As a switch-hitting Gold Glover who manned the hallowed ground that is centerfield in Yankee Stadium during the team’s late-’90s dynasty, Bernie Williams was undoubtedly deserving of having his No. 51 retired by the team. But while his overall numbers fell a little short of being Cooperstown worthy, the Puerto Rico native received a tremendous
He may have collected nearly 2,900 hits over his 24 years in baseball, but Omar Vizquel was in the lineup for one thing: his defense. On this day in béisbol, August 31, 2004 the 11-time Gold Glove winner showed that he could swing a pretty good bat, too. Vizquel, 37, banged out six hits in
It’s easy to be overlooked when you’re a middle infielder on a playoff-bound team that boasts future Hall of Famers Mike Piazza and Rickey Henderson, plus all-stars John Olerud and Robin Ventura. But if Mets fans didn’t fully appreciate the type of all-round player they had in Edgardo Alfonzo, they undoubtedly did on this day
Pedro Martinez has often said how much he loves and admires his older sibling Ramon Martinez, an outstanding pitcher who broke into the majors three years ahead of Pedro and helped set the stage for his little brother's Hall of fame career. But on this day in béisbol, Aug. 29, 1996, Pedro was hellbent on
Carlos Baerga had plenty of accomplishments over a 14-year MLB career in which he was considered one of the best second baseman of the 1990s — and he’ll be the first to proudly list his accolades if you ask him That includes several seasons as a .300 hitter with home run pop good enough to
David Wright may have been the face of the New York Mets in the 2000s, but Jose Reyes — the dynamic, Dominican-born shortstop with blazing speed — was the team’s heart. On this day in béisbol, Aug. 28, 2003, the switch-hitting rookie, just 20 years old, proved he had some pop in his toolbox, too.
