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Baseball Heroes: Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire

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Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire - Sammy Sosa: 7x All-Star, MVP, 6x SS, 2x HR Leader, 2x RBI Leader, 3x Runs Leader, 3x Games Leader, 609 HR, 1667 RBI - Mark McGwire:12x All-Star, ROY, GG, 3x SS, 4x HR Leader, RBI Leader, 2x BB Leader, 2x OBP Leader, 4x SLG Leader, 2x OPS Leader, 583 HR, 1414 RBI

Meet Willie Mays

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WILLIE MAYS "Say Hey Kid" Positions : Center Fielder Full Name : Willie Howard Mays, Jr. Bats : Right -  Throws : Right Born : May 06, 1931 in Westfield, Alabama, USA Organizations : New York / San Francisco Giants (21), New York Mets (2) WILLIE MAYS' WALL OF GLORY HONORS AND AWARDS Hall of Fame:  Inducted as Player in 1979, by BBWAA with 94.7% All Star:  24 (1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959-1, 1959-2, 1960-1, 1960-2, 1961-1, 1961-2, 1962-1, 1962-2, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973) Gold Gloves:  12 (1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968) MVP:  2 (1954, 1965) All-Star MVP: 2 (1963, 1968) Rookie of the Year: 1 (1951) World Series Rings: 1 (1954) BATTING AVG Leader:  1 (1954) HR Leader: 4 (1955, 1962, 1964, 1965) SB Leader: 4 (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959) OBP Leader:  2 (1965, 1971) SLG Leader: 5 (1954, 1955, 1957, 1964, 1965) OPS Lead...

April 26: Happy Birthday Aaron Judge

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Happy Birthday, The Judge! Aaron James Judge was born on April 26, 1992 in Linden, California. 2x All-Star, ROY, HR Leader, Runs Leader, BB Leader .273 AVG, 110 HR, 246 RBI, 18 SB, 387 Hits Aaron Judge and his team: New York Yankees Look for Aaron Judge in eBay!

April 25: Happy Birthday, Tony Phillips

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Happy Birthday, Tony! Keith Anthony Phillips was born on April 25, 1959 in Atlanta, Georgia. Runs Leader, 2x BB Leader,  .266 AVG, 160 HR, 819 RBI, 177 SB, 2.023 Hits Tony Phillips and his teams: Oakland Athletics, Detroit Tigers, California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Anaheim Angels, Toronto Blue Jays (no card found), New York Mets Look for Tony Phillips in eBay!

April 24: Happy Birthday, Omar Vizquel

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Happy Birthday, Little O! Omar Enrique Vizquel was born on April 24, 1967 in Caracas, Venezuela. 3x All-Star, 11x GG, All-Time Leader in Fielding% as SS .272 AVG, 80 HR, 951 RBI, 404 SB, 2.877 Hits Omar Vizquel and his teams: Seattle Mariners, Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays Look for Omar Vizquel in eBay!

April 23: Happy Birthday, Warren Spahn

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Happy Birthday, Warren! Warren Edward Spahn was born on April 23, 1921 in Buffalo, New York. HOF, 17x All-Star, Cy Young, 3x ERA Title, 8x Wins Leader, 4x SO Leader, 2x GS Leader, 9x CG Leader, 4x SHO Leader, W-L% Leader 363-245, 28 SV, 3.09 ERA, 2.583 SO Warren Spahn and his teams: Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants Look for Warren Spahn in eBay!

April 22: Happy Birthday, Jimmy Key

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Happy Birthday, Jimmy! James Edward Key was born on April 22, 1961 in Huntsville, Alabama. 5x All-Star, ERA Title, Wins Leader, GS Leader 186-117, 10 SV, 3.51 ERA, 1538 SO Jimmy Key and his teams: Toronto, Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles Look for Jimmy Key in eBay!

April 21: Happy Birthday Ken Caminiti

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Happy Birthday, Ken! Kenneth Gene Caminiti was born on April 21, 1963 in Hanford, California. 3x All-Star, MVP, 3x GG, SS  .272 AVG, 239 HR, 983 RBI, 88 SB, 1.710 Hits Ken Caminiti and his teams: Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers and Atlanta Braves Look for Ken Caminiti in eBay!

April 20: Happy Birthday, Don Mattingly

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Happy Birthday, Donnie Baseball! Donald Arthur Mattingly was born on April 20, 1961 in Evansville, Indiana. 6x All-Star, MVP, 9x GG, 3x SS, Batting Title, RBI Leader, SLG Leader, OPS Leader, 2x Hits Leader, 3x Doubles Leader,  .307 AVG, 222 HR, 1.099 RBI, 14 SB, 2.153 Hits Don Mattingly and his team: New York Yankees Look for Don Mattingly in eBay!

April 19: Happy Birthday, Joe Mauer!

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Happy Birthday, Joe! Joseph Patrick Mauer was born on April 19, 1983 in St. Paul, Minnesota. 6x All-Star, MVP, 3x GG, 5x SS, 3x Batting Titles, 2x OBP Leader, SLG Leader, OPS Leader .306 AVG, 143 HR, 923 RBI, 52 SB, 2.123 Hits Joe Mauer and his team: Minnesota Twins Look for Joe Mauer in eBay!

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