A hof and a tatis

Below, we present a list of the best Major League players born on January 1:

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1956, Greenberg was the American League’s Most Valuable Player twice with the Tigers, in addition to being called to five All-Star Games. He did all this despite losing five years of his tenure while serving in the army during World War II.

Greenberg was the first player to be MVP at two different positions, first base in 1935 and left field in 1940. In 1938, he became famous by chasing the then-record 60 home runs in a season. Coming off the last game of the campaign (of 154 games), hit a drive that hit the wall; Then, in the seventh episode, the match was canceled due to lack of sun.

This Hall of Fame pitcher won 19 consecutive games in 1888, a record at the time. Some claim that “Sir Timothy” was the inspiration for the poem “Casey at the Bat”, based on Dan Casey’s turn against Keefe in 1887.

Keuchel, a 20-game winner and winner of the American League Cy Young Award with the Astros in 2015, was one of the best left-handers of the era. He won the World Series with Houston in 2017, making two starts against the Dodgers. He also won five Gold Gloves, including three consecutive Gold Gloves between 2014 and 2016.

Tatis Sr. is on this list for two reasons. The Dominican is responsible for one of the best players on the planet right now, Fernando Tatis Jr., and No. 2, he did something that can’t be repeated: hit two home runs with the bases loaded in the same inning. So, thank you Fernando Tatis Sr.; We are all grateful.

Wade had a strong 2021 season with the Giants, hitting big hits and making defensive plays late in the game to save San Francisco. He also received some NL MVP votes that year, when he hit .253/.326/.482 with a 117 OPS+.

Aside from his name, the interesting thing about Jones is that he made his Major League debut by throwing a game without a hit or a run. And then, he would only make six more starts.

The right-hander, who spent six of his eight major league seasons with the White Sox, won the American League Cy Young Award with Chicago in 1983 and was called to the 1985 All-Star Game wearing a Padres uniform.