Esteban Antonio Loaiza Veyna [lo-EYE-sa] is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher and current pitching coach for El Águila de Veracruz of the Mexican League. He played in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates,Texas Rangers,Toronto Blue Jays,Chicago White Sox,New York Yankees,Washington Nationals,Oakland Athletics,and Los Angeles Dodgers. Loaiza was the American League's (AL) starting pitcher in the 2003 All-Star Game. That year,he led the AL in strikeouts.
Joseph Darley Kennedy was an American Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He pitched from 2001 to 2007 for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays,Colorado Rockies,Oakland Athletics,Arizona Diamondbacks,and the Toronto Blue Jays.
Juan Ramón Pizarro a.k.a. "Terín" was a Puerto Rican Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. He played for 18 seasons on 9 teams,from 1957 through 1974. In 1964,he won 19 games (19–9) and pitched 4 shutouts for the Chicago White Sox. He was selected for the Major League All-Star Baseball game in 1963 and 1964.
Édgar Gerardo González Elizondo is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher for the Piratas de Campeche of the Mexican League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks,Oakland Athletics,Colorado Rockies,Houston Astros and Toronto Blue Jays and in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) for the LG Twins.
Travis Jarred Blackley is an Australian former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners,San Francisco Giants,Oakland Athletics,Houston Astros,and Texas Rangers. Blackley also played in the KBO League for the Kia Tigers,in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles,in the Mexican Baseball League (LMB) for the Pericos de Puebla,in Liga Mexicana del Pacifico on the Aguilas de Mexicali and the Naranjeros de Hermosillo and the Brisbane Bandits &Melbourne Aces of the Australian Baseball League (ABL). Travis currently plays club ball for the Twin City Baseball Club in the Gold Coast Baseball Association Division 1 winter league.
The Oakland Athletics' 2008 season marked their 40th year in Oakland,California. It was also the 108th season in franchise history. The team finished third in the American League West with a record of 75–86.
Jack Egbert is an American former professional baseball pitcher,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox and New York Mets.
Lucas William Bradley Harrell is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox,Houston Astros,Atlanta Braves,Texas Rangers,and Toronto Blue Jays. Harrell has also played for the LG Twins of the KBO League.
Tyler Ryan Lumsden is an American former Professional Baseball pitcher across four organizations including the Chicago White Sox,Kansas City Royals,Houston Astros,and San Diego Padres. He also attended and played baseball at Clemson University. He was born in Roanoke,Virginia,where he attended Cave Spring High School.
Jesse David Chavez is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at Riverside Community College,and was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 42nd round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft. He has previously played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirates,Kansas City Royals,Toronto Blue Jays,Oakland Athletics,Los Angeles Dodgers,Los Angeles Angels,and Chicago Cubs,in addition to four other stints with the Braves,one of which included a World Series win in 2021. He is notable as being the most traded player in baseball history,having been traded eleven times as of the start of the 2024 season.
Bradley Aaron Mills is a former American professional baseball pitcher and current coach. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays,Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim,and Oakland Athletics and in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Orix Buffaloes.
Liam Johnson Hendriks is an Australian professional baseball closing pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Minnesota Twins,Kansas City Royals,Toronto Blue Jays,Oakland Athletics and Chicago White Sox. He has been an All-Star three times and was the American League's Reliever of the Year in 2020 and 2021. His most recent accomplishment is winning the AL MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award for the 2023 season.
David Bruce Lundquist Jr. is an American former professional baseball pitcher and former bullpen coach for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). During his big league playing career,Lundquist pitched for the Chicago White Sox and San Diego Padres.
Daniel Andres Farquhar is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Toronto Blue Jays,Seattle Mariners,Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago White Sox from 2011 to 2018. He experienced a brain aneurysm during his final game. Farquhar is currently the assistant pitching coach for the Seattle Mariners.
Eric Michael Surkamp is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for the San Francisco Giants,Chicago White Sox,Los Angeles Dodgers,and Oakland Athletics from 2011 to 2016. He also pitched for the Hanwha Eagles of the KBO League in 2016. Surkamp batted and threw left-handed with his fastball averaging 89 miles per hour (143 km/h).
Jeffrey Benjamin Wendelken is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics and Arizona Diamondbacks.
Yacksel Ríos Melendez is a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher in the New York Mets organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies,Pittsburgh Pirates,Seattle Mariners,Boston Red Sox,and Oakland Athletics. The Phillies selected him in 12th round of the 2011 MLB draft.
Joel Elias Payamps is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Arizona Diamondbacks,Toronto Blue Jays,Kansas City Royals,and Oakland Athletics.
Joshua Rico Garcia is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Washington Nationals organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies,San Francisco Giants,Baltimore Orioles,and Oakland Athletics. He played college baseball for Hawaii Pacific University and was drafted by the Rockies in the 30th round of the 2016 MLB draft,for whom he made his MLB debut in 2019.
Jordan Blake Weems is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Oakland Athletics and Arizona Diamondbacks. He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the third round of the 2011 MLB draft and he made his MLB debut with the Athletics in 2020.
