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No matter what city Paul Sewald is in, he and his wife, Molly, always find a way to give back. From Seattle to Phoenix, Sewald's Strikeouts for Kids is making an impact, one pitch at a time. ✨ Players Trust Philanthropy Spotlight: Paul Sewald ✨ Arizona Diamondbacks
Miguel Rojas, a Venezuela native, has been a versatile performer over 11 seasons w/ the Los Angeles Dodgers and Miami Marlins. While shortstop is his main position, he has logged time at all four infield spots, LF and DH and made 3 appearances as a pitcher. He set career highs with 11 HRs and 53
The Philadelphia Phillies' J.T. Realmuto was a three-sport HS star in Oklahoma before being drafted by the Miami Marlins in 2010. He leads all catchers in games played, runs, hits, doubles, triples and steals since his rookie year in 2015. He has 3 Silver Slugger awards and 2 Gold Gloves.
Randal Grichuk signed with the Los Angeles Angels as a 2009 first-round pick and made his MLB debut with St. Louis in 2014. He has played all 3 OF positions in a career that has included stints with the Toronto Blue Jays, Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks. He averaged 25 HRs a season from 2016-2019. Congrats,
Christian Vázquez was drafted by the Red Sox out of his native Puerto Rico in 2008. He won a ring with Boston in 2018 and picked up a second with the Houston Astros in 2022 while catching a combined no-hitter in World Series Game 4. He has spent the past two seasons with the Minnesota Twins.
Nick Ahmed, born and raised in Massachusetts, is a UConn Baseball product. The Atlanta Braves drafted him in 2011 and traded him to the Arizona Diamondbacks two years later. He won Gold Gloves at SS in 2018-2019 while averaging 18 HRs and 76 RBIs. He has spent this season with the SFGiants and Los Angeles Dodgers.
James McCann grew up in California and played college ball for Arkansas Baseball. He has 88 career HRs in stops with the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, New York Mets and Baltimore Orioles. He was an AL All-Star catcher with Chicago in 2019 and has been behind the plate for two no-hitters. Congrats, James, on
Joc Pederson has a .470 career slugging % and 206 HRs as an OF with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, SFGiants and Arizona Diamondbacks. He is a two-time All-Star who played for back-to-back World Series winners in 2020-2021. He represented Team Israel in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.
Marcus Stroman, out of Medford, N.Y., and Duke Baseball, is a two-time All-Star and a Gold Glove Award winner over 10 seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets, Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees. He won MVP for Team USA in the 2017 World Baseball Classic and represented Puerto Rico in 2023. Congrats,
Kirby Yates has logged 411 career games, all in relief, with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves and Texas Rangers. Among Hawaii natives, he ranks second all-time in games pitched behind Charlie Hough. He is a two-time All-Star and led the NL with 41 saves in 2019.
Lefty Andrew Chafin, an Ohio native and Kent State Baseball product, has been a durable reliever with the Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago Cubs, @Tigers, Oakland A's, Milwaukee Brewers and Texas Rangers. During a three-year span from 2017-2019, he ranked first among big-league pitchers with 225 appearances.
With talent and a high pain threshold, the Philadelphia Phillies’ J.T. Realmuto has survived the rigors of catching to reach 10 years in the majors. Read more from Jacob Realmuto as he reflects on what it means to collect 10 years of big league service time: mlbplayers.com/features/the-r…