STATUS: Retired Hero Buddy Bell is a member of one of only five three-generation MLB families. His father, Gus Bell, is in the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame. His sons Mike Bell and David Bell both spent time playing in the MLB. Bell was a four-time All-Star for the Cincinnati Reds. He was a good […]
Vida Blue
STATUS: Retired Hero Vida Blue was one of the hardest-throwing pitchers of his era. He won both the Cy Young Award and the AL MVP award in 1971 at the age of 21. Though he was a Hall of Fame-caliber pitcher, Blue got caught up in MLB’s cocaine scandal in the early 1980’s, which likely […]
Jim Wynn
Status: Retired Hero Standing at a relatively small 5’9″, Jim Wynn was nicknamed “The Toy Cannon” because he had a lot of “pop” in his bat despite his small size. In fact, he had so much pop in his bat that if not for the long outfield fences of the Astrodome, he probably would have […]
Buster Posey
Status: ACTIVE HERO Buster Posey led the San Francisco Giants to three World Series victories. He is one of the best hitting catchers of all time and even won the National League batting title in 2012. A 2011 home plate collision with Scott Cousins led to the MLB adopting rule 7.13, known colloquially as the […]
Johnny Cueto
Status: ACTIVE HERO In his prime, Johnny Cueto was one of the best pitchers in the Major League. He grew up idolizing fellow Dominican Pedro Martinez. Cueto is also known for his unorthodox pitching style. He would shimmy on the mound and pause during his windup, which is oddly fun to watch. Autograph Card 2008 […]
Magglio Ordonez
Status: Retired Hero Magglio Ordonez played 15 seasons in the Major Leagues, racking up 294 home runs and a .309 career batting average. He was also a six-time All-star and 2007 American League batting champion. After his retirement from baseball, Ordonez moved back to his home country of Venezuela where he is now mayor of […]