Player Fact Audit Report
Started on: 2026-05-15 15:39:45
❌ Tippy Martinez (2026-05-13)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Tippy Martinez
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While most facts accurately describe Tippy Martinez, the claim that he earned an American League All-Star selection in 1983 is incorrect; he was never selected for an All-Star team in his career. Additionally, the description of the pickoff feat is slightly inaccurate: he faced three batters (all of whom reached base) before picking them all off, meaning he did not face ‘zero’ batters.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: Recorded three consecutive strikeouts on three pickoffs in a single inning against the Toronto Blue Jays in 1983.
- Reason: While Tippy Martinez did record three pickoffs in a single inning against the Toronto Blue Jays on August 24, 1983, these were pickoffs of baserunners, not strikeouts. He is the only pitcher in MLB history to record three pickoffs in a single inning.
- Source: https://www.sabr.org/bioproj/person/tippy-martinez/
- Fact: Spanning 14 seasons from 1974 to 1988, the left-handed reliever served as a reliable bullpen arm for the Yankees and Orioles. Over 581 career appearances, 115 saves were recorded alongside a career ERA of 3.45. The peak of this career occurred in 1983, where a 2.88 ERA helped anchor the Baltimore bullpen during their championship run.
- Reason: While the career duration (1974–1988), saves (115), and career ERA (3.45) are accurate, the number of appearances is cited as 546 in official records, not 581. Additionally, his ERA in 1983 was 2.35, not 2.88.
- Source: Baseball-Reference, Baseball Almanac
- Fact: Acquired in a major 1976 trade, the reliever became a key piece of the Yankees’ bullpen during their late-70s resurgence. In the 1977 American League Championship Series, appearances were made in two games, contributing to the team’s eventual victory over the Royals. The tenure in New York lasted until the 1980 season before a trade sent the pitcher to Baltimore.
- Reason: Tippy Martinez was traded from the Yankees to the Orioles in 1976, not the other way around. Consequently, he was not part of the Yankees’ bullpen during their late-70s resurgence, and he did not play for the Yankees until 1980.
- Source: Baseball-Reference, SABR
❌ Gary Roenicke (2026-05-12)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Gary Roenicke
- Phase 1 Reasoning: The facts regarding his family relations are incorrect. Gary Roenicke is the brother of Ron Roenicke, not the uncle. Consequently, he is the father of Josh Roenicke, not the uncle. The facts incorrectly identify the generational relationship.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: Uncle of former Major League Baseball players Josh and Ron Roenicke.
- Fact: TheYankeesacquiredtheveteranoutfielderfromBaltimorein1986toprovidedepthandright-handedpoweroffthebench.Duringthatseason, 44gameswereplayedinpinstripes, wheretheplayercontributedfourhomerunsand13RBIs.ThisperiodmarkedthefinalstopbeforemovingontotheAtlantaBravesfortheremainderofthecareer.
- Reason: WhiletheYankeesdidacquireGaryRoenickefromtheOriolesforthe1986season, thestatisticsprovidedareincorrect.In1986, heplayedin69gamesfortheYankees, not44, andhit3homerunswith11RBIs, not4homerunsand13RBIs.Additionally, hiscareerdidnotendwiththeBraves;heplayedforthemin1987and1988, butthestatementimpliestheYankeeswerethefinalstopbeforetheBraves, whichiscorrect, butthestatsareinaccurate.
- Source: 1.1, 1.24
- Fact: Thebaseballbloodlinesrundeep, astheplayeristheuncleofRonRoenicke, whoenjoyedaneight-yearplayingcareerandlaterservedasaMajorLeaguemanager.Additionally, JoshRoenicke, thesonofRon, alsoreachedthemajorleaguesasareliefpitcher.Thisfamilyhasmaintainedaconsistentpresenceinprofessionalbaseballacrossthreedifferentgenerations.
- Reason: Thefamilialrelationshipsaremisstated.GaryRoenickeisthebrotherofRonRoenicke, nothisuncle.Furthermore, JoshRoenickeisthesonofGaryRoenicke, notthesonofRonRoenicke.
- Source: 1.4, 1.15
❌ Graeme Lloyd (2026-05-10)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Graeme Lloyd
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While most facts are accurate, the second fact is incorrect: Graeme Lloyd won World Series titles with the Yankees in 1996 and 1998, but they were not consecutive (the 1997 title was won by the Florida Marlins).
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: Earned two consecutive World Series titles with the New York Yankees in 1996 and 1998.
- Fact: Recorded a career-high 70 appearances during the 1997 season.
- Fact: Areliableleft-handedspecialist, thispitcherspent10seasonsinMajorLeagueBaseballbetween1993and2003.Primarilyservingasasituationalreliever, thepitcherplayedforsevendifferentfranchises, mostnotablytheMilwaukeeBrewersandtheNewYorkYankees.Thecareerconcludedwithatotalof568appearancesanda3.95careerERA.
- Reason: Whiletheplayerdidspend10seasonsinMLB(1993–2003)andplayedforsevenfranchises, hiscareerERAis4.04, not3.95.
- Source: 1.4, 1.14
❌ Willie Randolph (2026-05-09)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Willie Randolph
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While most facts describe Willie Randolph, the claim that he served as a team captain for the Yankees from 1986 to 1988 is incorrect; he was a co-captain with Ron Guidry from 1986 to 1989. Additionally, the claim that he played for ‘five different franchises’ is inaccurate; Randolph played for six (Yankees, Pirates, Dodgers, Athletics, Brewers, Mets).
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: A highly consistent second baseman, this player finished with over 2,200 career hits and a career on-base percentage of .373. Known for exceptional plate discipline, the infielder drew more than 1,200 walks while maintaining a reputation as a reliable defensive anchor. The career spanned 18 seasons across five different franchises, primarily defined by a long tenure in New York.
- Reason: While the statistics (2,210 hits, .373 OBP, 1,243 walks) and the 18-season career length are accurate, Willie Randolph played for six franchises (Pirates, Yankees, Dodgers, Athletics, Brewers, Mets), not five.
- Source: https://vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com/grounding-api-redirect/AUZIYQGZ51XDw2kph_bw4KwIE1zn7Da6ARvtYCwYf0s5lzrkryIkDZfZIx2NXmA5H7ShOZhoP_f4T-dQRW0Msyowt3fLcvm96BNMZNe6GzyHqQE56fXczyYK8zdUUlu_R-Le16F_RBi5IvPDeg==
- Fact: A pivotal moment occurred in the 1977 World Series when the second baseman scored the winning run in the clinching Game 6. Throughout that postseason, the infielder provided steady production at the top of the lineup, helping the franchise secure its first title since 1962. This performance solidified a reputation as a clutch performer during the team’s late-seventies resurgence.
❌ Gary Sheffield (2026-05-08)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Gary Sheffield
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While most facts describe Gary Sheffield, the third fact is incorrect: Dwight Gooden is Gary Sheffield’s uncle, not the other way around. Additionally, the fifth fact is slightly misleading; while Sheffield finished second in the 2004 AL MVP voting, he was a member of the New York Yankees, not an outfielder (he played right field, but the fact implies a singular focus that ignores his primary position).
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: Nine different franchises employed this slugger over a 22-season career.
❌ Andre Robertson (2026-05-07)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Andre Robertson
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While the facts correctly identify Andre Robertson as the Yankees’ 1983 shortstop and the victim of a career-altering car accident, the claim that the accident ‘prematurely ended professional baseball participation’ and that he never returned to the major league level is factually incorrect. Robertson returned to play in the major leagues for the Yankees in 1984, 1985, and 1986, appearing in 78 games after the accident.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: Selected by the New York Yankees in the first round of the 1979 MLB draft.
- Reason: Andre Robertson was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 4th round of the 1979 MLB June Amateur Draft, not the New York Yankees in the first round.
- Source: https://baseball-reference.com
- Fact: A highly touted prospect, the infielder rose through the Yankees’ farm system to become the team’s starting shortstop by 1983. Despite showing defensive promise and solid contact skills, a severe car accident in October 1983 caused permanent nerve damage. This injury prevented a return to the major league level, effectively ending a career that had just begun to gain momentum.
- Reason: While Andre Robertson was a highly touted prospect who became the Yankees’ starting shortstop in 1983, the car accident occurred on August 18, 1983, not in October. Additionally, he did return to the major league level in 1984 and 1985, though his performance was diminished.
- Source: 1.1, 1.11
- Fact: During the 1983 campaign, the organization entrusted the shortstop position to the young prospect, who appeared in 107 games. He recorded 94 hits and maintained a .266 batting average while providing steady defense. His performance that year remains a ‘what-if’ moment for the franchise, as he was viewed as the long-term solution at a position that had been in flux for the team.
- Reason: In 1983, Andre Robertson appeared in 98 games, not 107. He recorded 80 hits and had a .248 batting average, not 94 hits and a .266 average.
- Source: 1.8, 1.10
- Fact: Following the accident, which occurred in his home state of Texas, the infielder spent significant time in recovery and rehabilitation. Although he attempted a comeback in the minor leagues in 1985 and 1986, the lingering effects of the injuries made it impossible to regain the necessary range and agility for professional play. He eventually retired from baseball, leaving behind a brief but notable tenure in pinstripes.
- Reason: The accident occurred in New York City (on the West Side Highway), not in his home state of Texas. While he did struggle with injuries and played in the minor leagues after the accident, he also played in the major leagues for the Yankees in 1984 and 1985.
- Source: 1.1, 1.11
❌ Fritz Peterson (2026-05-06)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Fritz Peterson
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While most facts describe Fritz Peterson, the claim that he led the American League in ERA in 1970 is incorrect; Dick Bosman led the AL with a 2.78 ERA that season, while Peterson finished with a 2.91 ERA.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: Led the American League in earned run average during the 1970 season.
- Reason: While Fritz Peterson had a strong 1970 season with a 2.90 ERA, he did not lead the American League in ERA that year.
- Source: Baseball-Reference.com
- Fact: Maintained the best control-to-walk ratio in the American League for three consecutive seasons from 1969 to 1971.
- Reason: While Peterson led the American League in fewest walks per 9 innings for five consecutive seasons (1968–1972) and had the best strikeout-to-walk ratio in the AL in 1969 and 1970, there is no evidence he held the best ratio for three consecutive seasons from 1969 to 1971.
- Source: Wikipedia, SABR.org, Throneberry Fields Forever
- Fact: This left-hander spent the majority of his 11-season career with the New York Yankees, establishing himself as a reliable starter throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s. He finished his career with a 133-131 record and a solid 3.52 ERA. His peak performance occurred in 1970, when he led the league with a 2.91 ERA and earned his lone All-Star selection.
- Fact: During his tenure in the Bronx, he became known for exceptional command, leading the American League in fewest walks per nine innings for three straight years between 1969 and 1971. He also holds the distinction of being the last Yankees pitcher to face a batter before the implementation of the designated hitter rule in 1973. His ability to avoid issuing free passes made him a staple of the Yankees’ rotation during a transitional era for the franchise.
❌ Toby Harrah (2026-05-05)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Toby Harrah
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While most facts describe Toby Harrah, the second fact is incorrect: Harrah did not hit two grand slams in a single game in 1977. That specific feat was accomplished by Fernando Tatís (Sr.) in 1999, or perhaps a confusion with other players; Harrah is famous for hitting two grand slams in a game on August 27, 1977, but they were not against the White Sox (they were against the Yankees).
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: Recorded two grand slams in a single game against the Chicago White Sox in 1977.
- Fact: Served as the primary shortstop for the Texas Rangers franchise throughout the 1970s.
- Fact: The player spent the 1984 and 1985 seasons with the New York Yankees, but the team failed to reach the postseason during that tenure. Consequently, there are no postseason statistics or memorable playoff moments recorded for the player in a Yankees uniform. The stint in New York was primarily defined by providing veteran stability in the infield.
❌ Mason Jordan Williams (2026-05-03)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Mason Williams
- Phase 1 Reasoning: All facts accurately describe the career of Mason Williams (full name Mason Jordan Williams), including his 2010 draft selection, his 2015 debut against the Orioles, and his subsequent career path through the listed organizations.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: Recorded a multi-hit game in a major league debut against the Baltimore Orioles in 2015.
- Reason: While Mason Williams did make his MLB debut against the Baltimore Orioles on June 12, 2015, he went 1-for-2 in that game (hitting a home run). He did not record a multi-hit game in his debut.
- Source: https://www.mlb.com/player/mason-williams-519429
- Fact: Played for five different major league organizations across an eight-season career.
- Fact: Originally a highly touted prospect in the Yankees’ farm system, the outfielder spent over a decade in professional baseball. While primarily known for his defensive versatility and speed, he struggled to secure a permanent everyday role at the major league level. His career spanned stints with the Yankees, Reds, Orioles, Pirates, and Mets organizations.
- Fact: On June 12, 2015, he made a memorable major league debut at Yankee Stadium against the Baltimore Orioles. He collected two hits in four at-bats, including a single in his first plate appearance, and contributed to a 5-3 victory. This performance provided an immediate spark for the team during his initial call-up.
- Fact: Before being drafted, he was committed to play college baseball at the University of South Carolina. He ultimately chose to sign with the Yankees after being selected in the 2010 draft. His professional journey also included a brief stint in the independent Atlantic League before returning to affiliated ball with the New York Mets in 2021.
❌ Tim Stoddard (2026-05-01)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Tim Stoddard
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While most facts describe Tim Stoddard, the claim that he is the ‘only’ athlete to win both an NCAA basketball championship and a World Series title is incorrect; he shares this distinction with Danny Ainge. Additionally, the claim that he is ‘one of the few’ is accurate, but the phrasing in the second fact is factually exclusive in a way that ignores Ainge.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: Earned a World Series championship ring with the 1979 Baltimore Orioles.
- Reason: While Tim Stoddard played for the 1979 Baltimore Orioles, that team lost the World Series to the Pittsburgh Pirates. He did, however, earn a World Series championship ring with the 1983 Baltimore Orioles.
- Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Stoddard
- Fact: Recorded 42 career saves across thirteen seasons as a major league relief pitcher.
- Fact: Adurableright-handedreliever, thepitcherspent13seasonsinthemajorsfrom1975to1989.Primarilyservingasamiddlerelieverandoccasionalcloser, thepitcherappearedin619gamesandmaintainedacareer3.93ERA.ThecareerspannedstintswiththeWhiteSox, Orioles, Cubs, Padres, Yankees, andIndians.
- Reason: WhileTimStoddarddidplayfor13seasons(1975–1989)andforthosesixteams, thenumberofgamesappearedinisincorrect.Heappearedin485games, not619.Additionally, hiscareerERAis3.95, not3.93.
- Source: 1.1, 1.12
- Fact: ThepitcherjoinedtheYankeesin1986andremainedwiththeclubthroughthe1988season.Duringthistime, thepitcherappearedin138games, recording14savesanda3.86ERA.Themostproductiveseasoninpinstripesoccurredin1987, whenthepitcherlogged76.2inningsandstruckout52batters.
- Reason: WhileStoddardwaswiththeYankeesfrom1986–1988, thestatisticsprovidedareinaccurate.In1987, hepitched92.2inningsandstruckout78batters, not76.2inningsand52strikeouts.
- Source: 1.1, 1.12
❌ John Charles Ellis (2026-04-29)
- Phase 1 Prediction: John Ellis
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While John Ellis did play for the Yankees, Indians, and Rangers and founded a cancer foundation, the statistical claims are incorrect. John Ellis never recorded 104 RBIs in a season (his career high was 52 in 1971), nor did he accumulate 1,124 career hits (he had 778) or 169 home runs (he had 69). The facts appear to conflate John Ellis with another player or are simply fabricated statistics.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: Selected as the 1971 American League Comeback Player of the Year.
- Reason: There is no record of John Ellis winning the American League Comeback Player of the Year award in 1971. His career statistics do not support this, and he was not a primary award winner that season.
- Source: Wikipedia (John Ellis (baseball))
- Fact: Recorded a career-high 104 RBIs during the 1971 season with the New York Yankees.
- Reason: John Ellis did not record 104 RBIs in 1971. His career total for RBIs over 13 seasons was 391, and his single-season high was significantly lower than 104.
- Source: StatMuse, Wikipedia (John Ellis (baseball))
- Fact: Thecareerspannedthirteenseasonsfrom1969to1981, primarilyspentwiththeNewYorkYankees, ClevelandIndians, andTexasRangers.Knownfordurabilityandpower, theplayeraccumulated1, 124careerhitsand169homeruns.The1971campaignstandsoutasthestatisticalpeak, featuringcareer-bestmarksinhomeruns, RBIs, andhits.
- Reason: WhileJohnEllisdidplayfor13seasons(1969–1981)withtheYankees, Indians, andRangers, hiscareertotalswere699hitsand69homeruns, not1, 124hitsand169homeruns.Additionally, 1971wasnothisstatisticalpeak;hehadbetterseasonslaterinhiscareer(e.g., 1974).
- Source: 1.1, 1.8
- Fact: Duringthe1971season, theplayerservedasavitaloffensiveforcefortheYankees, leadingtheteaminRBIsandfinishingsecondinhomeruns.Despitebeingacatcherbytrade, theversatilitytoplayfirstbaseandserveasadesignatedhitterallowedforconsistentpresenceinthelineup.Theperformancethatyearearnedsignificantrecognitionasoneoftheleague’smostimprovedplayers.
- Reason: In1971, JohnElliswasnotavitaloffensiveforceleadingtheYankeesinRBIs;heplayedin83gamesandhit3homerunswith34RBIs.Hewasnotrecognizedasoneoftheleague’smostimprovedplayersthatyear.
- Source: 1.7, 1.14
❌ Jim Wynn (2026-04-26)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Jim Wynn
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While most facts accurately describe Jim ‘The Toy Cannon’ Wynn, the claim that he played for the 1977 New York Yankees is incorrect. Jim Wynn played for the Milwaukee Brewers in 1977; the outfielder who played 30 games for the 1977 Yankees before being released in August was Lou Piniella’s teammate, Paul Blair, or more specifically, the veteran outfielder who fits that exact 1977 Yankees description is actually Carlos May or perhaps a confusion with another veteran, but Wynn was definitely not on that roster.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: Hit 291 career home runs while drawing 936 walks.
❌ José Cruz (2026-04-24)
- Phase 1 Prediction: José Cruz
- Phase 1 Reasoning: The facts contain several inaccuracies: 1) José Cruz’s number 25 was never retired by the Astros (it was honored, but not retired). 2) He played for the Cardinals (1970–1974) before the Astros, so he did not spend his entire 19-year career in the National League with one team, nor did he avoid the Yankees solely for that reason. 3) His son Enrique Cruz never reached the major leagues; only José Cruz Jr. did. 4) He was a two-time All-Star, but he actually played 13 seasons for the Astros as part of a 19-year career, making the ‘13-season tenure’ phrasing misleading.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: Patriarchofathree-generationprofessionalbaseballfamilyincludingtwosonsandagrandsonwhoreachedthemajorleagues.
- Reason: WhileJoséCruzisthepatriarchofaprominentbaseballfamily, theclaimthathehastwosonsandagrandsonwhoreachedthemajorleaguesisinaccurate.Hisson, JoséCruzJr., playedinthemajorleagues, buthisothersonsdidnotreachthemajorleagues.Additionally, hisgrandson, TreiCruz, hasplayedintheminorleaguesbuthasnotreachedthemajorleagues.
- Source: 1.3, 1.13
- Fact: A cornerstone of the Astros during the 1970s and 1980s, the outfielder led the team in hits for six consecutive seasons between 1977 and 1982. He finished third in the 1980 National League MVP voting after batting .302 and driving in 91 runs. His number 25 was retired by the organization in 1997.
- Fact: The player did not face the New York Yankees in the postseason during his career. His primary playoff experience came in the 1980 National League Championship Series against the Philadelphia Phillies, where he batted .400 across five games. He remained in the National League for his entire 19-year career, preventing any matchups against the Bronx Bombers.
- Reason: José Cruz did not spend his entire 19-year career in the National League; he played his final season (1988) with the New York Yankees. While he did not face the Yankees in the postseason, the claim that he remained in the National League for his entire career is false.
- Source: https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cruzjo02.shtml
- Fact: Beyond his playing days, he became a beloved figure in Houston broadcasting, serving as a Spanish-language radio commentator for the Astros for many years. His influence on the game is also cemented by his family legacy, as he mentored his sons, José Cruz Jr. and Enrique Cruz, both of whom played in the major leagues. This deep connection to the sport earned him a reputation as one of the most respected ambassadors in baseball history.
❌ Jackie Jensen (2026-04-23)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Jackie Jensen
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While most facts accurately describe Jackie Jensen, the fifth fact is incorrect: Jensen was traded from the Yankees to the Washington Senators in 1954, but he did not play for the Senators for ‘parts of four seasons’—he was traded to the Red Sox in January 1954 after playing only a few games for Washington, and he never played a full season for the Senators.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: Aversatileathlete, theoutfielderenjoyedaproductivedecadeinthemajorleagues, primarilywiththeRedSox.Hewasathree-timeAll-Starwhoconsistentlyprovidedpower, leadingtheleagueinRBIsin1955, 1958, and1959.Hiscareerwascutshortbyaself-imposedretirementatage33duetoaseverefearofflying.
- Reason: WhileJackieJensenwasathree-timeAll-StarandledtheleagueinRBIsin1955, 1958, and1959, heretiredatage32(not33)inJanuary1960.Helaterattemptedacomebackin1961beforeretiringpermanently.
- Source: 1.2, 1.11
- Fact: TheoutfielderbeganhismajorleaguecareerwiththeYankeesin1950andplayedthereforpartsoffourseasons.DuringhistenureinNewYork, hecontributedtotwoWorldSerieschampionshipsin1950and1951.HewaseventuallytradedtotheWashingtonSenatorsin1954aspartofamulti-playerdeal.
- Reason: JensenplayedfortheYankeesfrom1950to1952(threeseasons, notfour).Whilehewasonthe1950WorldSerieschampionshipteam, hewasnotonthe1951WorldSeriesroster.Additionally, hewastradedtotheWashingtonSenatorsinMay1952, not1954.
- Source: 1.2, 1.5
❌ Jim Leyritz (2026-04-22)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Jim Leyritz
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While most facts describe Jim Leyritz, the claim that he recorded a career .333 batting average in the postseason is incorrect; his actual postseason batting average was .264. Additionally, the list of teams is slightly inaccurate, as he played for the Yankees, Angels, Rangers, Red Sox, Padres, and Dodgers, but his career actually concluded in 2000 with the Dodgers, not including any other teams after that.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: Recorded a career .333 batting average across 27 postseason games.
❌ Jacoby Ellsbury (2026-04-21)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Jacoby Ellsbury
- Phase 1 Reasoning: Fact 1 is incorrect; Ellsbury led the AL in stolen bases in 2009 and 2013, not 2008. Fact 4 is incorrect; Ellsbury did not retire after 2017, he remained under contract with the Yankees through 2020 (though he did not play after 2017). Fact 6 is incorrect; Ellsbury is a member of the Colorado River Indian Tribes, but he is of Navajo descent on his mother’s side, not the other way around, and he is not the only Native American to reach MLB.
- No specific facts debunked in Phase 2 (potential false positive in P1)
❌ Lou Piniella (2026-04-19)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Lou Piniella
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While most facts describe Lou Piniella, the claim that he won the 1969 AL Rookie of the Year is incorrect; he won the award in 1969, but it was the American League Rookie of the Year award, which is correct, however, the 1978 ALCS fact is slightly inaccurate as the Yankees played the Kansas City Royals in the ALCS in 1976, 1977, and 1978, but the 1978 ALCS was against the Royals and Piniella did have a key hit, but the 1978 ALCS was a 4-game series where the Yankees won the final game 2-1, not a rally-heavy blowout. More importantly, he only won two Manager of the Year awards (1995, 2001), not three.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: A pivotal moment occurred in the 1978 American League Championship Series against the Kansas City Royals. In the decisive Game 4, a crucial eighth-inning hit helped spark a rally that propelled the Yankees to the World Series. This performance was instrumental in securing a third consecutive pennant for the franchise.
❌ Fran Healy (2026-04-18)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Fran Healy
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While Fran Healy was a catcher for the Yankees and Mets, the facts regarding the 1976 ALCS final out and the long-term broadcasting career (specifically the decades-long tenure with Gary Cohen and Howie Rose) describe Keith Hernandez or Ron Darling, not Fran Healy. Healy did broadcast for the Mets, but he was not a ‘prominent voice’ for two decades alongside Cohen and Rose.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: Caught the final out of the 1976 American League Championship Series to clinch a pennant.
- Fact: Duringthe1976ALCSagainsttheKansasCityRoyals, theplayercaughtthefinalinningofthedecisiveGame5.ThisvictorysecuredtheYankees’firstAmericanLeaguepennantsince1964.Thefollowingyear, theplayerservedasakeyreserveonthe1977WorldSerieschampionshiproster.
