Barry Bonds Biography (1964-)

Barry Lamar Bonds was born July 24, 1964, in Riverside, California. He made history when broke Hank Aaronvïs all-time Major League baseball record of 755 on August 7th, 2007. But his place in baseball history has been overshadowed by allegations regarding the use of performance-enhancing drugs.

Bonds is the son of former Giant and longtime Major League outfielder Bobby…

Baseball – Baseball Equipment

Americans began playing baseball on informal teams, using local rules, in the early 1800s. By the 1860s, the sport, unrivaled in popularity, was being described as America’s “national pastime.”

Alexander Joy Cartwright (1820-1892) of New York invented the modern baseball field in 1845. Alexander Cartwright and the members of his New York Knickerbocker Base Ball Club, devised the first rules…

Rick Ankiel Biography (1979-)

As a left-handed pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals in the year 2000, Rick Ankiel grabbed public attention when he lost his ability to throw strikes. After posting a successful 11-7 record during the season, Ankiel suddenly lost control in a playoff game against the Atlanta Braves, throwing pitch after pitch over his catcher’s head and into the…

Derek Jeter Biography (1974-)

Derek Jeter has been the starting shortstop for the New York Yankees since 1996, and in those years has become one of the most famous Yankees ever. Jeter first played 15 games with the Yankees in 1995. The next year he established himself as the team’s regular shortstop and quickly became an All Star. The Yankees won the…

Alex Rodriguez Biography (1975-)

(born July 27, 1975, New York City, N.Y., U.S.) American professional baseball player, who was a noted power hitter. In 2007 he became the youngest player in major league history to hit 500 career home runs.

Rodriguez and his family moved to his father’s native Dominican Republic when Alex was four, but they later relocated to Miami, Fla. There…

Ken Griffey, Jr. Biography (1969 – )

(born November 21, 1969, Donora, Pennsylvania, U.S.) American professional baseball player who was one of the dominant power hitters of the 1990s and ranked among the best defensive outfielders of all time.

In 1987 Griffey was the first player selected by the major league baseball draft and was signed by the American League Seattle Mariners. He made his major…

Joe Nathan Biography (1974-)

Joseph Michael Nathan (born November 22, 1974 in Houston, Texas) is a Major League Baseball closer  for the Minnesota Twins. He bats and throws right-handed, and stands at a height of 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m). He started playing baseball as a shortstop  in high school, and played the same position in college. However, he became a pitcher …

Willie Mays Biography (1931-)

(born May 6, 1931, Westfield, Alabama, U.S.) American professional baseball player who was exceptional at both batting and fielding. Mays played in major league baseball very soon after the colour bar ended, and he probably never received the respect due him based upon his skills. He is considered by many to have been the best all-around player in the…

Babe Ruth Biography (1895-1948)

Athlete, baseball player. Born on February 6, 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Babe Ruth was born in a poor waterfront neighbourhood and at age eight was sent by his saloon-keeper father to St Mary’s Industrial School for Boys, where a priest encouraged his interest in baseball.

As a teenager, his baseball exploits caught the attention of the minor league Baltimore…

Jackie Robinson Biography (1919-1972)

Baseball player, civil rights activist. Born Jack Roosevelt Robinson on January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia. Breaking the color barrier, Jackie Robinson became the first African-American to play in baseball’s major leagues. The youngest of five children, Robinson was raised in relative poverty by a single mother. He attended John Muir High School and Pasadena Junior College, where he…