The idea for this post was proposed to me by my friend Lee, who has been a frequent reader and supporter of my blog. He messaged me about it and I agreed that it was a really good idea for a post. I decided to add a certain criteria for this one. The player had…

The designated hitter position was introduced into Major League Baseball in 1973. Until 2022 it was only available to American League teams. National League teams could only utilize a designated hitter in away games at an AL team’s stadium during interleague play or in the World Series. Throughout the years we’ve seen a vast array…

As I close in on the completion of my MLB positions lists the next installment is ummm… closers. The closer role in baseball was just gaining prominence and shaping into its current form when I started following baseball as a kid. Before the mid-80’s the game often saw closers that worked 2 or 3 innings…

When I first had the idea to make baseball positions lists, before sitting down and actually writing out the names of the players at each position, I assumed that either shortstop or center field would be the hardest positions to narrow down to ten. I was mistaken. As it turns out right field has proven…