- Reason: WhileFranHealywasonthe1977YankeesWorldSerieschampionshiproster, hedidnotcatchthefinalinningofthe1976ALCSGame5.ThurmanMunsonwastheYankees’primarycatcherduringthatperiod, andHealydidnotplayinthe1976postseason.
- Source: 1.1, 1.4
❌ Larry Gura (2026-04-17)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Larry Gura
- Phase 1 Reasoning: Fact 3 is incorrect; Larry Gura did not pitch a complete game shutout in the 1980 ALCS. In that series, the Royals swept the Yankees, and the winning pitchers were Larry Gura (Game 1), Dennis Leonard (Game 2), and Dan Quisenberry (Game 3). Gura allowed 3 runs in 7 innings in his start, not a shutout.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: Pitched a complete game shutout in the 1980 American League Championship Series.
- Fact: After beginning as a swingman with the Cubs and Yankees, the left-hander blossomed into a reliable workhorse for the Kansas City Royals. Between 1978 and 1982, the pitcher won at least 13 games each season, including an 18-win campaign in 1980. The career concluded with 1,022 strikeouts and a lifetime ERA of 3.76.
- Reason: While Larry Gura did blossom with the Royals and won at least 13 games in each season from 1978 to 1982 (16, 13, 18, 11, 18—wait, he won 11 in 1981, which is a strike-shortened season, but the claim of 1,022 strikeouts is incorrect; he had 801 career strikeouts.
- Source: Baseball-Reference, StatMuse
- Fact: The pitcher served as a key member of the 1976 American League pennant-winning team, appearing in both the ALCS and the World Series. During that 1976 season, the left-hander posted a 3.05 ERA across 37 appearances. However, a contract dispute led to a trade to the Kansas City Royals in 1976, where the pitcher eventually became a primary antagonist against the Yankees in the postseason.
- Reason: Larry Gura was traded to the Kansas City Royals in 1976 (May 16, 1976), so he was not a member of the 1976 American League pennant-winning team (the Yankees won the AL pennant in 1976, not the Royals). Additionally, he did not appear in the 1976 World Series; he was on the Yankees’ roster for the 1976 and 1977 World Series but did not play.
- Source: Baseball-Almanac, MLB.com, MLBlogs
❌ Mike Witt (2026-04-16)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Mike Witt
- Phase 1 Reasoning: The fact regarding the 1990 trade for Dave Winfield is incorrect. Mike Witt was traded to the New York Yankees in May 1990 in exchange for Dave Winfield, but the description of his tenure in New York is slightly misleading; he was traded for Winfield, not acquired in a trade for him as if Winfield were the asset being sent away by the Yankees. Furthermore, the claim that he recorded 16 strikeouts against the Seattle Mariners in 1986 is false; Witt’s career high for strikeouts in a single game was 16, but that occurred against the Toronto Blue Jays on July 23, 1986.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: Acquiredina1990tradeforDaveWinfield, thepitcherspentpartsofthreeseasonsinNewYork.Whilethestintwashamperedbyinjuries, thepitcherprovidedveterandepthtotherotationduringatransitionalperiodforthefranchise.Themostnotablecontributionwasa1990seasonwhere10winswererecordeddespitetheteam’soverallstruggles.
- Reason: WhileMikeWittwastradedforDaveWinfieldin1990anddidplayfortheYankees, hedidnotrecord10winsin1990.Hewent5-6withtheYankeesin1990afterthetrade, andhistotalwinsforthatseason(includinghistimewiththeAngels)werefewerthan10.Additionally, histenurewiththeYankeeswasmarkedbysignificantinjuries, andhedidnotrecord10winsinanysingleseasonduringhistimeinNewYork.
- Source: 1.1, 1.13
- Fact: Followingretirement, thepitchertransitionedintotheworldofhigh-endrealestateinSouthernCalifornia.Thiscareershiftutilizedthesamedisciplinerequiredforprofessionalathletics, focusingonluxurypropertiesintheOrangeCountyarea.Thetransitionprovedsuccessful, allowingforaquietlifeawayfromthespotlightofMajorLeagueBaseball.
- Reason: Afterretiringfrombaseball, MikeWitttransitionedintocoachinghighschoolbaseball(specificallyatDanaHillsHighSchoolandSantaMargaritaCatholicHighSchool)inSouthernCalifornia, nothigh-endrealestate.Thereisnoevidencethathebecamearealestateagent;otherindividualsnamedMikeWittworkinrealestate, buttheyarenottheformerMLBpitcher.
- Source: 1.1, 1.20
❌ Mickey Rivers (2026-04-15)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Mickey Rivers
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While most facts describe Mickey Rivers, the claim regarding the 1977 ALCS is inaccurate. The Yankees defeated the Royals in the 1977 ALCS, but they did not win Game 5; they won the series 3-2, and the decisive Game 5 was won by the Yankees, but Rivers did not score the winning run (Paul Blair scored the winning run in the 9th inning). Furthermore, the famous quote attributed to him is actually a well-known aphorism often misattributed to various athletes, though it is frequently associated with Rivers’ persona.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: Led the American League in hits during the 1976 season.
❌ Don Baylor (2026-04-14)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Don Baylor
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While most facts describe Don Baylor, the claim that he ‘Led the American League in hit-by-pitches during eight different seasons’ is incorrect; Baylor led the league in HBP eight times in his career, but not in eight different seasons (he led in 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, and 1986, which is indeed eight seasons). However, the claim that he ‘Appeared in three consecutive World Series with three different teams from 1986 to 1988’ is false; Baylor played in the 1986 (Red Sox), 1987 (Twins), and 1988 (Athletics) World Series, but he did not appear in all three consecutive series as a player (he was on the losing side of the 1986 series, won in 1987, and lost in 1988, but the statement implies a specific streak of three different teams that is historically inaccurate regarding his roster status/participation).
- No specific facts debunked in Phase 2 (potential false positive in P1)
❌ Reggie Jackson (2026-04-13)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Reggie Jackson
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While most facts are accurate, the claim that he called the team a ‘candy bar’ in a 1977 Sport magazine interview is a misinterpretation of his famous quote. Jackson actually referred to himself as ‘the straw that stirs the drink’ in that interview, while the ‘candy bar’ reference stems from his actual endorsement deal with the Reggie! bar, not a description of the team’s internal friction.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: Became the first player in Major League Baseball history to hit three home runs in a single World Series game.
- Fact: Knownforanoutspokenandconfidentpersonality, afamous1977interviewwithSportmagazinefamouslylabeledtheteama’candybar’becauseoftheinternalfrictionbetweenstarplayersandmanagement.Thisbrashnessoftenmadeforcolorfulheadlines, butitalsoreflectedadeep-seateddesiretobethefocalpointofthegame’sbiggestmoments.Offthefield, alifelongpassionforcollectingandrestoringclassiccarshasremainedasignificantpersonalpursuit.
- Reason: WhileReggieJacksonwasknownforhisoutspokenpersonalityandthe’strawthatstirsthedrink’quotefroma1977Sportmagazineinterview, hedidnotlabeltheteama’candybar.’The’candybar’referencestemsfromanoffhandcommenthemadein1976whilewiththeOaklandA’s, wherehejokedthatifheplayedinNewYork, theywouldnameacandybarafterhim(whichlaterbecamethe’Reggie!Bar’).Theclaimincorrectlylinksthecandybarcommenttothe1977interviewaboutteamfriction.
- Source: 1.7, 1.18
❌ Shelley Duncan (2026-04-12)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Shelley Duncan
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While most facts describe Shelley Duncan, the third fact is incorrect: Shelley Duncan is the son of Dave Duncan and the brother of Chris Duncan, but he is not the son of a ‘former major league pitcher’ (Dave Duncan was a catcher) and he is the brother of Chris Duncan, but the phrasing implies a family tree that is slightly mischaracterized regarding the father’s position.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: ThecareerspannedsevenseasonsinMajorLeagueBaseball, primarilyservingasacorneroutfielderanddesignatedhitter.AfterspendingthefirstthreeyearswiththeNewYorkYankees, timewasalsospentwiththeClevelandIndiansandTampaBayRays.Theprofessionaljourneyconcludedwithacareerslashlineof.229/.306/.423across448games.
- Reason: WhileShelleyDuncandidplayfortheYankees, Indians, andRaysoversevenseasons, thecareerslashlineprovided(.229/.306/.423)isinaccurate.Hisactualcareerslashlineis.226/.305/.419.
- Source: 1.4, 1.5
- Fact: Asignificanthighlightoccurredin2007whenahotstreakhelpedtheYankeessecureaWildCardberth.Duringthatstretch, amemorablehomerunwashitagainsttheBostonRedSoxatFenwayPark, whichbecameadefiningmomentofthatseason’srivalry.Overall, the2007campaignsawsevenhomerunsand21RBIsinjust35gamesplayed.
- Reason: WhileDuncanwaspartofthe2007Yankeesteam, theclaimabouta’memorablehomerun’againsttheRedSoxatFenwayParkasadefiningmomentisnotsupported;hewasinvolvedinacontroversyatFenwayParkinvolvingafan’snotebook, butnotadefininghomerun.Additionally, his2007statswere7homerunsand17RBIsin34games, not21RBIsin35games.
- Source: 1.2, 1.14
- Fact: Afterretiringfromprofessionalplay, atransitionintocoachingandmanagementbeganwithintheArizonaDiamondbacksorganization.RolesincludedmanagingtheRenoAces, theTriple-AaffiliateoftheDiamondbacks, forseveralseasons.Thispathallowedforthecontinueddevelopmentofyoungtalentwithintheprofessionalranks.
- Reason: DuncandidtransitionintocoachingandmanagementwithintheArizonaDiamondbacksorganization, managingteamsliketheHillsboroHops, VisaliaRawhide, andJacksonGenerals.However, hedidnotmanagetheRenoAces.
- Source: 1.9, 1.12
❌ Bubba Trammell (2026-04-10)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Bubba Trammell
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While most facts describe Bubba Trammell, the claim that he appeared in the 2000 World Series as a member of the New York Mets is false. Trammell played for the Tigers and Devil Rays in 2000; he did not play for the Mets until 2001.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: Selected in the 28th round of the 1994 MLB draft by the Detroit Tigers.
- Reason: Bubba Trammell was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 11th round of the 1994 MLB draft, not the 28th round.
- Source: https://baseball-reference.com
- Fact: Recorded a career-high 25 home runs during the 2000 season with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
- Reason: Bubba Trammell’s career-high of 25 home runs occurred during the 2001 season while playing for the San Diego Padres, not in 2000 with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
- Source: https://eastvillagetimes.com
- Fact: Thecareerspannedsevenseasonsacrossfivedifferentmajorleaguefranchises, primarilyservingasacorneroutfielderanddesignatedhitter.WhileneveranAll-Star, theplayerprovidedconsistentpower, finishingwith82careerhomeruns.Themostproductiveoffensivestretchoccurredbetween1999and2000whileplayingfortheTigersandDevilRays.
- Reason: WhileitistruethatBubbaTrammellplayedsevenseasonsforfivefranchises(Tigers, DevilRays, Mets, Padres, Yankees)andhit82careerhomeruns, theclaimthathismostproductiveoffensivestretchwasbetween1999and2000isinaccurate.Hisstatisticalbreakoutoccurredin2001withtheSanDiegoPadres, wherehesetcareerhighsinhomeruns(25)andRBIs(92).
- Source: 1.2, 1.7
- Fact: AcquiredfromtheSanDiegoPadresinJuly2003, thetenurewiththeYankeeslastedonly23games.Despitethelimitedtime, theplayercontributedtoadivision-winningteambeforebeingreleasedinAugust.ThismoveservedasadepthacquisitionduringaseasonwheretheclubultimatelyreachedtheWorldSeries.
- Reason: BubbaTrammellwasacquiredbytheYankeesbeforethe2003season(notinJuly), andheplayed22gamesforthem(not23).WhiletheYankeesdidreachtheWorldSeriesthatyear, theclaimregardingthetimingofhisacquisitionandthedurationofhistenureisincorrect.
- Source: 1.3, 1.10
- Fact: Beforereachingthemajorleagues, theplayerattendedtheUniversityofTennessee.Duringthe1994collegiateseason, theteamreachedtheCollegeWorldSeries, providingahigh-pressureenvironmentthathelpedprepareforaprofessionalcareer.ThiscollegiateexperiencewasakeysteppingstonebeforebeingdraftedbytheDetroitTigers.
- Reason: WhileBubbaTrammelldidattendtheUniversityofTennesseeandwasdraftedbytheDetroitTigersin1994, theTennesseeVolunteersbaseballteamdidnotreachtheCollegeWorldSeriesin1994.TheywontheSECChampionshipthatyear, butdidnotadvancetotheCollegeWorldSeries.
- Source: 1.6, 1.11
❌ Randy Velarde (2026-04-09)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Randy Velarde
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While most facts describe Randy Velarde, the claim that he recorded an unassisted triple play is false. That feat was actually accomplished by John Valentin (1994), Mickey Morandini (1992), or others; Velarde never recorded an unassisted triple play. Additionally, the 1995 ALDS Game 2 home run mentioned is a misattribution; that specific iconic home run was hit by Jim Leyritz, not Velarde.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: A reliable utility player, the infielder spent the majority of a 16-year career providing defensive flexibility and consistent contact hitting. Originally drafted by the Chicago White Sox, the player became a key contributor for the New York Yankees and later the Oakland Athletics. Over 1,300 career games, the player maintained a solid .354 on-base percentage.
- Fact: During the 1995 American League Division Series against the Seattle Mariners, the player delivered a memorable performance. In Game 2, a crucial three-run home run helped propel the Yankees to a victory. This contribution remains a highlight of the player’s postseason tenure in pinstripes.
❌ Rickey Henderson (2026-04-07)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Rickey Henderson
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While most facts are accurate, the fifth fact contains a significant error: in 1985, Rickey Henderson played left field for the New York Yankees, not center field.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: During four seasons in New York, this player provided elite production, including a 1985 campaign where 80 stolen bases and 146 runs scored were recorded. Notably, the 1985 season saw a career-high 24 home runs while playing center field. This tenure solidified a reputation as a premier offensive force in the American League.
❌ Mark Hutton (2026-04-04)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Mark Hutton
- Phase 1 Reasoning: The first fact is incorrect. Mark Hutton was not the first Australian-born pitcher to appear in an MLB game; that distinction belongs to Joe Quinn (who played in the 19th century) or, in the modern era, Craig Shipley (who debuted as a position player) or Graeme Lloyd. Hutton was the first Australian-born pitcher to play for the New York Yankees, but not the first in MLB history.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: Became the first Australian-born pitcher to appear in a Major League Baseball game.
- Reason: While Mark Hutton was the first Australian to start an MLB game, he was not the first Australian-born pitcher to appear in an MLB game. Reports indicate he was the fifth Australian to appear in a major league game.
- Source: https://latimes.com
- Fact: Pitched for five different organizations across a six-year major league career.
- Reason: Mark Hutton pitched for four major league organizations (New York Yankees, Florida Marlins, Colorado Rockies, and Cincinnati Reds) over a five-year major league career (1993–1998).
- Source: https://www.baseball-reference.com
- Fact: The right-hander spent six seasons in the major leagues between 1993 and 1998. Primarily serving as a relief pitcher, the journeyman played for the Yankees, Marlins, Rockies, Cardinals, and Reds. He finished his big league career with a 4.96 ERA over 165 appearances.
- Reason: Mark Hutton played for 5 seasons (1993–1998), not six. He played for the Yankees, Marlins, Rockies, and Reds, but not the Cardinals. His career ERA was 4.75, not 4.96, and he made 84 career appearances, not 165.
- Source: Baseball-Reference, Baseball Almanac
- Fact: The pitcher spent his first three seasons in the Bronx, appearing in 78 games for the team. His most productive year with the club was 1996, where he posted a 3.69 ERA across 46.1 innings. He was a member of the organization during the transition period that preceded their late-90s dynasty.
- Reason: Hutton did not appear in 78 games for the Yankees (he had 84 total MLB appearances across all teams). In 1996, he did not post a 3.69 ERA; his ERA with the Yankees in 1996 was 5.08 over 21 games, and he was traded to the Marlins mid-season.
- Source: Baseball-Reference, Wikipedia
❌ Jon Berti (2026-04-03)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Jon Berti
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While most facts describe Jon Berti, the fifth fact is incorrect. Jon Berti was traded to the New York Yankees in March 2024, but he did not play in the 2024 World Series; he spent the majority of the season on the injured list and was not on the Yankees’ postseason roster.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: Acquiredviatradeearlierinthe2024season, theutilitymanprovideddepthfortheYankeesduringtheirruntotheWorldSeries.Whileinjurieslimitedregular-seasonavailability, theplayerappearedinpostseasongamesasadefensivereplacementandpinchrunner.Theversatilityallowedthecoachingstafftoshufflethelineupduringhigh-leveragemomentsintheALCSandWorldSeries.
- Reason: WhileJonBertiwasacquiredbytheYankeesin2024andplayedintheALDSandALCS, hewasnotablyleftofftheWorldSeriesrosterduetoahipflexorinjurysustainedduringtheALCS, meaninghedidnotappearintheWorldSeries.
- Source: 1.14, 1.19
- Fact: Thepathtothemajorsinvolvedalongtenureintheminorleagues, spanningsevenseasonsbeforefinallyreachingthebigleagueswithTorontoin2018.Thispersistenceisoftencitedbyteammatesasatestamenttoastrongworkethicandadaptability.TheplayerattendedBowlingGreenStateUniversity, wherethebaseballprogramwasfamouslycutshortlyaftergraduation, addingalayerofhistoricalsignificancetothecollegiatecareer.
- Reason: WhileJonBertididattendBowlingGreenStateUniversityandthebaseballprogramwasindeedcutin2020, thisoccurredlongafterhisgraduation(hewasdraftedin2011), not’shortlyafter’hisgraduation.
- Source: 1.1, 1.8
❌ Mike Morgan (2026-04-01)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Mike Morgan
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While most facts accurately describe Mike Morgan, the fifth fact is incorrect. Mike Morgan never played for the New York Yankees or the Baltimore Orioles; he was traded from the A’s to the Yankees in 1981, but the specific 1983/1984 timeline and the claim of playing for the Orioles are factually wrong for his career path.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: StartingasahighlytoutedteenageprospectwiththeOaklandAthletics, theright-handerevolvedintoadurablejourneymanworkhorse.Over22seasons, 467starts, and2, 700innings, thepitcherprovidedconsistentdepthforadozendifferentclubs.Thecareerconcludedwithatotalof141winsandamemorablechampionshipruninthefinalseason.
- Reason: Whilemanydetailsarecorrect(12teams, 141wins, championshipin2001), thestatisticsprovidedareslightlyinaccurate.MikeMorganplayed22seasons, buthemade411starts(not467)andpitched2, 772.1innings(not2, 700).Additionally, hisfinalseasonwas2002, notthe2001championshipseason.
- Source: 1.2, 1.8
- Fact: ThestintintheBronxwasbrief, occurringduringthe1983seasonafteratradefromtheTorontoBlueJays.In24appearances, including15starts, thepitcherrecordeda7-7recordwitha4.15ERA.ThisperiodservedasatransitionalphasebeforemovingontotheBaltimoreOriolesthefollowingyear.
- Reason: Thetimelineisincorrect.MikeMorganplayedfortheNewYorkYankeesin1982, not1983.HewastradedtotheTorontoBlueJaysafterthe1982season.His1982seasonwiththeYankeesconsistedof30appearancesand23starts, not24appearancesand15starts.
- Source: 1.2, 1.5
- Fact: Theplayerisfamouslyknownforbeingthefirstmajorleaguertoplayfor12differentfranchises, arecordthatstoodforyearsbeforebeingmatchedbyothers.Thisnomadiccareerpathearnedthenickname’TheTravelingMan’amongbaseballcircles.Despitetheconstantmovement, thepitcherremainedareliablepresenceonmajorleaguerostersforovertwodecades.
- Reason: Whileitistruehewasthefirsttoplayfor12franchisesandheldthatrecord, hiscommonnicknameinbaseballcircleswas’TheNomad, ‘not’TheTravelingMan.’
- Source: 1.2, 1.9
❌ Ken Clay (2026-03-31)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Ken Clay
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While most facts correctly describe Ken Clay, the claim that he was a first-round draft pick is incorrect; Clay was selected by the Yankees in the 4th round of the 1971 draft. Additionally, the career record of 27-35 and 4.15 ERA are slightly inaccurate (his actual career record was 27-34 with a 4.18 ERA).
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: Selected by the New York Yankees in the first round of the 1971 MLB draft.
- Fact: Recorded a career-high 10 wins during the 1979 season.
- Fact: Pitched for four different franchises across a seven-season major league career.
- Fact: Afirst-rounddraftpick, theright-handerspenthismostproductiveyearswiththeNewYorkYankeesbeforemovingontotheSeattleMariners, TexasRangers, andClevelandIndians.Heprimarilyservedasaversatilearm, transitioningbetweenstartingandreliefrolesthroughouthistimeinthemajors.Heconcludedhiscareerwitha27-35recordanda4.15ERAover189appearances.
- Reason: KenClaywasasecond-rounddraftpick(38thoverall), notafirst-roundpick.HeplayedfortheNewYorkYankees, TexasRangers, andSeattleMariners, butneverfortheClevelandIndians.Additionally, hiscareerrecordwas10-24witha4.68ERAover111appearances, not27-35witha4.15ERAover189appearances.
- Source: 1.3, 1.7
- Fact: Hewasamemberofthe1978WorldSerieschampionshipteam, thoughhedidnotappearinthepostseasonthatyear.Duringthe1979season, heprovidedvaluabledepthforthepitchingstaff, logging148inningsandmaking21starts.Hisabilitytoeatinningsduringthatcampaignhelpedstabilizearotationthatfacedvariousinjuries.
- Reason: WhileKenClaywasamemberofthe1978WorldSerieschampionshipteam, hedidappearinthepostseason(specificallyinthe1978ALCSandthe1978WorldSeries).Furthermore, his1979seasonstatisticsdonotmatchtheclaim;hedidnotlog148inningsormake21startsthatyear.
- Source: 1.2, 1.12
- Fact: FollowinghisretirementfromMajorLeagueBaseball, hetransitionedintoacareerinlawenforcement.HeservedasapoliceofficerinhishomestateofVirginiaformanyyears.Thispost-baseballcareerpathisarareexampleofaformerfirst-rounddraftpickmovingintopublicservicework.
- Reason: ThereisnoevidencethatKenClaybecameapoliceofficer.Instead, hefacedmultiplelegalissuesafterhisbaseballcareer, includingconvictionsforgrandlarcenyandtheft.Theclaimappearstoconfusehimwithanotherindividualorissimplyincorrect.
- Source: 1.7, 1.18
❌ David Weathers (2026-03-30)
- Phase 1 Prediction: David Weathers
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While most facts describe David Weathers, the claim regarding the 1998 trade is incorrect: David Weathers was traded to the Reds in 1998, but the return was Mark Kroon, not Mike Lowell. Furthermore, the claim about playing for a ‘record-tying nine franchises’ is inaccurate for Weathers, who played for nine teams but never held a record-tying mark for that specific number.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: StartingasastarterfortheMarlinsintheirinaugural1993season, theright-handereventuallytransitionedintoareliablemiddle-to-lateinningspecialist.Overnearlytwodecades, thepitcherprovidedconsistentdepthforteamsliketheReds, Brewers, andMets.Thecareerconcludedwith71wins, 72saves, andareputationasaworkhorsewhocouldhandlehigh-leveragesituations.
- Reason: WhileDavidWeathersdidpitchfortheMarlinsin1993andtransitionedfromastartertoareliever, thecareertotalsareslightlyinaccurate.Hefinishedhiscareerwith73winsand75saves, not71winsand72saves.
- Source: 1.1, 1.4
- Fact: Thepitcherappearedin47gamesforthe1996Yankees, postinga3.72ERAwhilehelpingtheteamsecuretheAmericanLeagueEasttitle.Duringthepostseason, theright-handermadethreeappearances, includingascorelessinninginGame4oftheWorldSeriesagainsttheAtlantaBraves.ThisperformancehelpedtheYankeesovercomea2-0seriesdeficittowintheirfirstchampionshipsince1978.
- Reason: Weathersdidplayforthe1996YankeesandwontheWorldSeries, butthespecificdetailsareincorrect.Heappearedin35gamesfortheYankeesin1996(not47), andhispostseasonperformanceincluded7appearances(not3).Additionally, theYankeesweredown2-0intheWorldSeries, buttheclaimabouthisspecificGame4performanceandtheteam’schampionshiphistory(firstsince1978)ismixedwithinaccuraciesregardinghisstats.
- Source: 1.1, 1.16
- Fact: ThepitcherisfamouslyknownforbeingtheplayertradedtotheCincinnatiRedsin1998inexchangeforfutureHallofFamerMikeLowell.Additionally, theright-handerplayedfortheFloridaMarlinsduringtheirveryfirstgameinfranchisehistoryin1993.Thislongevityallowedforararecareerspanthatbridgedthegapbetweentheexpansioneraoftheearly90sandthemodernbullpen-heavyera.
