what major league baseball player retired?
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['PADRES. 6: Steve Garvey, 1B. 19: Tony Gwynn, OF. 31: Dave Winfield, OF. ... ', "• More on Padres' retired numbers > RANGERS. 7: Ivan Rodriguez, C. 10: Michael Young, INF. ... ", "• More on Rangers' retired numbers > RAYS. 12: Wade Boggs, 3B. ... ", "• More on Rays' retired numbers > RED SOX. 1: Bobby Doerr, 2B."]
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Hall of Fame center fielder Tris Speaker holds the Major League Baseball career doubles record with 792. Pete Rose is second with 746, the National League record. Speaker, Rose, Stan Musial (725), and Ty Cobb (724) are the only players with more than 700 doubles.
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Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels' starting pitcher, is the highest paid Major League Baseball player, with total earnings of 396 million U.S. dollars in 2019.
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42 is the only number to be retired across baseball. Since 2009, MLB honored Robinson on the anniversary of his debut by having all players and staff wear his number, hence the matching uniform numbers every year across baseball.
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['Bill Klem – 5,369 (NL, 1905–1941)', 'Joe West – 5,310 (NL, 1976–1999; MLB, 2002–present)', 'Bruce Froemming – 5,163 (NL, 1971–1999; ML, 2000–2007)', 'Gerry Davis – 4,806 (NL, 1982–1999; ML, 2000–present)', 'Tommy Connolly – 4,768 (NL, 1898–1900; AL, 1901–1932)', 'Doug Harvey – 4,673 (NL, 1962–1992)']
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Yastrzemski officially retired after the 1983 season, taking his memorable final lap around Fenway Park. Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on the first ballot in 1989. Yastrzemski is now a roving instructor with the Red Sox.
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['Kris Bryant. Birthplace: Las Vegas, Nevada. ... ', 'James McCann Age: 28. Birthplace: Santa Barbara, California.', 'Cody Bellinger. Birthplace: Scottsdale, Arizona. ... ', 'Nolan Arenado Age: 27. ... ', 'Eric Hosmer Age: 29. ... ', 'Christian Yelich Age: 27. ... ', 'George Springer Age: 29. ... ', 'Javier Báez Age: 26.']
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Barry Bonds was inducted into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame in 2015 alongside former Giants manager Dusty Baker. The Giants retired his No. 25 jersey in 2018. And earlier in 2019, Bonds was inducted into the California Sports Hall of Fame.
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Barry Bonds holds the Major League Baseball home run record with 762.
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['J.D. MARTINEZ. CONTRACT STATUS: Signed though 2022, but can opt out after 2019 season for $2.5 million buyout. ... ', 'RICK PORCELLO. CONTRACT STATUS: Contract expires after 2019 season. ... ', 'CHRIS SALE. CONTRACT STATUS: Contract expires after 2019 season. ... ', 'XANDER BOGAERTS. ... ', 'MITCH MORELAND. ... ', 'STEVE PEARCE. ... ', 'EDUARDO NUNEZ. ... ', 'BROCK HOLT.']
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Hank Aaron is alive and well." Aaron, who turned 79 on Feb. 5, played 21 seasons for the Braves and retired in 1976 as baseball's all-time home run leader, a record that has since been broken by Barry Bonds. "Hammerin' Hank" remains baseball's career leader for runs batted in.
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2020 Hall of Fame Candidates. Players are eligible for the Hall of Fame after they have been fully retired from play for at least three years.
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['Alex Rodriguez – MLB.', 'Shane Warne – Cricket.', 'Jack Wilshere – Soccer.', 'Michael Jordan – NBA.', 'John Daly – Golf.', 'Randy Moss – NFL.', 'Mario Balotelli – Soccer.', 'Quinton Jackson – MMA.']
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The Designated Hitter has been the way of life in the American League since 1973. ... From 1973 to the conclusion of the 2017 season, only nine players appeared in 1,000 or more games at DH. All of them are retired from the game, and two are in the Hall of Fame: Frank Thomas and Paul Molitor.
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Outfielder Ty Cobb, whose career ended in 1928, has the highest batting average in Major League Baseball (MLB) history. He batted .366 over 24 seasons, mostly with the Detroit Tigers. In addition, he won a record 11 batting titles for leading the American League in BA over the course of an entire season.
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Election by the writers[edit] A player is eligible for election to the Baseball Hall of Fame if satisfies the following criteria: The player must have competed in ten seasons. A single game counts as a "season" in the eyes of the Hall. The player has been retired for at least five seasons.
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['Tom McCarthy. Now in his 20th season in the big leagues, Tom McCarthy is in the 13th year of his second tour of duty with the Phillies doing television play-by-play. ... ', 'John Kruk. ... ', 'Ben Davis. ... ', 'Mike Schmidt. ... ', 'Gregg Murphy. ... ', 'Scott Franzke. ... ', 'Larry Andersen. ... ', 'Jim Jackson.']