MLB players who were born in the city for which they played:
Lou Gehrig: Yankees: 1923 - 1939
Alex Rodriguez: Yankees: 2004 - 2013, 2015 - 2016
Whitey Ford: Yankees: 1950, 1953 - 1967
Phil Rizzuto: Yankees: 1941 - 1942, 1946 - 1956
Rich Hill: Red Sox: 2010 - 2012, 2015, 2022
Tom Phoebus: Orioles: 1966 - 1970
Paul Quantrill (London, ON): Blue Jays: 1996 - 2001
Fred McGriff: Devil Rays: 1998 - 2001, 2004
John Olerud was born in Seattle and played 5 seasons for the Mariners.
ReplyDeleteOK, just realizing I didn't read the title of the entry!
DeleteI'm surprised in the long history of the team there weren't more Boston players.
ReplyDeleteMaybe there have been more from the suburbs.
Delete677 from Massachusetts.
Cool series. Can't wait to see your AL and NL West posts. I've got a few names that come to mind.
ReplyDeleteSome other great Yankees from NYC include Waite Hoyt, Ed Lopat and Willie Randolph. Not too many lately. Too bad Manny Ramirez was never a Yankee. Marcus Stroman is a new one this year and has been OK.
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