- Reason: DavidWeatherswasnottradedforMikeLowell.MikeLowellwasaprospectintheYankeessystemwhowastradedtotheMarlinsin1998forToddNoel, DannyPatterson, andMarkJohnson.WeatherswasclaimedoffwaiversbytheRedsinDecember1997.Whilehewasonthe1993Marlinsroster, hedidnotpitchintheirfirstgame(CharlieHoughwasthestarter).
- Source: 1.2, 1.12
❌ Joe DiMaggio (2026-03-27)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Joe DiMaggio
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While most facts describe Joe DiMaggio, the claim that he secured ‘nine World Series championships’ is incorrect; DiMaggio won nine titles as a player, but the statement implies he played in 10 World Series and won nine, whereas he actually played in 10 and won nine. More importantly, the claim that he won ‘three American League Most Valuable Player awards’ is correct, but the text inconsistently cites his career length and stats in ways that conflate his actual record with minor inaccuracies regarding his total World Series appearances and the specific count of his titles.
- No specific facts debunked in Phase 2 (potential false positive in P1)
❌ Paul Goldschmidt (2026-03-19)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Paul Goldschmidt
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While most facts describe Paul Goldschmidt, the claim that he has won ‘four Gold Glove Awards’ is incorrect; he has won four, but the statement is often conflated with his defensive accolades. More importantly, the claim that he has ‘spent his entire career in the National League’ is false, as he spent his first eight seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks (NL) and his subsequent seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals (NL), but he was traded to the Cardinals from the Diamondbacks; however, the statement implies he has never played in the American League, which is true, but the fact regarding his college degree is often attributed to him, yet he actually completed his degree in Management at the University of Phoenix in 2013, which is accurate. The primary inconsistency is the implication of his career path and the specific count of awards.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: Selected to seven All-Star games across stints with three different franchises.
- Fact: BecausehehasspenthisentirecareerintheNationalLeague, hisopportunitiestofacetheYankeeshavebeenlimitedtoInterleagueplay.InhislimitedcareerplateappearancesagainstNewYork, hehasmaintainedarespectableOPS, includinganotablemulti-hitperformanceduringa2023seriesatYankeeStadium.HehasneverplayedfortheYankees, sohispostseasonhistoryagainstthemisnon-existent.
- Reason: WhileGoldschmidtspentthevastmajorityofhiscareerintheNationalLeague, hejoinedtheNewYorkYankeesin2025.Therefore, theclaimthathehasneverplayedfortheYankeesandthathispostseasonhistoryagainstthemisnon-existent(inthecontextofhimbeingaYankee)isincorrect.
- Source: 1.1, 1.22
❌ Fernando Cruz (2026-03-18)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Fernando Cruz
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While most facts accurately describe Cincinnati Reds pitcher Fernando Cruz, the claim that he set the Reds franchise record for most strikeouts by a relief pitcher in a single season in 2024 is incorrect; that record is held by Aroldis Chapman (116 strikeouts in 2012).
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: Set a Cincinnati Reds franchise record for the most strikeouts by a relief pitcher in a single season during 2024.
- Fact: Thecareerpathisdefinedbyextremeperseverance, spanningover15yearsofprofessionalbaseball.Afterbeingdraftedasaninfielderin2007, thetransitiontopitchingoccurredin2015, eventuallyleadingtoabigleaguedebutwiththeCincinnatiRedsin2022.Thisjourneyhighlightsarareabilitytoreinventoneselfandmaintainhigh-levelperformancewellintotheplayer’sthirties.
- Reason: Whiletheoverallnarrativeofperseveranceandthe2022MLBdebutisaccurate, thespecificdetailregardingthetransitiontopitchingisincorrect.FernandoCruzconvertedtopitchingin2011, not2015.
- Source: 1.2, 1.9
- Fact: ThereisnorecordofthisplayerappearinginagamefortheNewYorkYankeesorparticipatingintheirpostseasonhistory.TheprofessionalcareerhasbeenspentprimarilywithintheorganizationsoftheKansasCityRoyals, ChicagoCubs, andCincinnatiReds.Consequently, therearenoYankees-specificstatisticsormomentsassociatedwiththisindividual.
- Reason: Thisisinaccurate.FernandoCruzwastradedtotheNewYorkYankeesinDecember2024andhasbeenanactivememberoftheirrostersincethe2025season.
- Source: 1.2, 1.6
❌ Trent Grisham (2026-03-15)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Trent Grisham
- Phase 1 Reasoning: The claim that Trent Grisham won a Gold Glove in 2020 is incorrect; he won the award in 2022. Additionally, the 2020 NL Wild Card Series home run against Clayton Kershaw was hit by Trent Grisham, but the fact regarding the 2024 go-ahead three-run home run against the Red Sox is misattributed; that specific highlight belongs to teammate Alex Verdugo.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: Hit a go-ahead home run against Clayton Kershaw in the 2020 National League Wild Card Series.
- Reason: While Trent Grisham did hit a notable home run against Clayton Kershaw in 2020, it occurred during a regular-season game on September 14, 2020, not during the 2020 National League Wild Card Series.
- Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-4-5-9
❌ José Caballero (2026-03-11)
- Phase 1 Prediction: José Caballero
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While most facts describe José Caballero, the claim that he recorded 44 stolen bases in 2024 is incorrect; he recorded 44 stolen bases in 2024, but that total is significantly higher than his actual 2024 output (he had 44 stolen bases in 2024, but the fact implies a career-high that is factually inflated or misattributed). Furthermore, the claim that he has never been a member of the New York Yankees organization is false; Caballero was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays from Seattle, but he was never in the Yankees system, however, the fact regarding his 44 stolen bases is the primary point of inaccuracy as he finished the 2024 season with 44 stolen bases, which is correct, but the phrasing suggests a level of dominance that contradicts his actual 2024 stats (he had 44, but the fact is often conflated with other players). Actually, the most glaring error is the claim that he has never been a member of the Yankees organization—this is true, but the 44 stolen base figure is correct for 2024. The inconsistency lies in the fact that he did not lead all AL rookies in stolen bases in 2023; that was Anthony Volpe.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: Led all American League rookies in stolen bases during the 2023 season.
- Fact: Originally signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks as an international free agent, the infielder was traded to the Seattle Mariners in 2022. After establishing himself as a speed threat and defensive utility player in Seattle, a 2024 trade sent him to the Tampa Bay Rays. He has since become a consistent presence in the middle infield, known primarily for his aggressive base-running and defensive flexibility.
- Fact: This player has never been a member of the New York Yankees organization. Throughout his career, he has faced the Yankees as an opponent, most notably during his tenure with the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League East. He has not recorded any postseason appearances against the franchise to date.
❌ Paul Blackburn (2026-03-06)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Paul Blackburn
- Phase 1 Reasoning: The fact regarding the trade for Danny Valencia is incorrect; Paul Blackburn was acquired by the Oakland Athletics in 2016 in a trade for Danny Valencia, but the trade was with the Seattle Mariners for Steve Clevenger, not Valencia. Danny Valencia was traded to the Mariners in a separate deal involving Paul Blackburn’s teammate at the time, but Blackburn himself was the return for Clevenger.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: After being designated for assignment by the A’s in early 2021, he cleared waivers and accepted an assignment to Triple-A. There, he refined his pitching arsenal, most notably adding a cutter and improving his curveball’s effectiveness. This led to a strong return to the majors and culminated in a breakout 2022 season where he posted a 1.70 ERA through his first 12 starts, earning an All-Star selection.
- Reason: While it is true that Paul Blackburn was designated for assignment (DFA) in February 2021, cleared waivers, and was outrighted to Triple-A, the claim about his 2022 season is inaccurate. Through his first nine starts of the 2022 season, he had a 1.70 ERA, not through his first 12 starts. Additionally, while he was an All-Star in 2022, the specific statistical claim regarding the 1.70 ERA over 12 starts is incorrect.
- Source: 1.3, 1.8
- Fact: Blackburn has generally struggled in his appearances against the New York Yankees. Through the 2023 season, he has made five career starts against them, posting an 0-2 record with a 7.52 ERA. In those 20.1 innings pitched, he has allowed 17 earned runs.
- Reason: The statistics provided for his career against the New York Yankees are incorrect. According to game logs, he has had multiple appearances against the Yankees, including a win in 2023, and his career ERA against them is not 7.52.
- Source: 1.2, 1.5
- Fact: “Blackburn’s Battalion” is a dedicated cheering section at the Oakland Coliseum organized by his family and friends from his nearby hometown of Antioch. The group often wears custom t-shirts and vocally supports him during his home starts. It’s a prominent example of his strong local ties to the Bay Area community.
- Reason: There is no evidence in reliable sources to support the existence of a dedicated cheering section called “Blackburn’s Battalion” at the Oakland Coliseum. While Blackburn is from Antioch and had family and friends support him at his All-Star Game debut, the specific name and organized cheering section described do not appear to be a recognized fact.
- Source: 3.2
❌ Duke Ellis (2026-03-05)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Duke Ellis
- Phase 1 Reasoning: The facts regarding his father, Robert Ellis, are incorrect. Duke Ellis (born 1997) is not the son of the former MLB pitcher Robert Ellis (born 1972). Additionally, while Duke Ellis did play for the White Sox, Mets, and Mariners in 2024, he did not play for the Yankees; the claim regarding his stint with the Yankees and Aaron Boone is a hallucination.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: ClaimedoffwaiversfromtheSeattleMarinersinlateAugust2024, ElliswascalleduptotheYankeesinSeptembertoserveprimarilyasapinch-runningspecialist.HeappearedinthreegamesforNewYork, scoringonerunwithoutrecordingaplateappearance.ThisbriefstintprovidedmanagerAaronBoonewithelitelate-inningspeedoffthebenchduringtheteam’sAmericanLeagueEastpennantchase.
- Reason: WhileElliswasclaimedbytheYankeesinlateAugust2024andservedasapinch-runningspecialist, theclaimthathehad’noplateappearance’isincorrect.Herecordedonehitinoneat-bat(aplateappearance)fortheYankeesin2024.
- Source: 1.1, 1.5
❌ Amed Rosario (2026-02-28)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Amed Rosario
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While most facts describe Amed Rosario, the nickname ‘El Niño’ is famously associated with Fernando Tatís Jr., not Rosario. Additionally, while Rosario led the NL in triples in 2019, he did not lead the major leagues in 2018 or 2022.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: Ranked as the number one overall prospect by Baseball Prospectus before the 2017 season.
- Fact: Led the major leagues in triples in both 2018 and 2022.
- Reason: Amed Rosario led the major leagues in triples in 2022 (with 9), but he did not lead the major leagues in triples in 2018. In 2018, he recorded 8 triples, which was not the MLB lead.
- Source: https://www.mlb.com/player/amed-rosario-642708
- Fact: AfterdebutingwiththeMets, hebecametheirstartingshortstopandledtheleagueintriplesin2018.HewasthekeyplayertradedtoClevelandforFranciscoLindorin2021, wherehehadacareer-bestseasonin2022.Sincethen, hehasservedasaversatileutilityplayerfortheDodgers, Rays, andYankees.
- Reason: WhileAmedRosariodiddebutwiththeMetsandwastradedtoClevelandforFranciscoLindorin2021, hedidnotleadtheleagueintriplesin2018(hehad8, whiletheleaderhadmore).Hedidleadtheleagueintriplesin2022.Additionally, hiscareerpathsince2021hasincludedstintswiththeDodgers, Rays, Reds, Nationals, andYankees, notjusttheDodgers, Rays, andYankees.
- Source: 1.4, 1.22
- Fact: TheYankeesacquiredAmedRosariofromtheTampaBayRaysbeforethe2024tradedeadlinetoaddaversatile, right-handedbattotheirbench.Hisexperienceplayingshortstop, secondbase, andoutfieldprovidedvaluabledepthandinjuryinsurancefortheteam’spostseasonrun.
- Reason: TheYankeesdidnotacquireAmedRosariofromtheTampaBayRaysbeforethe2024tradedeadline.HewasacquiredbytheYankeesfromtheWashingtonNationalsinJuly2025.
- Source: 1.12, 1.14
❌ Zach Britton (2025-09-28)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Zach Britton
- Phase 1 Reasoning: The fact regarding the ‘60 consecutive save opportunities’ is incorrect; Zach Britton’s American League record streak was 43 consecutive saves (2015-2017). The 60-save streak record belongs to Eric Gagne (2002-2004).
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: After being acquired in 2018, Britton became a vital high-leverage setup man for the Yankees, typically pitching the eighth inning ahead of closer Aroldis Chapman. He was a reliable presence in four different postseasons for New York (2018, 2019, 2020, 2022). In 14 total postseason appearances for the Yankees, he posted a 2.79 ERA, solidifying his role as a key bridge to the ninth inning.
- Reason: While Britton was a key setup man for the Yankees and appeared in the 2018, 2019, and 2020 postseasons, he did not pitch in the 2022 postseason. He was on the injured list at the end of the 2022 season and did not participate in the playoffs that year.
- Source: https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Zack_Britton
❌ Bobby Shantz (2025-09-27)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Bobby Shantz
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While Bobby Shantz did win the 1952 AL MVP and was a Gold Glove winner, the claim that he won ‘eight consecutive Gold Glove awards from 1957 to 1964’ is factually incorrect; he won eight total, but they were not consecutive, as Jim Kaat and others won during that span. Additionally, the facts conflate his career achievements with those of other players or misrepresent the timeline of his awards.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: ShantzwasakeyswingmanfortheYankeesinthreeWorldSeries.Hepitched5.1scorelessreliefinningstohelptheYankeeswinthe1958WorldSeriesagainsttheBraves.Inthedramatic1960WorldSeriesagainstthePirates, heearnedthewininGame3afterpitchingthreescorelessinningsinrelief.
- Reason: WhileShantzwaswiththeYankeesforthe1957, 1958, and1960WorldSeries, hedidnotpitchinthe1958WorldSeriesduetoaninjury.Additionally, hedidnotearnthewininGame3ofthe1960WorldSeries;WhiteyFordwasthewinningpitcherinthatgame.
- Source: 1.5, 1.15
❌ Gene Woodling (2025-09-26)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Gene Woodling
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While most facts describe Woodling, the claim that he pinch-hit for Roger Maris in Maris’s first major league at-bat is false; Maris debuted for the Indians in 1957, while Woodling was playing for the Orioles at that time. Additionally, the claim regarding the loss of his thumb in the Navy is inaccurate; Woodling did serve in the Navy, but he did not lose his thumb in a combat or service-related accident.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: Hit the first home run in the history of the modern Baltimore Orioles franchise in 1954.
- Reason: Gene Woodling joined the Baltimore Orioles in 1955, not 1954. The Orioles franchise began play in Baltimore in 1954 after moving from St. Louis.
- Source: mlb.com, wordpress.com
- Fact: Pinch-hit for Roger Maris in Maris’s first major league at-bat.
- Reason: Roger Maris made his major league debut on April 16, 1957, and went 3-for-5 in that game. There is no record of Gene Woodling pinch-hitting for him in his first at-bat; records indicate Carroll Hardy is famously known for pinch-hitting for Roger Maris (though not in Maris’s first at-bat).
- Source: thisdayinbaseball.com, wikipedia.org
- Fact: Yes, Woodling’s career was paused for service in the U.S. Navy during World War II. While serving in the Pacific, he suffered significant injuries, including losing the top of his right thumb in an accident. Despite this, he successfully rehabilitated and returned to baseball, making his major league debut after the war.
❌ Richard Dotson (2025-09-25)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Richard Dotson
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While most facts describe Richard Dotson, the claim that he ‘Led the American League in shutouts with four in 1981’ is incorrect; that honor belonged to Steve McCatty and others. Additionally, the trade for Dan Pasqua occurred in 1987, but Dotson was traded to the Yankees for Pasqua, not the other way around.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: Led the American League in wins with 22 in 1983.
- Fact: RichardDotsonwasadurableworkhorsefortheChicagoWhiteSoxintheearly1980s, peakingwithhisAll-Starseasonin1984.His1983performance, wherehefinishedfourthinCyYoungvoting, helpedleadthe”WinningUgly”WhiteSoxtoanALWesttitle.Thougha1985chestmuscleinjuryhamperedhistrajectory, heremainedadependableinnings-eaterfortheYankeesandasecondstintwithChicago.
- Reason: WhileRichardDotsonwasakeymemberofthe1983’WinningUgly’WhiteSox, finished4thinCyYoungvotingthatyear, andwasanAll-Starin1984, theclaimregardinga’1985chestmuscleinjury’isinaccurate.His1985seasonwashamperedbyshoulder/circulatoryissues, notachestmuscleinjury.Theconfusionlikelystemsfromtheunrelated, well-knownlegalcaseofGaryDotson, whose1979rapetrialinvolvedtestimonyaboutachestinjury/scratch.
- Source: 1.1, 1.27
- Fact: TheYankeesacquiredDotsonfromtheWhiteSoxina1987mid-seasontradeforoutfielderDanPasqua.HepitchedeffectivelyforNewYork, postinga12-9recordwitha3.99ERAin1988, hisonlyfullseasonwiththeclub.HewastradedbacktotheWhiteSoxduringthe1989season.
- Reason: ThetradeoccurredinNovember1987(off-season), notmid-season.Additionally, whilehedidposta12-9recordin1988, hisERAwas5.00, not3.99.HewasreleasedbytheYankeesinJune1989andsignedasafreeagentwiththeWhiteSoxinJuly1989, ratherthanbeingtradedback.
- Source: 1.3, 1.20
❌ Nick Swisher (2025-09-23)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Nick Swisher
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While most facts describe Nick Swisher, the claim that he hit a home run from both sides of the plate in the same game 14 times is false. That MLB record is held by Mark Teixeira (14 times); Swisher only accomplished this feat 4 times.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: While he was a key part of the 2009 championship team, Swisher struggled at the plate for most of that postseason, batting just .173 overall. However, he delivered a crucial walk-off single in the 13th inning of Game 2 of the ALCS against the Angels. He also hit a solo home run in Game 3 of the World Series against the Phillies.
- Reason: While Swisher did struggle in the 2009 postseason (batting .128, not .173) and hit a home run in Game 3 of the World Series, he did not deliver a walk-off single in Game 2 of the 2009 ALCS. The winning run in that game was scored on a throwing error by Maicer Izturis.
- Source: StatMuse, Wikipedia, MLB.com
❌ Mike Mussina (2025-09-21)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Mike Mussina
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While most facts are accurate, the claim that he was inducted into a ‘Crossword Puzzle Hall of Fame’ is fabricated. Additionally, while he was a high school basketball coach, the claim regarding his ‘most iconic moment’ in Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS is factually incorrect; he did pitch in that game, but he did not enter with the bases loaded and no outs—that was a different situation, and he was not the primary hero of that specific comeback.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: Mussina was known for his intelligence, having graduated from Stanford University with a degree in economics in just three and a half years. He is a renowned crossword puzzle enthusiast and was even inducted into the Crossword Puzzle Hall of Fame. Since retiring, he has also served as the head basketball coach for the high school in his hometown of Montoursville, Pennsylvania.
❌ Elliott Maddox (2025-09-20)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Elliott Maddox
- Phase 1 Reasoning: The fact stating he ‘Finished third in the 1970 American League Rookie of the Year voting’ is incorrect; Elliott Maddox finished 11th in the 1970 AL ROY voting. Additionally, the claim that he ‘Led the American League in times on base with 265 in 1974’ is factually incorrect; while he had a strong season, he did not lead the league in that category.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: Finished third in the 1970 American League Rookie of the Year voting.
- Fact: Led the American League in times on base with 265 in 1974.
- Fact: Inhisfirstyearinpinstripes, Maddoxwasarevelation, postingcareerhighsinbattingaverage(.303), on-basepercentage(.394), andhits(149).HeledtheentireAmericanLeagueintimesonbasewith265, showcasingeliteplatediscipline.Thisperformanceearnedhimaneighth-placefinishintheALMVPrace.
- Reason: Whilehedidhit.303andfinish8thinMVPvoting, theclaimabouthisstatsispartiallyincorrect.His1974OBPwas.395(not.394)andhehad141hits(not149).Additionally, thereisnoevidenceheledtheAmericanLeaguein’timesonbase’with265.
- Source: 1.9, 1.14
- Fact: Duringa1975gameatSheaStadium, wheretheYankeesplayedwhiletheirstadiumwasrenovated, Maddoxslippedonapoorlydrainedpatchofoutfieldgrassandseverelyinjuredhisknee.HesuedtheCityofNewYorkfornegligentmaintenanceofthefield.Ajuryfoundthecityliable, andMaddoxwasawardedasettlementforthecareer-alteringinjury.
- Reason: MaddoxdidsliponawetfieldatSheaStadiumin1975andsuedtheCityofNewYork.However, hedidnotwin;thelawsuitwasdismissedbytheNewYorkCourtofAppeals, whichruledthathehadassumedtheriskofplayingonthefield.
- Source: 1.1, 1.4
❌ Paul Blair (2025-09-19)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Paul Blair
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While most facts describe Paul Blair, the claim about his nickname ‘Motormouth’ is incorrect; he was known as ‘Motormouth’ in some circles, but it was not his signature or widely recognized nickname. More importantly, the 1970 World Series batting average of .474 is factually incorrect for Blair (he batted .294 in that series). Additionally, the description of his defensive positioning is slightly inaccurate; Blair was famous for playing an unusually DEEP center field, not shallow, to take advantage of his speed.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: Paul Blair was famous for playing an unusually shallow center field, relying on his extraordinary speed and instincts to get a great jump on the ball. His ability to go back on deep drives was legendary, and Hall of Fame teammate Brooks Robinson called him the best defensive outfielder he ever saw. Blair’s defensive prowess was so respected that the term “No-Fly Zone” was often used to describe his territory.
- Fact: His most crucial contribution came in the decisive Game 5 of the 1977 ALCS against the Kansas City Royals. Entering the game late, Blair hit a game-tying, bases-loaded single in the eighth inning. He then scored the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth, helping propel the Yankees to the World Series.
❌ Vernon Gomez (2025-09-17)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Vernon “Lefty” Gomez
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While Lefty Gomez was the winning pitcher in the 1933 All-Star Game and a 6-0 World Series pitcher, he did not win the Triple Crown in 1934 or 1937. In 1934, Lefty Gomez led the AL in wins and ERA, but not strikeouts (that was Rube Walberg). In 1937, he led in wins and ERA, but not strikeouts (that was Bob Feller). The Triple Crown claims are factually incorrect.
- No specific facts debunked in Phase 2 (potential false positive in P1)
❌ Ron Davis (2025-09-16)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Ron Davis
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While the facts correctly identify Ron Davis (the Yankees/Twins reliever), the claim that he is the father of Ike Davis is incorrect. Ike Davis is the son of Ron Davis, but that Ron Davis was a former major league pitcher who played for the Dodgers, not the Yankees reliever described in the other facts.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: On May 4, 1981, in a game against the California Angels, Ron Davis entered in relief and was untouchable. He struck out eight consecutive batters, a feat that included striking out the side in both the eighth and ninth innings. This record-setting performance helped secure a 4-2 Yankees victory in extra innings.
❌ Bill Monbouquette (2025-09-13)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Bill Monbouquette
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While Monbouquette did throw a no-hitter in 1962 and was a Red Sox workhorse, he did not strike out 17 batters in a game (that record belongs to others like Bob Feller or Sandy Koufax); he was selected to four All-Star teams, but he did not have a long, multi-decade career as a major league pitching coach for the Mets, Yankees, and Blue Jays.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: MonbouquettejoinedtheYankeesforthe1967and1968seasons, afterhisprimeyearswithBoston.Heservedasaveteranarmforateaminarebuildingphase, workingasbothaspotstarterandareliever.Inhistwoseasonsinpinstripes, hepostedacombined6-8recordwitha3.20ERAin46appearances.
- Reason: WhilehedidplayfortheYankeesin1967and1968, thestatisticsprovidedareinaccurate.In1967, hewas6-5witha2.36ERAin33games.In1968, hestruggledandwastradedtotheGiantsmid-season.HiscombinedrecordandERAfortheYankeesdonotmatchthe’6-8recordwitha3.20ERA’claim.
- Source: 1.1, 1.7
❌ Cecil Fielder (2025-09-10)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Cecil Fielder
- Phase 1 Reasoning: The fact stating he led the AL in RBIs for three consecutive seasons (1990-1992) is incorrect; while he led in 1990, 1991, and 1992, he only led in 1990 and 1991. In 1992, Joe Carter led the AL in RBIs.
- No specific facts debunked in Phase 2 (potential false positive in P1)
❌ Don Mattingly (2025-09-07)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Don Mattingly
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While most facts describe Don Mattingly, the claim regarding the ‘mullet’ incident is factually incorrect. Mattingly was benched and fined in 1991 for his hair length/sideburns, but it was not a ‘mullet’; the ‘Simpsons’ episode specifically parodied his sideburns, not a mullet.
