Who is the greatest baseball player to have been born in your hometown?

Question

Mickey Cochrane, listed as #50 on the 100 Greatest Baseball Players as voted by the SABR, was from my hometown.

Any big-leaguers come from your hometown?

I suppose points go to the hometown with the most intriguing player!

Answer 1

Probably Jack Howell or Ron Hassey. But I don't know who either are.

Answer 2

well.

Tony larusa

lou penilla

gary sheffield

dwight gooden

darrel strawberry

so you tell me

tampa all day yeee 813

Answer 3

J.D. Drew, Steven Drew, and Tim Drew, Desi Relaford.

Answer 4

Curt Schilling went to school down the street from me, he also went to the same high school as Mike Bibby.

Answer 5

Brandon Webb was born about 2 miles away from me soo id say him!

Answer 6

I know two players that were born in my city of Marietta (suburb of Atlanta) are Todd Jones and Jeremy Hermida.

Now if you're talking about the whole Atlanta area...then we could come up with some big names. We are good at baseball down here   :)    We win the Little League World Series like, every year...lol...

Answer 7

Jeff Conine, although listed Tacoma, Wa as birthplace, graduated from my alma mater, Eisenhower High School, in Rialto, CA. Also produced an NFL Hall of Famer Ronnie (I cut off my finger) Lott.

Answer 8

adrian gonzalez san diego 1st pick over all  

Answer 9

Alex Rodriguez in Miami, Florida.

Answer 10

I went to the same school as Todd Van Poppel, and played H.S. baseball with Ben Grieve (1998 R.O.Y.) in Arlington, Texas. They never became much, but I could tell you some stories about Ben.

Answer 11

I'm about a half hour from where Christy Mathewson was born

Answer 12

Jamie Moyer

Answer 13

Nope. :( If I was from Houston I'd go with David Murphy though.

Answer 14

Thurman Munson was born about a half hour away from me in Canton,Ohio.Sadly he died about the same distance away too

Answer 15

No one in MLB history has been born in my hometown, but I think there have been some from Milwaukee.  Hold on...