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October 25: Happy Birthday Pedro Martinez

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Happy Birthday Pedro! Pedro Jaime Martinez was born on October 25, 1971 in Manoguayabo, Dominican Republic. HOF, 8x All-Star, 3x Cy Young, AS MVP, Triple Crown, 5x  ERA Leader, Wins Leader, 3x SO Leader,  3x W-L% Leader, CG Leader, SHO Leader. 219-100 W-L, 2.93 ERA, 3254 SO, 3 SV Pedro Martinez and his teams:     Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies.

October 19: Happy Birthday Michael Young

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  Happy Birthday, Michael! Michael Brian Young was born on October 19, 1976 in Covinca, California. 7x All-Star, GG, AS MVP, Batting Title, 2x Hits Leader, Games Leader. .300 AVG, 185 HR, 1030 RBI, 90 SB, 2375 Hits. Michael Young and his teams:   Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers

Latin and Caribbean Stars: Cesar Cedeño

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CESAR CEDEÑO (CF, 1B) FROM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 🇩🇴  SOME OF HIS ACHIEVEMENTS 4x All-Star 5x Gold Glove Award 2x Doubles Leader 2087 Hits  550 SB PLAYED FOR: Houston Astros (1970 - 1981) Cincinnati Reds (1982 - 1985) St. Louis Cardinals  (1985) Los Angeles Dodgers (1986)

October 11: Happy Birthday Gregg Olson

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Happy Birthday, Otter! Greggory William Olson was born on October 11, 1966 in Scribner, Nebraska. All-Star, ROY. 40-39 W-L, 3.46 ERA, 588 SO, 217 SV Gregg Olson and his teams:         Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians (no card found), Kansas City Royals (no card found),  Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros (no card found), Minnesota Twins (no card found),  Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Dodgers 

March 7: Happy Birthday Jeff Kent

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    Happy Birthday, Jeff! Jeffrey Franklin Kent was born on March 7, 1968 in Bellflower, California. 5x All-Star, MVP, 4x SS, Assist as 2B Leader, Double Plays Turned as 2B Leader. .290 AVG, 377 HR, 1518 RBI, 94 SB, 2461 Hits Jeff Kent and his teams: Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers

Meet Nomar Garciaparra

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  NOMAR GARCIAPARRA Positions : Shortstop, First Baseman and Third Baseman Full Name : Anthony Nomar Garciaparra Bats : Right -  Throws : Right Born : July 23, 1973 in Whittier, California, USA Organizations :  Boston Red Sox (9), Los Angeles Dodgers (3), Chicago Cubs (2), Oakland Athletics (1) NOMAR GARCIAPARRA'S WALL OF GLORY HONORS AND AWARDS All Star: 6  (1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006) Rookie of the Year:  1 (1997) Silver Slugger: 1 (1997) BATTING Batting Average:  2 (1999, 2000) Hits Leader: 1 (1997) Doubles Leader:  1 (2002) Triples Leader: 1 (1997) AB Leader:  1 (1997) FIELDING Putouts as SS:  1 (1997) Double Plays Turned as SS:  1 (1997) WHO? Nomar Garciaparra is an American former SS, 1B and 3B. He was an 6-time All-Star for the Boston Red Sox (5) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (1) and 2-time batting champion. Nomar Garciaparra, who is of Mexican-American descent, played during 14 seasons, winning unanimously the AL Rookie of the Year Award in 1997 (AVG .306, 30 HR, 98

August 31: Happy Birthday Frank Robinson

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    Happy Birthday, Frank! Frank Robinson was born on August 31, 1935 in Beaumont, Texas. HOF, 14x All-Star, 2x MVP, WS MVP, AS MVP, ROY, GG, Manager of the Year, Triple Crown, Batting Titles, 3x Runs Leader, Doubles Leader, HR Leader, RBI Leader, 2x OBP Leader, 4x SLG Leader, 4x OPS Leader. As Manager: 1065-1176 W-L, .475 W-L .294 AVG, 586 HR, 1.812 RBI, 204 SB, 2,943 Hits Frank Robinson and his teams: As Player: Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers, California Angels,  Cleveland Indians  As Manager: Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Montreal Expos, Washington Nationals

Baseball Heroes: Kirk Gibson and Dennis Eckersley

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Kirk Gibson and Dennis Eckersley  - Kirk Gibson: MVP, ALCS MVP, SS, Manager of the Year -  Dennis Eckersley : HOF, 6x All-Star, MVP, Cy Young, ALCS MVP, 2x Rolaids Relief, 2x SV Leader, 390 SV, No-Hit 

July 18: Happy Birthday Joe Torre

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Happy Birthday, Joe! Joseph Paul Torre was born on July 18, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York. HOF, 9x All-Star, MVP, GG, 2x Manager of the Year, Batting Title, RBI Leader, Games Leader, Hits Leader,    .297 AVG, 252 HR, 1.185 RBI, 23 SB, 2.342 Hits. As manager: 2.326-1.997 W-L, .538 W-L, 4x WS Rings Joe Torre and his teams: As Player: Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets  As Manager: New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers

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