- No specific facts debunked in Phase 2 (potential false positive in P1)
❌ Bob MacDonald (2025-09-06)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Bob MacDonald (Robert John MacDonald)
- Phase 1 Reasoning: The facts conflate two different players. The biographical details about the 1969 Seattle Pilots and 1977 Toronto Blue Jays (and the gap between those years) actually describe Bob ‘Rocky’ MacDonald (Robert James MacDonald), not the Bob MacDonald who pitched for the Blue Jays, Tigers, and Mets in the 1990s. Furthermore, the claim that he is one of only two players to pitch for both the 1969 Pilots and 1977 Blue Jays is factually incorrect; that distinction belongs to Diego Segui and Steve Whitaker.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: PitchedfortheSeattlePilotsandTorontoBlueJaysintheirinauguralseasons.
- Reason: BobMacDonald(born1965)didnotplayfortheSeattlePilots, whichexistedonlyin1969.HemadehisMLBdebutin1990withtheTorontoBlueJays, longaftertheirinauguralseason(1977).
- Source: 1.1, 1.10
- Fact: Hadaneight-yeargapbetweenmajorleagueappearancesfrom1969to1977.
- Reason: BobMacDonaldwasbornin1965anddidnotmakehismajorleaguedebutuntil1990.Hedidnothaveacareerspanningfrom1969to1977.
- Source: 1.1, 1.4
- Fact: WasamemberoftheSeattlePilotsduringtheteam’sonlyseasonofexistence.
- Reason: TheSeattlePilotsexistedonlyin1969.BobMacDonaldwasbornin1965andwasonlyfouryearsoldatthetime;heneverplayedfortheteam.
- Source: 1.1, 1.10
- Fact: Bob MacDonald holds the rare distinction of pitching for two different franchises in their inaugural seasons: the 1969 Seattle Pilots and the 1977 Toronto Blue Jays. He is one of only two players to do so, along with Diego Segui. His career is also notable for the seven full seasons he spent in the minor leagues between his major league appearances in 1969 and 1977.
- Reason: The Bob MacDonald who played in MLB (Robert Joseph MacDonald) was born in 1965 and made his major league debut in 1990, not 1969. He did not play for the 1969 Seattle Pilots or the 1977 Toronto Blue Jays in their inaugural seasons.
- Source: https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/macdobo01.shtml
- Fact: Bob MacDonald never played for the New York Yankees. His entire three-season major league career was spent with the American League’s two expansion franchises of that era, the Seattle Pilots and the Toronto Blue Jays.
- Reason: Bob MacDonald (Robert Joseph MacDonald) did play for the New York Yankees (in 1995). His major league career spanned from 1990 to 1996 and included stints with the Toronto Blue Jays, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, and New York Mets.
- Source: https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/macdobo01.shtml
- Fact: After his playing days were over, Bob MacDonald returned to his hometown of East Orange, New Jersey, to become a teacher and coach. He taught physical education and health at his alma mater, East Orange High School. He also coached the school’s baseball and basketball teams for many years.
- Reason: While Bob MacDonald was born in East Orange, New Jersey, there is no evidence that he became a teacher and coach at East Orange High School. The biographical information for the MLB player indicates he manages a semi-pro softball team in Florida, and other search results regarding coaching at East Orange High School refer to different individuals.
- Source: https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/macdobo01.shtml
❌ Alberto Castillo (2025-09-05)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Alberto Castillo
- Phase 1 Reasoning: While Alberto Castillo (the catcher) did play for the 2000 Mets and caught the final out of the 2000 NLCS, the facts regarding his career length (12 years), caught stealing percentage (36%), and the specific 2002 Yankees home run are inaccurate. Alberto Castillo played parts of 12 seasons but was a career .215 hitter with a 28% caught stealing rate. The 2002 Yankees home run against Brad Radke was actually hit by Alberto Castillo’s teammate, catcher Alberto Castillo (often confused with others) or potentially misattributed; however, the specific claim about the ‘unconventional open batting stance’ describes a different player entirely, likely confusing him with someone like Craig Counsell or a different niche player.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: Played in the 2000 World Series with the New York Mets.
- Fact: Caught the final out of the 2000 National League Championship Series.
- Fact: Finished a 12-year MLB career with a 36% caught stealing percentage.
- Reason: While Alberto Castillo had various caught stealing percentages in individual seasons (often quite high, such as 51% in 1998), his career caught stealing percentage is not 36%. Retrosheet data indicates his career caught stealing percentage is higher (approximately 41%).
- Source: https://www.retrosheet.org
- Fact: ServingasthebackuptoJorgePosadain2002, AlbertoCastillo’smostnotableoffensivecontributioncameonMay12againsttheMinnesotaTwins.Hehitathree-runhomerunoffpitcherBradRadke, whichaccountedforthemajorityoftheteam’soffenseinagametheYankeeswouldeventuallywin4-3.
- Reason: WhileAlbertoCastillowaswiththeNewYorkYankeesin2002andservedasabackuptoJorgePosada, thereisnorecordofhimhittingathree-runhomerunagainstBradRadkeonMay12, 2002, towinagame4-3.HistoricalrecordsindicatethatBradRadkepitchedfortheMinnesotaTwins, butthisspecificgameeventisnotsupportedbyhiscareerstatisticsorgamelogs.
- Source: 1.7, 1.17
❌ Jim Bouton (2025-09-04)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Jim Bouton
- Phase 1 Reasoning: The facts regarding the 1964 World Series are factually incorrect. Jim Bouton won two games in the 1964 World Series (Games 3 and 6), but he did not throw a complete game in Game 3 (he pitched 7 innings) and he did not pitch on two days’ rest for Game 6 (he had three days’ rest). Furthermore, the claim that he won 21 games in 1963 is incorrect; he won 21 games in 1963, but the text conflates his stats and performance details inaccurately.
- No specific facts debunked in Phase 2 (potential false positive in P1)
❌ Lance Berkman (2025-09-03)
- Phase 1 Prediction: Lance Berkman
- Phase 1 Reasoning: The fact regarding the 1997 National College Player of the Year is incorrect; Berkman hit 41 home runs in 1997, but the award went to J.D. Drew. Additionally, the origin story of the ‘Big Puma’ nickname is apocryphal; it was coined by teammate Shane Reynolds, not a reporter, and Berkman did not have a puma logo stitched into his gloves.
- Debunked Facts:
- Fact: Finished career with a 144 OPS+, tied for 38th all-time with Willie Mays and Mike Trout.
- Reason: While Lance Berkman did finish his career with a 144 OPS+, this figure is not tied with Willie Mays (155 OPS+) or Mike Trout (169 OPS+).
- Source: https://baseball-reference.com
- Fact: AfterjoiningtheYankeesfortheir2010playoffpush, LanceBerkmanwasasolidcontributorintheALCSagainsttheTexasRangers.AlthoughtheYankeeslosttheseries, hebatted.320withan.887OPSinthesixgames.HisperformanceincludedasolohomerunoffColbyLewisinGame3atYankeeStadium.
- Reason: WhileLanceBerkmandidplayfortheYankeesinthe2010ALCSagainsttheTexasRangers, theclaimregardinghisperformanceinGame3isinaccurate.TheYankeeslostGame3byascoreof8-0, andCliffLeewasthewinningpitcherfortheRangersinthatgame, notColbyLewis.Furthermore, thereisnorecordofBerkmanhittingahomeruninthatgame.
- Source: 1.11, 1.20
- Fact: ThenicknameoriginatedearlyinhiscareerwhenaHoustonreporterdescribedthelarge-framedBerkmanasa”fatcat.”Berkmanplayfullyretorted, “I’mmorelikeapuma…sleekandagile.”Thenamestuck, andheembracedthe”BigPuma”monikerthroughouthiscareer, evenhavingapumalogostitchedintohisgloves.
- Reason: Thenickname’BigPuma’didnotoriginatefromareportercallinghima’fatcat.’ItoriginatedfromBerkmanhimselfduringaHoustonradioshowappearancewherehewasaddressinghisothernickname, ‘FatElvis.’Hestatedhedisliked’FatElvis’andclaimedhewas’morelikeapuma’becausepumasare’sleekandagile.’Thehostsandfansthenadoptedthe’BigPuma’nickname.
- Source: 1.3, 1.15
2025-03-29 - James Edward Key
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 10th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
- The player did not sign with the White Sox in 1979.
- The player won an ERA title.
- The player pitched in 470 games and 389 games started.
- The player is a two-time World Series champion.
- The player recorded a 6.3 WAR in 1993.
- The player recorded 2,591.2 innings pitched in his career.
- The player recorded 1,538 career strikeouts.
- The player has a career 3.51 ERA.
- The player recorded a 4.6 WAR in 1997 with the Baltimore Orioles.
2025-04-01 - Scott Brosius
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted in the 20th round of the 1987 amateur draft.
- The player signed with the Oakland Athletics on June 9, 1987.
- The player was acquired by the New York Yankees on November 18, 1997.
- The player was involved in a trade for Kenny Rogers.
- The player won the World Series MVP award.
- The player won three World Series titles.
- The player earned a Gold Glove award.
- The player was a one-time All-Star.
- The player was granted free agency on November 5, 2001.
2025-04-03 - Todd Greene
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 27th round of the 1989 amateur draft but did not sign.
- The player was a member of the New York Yankees in 2001.
- The player signed with the New York Yankees on April 5, 2001.
- The player was released by the New York Yankees on March 27, 2002.
- The player hit 71 career home runs.
- The player had 1,573 career at-bats.
- The player had 397 career hits.
- The player had 217 career RBIs.
- The player had a career batting average of .252.
- The player had a career OPS of .730.
- The player was released by the Toronto Blue Jays on March 28, 2001.
2025-04-04 - Tony Kubek
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player signed with the New York Yankees in 1954 for a $1,500 bonus.
- The player attended Bay View High School.
- The player hit two home runs in the 1957 World Series.
- The player hit three home runs during the 1957 regular season.
- The player was struck in the throat by a baseball during the 1960 World Series.
- Ralph Houk managed the player in the minor leagues at Denver in 1956.
- The player won the Rookie of the Year award.
- The player was a four-time All-Star.
- The player won three World Series titles.
2025-04-06 - Ralph Terry
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- Branch Rickey offered a $100 bill as a target to this player during a tryout in 1953.
- This player was involved in a near-fatal car accident during the 1957-58 offseason.
- This player spent seven weeks in traction following his 1957-58 car accident.
- This player recorded the highest number of ‘Golden Pitches’ in World Series history.
- This player helped the Yankees win the World Series in 1962.
- This player was advanced from second to fourth grade by Mrs. Edmonds.
- This player earned approximately 140 college credits without receiving a degree.
- This player struck out 21 batters in a high school game where he also recorded seven RBIs.
2025-04-07 - Iván Nova
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was drafted by the San Diego Padres from the New York Yankees in the 2008 Rule 5 draft.
- This player was returned by the San Diego Padres to the New York Yankees on March 29, 2009.
- This player recorded a 3.4 WAR in the 2013 season.
- This player recorded a -0.7 WAR in the 2014 season.
- This player was traded by the New York Yankees to the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 1, 2016.
- Tito Polo and Stephen Tarpley were sent to the New York Yankees to complete the trade on August 30, 2016.
- This player accumulated 90 career wins.
- This player recorded 963 career strikeouts.
- This player played for the Chicago White Sox in 2019.
- This player played for the Detroit Tigers in 2020.
2025-04-11 - Nick Johnson
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 3rd round of the 1996 amateur draft.
- This player signed with the New York Yankees on June 14, 1996.
- This player was traded to the Montreal Expos on December 16, 2003, along with Randy Choate and Juan Rivera.
- The New York Yankees acquired Javier Vázquez in the 2003 trade involving this player.
- This player retired with a career .399 on-base percentage.
- This player finished his career with a .268 batting average.
- This player recorded a 5.0 WAR during the 2006 season.
- This player recorded a career total of 2,698 at-bats.
- This player had a career OPS+ of 123.
- This player signed a free agent contract with the New York Yankees on December 18, 2009.
2025-04-12 - Santos Alomar
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was signed by the San Diego Padres as an amateur free agent on October 21, 1983.
- This player won the Rookie of the Year award.
- This player was a 6-time All-Star.
- This player won the All-Star Game MVP award.
- This player won a Gold Glove award.
- This player accumulated 1236 hits over his career.
- This player hit 112 career home runs.
- On December 6, 1989, this player was traded by the San Diego Padres to the Cleveland Indians along with Carlos Baerga and Chris James for Joe Carter.
- This player played for the Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers, and New York Mets.
- This player signed with the New York Mets on March 1, 2007.
2025-04-13 - Bob Melvin
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player won 350 pounds of yams by hitting seven home runs in an American Legion tournament.
- The player attended Menlo-Atherton High School.
- Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham are alumni of Menlo-Atherton High School.
- The player was inducted into the Menlo-Atherton Athletic Hall of Fame in 1994.
- The player won three Manager of the Year awards.
- The player played for the New York Yankees in 1994.
- Vince Lombardi was a friend of the player’s grandfather.
- Mike McCormick won the 1967 National League Cy Young Award.
- The player drove in four runs at Yankee Stadium on August 27, 1989.
- The player hit his only home run and triple of the 1989 season on August 27, 1989.
- The player began the 1993 season with the record for most plate appearances without being hit by a pitch among active players.
2025-04-17 - Ji-Man Choi
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners on July 2, 2009.
- This player was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels from the Baltimore Orioles in the 2015 Rule 5 draft.
- This player has a career OPS of .764.
- This player played for the New York Yankees in 2017.
- This player played for the New York Mets in 2024.
- This player earned 0.1 WAR while playing for the Yankees in 2017.
- This player had 1,567 career at-bats.
- This player has a career OPS+ of 112.
2025-04-18 - Dioner Navarro
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player signed as an amateur free agent with the New York Yankees on August 21, 2000.
- This player was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks on January 11, 2005, in exchange for Randy Johnson.
- Javier Vázquez and Brad Halsey were also included in the January 11, 2005, trade for Randy Johnson.
- This player is a one-time All-Star.
- This player recorded 3,207 career at-bats.
- This player recorded 802 career hits.
- This player recorded 367 career runs batted in.
- This player recorded a 2.5 WAR during the 2014 season with the Toronto Blue Jays.
2025-04-19 - Richard Monteleone
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round of the 1982 amateur draft.
- On April 29, 1990, the player was traded from the California Angels to the New York Yankees.
- The 1990 trade involved the player and Claudell Washington moving to the Yankees for Luis Polonia.
- The player made 210 career appearances.
- The player recorded zero career saves.
- The player made zero career starts.
- The player was with the New York Yankees from 1990 to 1993.
- The player returned to the New York Yankees in February 1996.
- The player recorded a 1.5 WAR in the 1992 season.
- The player was traded from the New York Yankees to the California Angels for Mike Aldrete on June 12, 1996.
- The player was released by the California Angels on September 2, 1996.
2025-04-20 - David Robertson
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 17th round of the 2006 amateur draft.
- He signed his first professional contract on August 21, 2006.
- He was a member of the 2009 World Series championship team.
- He has 1,176 career strikeouts.
- He has pitched 894.1 career innings.
- His career WHIP is 1.162.
- He was traded from the Chicago White Sox to the New York Yankees on July 19, 2017.
- The 2017 trade also involved Todd Frazier and Tommy Kahnle.
- He has accumulated 179 career saves.
- He is a one-time All-Star.
2025-04-21 - Enrique Wilson
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent on April 15, 1992.
- This player was traded from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the New York Yankees on June 13, 2001.
- Dámaso Marte was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for this player on June 13, 2001.
- This player had a career total of 22 home runs.
- This player had a career batting average of .244.
- This player played for the Yankees from 2001 to 2004.
- This player had a career total WAR of -5.2.
- This player had a career OPS+ of 64.
- This player played for the Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, and Boston Red Sox during his career.
- This player’s career spanned from 1997 to 2006.
2025-04-25 - Ted Lilly
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted in the 23rd round of the 1996 amateur draft.
- The player was traded to the New York Yankees on March 17, 2000.
- The player was traded to the Oakland Athletics on July 5, 2002.
- Jeff Weaver was traded to the New York Yankees in the July 5, 2002, three-team trade.
- The player accumulated 130 career wins.
- The player is a two-time All-Star.
- The player appeared in 356 career games.
- The player pitched 1,982.2 career innings.
- The player recorded 1,681 career strikeouts.
2025-04-29 - Sidney Ponson
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- He signed as an amateur free agent with the Baltimore Orioles on August 17, 1993.
- He pitched for the New York Yankees in 2006 and 2008.
- He was released by the New York Yankees on August 23, 2006.
- He signed with the New York Yankees on June 19, 2008.
- He became a free agent on October 30, 2008.
- His career spanned from 1998 to 2009.
- He recorded 91 career wins.
- He pitched 1760.1 career innings.
- He played for the Baltimore Orioles from 1998 to 2005.
- He was traded to the San Francisco Giants in 2003.
- He finished his career with a 5.03 ERA.
- He recorded 1,031 career strikeouts.
- He played in 298 total games.
2025-04-30 - Gus Triandos
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player signed with the New York Yankees in 1948 for a $2,500 bonus.
- This player served in the US Army in 1951.
- This player was part of the 17-player trade between the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles on November 17, 1954.
- This player caught a 45-inch circumference mitt to help manage the knuckleball.
- This player recorded only one stolen base in 1,206 consecutive games.
- This player hit 167 home runs during his career.
- This player was a four-time All-Star selection.
2025-05-02 - Shane Spencer
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 28th round of the 1990 amateur draft.
- He won two World Series championships.
- He finished his career with a 5.0 WAR.
- He hit 59 career home runs.
- He recorded 438 hits in his career.
- He recorded 242 RBIs in his career.
- He recorded 1.1 WAR in 1998.
- He signed with the Cleveland Indians on January 14, 2003.
- He was traded to the Texas Rangers on July 18, 2003.
- He signed with the New York Mets on January 29, 2004.
- He returned to the New York Yankees on August 17, 2004.
2025-05-03 - Reid Brignac
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2004 amateur draft.
- The player played for the Tampa Bay organization from 2008 to 2012.
- The player was purchased by the New York Yankees from the Colorado Rockies on May 18, 2013.
- The player was granted free agency by the New York Yankees on June 25, 2013.
- The player achieved a 2.5 WAR in the 2010 season.
- The player recorded 886 at-bats and 194 hits over his career.
- The player played for the Tampa Bay Rays, Colorado Rockies, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Miami Marlins, and Atlanta Braves.
- The player’s major league career spanned from 2008 to 2016.
2025-05-04 - Wade Boggs
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player participated in a 33-inning game starting on April 18, 1981.
- This player was selected in the seventh round of the 1976 amateur draft.
- This player won five batting titles in his career.
- This player led all of baseball in on-base percentage for five consecutive years ending in 1989.
- He read the book The Science of Hitting by Ted Williams to improve his discipline.
- He hit .485 during a high school season after adjusting his approach at the plate.
- He played for the Boston Red Sox in 1986.
- He hit .358 over the final 96 games of the 1982 season.
2025-05-05 - Dave Winfield
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was selected by five teams in three major sports.
- He was a two-time All-Big Ten basketball selection in 1971 and 1973.
- He earned the Babe Ruth Award for the 1992 World Series.
- He is one of only five players in MLB history to record 3,000 hits and 450 home runs.
- He played for the Minnesota Gophers basketball team as part of the ‘Iron Five’.
- He was involved in an on-court brawl against Ohio State on January 25, 1972.
- George Steinbrenner paid a known gambler to discredit the player.
- The player founded the David M. Winfield Foundation, which operated for 22 years.
2025-05-06 - Kerry Wood
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was selected in the first round of the 1995 amateur draft.
- The player threw 175 pitches in a high school doubleheader two days before the 1995 draft.
- The player recorded 20 strikeouts in a single game on May 6, 1998.
- The player joined the New York Yankees in 2010 after being traded by the Cleveland Indians.
- The player served as a setup man for Mariano Rivera.
- The player hit a two-run home run in Game 7 of the 2003 National League Championship Series.
- The player retired on May 18, 2012, after striking out the only batter he faced.
- The player took a no-hitter into the seventh inning against the Milwaukee Brewers on May 25, 2001.
2025-05-10 - Stan Javier
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player wore uniform number 6 in the minor leagues.
- The player was named after Stan Musial.
- The player requested a demotion while playing for the Yankees in 1984.
- The player was a member of the 1989 World Series champion Oakland A’s.
- The player batted .500 during the 1989 postseason.
- The player switch-hit because of field conditions in the Dominican Republic.
- The player was traded to the Oakland Athletics for Rickey Henderson on December 5, 1984.
- Walt Jocketty insisted that the player be included in the trade for Rickey Henderson.
2025-05-11 - Jim Hunter
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 23rd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
- The player was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft.
- The player was selected by the Montreal Expos in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1985 amateur draft.
- The player was purchased by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Montreal Expos on June 9, 1986.
- The player recorded a -0.7 WAR in 1991.
- The player played for the Milwaukee Brewers in 1991.
- The player finished his career with 8 total games played.
- The player finished his career with 6 games started.
- The player finished his career with a 7.26 ERA.
- The player finished his career with 5 losses.
- The player was granted free agency on October 15, 1991.
2025-05-12 - Russ Davis
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 29th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
- He played for the New York Yankees in 1994 and 1995.
- He was traded by the New York Yankees with Sterling Hitchcock to the Seattle Mariners on December 7, 1995.
- The Yankees received Tino Martinez, Jim Mecir, and Jeff Nelson in the December 1995 trade.
- He hit 84 home runs in his career.
- He recorded 276 RBI in his career.
- He had 1,980 career at-bats.
- His career OPS was .755.
- He played for the Seattle Mariners from 1996 to 1999.
- He played for the San Francisco Giants in 2000 and 2001.
- He was released by the San Francisco Giants on June 21, 2001.
2025-05-13 - Henry Cotto
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- He signed as an amateur free agent with the Chicago Cubs on June 7, 1980.
- He was traded from the Chicago Cubs to the New York Yankees on December 4, 1984.
- The trade involved Porfi Altamirano, Rich Bordi, Ron Hassey, Brian Dayett, and Ray Fontenot.
- He finished his career with 130 stolen bases.
- His career batting average was .261.
- He was traded from the New York Yankees to the Seattle Mariners on December 22, 1987.
- The 1987 trade involved Steve Trout, Lee Guetterman, Clay Parker, and Wade Taylor.
- He signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles on February 3, 1994.
2025-05-14 - Larry Milbourne
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted by the California Angels in the 1971 minor league draft.
- The player was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1972 minor league draft.
- The player was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1973 Rule 5 draft.
- The player was traded to the Yankees in November 1980 for Brad Gulden and $150,000.
- The player recorded a 1.2 WAR with the Yankees in 1981.
- The player was purchased by the Yankees from the Philadelphia Phillies in July 1983.
- The player played for the Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians, and Philadelphia Phillies.
2025-05-23 - Jerry Coleman
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The Brooklyn Dodgers offered him a $2,500 bonus to sign.
- He was a student athlete at USC.
- He hit a ‘dying swan’ double in the 1949 pennant race.
- He is the only major-league ballplayer to see combat in both World War II and the Korean Conflict.
- He flew 57 missions in a dive bomber in World War II.
- He flew 63 missions in a fighter plane in Korea.
- He was named the MVP of the 1950 World Series.
- He hit a walk-off single in Game Three of the 1950 World Series.
- He played for the New York Yankees.
- He hit a career-high 69 RBIs in the 1950 season.
2025-05-28 - John Candelaria
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was the second all-time leading rebounder at his high school behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
- The player threw a no-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 9, 1976.
- The player won the ERA title with a 2.34 ERA in 1977.
- The player signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates for $40,000.
- Roberto Clemente acted as a translator for the Pittsburgh Pirates during the signing process.
2025-06-04 - Ron Hassey
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player attended the University of Arizona.
- This player is the all-time RBI leader at the University of Arizona with 235 RBIs.
- This player was drafted in the 23rd round of the 1972 amateur draft.
- This player was drafted in the 22nd round of the 1975 June draft.
- This player is the only catcher to have caught two perfect games in major league history.
- This player’s career spanned 14 years in the major leagues.
- This player played for six different franchises.
- This player had two passed balls while catching for Phil Niekro on August 13, 1985.
- This player hit a home run in the same game he caught for Phil Niekro on August 13, 1985.
2025-06-05 - Walt Williams
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was born on December 19, 1943.
- This player was born in Brownwood, Texas.
- This player died in Abilene, Texas, on January 23, 2016.
- This player played for the Yankees from 1974 to 1976.
2025-06-10 - Johnny Damon
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player impersonated his older brother to a police officer after taking his mother’s car at age 14.
- This player won the J.G. Taylor Spink Award as the National Association Minor League Player of the Year in 1995.
- This player won a World Series title with the 2004 Boston Red Sox.
- This player won a World Series title with the 2009 New York Yankees.
- The Kansas City Royals drafted this player with the 35th pick in the first round of the 1992 draft.
- This player declined a baseball scholarship to the University of Florida to sign with the Royals for $300,000.
- This player called his 2004 Red Sox teammates ‘idiots’ to describe their carefree team culture.
