And Len Matuszek, Jason Phillips and Matt ShoemakerJon Rauch turns 46 today. Rauch was our closer for the 2011 season. Unfortunately, he didn’t have the best of years.
Height isn't as much of an emphasis in baseball as it is in other sports. This makes it more obvious when a player of taller stature is on the diamond.
An Olympic baseball tournament was held as a full medal sport for only the third time at the Sydney Games in 2000. Team USA beat Cuba in the Gold Medal game 4-0. The team featured a number of MLB stars and a Hall of Fame coach.