Eric Young, Jr., Left Field, New York Mets

Eric Young, Jr., left fielder for the New York Mets, comes from a baseball family. His father, Eric Young, who was also a left fielder, played in the major leagues for 15 seasons. Young, Jr. was first drafted by the Colorado Rockies and he played in their minor league system from 2004 through most of 2011. [read more...]


Josh Willingham, Left Field, Minnesota Twins

Josh Willingham, left fielder for the Minnesota Twins, was first drafted by the Miami Marlins in 2000. He played in the minor leagues for six years before playing his first full season in the major leagues in 2006. He joined the Marlins for just 12 games in 2004 and 16 games in 2005. [read more...]


Junior Lake, Left Field, Chicago Cubs

Junior Lake, left fielder for the Chicago Cubs, signed with the Cubs as a free agent in 2007. He played in the Cubs' minor league system from 2007 through part of 2013, finishing with a .271 batting average. [read more...]


Khris Davis, Left Field, Milwaukee Brewers

Khris Davis, left fielder for the Milwaukee Brewers, was first drafted by the Washington Nationals but he opted instead for college. In 2009, the Brewers drafted him. He played in the minor leagues from 2009 through most of 2013, finishing with a .288 batting average. [read more...]


Mark Trumbo, Left Field, Arizona Diamondbacks

Mark Trumbo, left fielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks, was first drafted by the Los Angeles Angels in 2004. He played in the minor leagues from 2005 through 2010, finishing with a .275 batting average. In 2010, he played in just 8 games with the Angels. [read more...]


Melky Cabrera, Left Field, Toronto Blue Jays

Melky Cabrera, left fielder for the Toronto Blue Jays, was first signed by the New York Yankees in 2001 when he was just 17 years old. He played in the Yankees' minor league system from 2003 through 2005, playing with the Yankees in just six games in 2005. [read more...]


Michael Morse, Left Field, San Francisco Giants

Michael Morse, left fielder for the San Francisco Giants, was originally drafted by the Chicago White Sox in 2000 but he only played in the minor leagues while with them. In June, 2004, he was traded to the Seattle Mariners. After about a year in the Mariners' minor league system, Morse was called up to the majors to play in 72 games with the Mariners in 2005. [read more...]


Ryan Ludwick, Left Field, Cincinnati Reds

Ryan Ludwick, left fielder for the Cincinnati Reds, was first drafted by the Oakland Athletics in 1999. After two years in the Athletics' minor league system, he was traded in 2002 to the Texas Rangers. [read more...]


Shin Soo Choo, Left Field, Texas Rangers

Shin Soo Choo, left fielder for the Texas Rangers, started as a pitcher in Korea. In 2000, he won the MVP award in the World Junior Baseball Championship. After that, he signed with the Seattle Mariners and played in their minor league system from 2001 through 2005. He played in just 10 games with the Mariners in 2005. [read more...]


Starling Marte, Left Field, Pittsburgh Pirates

Starling Marte, left fielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates, was signed by the Pirates in 2007. He played in the minor leagues from 2007 through most of 2012, finishing with a .303 batting average. In 2012, he played in 47 games with the Pirates. [read more...]