- This player suffered a concussion in the 2003 ALDS after colliding with Damian Jackson.
2025-06-11 - Dick Howser
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player attended Florida State University on a $500 scholarship.
- This player hit .422 during his sophomore year at Florida State in 1956.
- This player recorded his first major-league hit against Mike Fornieles in 1961.
- This player was named team captain by manager Hank Bauer in 1961.
- This player won the World Series as a manager in 1985.
- This player suffered two cracked ribs during batting practice on April 22, 1963.
- The Kansas City Royals retired this player’s number 10 on July 3, 1987.
- A bronze statue of this player was unveiled at Kauffman Stadium on April 10, 2009.
2025-06-13 - George Scott
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was temporarily removed from a Little League team for being too good.
- In 1965, the player achieved a Triple Crown in the Double-A Eastern League.
- The player batted .319 in 1965.
- The player hit 25 home runs in 1965.
- The player recorded 94 RBIs in 1965.
- This player won eight Gold Glove awards.
- The player’s major league career lasted 14 seasons.
- The player hit a home run off Whitey Ford in 1966.
- Mickey Mantle suggested the player’s 1966 home run off Whitey Ford could be estimated at 550 feet.
2025-06-15 - Clay Bellinger
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born in Oneonta, New York, on November 18, 1968.
- The player was a member of the 2000 New York Yankees World Series championship team.
- The player was associated with the 2002 Anaheim Angels.
2025-06-17 - Aaron Hicks
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born on October 2, 1989.
- The player was born in San Pedro, California.
- The player was drafted in 2008.
- The player played as an outfielder for the New York Yankees.
2025-06-18 - Andrew Heaney
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born on June 5, 1991, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
- The player was acquired by the New York Yankees in 2021.
- The player previously competed for the Los Angeles Angels.
- The player is a left-handed pitcher.
2025-06-19 - Jim Abbott
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 36th round.
- This player attended the University of Michigan.
- This player was the first U.S. pitcher to beat the Cuban national team in Cuba in 25 years.
- This player finished third in the 1991 American League Cy Young Award voting.
- This player led the American League in ‘tough losses’ in 1991.
- This player hit a 375-foot triple against the San Francisco Giants during 1991 spring training.
- Baseball America ranked this player’s 1989 major league debut as the second most historically significant debut behind Jackie Robinson.
2025-06-20 - Eddie Lopat
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was originally a first baseman.
- This player was rejected by the New York Giants because he could not make the throw to second base.
- This player effectively possessed a repertoire of 72 different deliveries.
- This player led the American League with a 2.42 ERA in 1953.
- This player led the American League with an .800 winning percentage in 1953.
- Ted Williams ranked this player as one of the five toughest pitchers he faced.
- This player helped Whitey Ford identify a ‘tell’ in his delivery that revealed his pitch type to coaches.
2025-06-21 - George Stirnweiss
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player attended the University of North Carolina.
- The player earned letters in baseball and football at the University of North Carolina.
- The player led the American League in batting average in 1945.
- The player led the American League in hits in 1945.
- The player led the American League in triples in 1945.
- The player hit .309 in 1945.
- The player led the American League in stolen bases in 1944.
- The player led the American League in stolen bases in 1945.
- The player played for the St. Louis Browns.
- The player played for the Cleveland Indians.
- The player concluded his major league career in 1952.
2025-06-23 - Paul O’Neill
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player’s great-grandfather married Mary Clemens, a cousin to Mark Twain.
- In the 1990 NLCS, the player recorded a 1.324 OPS.
- The Cincinnati Reds won their first pennant since 1976 in the 1990 season.
- In 1992, the player batted .246 with 19 doubles, 14 home runs, and 66 RBIs.
- The Reds traded the player to the New York Yankees on November 3, 1992.
2025-06-24 - Mariano Duncan
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player committed 15 errors in 30 appearances in the Pioneer League.
- The player and his teammate hit grand slams in consecutive innings on August 23, 1985.
- The player won a World Series title with the 1990 Cincinnati Reds.
- The player won a World Series title with the 1996 New York Yankees.
- In 1990, the player batted .306 with an NL-high 11 triples.
2025-06-28 - Al Downing
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born on June 28, 1941.
- The player was born in Trenton, New Jersey.
- The player surrendered Hank Aaron’s 715th career home run in 1974.
- The player was an All-Star in 1967.
- The player had a professional career spanning 17 seasons.
2025-07-02 - Jesse Barfield
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player won a statewide drafting contest to earn a scholarship at Bradley University.
- This player was called up to the major leagues on September 3, 1981.
- This player had his jersey number stapled to his uniform for his major league debut.
- This player recorded 162 outfield assists during his 12-season career.
- This player played in the major leagues from 1981 to 1992.
- This player hit 40 home runs during the 1986 season.
- This player led the major leagues in home runs in 1986.
2025-07-05 - Daryl Boston
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.
- The player was born on January 4, 1963.
- The player was selected in the 1981 MLB Draft.
- The player appeared in over 1,000 Major League Baseball games.
- The player served as a Major League coach.
2025-07-06 - Darryl Strawberry
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player played for the rookie-level Appalachian League team in Kingsport, Tennessee, in 1980.
- This player attended Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles.
- This player played in the 1979 Los Angeles city championship game at Dodger Stadium.
- John Elway played third base and pitched for Granada Hills in the 1979 city championship game.
- A national sports magazine likened this player to Ted Williams during his senior year of high school.
- This player was selected by the New York Mets in the June 1980 draft.
- The New York Mets gave this player a $200,000 signing bonus in 1980.
2025-07-08 - Jay Buhner
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player attended McLennan Community College.
- This player hit for the cycle on June 23, 1993.
- From 1995 through 1997, this player hit 124 home runs.
- Ken Griffey Jr. hit 122 home runs from 1995 through 1997.
- Mo Vaughn hit 118 home runs from 1995 through 1997.
- Juan Gonzalez hit 116 home runs from 1995 through 1997.
- Frank Thomas hit 115 home runs from 1995 through 1997.
- The ‘Buhner Buzz Cut Night’ promotion ran from 1994 to 2001.
- In 1994, 512 fans participated in the buzz cut promotion.
- In 2001, 6,246 fans participated in the buzz cut promotion.
2025-07-09 - Jim Beattie
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was born on July 4, 1954, in Hampton, Virginia.
- This player attended Dartmouth College.
- This player earned a victory in Game 5 of the 1978 World Series by tossing a complete game.
- This player served as the General Manager for the Montreal Expos.
- This player served as the General Manager for the Baltimore Orioles.
- This player began his professional career in 1974.
2025-07-11 - Rick Reuschel
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player attended Western Illinois University.
- In his 1970 junior year, he posted a 1.94 ERA.
- He achieved a 40-inning scoreless streak in 1970.
- The player combined with his brother for a 7-0 shutout against the Dodgers in 1975.
- He led all pitchers in WAR in 1977.
- He ranked sixth in sacrifice bunts over the 1946-2024 seasons.
- He was traded to the Yankees on June 12, 1981.
- He was sidelined for the entire 1982 season due to two rotator cuff surgeries.
2025-07-18 - Mark Wohlers
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player worked as a dishwasher at Mel’s Restaurant at age 14.
- The player contributed to a combined no-hitter on September 11, 1991.
- The player told the Braves 400 Club in January 1991 that he wanted to throw 100 miles per hour.
- In 1988, the player walked 50 batters in 59 2/3 innings for the Pulaski Braves.
- The player recorded his first major-league save on August 17, 1991.
- The player’s 1989 season with the Sumter Braves resulted in a 2-7 record and a 6.49 ERA.
2025-07-21 - Vernon Wells
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was born in Shreveport, Louisiana.
- This player was born on December 8, 1978.
- This player was drafted in the first round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft.
- This player was the fifth overall pick in the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft.
- This player joined the New York Yankees via trade in 2013.
2025-07-26 - Al Holland
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player led the nation with 143 strikeouts in 1972.
- This player finished the 1972 season with a 0.54 earned run average.
- Branch Rickey III offered the player a steak dinner if he reached the major leagues before 1978.
- The reliever was nicknamed ‘Mr. T’ by Ed Farmer in 1983.
- The player pitched the ninth inning of Steve Carlton’s 300th major league win on September 23, 1983.
2025-07-28 - Roy White
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- In 1962, the player batted .284 for the Greensboro Class A club.
- The player won the James P. Dawson Award in 1966.
- The player set an American League record with 17 sacrifice flies in 1971.
- Ralph Houk moved the player to the cleanup spot on August 13, 1968.
- The player was moved to a part-time designated hitter role during the 1974 season.
2025-07-29 - Randy Choate
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born on September 5, 1975.
- The player was born in San Antonio, Texas.
- The player was drafted in the 1996 amateur draft.
2025-07-30 - Rey Sánchez
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player graduated from Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill, California.
- This player was ranked tops in the American League in defensive WAR from 1989 to 1991.
- This player hit a 10th-inning walk-off inside-the-park home run on June 11, 2004.
- In 2003, this player and Roberto Alomar served as the starting shortstop and second baseman for the New York Mets.
- This player hit a game-winning sacrifice fly for the Chicago Cubs in May 1992.
2025-07-31 - Sam Militello
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- Sam Militello was born in Tampa, Florida on November 26, 1969.
- Sam Militello made his major league debut in 1992.
- Sam Militello won his first major league start in 1992.
2025-08-04 - Billy Sample
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was born on April 2, 1955, in Roanoke, Virginia.
- This player was part of the Yankees organization from 1974 to 1976.
2025-08-06 - Mark Leiter
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player sat out professional baseball during 1986, 1987, and 1988.
- This player worked as a corrections officer at the Ocean County Jail.
- This player won the Tony Conigliaro Award in 1994.
- The player’s son, Ryan Leiter, died on April 4, 1994.
- The player was traded from the Yankees to the Tigers for Torey Lovullo in March 1991.
- The player signed a two-year, $3.9 million deal with the Philadelphia Phillies after the 1996 season.
- The player appeared in 335 games over 11 major-league seasons between 1990 and 2001.
2025-08-10 - Andy Pettitte
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was a 22nd-round draft pick in 1990.
- The player has a career WAR of 60.2.
- No other player picked in the 22nd round in 1990 recorded a WAR above zero.
- The player threw a knuckleball under the tutelage of Hoyt Wilhelm in the Gulf Coast League.
- The player holds the all-time record for postseason wins with 19.
- The player pitched 276 2/3 innings in the postseason.
- The player’s ERA was 5.53 at the end of June 1999.
2025-08-11 - Phil Hughes
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was born in Mission Viejo, California.
- This player was selected in the first round of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft.
- This player made his Major League debut in 2007.
2025-08-12 - Kevin Maas
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born in Castro Valley, California.
- The player was a left-handed hitter.
- The player performed for the New York Yankees in the early 1990s.
- The player provided high-impact offensive performance during the 1990 season.
2025-08-19 - Bobby Richardson
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player traveled to Norfolk, Virginia, by bus with $85 in coins.
- The player won the Sport Magazine World Series MVP award in 1960.
- The player is the only person to win the World Series MVP while playing for the losing team.
- The player recorded 6 RBIs in a single World Series game in 1960.
- The player was known as one of the ‘Milkshake Twins’ alongside Tony Kubek.
- Casey Stengel managed the New York Yankees from 1949 to 1960.
2025-08-22 - Luis Tiant
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The pitcher had a 5-19 record with the Mexico City Tigers in 1959.
- Reggie Jackson called the player ‘the Fred Astaire of baseball’.
- The player led the American League with a 1.60 ERA in 1968.
- The player won the Comeback Player of the Year award in 1972.
- In 1972, the player had a 9-1 record with six shutouts and a 0.82 ERA over a 10-start stretch.
- The player was released by the Minnesota Twins on March 31, 1971.
- Luis Eleuterio Tiant was a legendary pitcher in the Cuban Leagues and American Negro Leagues.
- The player did not return to Cuba in 1961 on his father’s advice.
- The player finished the 1968 season with a 21-9 record.
- The player struck out 19 batters in 10 innings against the Twins on July 3, 1968.
2025-08-26 - Ricky Bones
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born on April 7, 1969, in Salinas, Puerto Rico.
- The player made his Major League Baseball debut in 1991.
- The player appeared in 34 games for the New York Yankees during the 2001 season.
2025-08-27 - Graig Nettles
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player attended San Diego State University.
- This player played semipro baseball for the Alaska Goldpanners in Fairbanks.
- This player set the record for most double plays by a third baseman in a season with 54.
- This player set the record for most assists by a third baseman in a season with 412.
- This player recorded five assists in Game Three of the 1978 World Series.
- This player’s mother combined the names Craig and Greg to create his name.
- This player was caught using a corked bat on September 7, 1974.
- This player’s relationship with Billy Martin began in the minor leagues with the Denver Bears.
2025-08-30 - Andrew Arthur Carey
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- He was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1951.
- He made his Major League debut in 1952.
- He was a member of the 1960 American League pennant-winning New York Yankees.
- He was involved in a seven-player trade with the Kansas City Athletics following the 1960 season.
2025-08-31 - Orlando Hernández
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was a star for Industriales in the Cuban National Series.
- The player defected from Cuba by boat in 1997.
- The player was banned from his national team in 1996.
2025-09-02 - Marwin González
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player originated from Venezuela as an international amateur signee.
- The player broke up a potential no-hitter in the ninth inning of a 2017 World Series game.
- The player was a utility player for the New York Yankees.
- The player hit a solo home run in the ninth inning of a 2017 World Series game.
2025-09-03 - Lance Berkman
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was required to alternate batting sides in youth league games.
- In 1996, this player hit six home runs in a doubleheader and nine in one week.
- This player ranks 22nd all-time in career OPS.
- This player’s career OPS is higher than Willie Mays and lower than Ty Cobb.
- This player was a member of the Houston Astros ‘Killer B’s’.
- In 1997, this player led the NCAA with 41 home runs and 134 RBIs.
- This player was named the 1997 NCAA Player of the Year by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
- This player batted right-handed in the 2004 Home Run Derby.
2025-09-04 - Jim Bouton
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- In high school, the player was nicknamed ‘Warmup’ because he only pitched in practice until the final game.
- The player wore jersey number 56 for his entire career as a reminder of the hard work required to reach the major leagues.
- In 1963, the player finished with a 21-7 record and a 2.53 ERA.
- On September 13, 1963, the player threw a shutout against the Minnesota Twins.
- The player won two games during the 1964 World Series.
- The player’s 1964 season ended with a 18-13 record and a 3.02 ERA.
2025-09-06 - Bob MacDonald
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player attended Rutgers University.
- The player’s sophomore ERA at Rutgers was 7.74.
- The player’s senior ERA at Rutgers was 2.97.
- Nolan Ryan recorded his seventh career no-hitter on May 1, 1991.
- The player pitched in the game where Nolan Ryan recorded his seventh no-hitter.
- The player held left-handed hitters to a .143 batting average in 1992.
- The Toronto Blue Jays traded Tony Castillo to the Atlanta Braves for Jim Acker in August 1989.
- The player was sold to the Detroit Tigers for $20,000 at the end of 1993 spring training.
2025-09-07 - Don Mattingly
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was selected in the 19th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
- The player participated in the 1983 Pine Tar Game.
- The player played second base during the 1983 Pine Tar Game.
- The player has a career fielding percentage of .9959.
- The player won nine Gold Glove awards.
- The player won the American League batting title in 1984 with a .343 average.
- The player hit 207 hits in 1984.
2025-09-10 - Cecil Fielder
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player averaged 27 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists per game in his senior year of high school.
- This player became the first American League player in 29 years to hit 50 home runs in 1990.
- This player signed a contract with the Hanshin Tigers in 1989 for $1,000,050.
- This player was traded to the Yankees in 1996.
- This player helped the Yankees win the World Series in 1996.
- This player finished his career with 319 home runs.
- This player’s son finished his career with 319 home runs.
2025-09-15 - Roy Smalley III
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- He played collegiate baseball at the University of Southern California.
- He is the son of former major leaguer Roy Smalley Jr.
- He is the nephew of Hall of Famer Gene Mauch.
- He was the first overall pick in the secondary phase of the 1973 MLB Draft.
- He was traded from the New York Yankees to the Minnesota Twins in 1976.
2025-09-17 - Vernon Gomez
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was a member of the New York Yankees from 1974 to 1976.
- The player served as a relief pitcher for the Yankees.
- The player’s time in the major leagues with the team included the seasons 1974, 1975, and 1976.
2025-09-20 - Elliott Maddox
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- In 1969, this player and four teammates slept in their cars for three days due to housing discrimination.
- In 1974, this player was moved to center field, forcing Bobby Murcer to right field.
- The 1975 Topps baseball card discussed the controversy of the position switch between this player and Bobby Murcer.
- This player led all American League outfielders in 1971 with a 3.05 Range Factor per Nine Innings.
- This player played for the Detroit Tigers in 1970.
- This player attended the University of Michigan during the 1970 season.
- The final Washington Senators game at RFK Stadium took place in 1971.
- Bob Short owned the Washington Senators in 1971.
- Ted Williams managed the Washington Senators.
2025-09-21 - Mike Mussina
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player attended Stanford University.
- The player earned a degree in economics.
- The player was the first American League pitcher to win 10 or more games in 17 consecutive seasons.
- Cal Ripken Jr. broke Lou Gehrig’s consecutive-game record in 1995.
- The Orioles gifted Cal Ripken Jr. a 2,131-pound engraved chunk of white marble.
- A plane crash in 1996 took the lives of 16 students and 5 chaperones from Montoursville.
- The player had 21 names inscribed on his cap in 1996.
- The player hit Seattle Mariners catcher Bill Haselman with a pitch on June 6, 1993.
2025-09-26 - Gene Woodling
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player won five straight World Series with the Yankees from 1949 through 1953.
- This player led American League outfielders in fielding percentage with .996 in both 1952 and 1953.
- This player hit .385 while playing for the San Francisco Seals in 1948.
- This player was selected as the Minor League Player of the Year by The Sporting News in 1948.
- This player served at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station in 1944.
- This player was one of twelve individuals to remain with the Yankees through the entire 1949-1953 World Series run.
2025-09-27 - Bobby Shantz
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player won the American League Most Valuable Player Award in 1952.
- This player stood 5-feet-6½ tall as an adult.
- This player was signed to an A-Ball contract in November 1947.
- This player was managed by Connie Mack, who forbade him from throwing the knuckleball.
- Jimmie Dykes succeeded Connie Mack as manager in 1952.
- This player pitched 28 games for the Lincoln A’s in 1948, going 18-7 with a 2.82 ERA.
2025-09-28 - Zach Britton
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted as a starting pitcher out of high school in Texas.
- The player posted a 0.54 ERA in 2016.
- The 0.54 ERA is the lowest in a single season for any pitcher with at least 50 innings pitched in MLB history.
- The player recorded 47 saves in 2016.
- The player finished fourth in the AL Cy Young Award voting in 2016.
2026-03-06 - Paul Blackburn
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born on December 4, 1993.
- The player was born in Antioch, California.
- The player was a participant in the 2012 MLB Draft.
2026-03-11 - José Caballero
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player signed as an international amateur free agent in 2017.
2026-03-22 - Aaron Boone
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- Aaron Boone was born on March 9, 1973.
- He was born in La Mesa, California.
- He hit a walk-off home run in the 2003 American League Championship Series.
- He began serving as the New York Yankees manager in 2018.
- His father is Bob Boone.
- His brother is Bret Boone.
2026-03-27 - Joe DiMaggio
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player suffered a knee injury in 1934.
- The player hit .398 with 34 homers and 154 RBIs in 1935.
- The player recorded a 56-game hitting streak in 1941.
- The hitting streak ended in Cleveland on July 17, 1941.
- Ken Keltner was the third baseman who ended the 1941 hitting streak.
- Joe McCarthy managed the Yankees from 1931 to 1946.
- Al Gionfriddo made a spectacular catch against the player in the 1947 World Series.
- The player had a three-inch bone spur removed from his left heel on January 7, 1947.
- The player received a medical discharge from the Army Air Force in September 1945.
2026-03-30 - David Weathers
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was reprimanded by manager Eddie Dennis for saying ‘coach’ during his first professional day.
- The player debuted at Fenway Park in August 1991.
- The player served as the bullpen ace during the 1996 ALDS.
- Tino Martinez advised the player to throw a slider to Juan Gonzalez in the 1996 ALDS.
- The player replaced Mike Timlin on the Toronto Blue Jays roster in 1991.
- The player played in two regular-season games for the 1992 Toronto Blue Jays.
- The 1992 Toronto Blue Jays players voted to give the player 19 percent of a full World Series share.
- The player received a $22,800 payout as part of his 1992 World Series share.
2026-03-31 - Ken Clay
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, in 1954.
- The player was drafted in 1974.
- The player joined the New York Yankees organization in 1974.
2026-04-01 - Mike Morgan
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- Mike Morgan was born on October 8, 1959.
- Mike Morgan was born in Tulare, California.
- Mike Morgan played for 12 different major league franchises.
- Mike Morgan’s professional career lasted from 1978 to 2002.
2026-04-07 - Rickey Henderson
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was a standout in baseball, basketball, and football at Oakland Technical High School.
- In 1977, while playing for Modesto in the Class A California League, the player batted .345.
- The player recorded 104 walks in the 1977 season with Modesto.
- The player stole 95 bases during the 1977 season with Modesto.
- On May 1, 1991, the player broke the all-time career stolen base record.
- The player stole his 939th career base against the New York Yankees on May 1, 1991.
- The player was traded back to the Oakland Athletics on June 21, 1989.
2026-04-14 - Don Baylor
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was nicknamed ‘Groove’ by his teammates.
- This player holds the record for being hit by 267 pitches in the 20th century.
- This player won the American League Most Valuable Player award in 1979.
- In 1979, this player led both leagues in runs scored and RBIs.
- Frank Robinson served as a mentor and manager for this player.
- This player was a member of the Baltimore Orioles organization early in his career.
2026-04-16 - Mike Witt
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player won all 14 of his pitching decisions during his senior year at Servite High School.
- The player was chosen by California in the fourth round of the 1978 amateur draft.
- The player joined the Angels’ Opening Day roster in 1981.
- General Manager Buzzie Bavasi previously worked for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers.
- The player finished his 1981 rookie season with an 8-9 record.
- The player had an ERA of 3.28 during the 1981 season.
- The player appeared in relief in Game Three of the 1982 American League Championship Series.
- Sportswriter Peter Gammons praised the player’s curveball in 1982.
2026-04-18 - Fran Healy
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player attended Tabor Academy.
- This player signed with the Cleveland Indians for a $40,000 bonus in 1964.
- In 1974, this player appeared in 138 games behind the plate.
- In 1974, this player appeared in 138 games behind the plate, which was more than any other big-league catcher that season.
- Reggie Jackson credited this player for providing vital support during their time with the Yankees.
- In 1977, a public confrontation occurred between Reggie Jackson and Billy Martin at Fenway Park.
- In 1978, this player played only once on April 21.
- This player retired from playing in 1978 due to recurring neck problems.
- This player became a Yankees broadcaster in 1978.
2026-04-22 - Jim Leyritz
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born on December 27, 1963.
- The player was born in Lakewood, Ohio.
- The player hit a game-tying three-run home run in the eighth inning of Game 4 of the 1996 World Series.
2026-04-23 - Jackie Jensen
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player helped his college team win the inaugural College World Series in 1947.
- The player’s wife won a Bronze Medal in springboard diving at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki.
- The player wrote an article titled ‘My Ambition Is To Quit’ for the Saturday Evening Post in April 1959.
- The player joined the New York Yankees in 1950.
- The player was traded to the Washington Senators on May 3, 1952.
- The player slugged 35 home runs in the 1958 season.
- The player led the American League with 122 runs batted in during the 1958 season.
- The player won the American League Most Valuable Player award in 1958.
2026-04-24 - José Cruz
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player set a Rice University record with 10 RBIs in a game on February 9, 1995.
- The player was knocked unconscious by a foul ball at the Caribbean World Series at age five.
- The player won a Gold Glove Award with the San Francisco Giants in 2003.
- The player recorded a .994 fielding percentage in 2003.
- The player graduated from Rice University in May 2013.
- The player had a 12-year professional career in Major League Baseball.
2026-04-25 - Octavio Dotel
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional in the Dominican Republic.
- The player was born on November 25, 1973.
- The player played for 13 different major league franchises.
- The player made over 700 appearances in Major League Baseball.
2026-04-26 - Jim Wynn
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was drafted by the Houston Colt .45s in November 1962.
- This player drew 148 walks during the 1969 season.
- This player is 5-feet-9 inches tall.
- This player led the league in road home runs in 1967.
- This player led the league in road home runs in 1968.
- The nickname associated with this player was first used by John Wilson in 1967.
- The manager Harry Walker attempted to change this player’s hitting style in 1968.
2026-04-27 - Jim Mason
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- On September 1, 1970, the player started a triple play and hit an inside-the-park home run.
- On July 8, 1974, the player hit four doubles in a game against the Texas Rangers.
- The player tied a major-league record for doubles in a single game on July 8, 1974.
