New York Mets,Houston Astros,and Seattle Mariners. He was a five-time MLB All-Star as a player and a five-time World Series champion as a coach.
Neil Patrick Allen is an American professional baseball pitcher. He played for the New York Mets,St. Louis Cardinals,New York Yankees,Chicago White Sox,and Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball from 1979 to 1989.
Ricardo Bones is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball pitcher and bullpen coach for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played from 1991 to 2001 for three National League teams –the San Diego Padres,Cincinnati Reds,and Florida Marlins –and four American League teams –the Milwaukee Brewers,Kansas City Royals,New York Yankees,and Baltimore Orioles.
Brien McKeiver Taylor is an American former pitcher in minor league baseball. He spent seven seasons in the minor leagues,primarily with the New York Yankees organization. In his career,he had a win–loss record of 22–30,a 5.12 earned run average (ERA),and 425 strikeouts.
Robert John Apodaca is a former American Major League Baseball pitcher,and an assistant to Colorado Rockies General manager Jeff Bridich. Since 2013,he has worked with pitchers in the Rockies' lower-level minor league affiliates.
Timothy Paul Stoddard is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He is one of only two men to have played in both a World Series and a Final Four of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship,along with fellow East Chicago Washington High School alumnus Kenny Lofton.
Roger Lee Craig was an American pitcher,coach and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). After playing for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers,New York Mets,St. Louis Cardinals,Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies between 1955 and 1966,Craig became an acclaimed pitching coach,and a manager,between 1969 and 1992.
The Greenville Drive are a Minor League Baseball team based in Greenville,South Carolina. They are the High-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and are a member of the South Atlantic League. They play their home games at Fluor Field at the West End,and their mascot is a frog named Reedy Rip'it.
