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Robert Joseph “Bobby” Cox born on May 21, 1941, in Tulsa, Oklahoma is the previous manager of the Atlanta Braves, and a former third baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB). As frustrating as it was to go out within the NLDS nothing will tarnish this man’s legacy. For 21 years he handled hundreds of players to an incredible 14 straight division titles. Positive he was tossed far more than any other manager, but his players will tell you that time and again it was to protect them. He was his players’ biggest so long as they played the “Braves way”. If not, well, ask Yunel Escobar what happens. Although he was honored in each and every city the Braves visited (except Florida, but you’d expect practically nothing different from the farcical Jeffrey Loria), the biggest honor was final night when the Giants’ athletes paused their celebration long enough to show respect to Cox when he appeared one last tie on the field despite the fact that Edgar Renteria was the only Giant to have played for him. McGraw, McCarthy, Mack, Huggins, Martin, Weaver, Alston and now Cox, who joins an elite cluster of revered managers who have stood the test of time.

Lou was considered to be one of the greatest players of all time in baseball. Despite his parents contradiction with him pursuing the sport, he still pushed for it and ended up with a baseball scholarship. In 1923, he began playing for the New York Yankees.

He was recognized to be the American League Most Valuable Player which gave him the nickname the “Iron Horse”. He was able to play for a total of 14 years without missing any single game. He played for 2,000 games – a record which no one was able to break for five decades.

He quit baseball when he found out he had a spinal disorder called ALS.

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Also known as Randy Johnson, this great baseball pitcher was born on September 10, 1963 in California. He was famous because despite his being left handed, he still greatly stood out in baseball history as an amazing and talented pitcher.

He currently plays for Arizona Diamondbacks in the world of Major League Baseball. He has also achieved a lot of baseball exploits with being a Cy Young Award Winner for five consecutive times. He has always been celebrated for his fastballs in every game he worked hard in which he regularly approaches with a ball that travels for a hundred miles per hour.

He retired from the Major League Baseball on January 5, 2010.

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Born on November 21, 1969 in Pennsylvania, Ken is an MLB players for the Cincinnati Reds team. It was in 1987 when he was first drafted as an amateur for the Seattle Mariners and then he became an asset for the team.

His debut in the MLB world was on April 3, 1989. His combined perseverance and natural talent on the field made him one of the most recognized players in the baseball scene. He even collaborated with Nike and came up with the Nike Air Griffey Max.

He was Baseball Digest Magazine’s Rookie All Star Team in the 1989 issue and he will remain forever a legend in the history of baseball.

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David entered the baseball scene in May of 1989 as he was playing in last place for Atlantic Brave. It was his first full job with the Atlantic Brave team but he was then traded to Philadelphia Philes. His first wonderful season was in 1990 when he was awarded the National League Rookie of the Year.

He stopped for a moment in 1991 when he suffered from a terrible back injury. However, regardless of the pain in his back, nothing stopped him from still batting and playing in his first every World Series.

Justice married Halle Berry in ’92 and yet divorced in 1997. He got married again with Rebecca Villalobos in 2001.

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Born on February 9, 1976 in Dominican Republic, Vladimir played as a popular home run hitter in the playing field of baseball. He played the right fielder and in 2007 started playing for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

The first league he played was on September 19, 1996 and from then on, he became one of the top five hundred home run hitters of all time. He likes to bat without the gloves and in 2007, he was hailed winner of the famous Home Run Derby.

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Early Wynn Jr. was a popular right-hand baseball  pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, the Cleveland Indians, and the Washington Senators. He was introduced and became a part of the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972.

During the entirety of his career, he established a presence of a hard-nosed pitcher who always gives blazing fastballs making him so intimidating all the batters feared him. Wynn was born in Hartford, Alabama and was introduced to the world of big leagues when he was just 19 when he started out with the Washington Senators.

With his retirement coming in 1963, he was the last major leaguer who still get to play regardless if he started in the 1930s. He also became the pitching coach of Sa, McDowell, Luis Tiant, Steve Hargan and Sonny Siebert.

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Ashburn was the one who took over Harry ‘The Hat’ Walker’s position as the center fielder in 1948. He was known for his speed as he batted .333 and stolen bases with 32 and an amazing leadoff man. He may not have extreme power at all times, but he has a very keen eye which made him earn a lot of walks. He was traded to Chicago Cubs in the 1959 season and in 1962 became the original member of New York Mets.

It was in 1962 when he turned out to become a broadcaster for the Phillies and was a sports columnist for the Philadelphia newspaper from 1974 to 1991. He passed away due to a heart attack in New York.

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Adrian Constantine Anson or more popularly known as Cap Anson was a professional player of baseball in both the Major League and the National Association. He was able to play for a total of 27 seasons and was hailed to be one of the greatest baseball players of his time.

He managed the New York Giants after his retirement as a player and left the Colts. He ran a few businesses in Chicago which included a billiards hall which ran a semi-professional baseball team called as Anson’s Colts. A lot of his business plans failed though which led him to bankruptcy.

He was included in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939.

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Born In Mobile, Alabama, this former all time home run king of the baseball world, played as an outfielder for a total of 23 years for the Milwaukee Braves and Brewers. He is a world record holder for various baseball accomplishments including 2,297 batted runs, 1,477 extra base hits, 6,856 total bases and with more than thirty home runs. He also belongs in the list of top 5 career runs and hits.

His record for the most career home runs which reached 755 was beaten by Barry Bonds with 756 home runs on August 7 of 2007. In year 1999, in commemoration of the 25^th anniversary of Babe Ruth’s record being beaten by Hank, the Hank Aaron Award was presented by the Major League Baseball – a prestigious award that was given yearly by the best hitter in every league. In 2002, Hank Aaron was given the honor to be awarded with the Presidential Medal Freedom.

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