- The player hit a home run in his only World Series plate appearance.
- The player lost his starting shortstop position under Billy Martin in both Texas and New York.
- The player hit the only home run for the Yankees in the 1976 World Series.
2026-04-29 - John Charles Ellis
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- John Charles Ellis played for the Yankees from 1974 to 1976.
- John Charles Ellis attended McQuaid Jesuit High School.
- John Charles Ellis was a catcher.
2026-05-01 - Tim Stoddard
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player won an NCAA Division I basketball title and a World Series ring.
- In the 1972-73 ACC tournament final, he hit two free throws with 39 seconds left.
- He played for the 1973-74 North Carolina State Wolfpack.
- He won the 1974 NCAA basketball championship.
- He won Game Four of the 1979 World Series.
- He recorded an RBI single in his first major-league at-bat during the 1979 World Series.
- He played for the Baltimore Orioles in 1979.
- His playing weight for most of his big-league career was 250 pounds.
2026-05-02 - Bob Turley
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was banned from pitching in a youth league at age 12.
- The player signed with the St. Louis Browns for $200 a month in 1948.
- The player received $1.75 a day for meal money during his first professional season.
- The player won the Cy Young Award in 1958.
- The player finished second to Jackie Jensen in the 1958 MVP voting.
- The Yankees signed the player’s uncle, Ralph Turley, by mistake after finding his name in a phone book.
- The player adopted a no-windup delivery in 1956 under the guidance of pitching coach Jim Turner.
2026-05-03 - Mason Jordan Williams
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted in the 2010 draft.
- The player was drafted as an outfielder.
- The player was drafted in the fourth round.
2026-05-06 - Fritz Peterson
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player played semipro hockey during his professional career.
- The player debuted in 1966.
- The player’s lifetime ERA at the original Yankee Stadium was 2.52.
- The player recorded his 20th win during the 1970 season.
- The player earned a master’s degree in physical education in 1967.
- The player taught courses at Northern Illinois University during the offseason.
2026-05-08 - Gary Sheffield
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player led the National League in batting average in 1992.
- The player’s uncle was former New York Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden.
- The player grew up in the Belmont Heights section of Tampa, Florida.
- The player sponsored a program called Sheff’s Kitchen for underprivileged kids while playing for the Marlins.
- The player paid $100,000 for a man’s liver transplant.
2026-05-09 - Willie Randolph
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player never won a Gold Glove award.
- The player finished his career with a .979 fielding percentage.
- The player appeared in 2,202 major league games.
- The player set an All-Star Game record for most assists by a second baseman in a nine-inning game in 1977.
- The player never committed an error in a postseason game.
- The player wore number 12 while playing for the Mets.
2026-05-10 - Graeme Lloyd
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player worked as an electrician by trade.
- This player worked as a sales representative for Pony.
- This player earned a win in Game Four of the 1996 World Series.
- This player induced a double play against Fred McGriff in the 1996 World Series.
- This player was the first Australian to win a World Series ring.
- This player is 6’8” tall.
- The Yankees acquired this player in a trade in 1996.
- This player had a bone spur in his elbow and a shoulder that required a cortisone shot in 1996.
- In 1998, this player held right-handed hitters to a .182 batting average.
2026-05-17 - Marv Throneberry
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player won the American Association MVP award in 1956.
- The player hit 36 home runs for the Denver Bears in 1955.
- The player was the first person to play for both the New York Yankees and the New York Mets.
- The player was traded to the Kansas City Athletics after the 1959 season.
- The trade involving the player helped the Yankees acquire Roger Maris.
- The player hit a 450-foot pinch-hit home run against the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 21, 1962.
- The player committed 17 errors at first base in 97 games during the 1962 season.
2025-03-29 - James Edward Key
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 10th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
- The player did not sign with the White Sox in 1979.
- The player won an ERA title.
- The player pitched in 470 games and 389 games started.
- The player is a two-time World Series champion.
- The player recorded a 6.3 WAR in 1993.
- The player recorded 2,591.2 innings pitched in his career.
- The player recorded 1,538 career strikeouts.
- The player has a career 3.51 ERA.
- The player recorded a 4.6 WAR in 1997 with the Baltimore Orioles.
2025-04-01 - Scott Brosius
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted in the 20th round of the 1987 amateur draft.
- The player signed with the Oakland Athletics on June 9, 1987.
- The player was acquired by the New York Yankees on November 18, 1997.
- The player was involved in a trade for Kenny Rogers.
- The player won the World Series MVP award.
- The player won three World Series titles.
- The player earned a Gold Glove award.
- The player was a one-time All-Star.
- The player was granted free agency on November 5, 2001.
2025-04-03 - Todd Greene
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 27th round of the 1989 amateur draft but did not sign.
- The player was a member of the New York Yankees in 2001.
- The player signed with the New York Yankees on April 5, 2001.
- The player was released by the New York Yankees on March 27, 2002.
- The player hit 71 career home runs.
- The player had 1,573 career at-bats.
- The player had 397 career hits.
- The player had 217 career RBIs.
- The player had a career batting average of .252.
- The player had a career OPS of .730.
- The player was released by the Toronto Blue Jays on March 28, 2001.
2025-04-04 - Tony Kubek
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player signed with the New York Yankees in 1954 for a $1,500 bonus.
- The player attended Bay View High School.
- The player hit two home runs in the 1957 World Series.
- The player hit three home runs during the 1957 regular season.
- The player was struck in the throat by a baseball during the 1960 World Series.
- Ralph Houk managed the player in the minor leagues at Denver in 1956.
- The player won the Rookie of the Year award.
- The player was a four-time All-Star.
- The player won three World Series titles.
2025-04-06 - Ralph Terry
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- Branch Rickey offered a $100 bill as a target to this player during a tryout in 1953.
- This player was involved in a near-fatal car accident during the 1957-58 offseason.
- This player spent seven weeks in traction following his 1957-58 car accident.
- This player recorded the highest number of ‘Golden Pitches’ in World Series history.
- This player helped the Yankees win the World Series in 1962.
- This player was advanced from second to fourth grade by Mrs. Edmonds.
- This player earned approximately 140 college credits without receiving a degree.
- This player struck out 21 batters in a high school game where he also recorded seven RBIs.
2025-04-07 - Iván Nova
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was drafted by the San Diego Padres from the New York Yankees in the 2008 Rule 5 draft.
- This player was returned by the San Diego Padres to the New York Yankees on March 29, 2009.
- This player recorded a 3.4 WAR in the 2013 season.
- This player recorded a -0.7 WAR in the 2014 season.
- This player was traded by the New York Yankees to the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 1, 2016.
- Tito Polo and Stephen Tarpley were sent to the New York Yankees to complete the trade on August 30, 2016.
- This player accumulated 90 career wins.
- This player recorded 963 career strikeouts.
- This player played for the Chicago White Sox in 2019.
- This player played for the Detroit Tigers in 2020.
2025-04-11 - Nick Johnson
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 3rd round of the 1996 amateur draft.
- This player signed with the New York Yankees on June 14, 1996.
- This player was traded to the Montreal Expos on December 16, 2003, along with Randy Choate and Juan Rivera.
- The New York Yankees acquired Javier Vázquez in the 2003 trade involving this player.
- This player retired with a career .399 on-base percentage.
- This player finished his career with a .268 batting average.
- This player recorded a 5.0 WAR during the 2006 season.
- This player recorded a career total of 2,698 at-bats.
- This player had a career OPS+ of 123.
- This player signed a free agent contract with the New York Yankees on December 18, 2009.
2025-04-12 - Santos Alomar
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was signed by the San Diego Padres as an amateur free agent on October 21, 1983.
- This player won the Rookie of the Year award.
- This player was a 6-time All-Star.
- This player won the All-Star Game MVP award.
- This player won a Gold Glove award.
- This player accumulated 1236 hits over his career.
- This player hit 112 career home runs.
- On December 6, 1989, this player was traded by the San Diego Padres to the Cleveland Indians along with Carlos Baerga and Chris James for Joe Carter.
- This player played for the Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers, and New York Mets.
- This player signed with the New York Mets on March 1, 2007.
2025-04-13 - Bob Melvin
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player won 350 pounds of yams by hitting seven home runs in an American Legion tournament.
- The player attended Menlo-Atherton High School.
- Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham are alumni of Menlo-Atherton High School.
- The player was inducted into the Menlo-Atherton Athletic Hall of Fame in 1994.
- The player won three Manager of the Year awards.
- The player played for the New York Yankees in 1994.
- Vince Lombardi was a friend of the player’s grandfather.
- Mike McCormick won the 1967 National League Cy Young Award.
- The player drove in four runs at Yankee Stadium on August 27, 1989.
- The player hit his only home run and triple of the 1989 season on August 27, 1989.
- The player began the 1993 season with the record for most plate appearances without being hit by a pitch among active players.
2025-04-17 - Ji-Man Choi
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners on July 2, 2009.
- This player was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels from the Baltimore Orioles in the 2015 Rule 5 draft.
- This player has a career OPS of .764.
- This player played for the New York Yankees in 2017.
- This player played for the New York Mets in 2024.
- This player earned 0.1 WAR while playing for the Yankees in 2017.
- This player had 1,567 career at-bats.
- This player has a career OPS+ of 112.
2025-04-18 - Dioner Navarro
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player signed as an amateur free agent with the New York Yankees on August 21, 2000.
- This player was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks on January 11, 2005, in exchange for Randy Johnson.
- Javier Vázquez and Brad Halsey were also included in the January 11, 2005, trade for Randy Johnson.
- This player is a one-time All-Star.
- This player recorded 3,207 career at-bats.
- This player recorded 802 career hits.
- This player recorded 367 career runs batted in.
- This player recorded a 2.5 WAR during the 2014 season with the Toronto Blue Jays.
2025-04-19 - Richard Monteleone
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round of the 1982 amateur draft.
- On April 29, 1990, the player was traded from the California Angels to the New York Yankees.
- The 1990 trade involved the player and Claudell Washington moving to the Yankees for Luis Polonia.
- The player made 210 career appearances.
- The player recorded zero career saves.
- The player made zero career starts.
- The player was with the New York Yankees from 1990 to 1993.
- The player returned to the New York Yankees in February 1996.
- The player recorded a 1.5 WAR in the 1992 season.
- The player was traded from the New York Yankees to the California Angels for Mike Aldrete on June 12, 1996.
- The player was released by the California Angels on September 2, 1996.
2025-04-20 - David Robertson
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 17th round of the 2006 amateur draft.
- He signed his first professional contract on August 21, 2006.
- He was a member of the 2009 World Series championship team.
- He has 1,176 career strikeouts.
- He has pitched 894.1 career innings.
- His career WHIP is 1.162.
- He was traded from the Chicago White Sox to the New York Yankees on July 19, 2017.
- The 2017 trade also involved Todd Frazier and Tommy Kahnle.
- He has accumulated 179 career saves.
- He is a one-time All-Star.
2025-04-21 - Enrique Wilson
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent on April 15, 1992.
- This player was traded from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the New York Yankees on June 13, 2001.
- Dámaso Marte was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for this player on June 13, 2001.
- This player had a career total of 22 home runs.
- This player had a career batting average of .244.
- This player played for the Yankees from 2001 to 2004.
- This player had a career total WAR of -5.2.
- This player had a career OPS+ of 64.
- This player played for the Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, and Boston Red Sox during his career.
- This player’s career spanned from 1997 to 2006.
2025-04-25 - Ted Lilly
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted in the 23rd round of the 1996 amateur draft.
- The player was traded to the New York Yankees on March 17, 2000.
- The player was traded to the Oakland Athletics on July 5, 2002.
- Jeff Weaver was traded to the New York Yankees in the July 5, 2002, three-team trade.
- The player accumulated 130 career wins.
- The player is a two-time All-Star.
- The player appeared in 356 career games.
- The player pitched 1,982.2 career innings.
- The player recorded 1,681 career strikeouts.
2025-04-29 - Sidney Ponson
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- He signed as an amateur free agent with the Baltimore Orioles on August 17, 1993.
- He pitched for the New York Yankees in 2006 and 2008.
- He was released by the New York Yankees on August 23, 2006.
- He signed with the New York Yankees on June 19, 2008.
- He became a free agent on October 30, 2008.
- His career spanned from 1998 to 2009.
- He recorded 91 career wins.
- He pitched 1760.1 career innings.
- He played for the Baltimore Orioles from 1998 to 2005.
- He was traded to the San Francisco Giants in 2003.
- He finished his career with a 5.03 ERA.
- He recorded 1,031 career strikeouts.
- He played in 298 total games.
2025-04-30 - Gus Triandos
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player signed with the New York Yankees in 1948 for a $2,500 bonus.
- This player served in the US Army in 1951.
- This player was part of the 17-player trade between the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles on November 17, 1954.
- This player caught a 45-inch circumference mitt to help manage the knuckleball.
- This player recorded only one stolen base in 1,206 consecutive games.
- This player hit 167 home runs during his career.
- This player was a four-time All-Star selection.
2025-05-02 - Shane Spencer
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 28th round of the 1990 amateur draft.
- He won two World Series championships.
- He finished his career with a 5.0 WAR.
- He hit 59 career home runs.
- He recorded 438 hits in his career.
- He recorded 242 RBIs in his career.
- He recorded 1.1 WAR in 1998.
- He signed with the Cleveland Indians on January 14, 2003.
- He was traded to the Texas Rangers on July 18, 2003.
- He signed with the New York Mets on January 29, 2004.
- He returned to the New York Yankees on August 17, 2004.
2025-05-03 - Reid Brignac
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2004 amateur draft.
- The player played for the Tampa Bay organization from 2008 to 2012.
- The player was purchased by the New York Yankees from the Colorado Rockies on May 18, 2013.
- The player was granted free agency by the New York Yankees on June 25, 2013.
- The player achieved a 2.5 WAR in the 2010 season.
- The player recorded 886 at-bats and 194 hits over his career.
- The player played for the Tampa Bay Rays, Colorado Rockies, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Miami Marlins, and Atlanta Braves.
- The player’s major league career spanned from 2008 to 2016.
2025-05-04 - Wade Boggs
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player participated in a 33-inning game starting on April 18, 1981.
- This player was selected in the seventh round of the 1976 amateur draft.
- This player won five batting titles in his career.
- This player led all of baseball in on-base percentage for five consecutive years ending in 1989.
- He read the book The Science of Hitting by Ted Williams to improve his discipline.
- He hit .485 during a high school season after adjusting his approach at the plate.
- He played for the Boston Red Sox in 1986.
- He hit .358 over the final 96 games of the 1982 season.
2025-05-05 - Dave Winfield
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was selected by five teams in three major sports.
- He was a two-time All-Big Ten basketball selection in 1971 and 1973.
- He earned the Babe Ruth Award for the 1992 World Series.
- He is one of only five players in MLB history to record 3,000 hits and 450 home runs.
- He played for the Minnesota Gophers basketball team as part of the ‘Iron Five’.
- He was involved in an on-court brawl against Ohio State on January 25, 1972.
- George Steinbrenner paid a known gambler to discredit the player.
- The player founded the David M. Winfield Foundation, which operated for 22 years.
2025-05-06 - Kerry Wood
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was selected in the first round of the 1995 amateur draft.
- The player threw 175 pitches in a high school doubleheader two days before the 1995 draft.
- The player recorded 20 strikeouts in a single game on May 6, 1998.
- The player joined the New York Yankees in 2010 after being traded by the Cleveland Indians.
- The player served as a setup man for Mariano Rivera.
- The player hit a two-run home run in Game 7 of the 2003 National League Championship Series.
- The player retired on May 18, 2012, after striking out the only batter he faced.
- The player took a no-hitter into the seventh inning against the Milwaukee Brewers on May 25, 2001.
2025-05-10 - Stan Javier
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player wore uniform number 6 in the minor leagues.
- The player was named after Stan Musial.
- The player requested a demotion while playing for the Yankees in 1984.
- The player was a member of the 1989 World Series champion Oakland A’s.
- The player batted .500 during the 1989 postseason.
- The player switch-hit because of field conditions in the Dominican Republic.
- The player was traded to the Oakland Athletics for Rickey Henderson on December 5, 1984.
- Walt Jocketty insisted that the player be included in the trade for Rickey Henderson.
2025-05-11 - Jim Hunter
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 23rd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
- The player was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft.
- The player was selected by the Montreal Expos in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1985 amateur draft.
- The player was purchased by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Montreal Expos on June 9, 1986.
- The player recorded a -0.7 WAR in 1991.
- The player played for the Milwaukee Brewers in 1991.
- The player finished his career with 8 total games played.
- The player finished his career with 6 games started.
- The player finished his career with a 7.26 ERA.
- The player finished his career with 5 losses.
- The player was granted free agency on October 15, 1991.
2025-05-12 - Russ Davis
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 29th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
- He played for the New York Yankees in 1994 and 1995.
- He was traded by the New York Yankees with Sterling Hitchcock to the Seattle Mariners on December 7, 1995.
- The Yankees received Tino Martinez, Jim Mecir, and Jeff Nelson in the December 1995 trade.
- He hit 84 home runs in his career.
- He recorded 276 RBI in his career.
- He had 1,980 career at-bats.
- His career OPS was .755.
- He played for the Seattle Mariners from 1996 to 1999.
- He played for the San Francisco Giants in 2000 and 2001.
- He was released by the San Francisco Giants on June 21, 2001.
2025-05-13 - Henry Cotto
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- He signed as an amateur free agent with the Chicago Cubs on June 7, 1980.
- He was traded from the Chicago Cubs to the New York Yankees on December 4, 1984.
- The trade involved Porfi Altamirano, Rich Bordi, Ron Hassey, Brian Dayett, and Ray Fontenot.
- He finished his career with 130 stolen bases.
- His career batting average was .261.
- He was traded from the New York Yankees to the Seattle Mariners on December 22, 1987.
- The 1987 trade involved Steve Trout, Lee Guetterman, Clay Parker, and Wade Taylor.
- He signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles on February 3, 1994.
2025-05-14 - Larry Milbourne
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted by the California Angels in the 1971 minor league draft.
- The player was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1972 minor league draft.
- The player was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1973 Rule 5 draft.
- The player was traded to the Yankees in November 1980 for Brad Gulden and $150,000.
- The player recorded a 1.2 WAR with the Yankees in 1981.
- The player was purchased by the Yankees from the Philadelphia Phillies in July 1983.
- The player played for the Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians, and Philadelphia Phillies.
2025-05-23 - Jerry Coleman
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The Brooklyn Dodgers offered him a $2,500 bonus to sign.
- He was a student athlete at USC.
- He hit a ‘dying swan’ double in the 1949 pennant race.
- He is the only major-league ballplayer to see combat in both World War II and the Korean Conflict.
- He flew 57 missions in a dive bomber in World War II.
- He flew 63 missions in a fighter plane in Korea.
- He was named the MVP of the 1950 World Series.
- He hit a walk-off single in Game Three of the 1950 World Series.
- He played for the New York Yankees.
- He hit a career-high 69 RBIs in the 1950 season.
2025-05-28 - John Candelaria
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was the second all-time leading rebounder at his high school behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
- The player threw a no-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 9, 1976.
- The player won the ERA title with a 2.34 ERA in 1977.
- The player signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates for $40,000.
- Roberto Clemente acted as a translator for the Pittsburgh Pirates during the signing process.
2025-06-04 - Ron Hassey
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player attended the University of Arizona.
- This player is the all-time RBI leader at the University of Arizona with 235 RBIs.
- This player was drafted in the 23rd round of the 1972 amateur draft.
- This player was drafted in the 22nd round of the 1975 June draft.
- This player is the only catcher to have caught two perfect games in major league history.
- This player’s career spanned 14 years in the major leagues.
- This player played for six different franchises.
- This player had two passed balls while catching for Phil Niekro on August 13, 1985.
- This player hit a home run in the same game he caught for Phil Niekro on August 13, 1985.
2025-06-05 - Walt Williams
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was born on December 19, 1943.
- This player was born in Brownwood, Texas.
- This player died in Abilene, Texas, on January 23, 2016.
- This player played for the Yankees from 1974 to 1976.
2025-06-10 - Johnny Damon
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player impersonated his older brother to a police officer after taking his mother’s car at age 14.
- This player won the J.G. Taylor Spink Award as the National Association Minor League Player of the Year in 1995.
- This player won a World Series title with the 2004 Boston Red Sox.
- This player won a World Series title with the 2009 New York Yankees.
- The Kansas City Royals drafted this player with the 35th pick in the first round of the 1992 draft.
- This player declined a baseball scholarship to the University of Florida to sign with the Royals for $300,000.
- This player called his 2004 Red Sox teammates ‘idiots’ to describe their carefree team culture.
- This player suffered a concussion in the 2003 ALDS after colliding with Damian Jackson.
2025-06-11 - Dick Howser
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player attended Florida State University on a $500 scholarship.
- This player hit .422 during his sophomore year at Florida State in 1956.
- This player recorded his first major-league hit against Mike Fornieles in 1961.
- This player was named team captain by manager Hank Bauer in 1961.
- This player won the World Series as a manager in 1985.
- This player suffered two cracked ribs during batting practice on April 22, 1963.
- The Kansas City Royals retired this player’s number 10 on July 3, 1987.
- A bronze statue of this player was unveiled at Kauffman Stadium on April 10, 2009.
2025-06-13 - George Scott
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was temporarily removed from a Little League team for being too good.
- In 1965, the player achieved a Triple Crown in the Double-A Eastern League.
- The player batted .319 in 1965.
- The player hit 25 home runs in 1965.
- The player recorded 94 RBIs in 1965.
- This player won eight Gold Glove awards.
- The player’s major league career lasted 14 seasons.
- The player hit a home run off Whitey Ford in 1966.
- Mickey Mantle suggested the player’s 1966 home run off Whitey Ford could be estimated at 550 feet.
2025-06-15 - Clay Bellinger
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born in Oneonta, New York, on November 18, 1968.
- The player was a member of the 2000 New York Yankees World Series championship team.
- The player was associated with the 2002 Anaheim Angels.
2025-06-17 - Aaron Hicks
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born on October 2, 1989.
- The player was born in San Pedro, California.
- The player was drafted in 2008.
- The player played as an outfielder for the New York Yankees.
2025-06-18 - Andrew Heaney
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born on June 5, 1991, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
- The player was acquired by the New York Yankees in 2021.
- The player previously competed for the Los Angeles Angels.
- The player is a left-handed pitcher.
2025-06-19 - Jim Abbott
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 36th round.
- This player attended the University of Michigan.
- This player was the first U.S. pitcher to beat the Cuban national team in Cuba in 25 years.
- This player finished third in the 1991 American League Cy Young Award voting.
- This player led the American League in ‘tough losses’ in 1991.
- This player hit a 375-foot triple against the San Francisco Giants during 1991 spring training.
- Baseball America ranked this player’s 1989 major league debut as the second most historically significant debut behind Jackie Robinson.
2025-06-20 - Eddie Lopat
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was originally a first baseman.
- This player was rejected by the New York Giants because he could not make the throw to second base.
- This player effectively possessed a repertoire of 72 different deliveries.
- This player led the American League with a 2.42 ERA in 1953.
- This player led the American League with an .800 winning percentage in 1953.
- Ted Williams ranked this player as one of the five toughest pitchers he faced.
- This player helped Whitey Ford identify a ‘tell’ in his delivery that revealed his pitch type to coaches.
2025-06-21 - George Stirnweiss
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player attended the University of North Carolina.
- The player earned letters in baseball and football at the University of North Carolina.
- The player led the American League in batting average in 1945.
- The player led the American League in hits in 1945.
- The player led the American League in triples in 1945.
- The player hit .309 in 1945.
- The player led the American League in stolen bases in 1944.
- The player led the American League in stolen bases in 1945.
- The player played for the St. Louis Browns.
- The player played for the Cleveland Indians.
- The player concluded his major league career in 1952.
2025-06-23 - Paul O’Neill
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player’s great-grandfather married Mary Clemens, a cousin to Mark Twain.
- In the 1990 NLCS, the player recorded a 1.324 OPS.
- The Cincinnati Reds won their first pennant since 1976 in the 1990 season.
- In 1992, the player batted .246 with 19 doubles, 14 home runs, and 66 RBIs.
- The Reds traded the player to the New York Yankees on November 3, 1992.
2025-06-24 - Mariano Duncan
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player committed 15 errors in 30 appearances in the Pioneer League.
- The player and his teammate hit grand slams in consecutive innings on August 23, 1985.
- The player won a World Series title with the 1990 Cincinnati Reds.
- The player won a World Series title with the 1996 New York Yankees.
- In 1990, the player batted .306 with an NL-high 11 triples.
2025-06-28 - Al Downing
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born on June 28, 1941.
- The player was born in Trenton, New Jersey.
- The player surrendered Hank Aaron’s 715th career home run in 1974.
- The player was an All-Star in 1967.
- The player had a professional career spanning 17 seasons.
2025-07-02 - Jesse Barfield
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player won a statewide drafting contest to earn a scholarship at Bradley University.
- This player was called up to the major leagues on September 3, 1981.
- This player had his jersey number stapled to his uniform for his major league debut.
- This player recorded 162 outfield assists during his 12-season career.
- This player played in the major leagues from 1981 to 1992.
- This player hit 40 home runs during the 1986 season.
- This player led the major leagues in home runs in 1986.
2025-07-05 - Daryl Boston
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.
- The player was born on January 4, 1963.
- The player was selected in the 1981 MLB Draft.
- The player appeared in over 1,000 Major League Baseball games.
- The player served as a Major League coach.
2025-07-06 - Darryl Strawberry
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player played for the rookie-level Appalachian League team in Kingsport, Tennessee, in 1980.
- This player attended Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles.
- This player played in the 1979 Los Angeles city championship game at Dodger Stadium.
- John Elway played third base and pitched for Granada Hills in the 1979 city championship game.
- A national sports magazine likened this player to Ted Williams during his senior year of high school.
- This player was selected by the New York Mets in the June 1980 draft.
- The New York Mets gave this player a $200,000 signing bonus in 1980.
2025-07-08 - Jay Buhner
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player attended McLennan Community College.
- This player hit for the cycle on June 23, 1993.
- From 1995 through 1997, this player hit 124 home runs.
- Ken Griffey Jr. hit 122 home runs from 1995 through 1997.
- Mo Vaughn hit 118 home runs from 1995 through 1997.
- Juan Gonzalez hit 116 home runs from 1995 through 1997.
- Frank Thomas hit 115 home runs from 1995 through 1997.
- The ‘Buhner Buzz Cut Night’ promotion ran from 1994 to 2001.
- In 1994, 512 fans participated in the buzz cut promotion.
- In 2001, 6,246 fans participated in the buzz cut promotion.
2025-07-09 - Jim Beattie
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was born on July 4, 1954, in Hampton, Virginia.
- This player attended Dartmouth College.
- This player earned a victory in Game 5 of the 1978 World Series by tossing a complete game.
- This player served as the General Manager for the Montreal Expos.
- This player served as the General Manager for the Baltimore Orioles.
- This player began his professional career in 1974.
2025-07-11 - Rick Reuschel
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player attended Western Illinois University.
- In his 1970 junior year, he posted a 1.94 ERA.
- He achieved a 40-inning scoreless streak in 1970.
- The player combined with his brother for a 7-0 shutout against the Dodgers in 1975.
- He led all pitchers in WAR in 1977.
- He ranked sixth in sacrifice bunts over the 1946-2024 seasons.
- He was traded to the Yankees on June 12, 1981.
- He was sidelined for the entire 1982 season due to two rotator cuff surgeries.
2025-07-18 - Mark Wohlers
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player worked as a dishwasher at Mel’s Restaurant at age 14.
- The player contributed to a combined no-hitter on September 11, 1991.
- The player told the Braves 400 Club in January 1991 that he wanted to throw 100 miles per hour.
- In 1988, the player walked 50 batters in 59 2/3 innings for the Pulaski Braves.
- The player recorded his first major-league save on August 17, 1991.
- The player’s 1989 season with the Sumter Braves resulted in a 2-7 record and a 6.49 ERA.
2025-07-21 - Vernon Wells
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was born in Shreveport, Louisiana.
- This player was born on December 8, 1978.
- This player was drafted in the first round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft.
- This player was the fifth overall pick in the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft.
- This player joined the New York Yankees via trade in 2013.
2025-07-26 - Al Holland
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player led the nation with 143 strikeouts in 1972.
- This player finished the 1972 season with a 0.54 earned run average.
- Branch Rickey III offered the player a steak dinner if he reached the major leagues before 1978.
- The reliever was nicknamed ‘Mr. T’ by Ed Farmer in 1983.
- The player pitched the ninth inning of Steve Carlton’s 300th major league win on September 23, 1983.
2025-07-28 - Roy White
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- In 1962, the player batted .284 for the Greensboro Class A club.
- The player won the James P. Dawson Award in 1966.
- The player set an American League record with 17 sacrifice flies in 1971.
- Ralph Houk moved the player to the cleanup spot on August 13, 1968.
- The player was moved to a part-time designated hitter role during the 1974 season.
2025-07-29 - Randy Choate
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born on September 5, 1975.
- The player was born in San Antonio, Texas.
- The player was drafted in the 1996 amateur draft.
2025-07-30 - Rey Sánchez
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player graduated from Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill, California.
- This player was ranked tops in the American League in defensive WAR from 1989 to 1991.
- This player hit a 10th-inning walk-off inside-the-park home run on June 11, 2004.
- In 2003, this player and Roberto Alomar served as the starting shortstop and second baseman for the New York Mets.
- This player hit a game-winning sacrifice fly for the Chicago Cubs in May 1992.
2025-07-31 - Sam Militello
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- Sam Militello was born in Tampa, Florida on November 26, 1969.
- Sam Militello made his major league debut in 1992.
- Sam Militello won his first major league start in 1992.
2025-08-04 - Billy Sample
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was born on April 2, 1955, in Roanoke, Virginia.
- This player was part of the Yankees organization from 1974 to 1976.
2025-08-06 - Mark Leiter
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player sat out professional baseball during 1986, 1987, and 1988.
- This player worked as a corrections officer at the Ocean County Jail.
- This player won the Tony Conigliaro Award in 1994.
- The player’s son, Ryan Leiter, died on April 4, 1994.
- The player was traded from the Yankees to the Tigers for Torey Lovullo in March 1991.
- The player signed a two-year, $3.9 million deal with the Philadelphia Phillies after the 1996 season.
- The player appeared in 335 games over 11 major-league seasons between 1990 and 2001.
2025-08-10 - Andy Pettitte
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was a 22nd-round draft pick in 1990.
- The player has a career WAR of 60.2.
- No other player picked in the 22nd round in 1990 recorded a WAR above zero.
- The player threw a knuckleball under the tutelage of Hoyt Wilhelm in the Gulf Coast League.
- The player holds the all-time record for postseason wins with 19.
- The player pitched 276 2/3 innings in the postseason.
- The player’s ERA was 5.53 at the end of June 1999.
2025-08-11 - Phil Hughes
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was born in Mission Viejo, California.
- This player was selected in the first round of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft.
- This player made his Major League debut in 2007.
2025-08-12 - Kevin Maas
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born in Castro Valley, California.
- The player was a left-handed hitter.
- The player performed for the New York Yankees in the early 1990s.
- The player provided high-impact offensive performance during the 1990 season.
2025-08-19 - Bobby Richardson
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player traveled to Norfolk, Virginia, by bus with $85 in coins.
- The player won the Sport Magazine World Series MVP award in 1960.
- The player is the only person to win the World Series MVP while playing for the losing team.
- The player recorded 6 RBIs in a single World Series game in 1960.
- The player was known as one of the ‘Milkshake Twins’ alongside Tony Kubek.
- Casey Stengel managed the New York Yankees from 1949 to 1960.
2025-08-22 - Luis Tiant
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The pitcher had a 5-19 record with the Mexico City Tigers in 1959.
- Reggie Jackson called the player ‘the Fred Astaire of baseball’.
- The player led the American League with a 1.60 ERA in 1968.
- The player won the Comeback Player of the Year award in 1972.
- In 1972, the player had a 9-1 record with six shutouts and a 0.82 ERA over a 10-start stretch.
- The player was released by the Minnesota Twins on March 31, 1971.
- Luis Eleuterio Tiant was a legendary pitcher in the Cuban Leagues and American Negro Leagues.
- The player did not return to Cuba in 1961 on his father’s advice.
- The player finished the 1968 season with a 21-9 record.
- The player struck out 19 batters in 10 innings against the Twins on July 3, 1968.
2025-08-26 - Ricky Bones
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born on April 7, 1969, in Salinas, Puerto Rico.
- The player made his Major League Baseball debut in 1991.
- The player appeared in 34 games for the New York Yankees during the 2001 season.
2025-08-27 - Graig Nettles
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player attended San Diego State University.
- This player played semipro baseball for the Alaska Goldpanners in Fairbanks.
- This player set the record for most double plays by a third baseman in a season with 54.
- This player set the record for most assists by a third baseman in a season with 412.
- This player recorded five assists in Game Three of the 1978 World Series.
- This player’s mother combined the names Craig and Greg to create his name.
- This player was caught using a corked bat on September 7, 1974.
- This player’s relationship with Billy Martin began in the minor leagues with the Denver Bears.
2025-08-30 - Andrew Arthur Carey
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- He was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1951.
- He made his Major League debut in 1952.
- He was a member of the 1960 American League pennant-winning New York Yankees.
- He was involved in a seven-player trade with the Kansas City Athletics following the 1960 season.
2025-08-31 - Orlando Hernández
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was a star for Industriales in the Cuban National Series.
- The player defected from Cuba by boat in 1997.
- The player was banned from his national team in 1996.
2025-09-02 - Marwin González
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player originated from Venezuela as an international amateur signee.
- The player broke up a potential no-hitter in the ninth inning of a 2017 World Series game.
- The player was a utility player for the New York Yankees.
- The player hit a solo home run in the ninth inning of a 2017 World Series game.
2025-09-03 - Lance Berkman
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was required to alternate batting sides in youth league games.
- In 1996, this player hit six home runs in a doubleheader and nine in one week.
- This player ranks 22nd all-time in career OPS.
- This player’s career OPS is higher than Willie Mays and lower than Ty Cobb.
- This player was a member of the Houston Astros ‘Killer B’s’.
- In 1997, this player led the NCAA with 41 home runs and 134 RBIs.
- This player was named the 1997 NCAA Player of the Year by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
- This player batted right-handed in the 2004 Home Run Derby.
2025-09-04 - Jim Bouton
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- In high school, the player was nicknamed ‘Warmup’ because he only pitched in practice until the final game.
- The player wore jersey number 56 for his entire career as a reminder of the hard work required to reach the major leagues.
- In 1963, the player finished with a 21-7 record and a 2.53 ERA.
- On September 13, 1963, the player threw a shutout against the Minnesota Twins.
- The player won two games during the 1964 World Series.
- The player’s 1964 season ended with a 18-13 record and a 3.02 ERA.
2025-09-06 - Bob MacDonald
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player attended Rutgers University.
- The player’s sophomore ERA at Rutgers was 7.74.
- The player’s senior ERA at Rutgers was 2.97.
- Nolan Ryan recorded his seventh career no-hitter on May 1, 1991.
- The player pitched in the game where Nolan Ryan recorded his seventh no-hitter.
- The player held left-handed hitters to a .143 batting average in 1992.
- The Toronto Blue Jays traded Tony Castillo to the Atlanta Braves for Jim Acker in August 1989.
- The player was sold to the Detroit Tigers for $20,000 at the end of 1993 spring training.
2025-09-07 - Don Mattingly
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was selected in the 19th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
- The player participated in the 1983 Pine Tar Game.
- The player played second base during the 1983 Pine Tar Game.
- The player has a career fielding percentage of .9959.
- The player won nine Gold Glove awards.
- The player won the American League batting title in 1984 with a .343 average.
- The player hit 207 hits in 1984.
2025-09-10 - Cecil Fielder
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player averaged 27 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists per game in his senior year of high school.
- This player became the first American League player in 29 years to hit 50 home runs in 1990.
- This player signed a contract with the Hanshin Tigers in 1989 for $1,000,050.
- This player was traded to the Yankees in 1996.
- This player helped the Yankees win the World Series in 1996.
- This player finished his career with 319 home runs.
- This player’s son finished his career with 319 home runs.
2025-09-15 - Roy Smalley III
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- He played collegiate baseball at the University of Southern California.
- He is the son of former major leaguer Roy Smalley Jr.
- He is the nephew of Hall of Famer Gene Mauch.
- He was the first overall pick in the secondary phase of the 1973 MLB Draft.
- He was traded from the New York Yankees to the Minnesota Twins in 1976.
2025-09-17 - Vernon Gomez
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was a member of the New York Yankees from 1974 to 1976.
- The player served as a relief pitcher for the Yankees.
- The player’s time in the major leagues with the team included the seasons 1974, 1975, and 1976.
2025-09-20 - Elliott Maddox
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- In 1969, this player and four teammates slept in their cars for three days due to housing discrimination.
- In 1974, this player was moved to center field, forcing Bobby Murcer to right field.
- The 1975 Topps baseball card discussed the controversy of the position switch between this player and Bobby Murcer.
- This player led all American League outfielders in 1971 with a 3.05 Range Factor per Nine Innings.
- This player played for the Detroit Tigers in 1970.
- This player attended the University of Michigan during the 1970 season.
- The final Washington Senators game at RFK Stadium took place in 1971.
- Bob Short owned the Washington Senators in 1971.
- Ted Williams managed the Washington Senators.
2025-09-21 - Mike Mussina
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player attended Stanford University.
- The player earned a degree in economics.
- The player was the first American League pitcher to win 10 or more games in 17 consecutive seasons.
- Cal Ripken Jr. broke Lou Gehrig’s consecutive-game record in 1995.
- The Orioles gifted Cal Ripken Jr. a 2,131-pound engraved chunk of white marble.
- A plane crash in 1996 took the lives of 16 students and 5 chaperones from Montoursville.
- The player had 21 names inscribed on his cap in 1996.
- The player hit Seattle Mariners catcher Bill Haselman with a pitch on June 6, 1993.
2025-09-26 - Gene Woodling
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player won five straight World Series with the Yankees from 1949 through 1953.
- This player led American League outfielders in fielding percentage with .996 in both 1952 and 1953.
- This player hit .385 while playing for the San Francisco Seals in 1948.
- This player was selected as the Minor League Player of the Year by The Sporting News in 1948.
- This player served at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station in 1944.
- This player was one of twelve individuals to remain with the Yankees through the entire 1949-1953 World Series run.
2025-09-27 - Bobby Shantz
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player won the American League Most Valuable Player Award in 1952.
- This player stood 5-feet-6½ tall as an adult.
- This player was signed to an A-Ball contract in November 1947.
- This player was managed by Connie Mack, who forbade him from throwing the knuckleball.
- Jimmie Dykes succeeded Connie Mack as manager in 1952.
- This player pitched 28 games for the Lincoln A’s in 1948, going 18-7 with a 2.82 ERA.
2025-09-28 - Zach Britton
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted as a starting pitcher out of high school in Texas.
- The player posted a 0.54 ERA in 2016.
- The 0.54 ERA is the lowest in a single season for any pitcher with at least 50 innings pitched in MLB history.
- The player recorded 47 saves in 2016.
- The player finished fourth in the AL Cy Young Award voting in 2016.
2026-03-06 - Paul Blackburn
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born on December 4, 1993.
- The player was born in Antioch, California.
- The player was a participant in the 2012 MLB Draft.
2026-03-11 - José Caballero
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player signed as an international amateur free agent in 2017.
2026-03-22 - Aaron Boone
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- Aaron Boone was born on March 9, 1973.
- He was born in La Mesa, California.
- He hit a walk-off home run in the 2003 American League Championship Series.
- He began serving as the New York Yankees manager in 2018.
- His father is Bob Boone.
- His brother is Bret Boone.
2026-03-27 - Joe DiMaggio
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player suffered a knee injury in 1934.
- The player hit .398 with 34 homers and 154 RBIs in 1935.
- The player recorded a 56-game hitting streak in 1941.
- The hitting streak ended in Cleveland on July 17, 1941.
- Ken Keltner was the third baseman who ended the 1941 hitting streak.
- Joe McCarthy managed the Yankees from 1931 to 1946.
- Al Gionfriddo made a spectacular catch against the player in the 1947 World Series.
- The player had a three-inch bone spur removed from his left heel on January 7, 1947.
- The player received a medical discharge from the Army Air Force in September 1945.
2026-03-30 - David Weathers
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was reprimanded by manager Eddie Dennis for saying ‘coach’ during his first professional day.
- The player debuted at Fenway Park in August 1991.
- The player served as the bullpen ace during the 1996 ALDS.
- Tino Martinez advised the player to throw a slider to Juan Gonzalez in the 1996 ALDS.
- The player replaced Mike Timlin on the Toronto Blue Jays roster in 1991.
- The player played in two regular-season games for the 1992 Toronto Blue Jays.
- The 1992 Toronto Blue Jays players voted to give the player 19 percent of a full World Series share.
- The player received a $22,800 payout as part of his 1992 World Series share.
2026-03-31 - Ken Clay
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, in 1954.
- The player was drafted in 1974.
- The player joined the New York Yankees organization in 1974.
2026-04-01 - Mike Morgan
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- Mike Morgan was born on October 8, 1959.
- Mike Morgan was born in Tulare, California.
- Mike Morgan played for 12 different major league franchises.
- Mike Morgan’s professional career lasted from 1978 to 2002.
2026-04-07 - Rickey Henderson
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was a standout in baseball, basketball, and football at Oakland Technical High School.
- In 1977, while playing for Modesto in the Class A California League, the player batted .345.
- The player recorded 104 walks in the 1977 season with Modesto.
- The player stole 95 bases during the 1977 season with Modesto.
- On May 1, 1991, the player broke the all-time career stolen base record.
- The player stole his 939th career base against the New York Yankees on May 1, 1991.
- The player was traded back to the Oakland Athletics on June 21, 1989.
2026-04-14 - Don Baylor
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was nicknamed ‘Groove’ by his teammates.
- This player holds the record for being hit by 267 pitches in the 20th century.
- This player won the American League Most Valuable Player award in 1979.
- In 1979, this player led both leagues in runs scored and RBIs.
- Frank Robinson served as a mentor and manager for this player.
- This player was a member of the Baltimore Orioles organization early in his career.
2026-04-16 - Mike Witt
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player won all 14 of his pitching decisions during his senior year at Servite High School.
- The player was chosen by California in the fourth round of the 1978 amateur draft.
- The player joined the Angels’ Opening Day roster in 1981.
- General Manager Buzzie Bavasi previously worked for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers.
- The player finished his 1981 rookie season with an 8-9 record.
- The player had an ERA of 3.28 during the 1981 season.
- The player appeared in relief in Game Three of the 1982 American League Championship Series.
- Sportswriter Peter Gammons praised the player’s curveball in 1982.
2026-04-18 - Fran Healy
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player attended Tabor Academy.
- This player signed with the Cleveland Indians for a $40,000 bonus in 1964.
- In 1974, this player appeared in 138 games behind the plate.
- In 1974, this player appeared in 138 games behind the plate, which was more than any other big-league catcher that season.
- Reggie Jackson credited this player for providing vital support during their time with the Yankees.
- In 1977, a public confrontation occurred between Reggie Jackson and Billy Martin at Fenway Park.
- In 1978, this player played only once on April 21.
- This player retired from playing in 1978 due to recurring neck problems.
- This player became a Yankees broadcaster in 1978.
2026-04-22 - Jim Leyritz
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born on December 27, 1963.
- The player was born in Lakewood, Ohio.
- The player hit a game-tying three-run home run in the eighth inning of Game 4 of the 1996 World Series.
2026-04-23 - Jackie Jensen
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player helped his college team win the inaugural College World Series in 1947.
- The player’s wife won a Bronze Medal in springboard diving at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki.
- The player wrote an article titled ‘My Ambition Is To Quit’ for the Saturday Evening Post in April 1959.
- The player joined the New York Yankees in 1950.
- The player was traded to the Washington Senators on May 3, 1952.
- The player slugged 35 home runs in the 1958 season.
- The player led the American League with 122 runs batted in during the 1958 season.
- The player won the American League Most Valuable Player award in 1958.
2026-04-24 - José Cruz
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player set a Rice University record with 10 RBIs in a game on February 9, 1995.
- The player was knocked unconscious by a foul ball at the Caribbean World Series at age five.
- The player won a Gold Glove Award with the San Francisco Giants in 2003.
- The player recorded a .994 fielding percentage in 2003.
- The player graduated from Rice University in May 2013.
- The player had a 12-year professional career in Major League Baseball.
2026-04-25 - Octavio Dotel
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional in the Dominican Republic.
- The player was born on November 25, 1973.
- The player played for 13 different major league franchises.
- The player made over 700 appearances in Major League Baseball.
2026-04-26 - Jim Wynn
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was drafted by the Houston Colt .45s in November 1962.
- This player drew 148 walks during the 1969 season.
- This player is 5-feet-9 inches tall.
- This player led the league in road home runs in 1967.
- This player led the league in road home runs in 1968.
- The nickname associated with this player was first used by John Wilson in 1967.
- The manager Harry Walker attempted to change this player’s hitting style in 1968.
2026-04-27 - Jim Mason
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- On September 1, 1970, the player started a triple play and hit an inside-the-park home run.
- On July 8, 1974, the player hit four doubles in a game against the Texas Rangers.
- The player tied a major-league record for doubles in a single game on July 8, 1974.
- The player hit a home run in his only World Series plate appearance.
- The player lost his starting shortstop position under Billy Martin in both Texas and New York.
- The player hit the only home run for the Yankees in the 1976 World Series.
2026-04-29 - John Charles Ellis
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- John Charles Ellis played for the Yankees from 1974 to 1976.
- John Charles Ellis attended McQuaid Jesuit High School.
- John Charles Ellis was a catcher.
2026-05-01 - Tim Stoddard
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player won an NCAA Division I basketball title and a World Series ring.
- In the 1972-73 ACC tournament final, he hit two free throws with 39 seconds left.
- He played for the 1973-74 North Carolina State Wolfpack.
- He won the 1974 NCAA basketball championship.
- He won Game Four of the 1979 World Series.
- He recorded an RBI single in his first major-league at-bat during the 1979 World Series.
- He played for the Baltimore Orioles in 1979.
- His playing weight for most of his big-league career was 250 pounds.
2026-05-02 - Bob Turley
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was banned from pitching in a youth league at age 12.
- The player signed with the St. Louis Browns for $200 a month in 1948.
- The player received $1.75 a day for meal money during his first professional season.
- The player won the Cy Young Award in 1958.
- The player finished second to Jackie Jensen in the 1958 MVP voting.
- The Yankees signed the player’s uncle, Ralph Turley, by mistake after finding his name in a phone book.
- The player adopted a no-windup delivery in 1956 under the guidance of pitching coach Jim Turner.
2026-05-03 - Mason Jordan Williams
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted in the 2010 draft.
- The player was drafted as an outfielder.
- The player was drafted in the fourth round.
2026-05-06 - Fritz Peterson
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player played semipro hockey during his professional career.
- The player debuted in 1966.
- The player’s lifetime ERA at the original Yankee Stadium was 2.52.
- The player recorded his 20th win during the 1970 season.
- The player earned a master’s degree in physical education in 1967.
- The player taught courses at Northern Illinois University during the offseason.
2026-05-08 - Gary Sheffield
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player led the National League in batting average in 1992.
- The player’s uncle was former New York Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden.
- The player grew up in the Belmont Heights section of Tampa, Florida.
- The player sponsored a program called Sheff’s Kitchen for underprivileged kids while playing for the Marlins.
- The player paid $100,000 for a man’s liver transplant.
2026-05-09 - Willie Randolph
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player never won a Gold Glove award.
- The player finished his career with a .979 fielding percentage.
- The player appeared in 2,202 major league games.
- The player set an All-Star Game record for most assists by a second baseman in a nine-inning game in 1977.
- The player never committed an error in a postseason game.
- The player wore number 12 while playing for the Mets.
2026-05-10 - Graeme Lloyd
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player worked as an electrician by trade.
- This player worked as a sales representative for Pony.
- This player earned a win in Game Four of the 1996 World Series.
- This player induced a double play against Fred McGriff in the 1996 World Series.
- This player was the first Australian to win a World Series ring.
- This player is 6’8” tall.
- The Yankees acquired this player in a trade in 1996.
- This player had a bone spur in his elbow and a shoulder that required a cortisone shot in 1996.
- In 1998, this player held right-handed hitters to a .182 batting average.
2026-05-17 - Marv Throneberry
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player won the American Association MVP award in 1956.
- The player hit 36 home runs for the Denver Bears in 1955.
- The player was the first person to play for both the New York Yankees and the New York Mets.
- The player was traded to the Kansas City Athletics after the 1959 season.
- The trade involving the player helped the Yankees acquire Roger Maris.
- The player hit a 450-foot pinch-hit home run against the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 21, 1962.
- The player committed 17 errors at first base in 97 games during the 1962 season.
2025-03-29 - James Edward Key
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 10th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
- The player did not sign with the White Sox in 1979.
- The player won an ERA title.
- The player pitched in 470 games and 389 games started.
- The player is a two-time World Series champion.
- The player recorded a 6.3 WAR in 1993.
- The player recorded 2,591.2 innings pitched in his career.
- The player recorded 1,538 career strikeouts.
- The player has a career 3.51 ERA.
- The player recorded a 4.6 WAR in 1997 with the Baltimore Orioles.
2025-04-03 - Todd Greene
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 27th round of the 1989 amateur draft but did not sign.
- The player was a member of the New York Yankees in 2001.
- The player signed with the New York Yankees on April 5, 2001.
- The player was released by the New York Yankees on March 27, 2002.
- The player hit 71 career home runs.
- The player had 1,573 career at-bats.
- The player had 397 career hits.
- The player had 217 career RBIs.
- The player had a career batting average of .252.
- The player had a career OPS of .730.
- The player was released by the Toronto Blue Jays on March 28, 2001.
2025-04-04 - Tony Kubek
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player signed with the New York Yankees in 1954 for a $1,500 bonus.
- The player attended Bay View High School.
- The player hit two home runs in the 1957 World Series.
- The player hit three home runs during the 1957 regular season.
- The player was struck in the throat by a baseball during the 1960 World Series.
- Ralph Houk managed the player in the minor leagues at Denver in 1956.
- The player won the Rookie of the Year award.
- The player was a four-time All-Star.
- The player won three World Series titles.
2025-04-06 - Ralph Terry
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- Branch Rickey offered a $100 bill as a target to this player during a tryout in 1953.
- This player was involved in a near-fatal car accident during the 1957-58 offseason.
- This player spent seven weeks in traction following his 1957-58 car accident.
- This player recorded the highest number of ‘Golden Pitches’ in World Series history.
- This player helped the Yankees win the World Series in 1962.
- This player was advanced from second to fourth grade by Mrs. Edmonds.
- This player earned approximately 140 college credits without receiving a degree.
- This player struck out 21 batters in a high school game where he also recorded seven RBIs.
2025-04-07 - Iván Nova
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was drafted by the San Diego Padres from the New York Yankees in the 2008 Rule 5 draft.
- This player was returned by the San Diego Padres to the New York Yankees on March 29, 2009.
- This player recorded a 3.4 WAR in the 2013 season.
- This player recorded a -0.7 WAR in the 2014 season.
- This player was traded by the New York Yankees to the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 1, 2016.
- Tito Polo and Stephen Tarpley were sent to the New York Yankees to complete the trade on August 30, 2016.
- This player accumulated 90 career wins.
- This player recorded 963 career strikeouts.
- This player played for the Chicago White Sox in 2019.
- This player played for the Detroit Tigers in 2020.
2025-04-08 - Tony Clark
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was drafted 2nd overall in the 1990 amateur draft.
- This player earned one All-Star selection in his career.
- This player’s major league career spanned from 1995 to 2009.
- This player hit 251 career home runs.
- This player signed with the New York Yankees on January 12, 2004.
- This player became a free agent from the Yankees on October 29, 2004.
- This player achieved a 3.4 WAR with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2005.
- This player was selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox in 2001.
- This player played for the New York Mets in 2003.
- This player was released by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2009.
2025-04-11 - Nick Johnson
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 3rd round of the 1996 amateur draft.
- This player signed with the New York Yankees on June 14, 1996.
- This player was traded to the Montreal Expos on December 16, 2003, along with Randy Choate and Juan Rivera.
- The New York Yankees acquired Javier Vázquez in the 2003 trade involving this player.
- This player retired with a career .399 on-base percentage.
- This player finished his career with a .268 batting average.
- This player recorded a 5.0 WAR during the 2006 season.
- This player recorded a career total of 2,698 at-bats.
- This player had a career OPS+ of 123.
- This player signed a free agent contract with the New York Yankees on December 18, 2009.
2025-04-13 - Bob Melvin
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player won 350 pounds of yams by hitting seven home runs in an American Legion tournament.
- The player attended Menlo-Atherton High School.
- Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham are alumni of Menlo-Atherton High School.
- The player was inducted into the Menlo-Atherton Athletic Hall of Fame in 1994.
- The player won three Manager of the Year awards.
- The player played for the New York Yankees in 1994.
- Vince Lombardi was a friend of the player’s grandfather.
- Mike McCormick won the 1967 National League Cy Young Award.
- The player drove in four runs at Yankee Stadium on August 27, 1989.
- The player hit his only home run and triple of the 1989 season on August 27, 1989.
- The player began the 1993 season with the record for most plate appearances without being hit by a pitch among active players.
2025-04-15 - John Mayberry
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round of the 1967 amateur draft with the 6th pick.
- He earned two All-Star selections during his career.
- He recorded 255 career home runs.
- He recorded 879 career RBI.
- He played for the New York Yankees in 1982.
- He was traded from the Toronto Blue Jays to the New York Yankees on May 5, 1982.
- The trade for the player involved Jeff Reynolds, Tom Dodd, and Dave Revering.
- He achieved 7.2 WAR in the 1975 season with the Kansas City Royals.
- He was released by the New York Yankees on March 24, 1983.
2025-04-17 - Ji-Man Choi
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners on July 2, 2009.
- This player was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels from the Baltimore Orioles in the 2015 Rule 5 draft.
- This player has a career OPS of .764.
- This player played for the New York Yankees in 2017.
- This player played for the New York Mets in 2024.
- This player earned 0.1 WAR while playing for the Yankees in 2017.
- This player had 1,567 career at-bats.
- This player has a career OPS+ of 112.
2025-04-18 - Dioner Navarro
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player signed as an amateur free agent with the New York Yankees on August 21, 2000.
- This player was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks on January 11, 2005, in exchange for Randy Johnson.
- Javier Vázquez and Brad Halsey were also included in the January 11, 2005, trade for Randy Johnson.
- This player is a one-time All-Star.
- This player recorded 3,207 career at-bats.
- This player recorded 802 career hits.
- This player recorded 367 career runs batted in.
- This player recorded a 2.5 WAR during the 2014 season with the Toronto Blue Jays.
2025-04-20 - David Robertson
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 17th round of the 2006 amateur draft.
- He signed his first professional contract on August 21, 2006.
- He was a member of the 2009 World Series championship team.
- He has 1,176 career strikeouts.
- He has pitched 894.1 career innings.
- His career WHIP is 1.162.
- He was traded from the Chicago White Sox to the New York Yankees on July 19, 2017.
- The 2017 trade also involved Todd Frazier and Tommy Kahnle.
- He has accumulated 179 career saves.
- He is a one-time All-Star.
2025-04-21 - Enrique Wilson
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent on April 15, 1992.
- This player was traded from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the New York Yankees on June 13, 2001.
- Dámaso Marte was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for this player on June 13, 2001.
- This player had a career total of 22 home runs.
- This player had a career batting average of .244.
- This player played for the Yankees from 2001 to 2004.
- This player had a career total WAR of -5.2.
- This player had a career OPS+ of 64.
- This player played for the Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, and Boston Red Sox during his career.
- This player’s career spanned from 1997 to 2006.
2025-04-22 - Fred Stanley
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted in the 8th round of the 1966 amateur draft by the Houston Astros.
- The player played for the Seattle Pilots.
- The player won two World Series championships.
- The player has a career batting average of .216.
- The player accumulated 1.7 WAR over a 14-season career.
- The player was traded from the San Diego Padres to the New York Yankees on October 24, 1972.
- George Pena was traded to the San Diego Padres for the player on October 24, 1972.
- The player was traded to the Oakland Athletics on November 3, 1980.
- Mike Morgan was traded to the New York Yankees for the player on November 3, 1980.
- The player earned 1.0 WAR in 1975.
- The player earned 1.3 WAR in 1976.
2025-04-25 - Ted Lilly
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted in the 23rd round of the 1996 amateur draft.
- The player was traded to the New York Yankees on March 17, 2000.
- The player was traded to the Oakland Athletics on July 5, 2002.
- Jeff Weaver was traded to the New York Yankees in the July 5, 2002, three-team trade.
- The player accumulated 130 career wins.
- The player is a two-time All-Star.
- The player appeared in 356 career games.
- The player pitched 1,982.2 career innings.
- The player recorded 1,681 career strikeouts.
2025-04-29 - Sidney Ponson
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- He signed as an amateur free agent with the Baltimore Orioles on August 17, 1993.
- He pitched for the New York Yankees in 2006 and 2008.
- He was released by the New York Yankees on August 23, 2006.
- He signed with the New York Yankees on June 19, 2008.
- He became a free agent on October 30, 2008.
- His career spanned from 1998 to 2009.
- He recorded 91 career wins.
- He pitched 1760.1 career innings.
- He played for the Baltimore Orioles from 1998 to 2005.
- He was traded to the San Francisco Giants in 2003.
- He finished his career with a 5.03 ERA.
- He recorded 1,031 career strikeouts.
- He played in 298 total games.
2025-04-30 - Gus Triandos
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player signed with the New York Yankees in 1948 for a $2,500 bonus.
- This player served in the US Army in 1951.
- This player was part of the 17-player trade between the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles on November 17, 1954.
- This player caught a 45-inch circumference mitt to help manage the knuckleball.
- This player recorded only one stolen base in 1,206 consecutive games.
- This player hit 167 home runs during his career.
- This player was a four-time All-Star selection.
2025-05-02 - Shane Spencer
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 28th round of the 1990 amateur draft.
- He won two World Series championships.
- He finished his career with a 5.0 WAR.
- He hit 59 career home runs.
- He recorded 438 hits in his career.
- He recorded 242 RBIs in his career.
- He recorded 1.1 WAR in 1998.
- He signed with the Cleveland Indians on January 14, 2003.
- He was traded to the Texas Rangers on July 18, 2003.
- He signed with the New York Mets on January 29, 2004.
- He returned to the New York Yankees on August 17, 2004.
2025-05-03 - Reid Brignac
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2004 amateur draft.
- The player played for the Tampa Bay organization from 2008 to 2012.
- The player was purchased by the New York Yankees from the Colorado Rockies on May 18, 2013.
- The player was granted free agency by the New York Yankees on June 25, 2013.
- The player achieved a 2.5 WAR in the 2010 season.
- The player recorded 886 at-bats and 194 hits over his career.
- The player played for the Tampa Bay Rays, Colorado Rockies, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Miami Marlins, and Atlanta Braves.
- The player’s major league career spanned from 2008 to 2016.
2025-05-04 - Wade Boggs
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player participated in a 33-inning game starting on April 18, 1981.
- This player was selected in the seventh round of the 1976 amateur draft.
- This player won five batting titles in his career.
- This player led all of baseball in on-base percentage for five consecutive years ending in 1989.
- He read the book The Science of Hitting by Ted Williams to improve his discipline.
- He hit .485 during a high school season after adjusting his approach at the plate.
- He played for the Boston Red Sox in 1986.
- He hit .358 over the final 96 games of the 1982 season.
2025-05-05 - Dave Winfield
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was selected by five teams in three major sports.
- He was a two-time All-Big Ten basketball selection in 1971 and 1973.
- He earned the Babe Ruth Award for the 1992 World Series.
- He is one of only five players in MLB history to record 3,000 hits and 450 home runs.
- He played for the Minnesota Gophers basketball team as part of the ‘Iron Five’.
- He was involved in an on-court brawl against Ohio State on January 25, 1972.
- George Steinbrenner paid a known gambler to discredit the player.
- The player founded the David M. Winfield Foundation, which operated for 22 years.
2025-05-06 - Kerry Wood
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was selected in the first round of the 1995 amateur draft.
- The player threw 175 pitches in a high school doubleheader two days before the 1995 draft.
- The player recorded 20 strikeouts in a single game on May 6, 1998.
- The player joined the New York Yankees in 2010 after being traded by the Cleveland Indians.
- The player served as a setup man for Mariano Rivera.
- The player hit a two-run home run in Game 7 of the 2003 National League Championship Series.
- The player retired on May 18, 2012, after striking out the only batter he faced.
- The player took a no-hitter into the seventh inning against the Milwaukee Brewers on May 25, 2001.
2025-05-10 - Stan Javier
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player wore uniform number 6 in the minor leagues.
- The player was named after Stan Musial.
- The player requested a demotion while playing for the Yankees in 1984.
- The player was a member of the 1989 World Series champion Oakland A’s.
- The player batted .500 during the 1989 postseason.
- The player switch-hit because of field conditions in the Dominican Republic.
- The player was traded to the Oakland Athletics for Rickey Henderson on December 5, 1984.
- Walt Jocketty insisted that the player be included in the trade for Rickey Henderson.
2025-05-12 - Russ Davis
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 29th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
- He played for the New York Yankees in 1994 and 1995.
- He was traded by the New York Yankees with Sterling Hitchcock to the Seattle Mariners on December 7, 1995.
- The Yankees received Tino Martinez, Jim Mecir, and Jeff Nelson in the December 1995 trade.
- He hit 84 home runs in his career.
- He recorded 276 RBI in his career.
- He had 1,980 career at-bats.
- His career OPS was .755.
- He played for the Seattle Mariners from 1996 to 1999.
- He played for the San Francisco Giants in 2000 and 2001.
- He was released by the San Francisco Giants on June 21, 2001.
2025-05-13 - Henry Cotto
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- He signed as an amateur free agent with the Chicago Cubs on June 7, 1980.
- He was traded from the Chicago Cubs to the New York Yankees on December 4, 1984.
- The trade involved Porfi Altamirano, Rich Bordi, Ron Hassey, Brian Dayett, and Ray Fontenot.
- He finished his career with 130 stolen bases.
- His career batting average was .261.
- He was traded from the New York Yankees to the Seattle Mariners on December 22, 1987.
- The 1987 trade involved Steve Trout, Lee Guetterman, Clay Parker, and Wade Taylor.
- He signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles on February 3, 1994.
2025-05-14 - Larry Milbourne
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted by the California Angels in the 1971 minor league draft.
- The player was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1972 minor league draft.
- The player was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1973 Rule 5 draft.
- The player was traded to the Yankees in November 1980 for Brad Gulden and $150,000.
- The player recorded a 1.2 WAR with the Yankees in 1981.
- The player was purchased by the Yankees from the Philadelphia Phillies in July 1983.
- The player played for the Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians, and Philadelphia Phillies.
2025-05-23 - Jerry Coleman
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The Brooklyn Dodgers offered him a $2,500 bonus to sign.
- He was a student athlete at USC.
- He hit a ‘dying swan’ double in the 1949 pennant race.
- He is the only major-league ballplayer to see combat in both World War II and the Korean Conflict.
- He flew 57 missions in a dive bomber in World War II.
- He flew 63 missions in a fighter plane in Korea.
- He was named the MVP of the 1950 World Series.
- He hit a walk-off single in Game Three of the 1950 World Series.
- He played for the New York Yankees.
- He hit a career-high 69 RBIs in the 1950 season.
2025-05-28 - John Candelaria
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was the second all-time leading rebounder at his high school behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
- The player threw a no-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 9, 1976.
- The player won the ERA title with a 2.34 ERA in 1977.
- The player signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates for $40,000.
- Roberto Clemente acted as a translator for the Pittsburgh Pirates during the signing process.
2025-06-04 - Ron Hassey
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player attended the University of Arizona.
- This player is the all-time RBI leader at the University of Arizona with 235 RBIs.
- This player was drafted in the 23rd round of the 1972 amateur draft.
- This player was drafted in the 22nd round of the 1975 June draft.
- This player is the only catcher to have caught two perfect games in major league history.
- This player’s career spanned 14 years in the major leagues.
- This player played for six different franchises.
- This player had two passed balls while catching for Phil Niekro on August 13, 1985.
- This player hit a home run in the same game he caught for Phil Niekro on August 13, 1985.
2025-06-05 - Walt Williams
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was born on December 19, 1943.
- This player was born in Brownwood, Texas.
- This player died in Abilene, Texas, on January 23, 2016.
- This player played for the Yankees from 1974 to 1976.
2025-06-10 - Johnny Damon
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player impersonated his older brother to a police officer after taking his mother’s car at age 14.
- This player won the J.G. Taylor Spink Award as the National Association Minor League Player of the Year in 1995.
- This player won a World Series title with the 2004 Boston Red Sox.
- This player won a World Series title with the 2009 New York Yankees.
- The Kansas City Royals drafted this player with the 35th pick in the first round of the 1992 draft.
- This player declined a baseball scholarship to the University of Florida to sign with the Royals for $300,000.
- This player called his 2004 Red Sox teammates ‘idiots’ to describe their carefree team culture.
- This player suffered a concussion in the 2003 ALDS after colliding with Damian Jackson.
2025-06-11 - Dick Howser
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player attended Florida State University on a $500 scholarship.
- This player hit .422 during his sophomore year at Florida State in 1956.
- This player recorded his first major-league hit against Mike Fornieles in 1961.
- This player was named team captain by manager Hank Bauer in 1961.
- This player won the World Series as a manager in 1985.
- This player suffered two cracked ribs during batting practice on April 22, 1963.
- The Kansas City Royals retired this player’s number 10 on July 3, 1987.
- A bronze statue of this player was unveiled at Kauffman Stadium on April 10, 2009.
2025-06-13 - George Scott
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was temporarily removed from a Little League team for being too good.
- In 1965, the player achieved a Triple Crown in the Double-A Eastern League.
- The player batted .319 in 1965.
- The player hit 25 home runs in 1965.
- The player recorded 94 RBIs in 1965.
- This player won eight Gold Glove awards.
- The player’s major league career lasted 14 seasons.
- The player hit a home run off Whitey Ford in 1966.
- Mickey Mantle suggested the player’s 1966 home run off Whitey Ford could be estimated at 550 feet.
2025-06-15 - Clay Bellinger
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born in Oneonta, New York, on November 18, 1968.
- The player was a member of the 2000 New York Yankees World Series championship team.
- The player was associated with the 2002 Anaheim Angels.
2025-06-17 - Aaron Hicks
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born on October 2, 1989.
- The player was born in San Pedro, California.
- The player was drafted in 2008.
- The player played as an outfielder for the New York Yankees.
2025-06-18 - Andrew Heaney
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born on June 5, 1991, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
- The player was acquired by the New York Yankees in 2021.
- The player previously competed for the Los Angeles Angels.
- The player is a left-handed pitcher.
2025-06-19 - Jim Abbott
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 36th round.
- This player attended the University of Michigan.
- This player was the first U.S. pitcher to beat the Cuban national team in Cuba in 25 years.
- This player finished third in the 1991 American League Cy Young Award voting.
- This player led the American League in ‘tough losses’ in 1991.
- This player hit a 375-foot triple against the San Francisco Giants during 1991 spring training.
- Baseball America ranked this player’s 1989 major league debut as the second most historically significant debut behind Jackie Robinson.
2025-06-20 - Eddie Lopat
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was originally a first baseman.
- This player was rejected by the New York Giants because he could not make the throw to second base.
- This player effectively possessed a repertoire of 72 different deliveries.
- This player led the American League with a 2.42 ERA in 1953.
- This player led the American League with an .800 winning percentage in 1953.
- Ted Williams ranked this player as one of the five toughest pitchers he faced.
- This player helped Whitey Ford identify a ‘tell’ in his delivery that revealed his pitch type to coaches.
2025-06-21 - George Stirnweiss
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player attended the University of North Carolina.
- The player earned letters in baseball and football at the University of North Carolina.
- The player led the American League in batting average in 1945.
- The player led the American League in hits in 1945.
- The player led the American League in triples in 1945.
- The player hit .309 in 1945.
- The player led the American League in stolen bases in 1944.
- The player led the American League in stolen bases in 1945.
- The player played for the St. Louis Browns.
- The player played for the Cleveland Indians.
- The player concluded his major league career in 1952.
2025-06-23 - Paul O’Neill
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player’s great-grandfather married Mary Clemens, a cousin to Mark Twain.
- In the 1990 NLCS, the player recorded a 1.324 OPS.
- The Cincinnati Reds won their first pennant since 1976 in the 1990 season.
- In 1992, the player batted .246 with 19 doubles, 14 home runs, and 66 RBIs.
- The Reds traded the player to the New York Yankees on November 3, 1992.
2025-06-24 - Mariano Duncan
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player committed 15 errors in 30 appearances in the Pioneer League.
- The player and his teammate hit grand slams in consecutive innings on August 23, 1985.
- The player won a World Series title with the 1990 Cincinnati Reds.
- The player won a World Series title with the 1996 New York Yankees.
- In 1990, the player batted .306 with an NL-high 11 triples.
2025-06-28 - Al Downing
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born on June 28, 1941.
- The player was born in Trenton, New Jersey.
- The player surrendered Hank Aaron’s 715th career home run in 1974.
- The player was an All-Star in 1967.
- The player had a professional career spanning 17 seasons.
2025-07-02 - Jesse Barfield
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player won a statewide drafting contest to earn a scholarship at Bradley University.
- This player was called up to the major leagues on September 3, 1981.
- This player had his jersey number stapled to his uniform for his major league debut.
- This player recorded 162 outfield assists during his 12-season career.
- This player played in the major leagues from 1981 to 1992.
- This player hit 40 home runs during the 1986 season.
- This player led the major leagues in home runs in 1986.
2025-07-05 - Daryl Boston
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.
- The player was born on January 4, 1963.
- The player was selected in the 1981 MLB Draft.
- The player appeared in over 1,000 Major League Baseball games.
- The player served as a Major League coach.
2025-07-06 - Darryl Strawberry
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player played for the rookie-level Appalachian League team in Kingsport, Tennessee, in 1980.
- This player attended Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles.
- This player played in the 1979 Los Angeles city championship game at Dodger Stadium.
- John Elway played third base and pitched for Granada Hills in the 1979 city championship game.
- A national sports magazine likened this player to Ted Williams during his senior year of high school.
- This player was selected by the New York Mets in the June 1980 draft.
- The New York Mets gave this player a $200,000 signing bonus in 1980.
2025-07-08 - Jay Buhner
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player attended McLennan Community College.
- This player hit for the cycle on June 23, 1993.
- From 1995 through 1997, this player hit 124 home runs.
- Ken Griffey Jr. hit 122 home runs from 1995 through 1997.
- Mo Vaughn hit 118 home runs from 1995 through 1997.
- Juan Gonzalez hit 116 home runs from 1995 through 1997.
- Frank Thomas hit 115 home runs from 1995 through 1997.
- The ‘Buhner Buzz Cut Night’ promotion ran from 1994 to 2001.
- In 1994, 512 fans participated in the buzz cut promotion.
- In 2001, 6,246 fans participated in the buzz cut promotion.
2025-07-09 - Jim Beattie
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was born on July 4, 1954, in Hampton, Virginia.
- This player attended Dartmouth College.
- This player earned a victory in Game 5 of the 1978 World Series by tossing a complete game.
- This player served as the General Manager for the Montreal Expos.
- This player served as the General Manager for the Baltimore Orioles.
- This player began his professional career in 1974.
2025-07-10 - Luis Sojo
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player signed his first professional contract in 1986.
- This player received a $2,000 signing bonus in 1986.
- The Yankees acquired or signed this player six times.
- The Toronto Blue Jays traded for this player in exchange for Kelly Gruber after the 1992 season.
- Kelly Gruber suffered from a degenerative disk condition in his neck.
- Derek Jeter and Bernie Williams approached Brian Cashman to reacquire this player in 2000.
- This player hit a game-winning RBI single off Al Leiter in Game Five of the 2000 World Series.
- George Steinbrenner offered this player a $1.9 million contract in 1998.
2025-07-11 - Rick Reuschel
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player attended Western Illinois University.
- In his 1970 junior year, he posted a 1.94 ERA.
- He achieved a 40-inning scoreless streak in 1970.
- The player combined with his brother for a 7-0 shutout against the Dodgers in 1975.
- He led all pitchers in WAR in 1977.
- He ranked sixth in sacrifice bunts over the 1946-2024 seasons.
- He was traded to the Yankees on June 12, 1981.
- He was sidelined for the entire 1982 season due to two rotator cuff surgeries.
2025-07-18 - Mark Wohlers
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player worked as a dishwasher at Mel’s Restaurant at age 14.
- The player contributed to a combined no-hitter on September 11, 1991.
- The player told the Braves 400 Club in January 1991 that he wanted to throw 100 miles per hour.
- In 1988, the player walked 50 batters in 59 2/3 innings for the Pulaski Braves.
- The player recorded his first major-league save on August 17, 1991.
- The player’s 1989 season with the Sumter Braves resulted in a 2-7 record and a 6.49 ERA.
2025-07-21 - Vernon Wells
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was born in Shreveport, Louisiana.
- This player was born on December 8, 1978.
- This player was drafted in the first round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft.
- This player was the fifth overall pick in the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft.
- This player joined the New York Yankees via trade in 2013.
2025-07-26 - Al Holland
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player led the nation with 143 strikeouts in 1972.
- This player finished the 1972 season with a 0.54 earned run average.
- Branch Rickey III offered the player a steak dinner if he reached the major leagues before 1978.
- The reliever was nicknamed ‘Mr. T’ by Ed Farmer in 1983.
- The player pitched the ninth inning of Steve Carlton’s 300th major league win on September 23, 1983.
2025-07-28 - Roy White
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- In 1962, the player batted .284 for the Greensboro Class A club.
- The player won the James P. Dawson Award in 1966.
- The player set an American League record with 17 sacrifice flies in 1971.
- Ralph Houk moved the player to the cleanup spot on August 13, 1968.
- The player was moved to a part-time designated hitter role during the 1974 season.
2025-07-29 - Randy Choate
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born on September 5, 1975.
- The player was born in San Antonio, Texas.
- The player was drafted in the 1996 amateur draft.
2025-07-30 - Rey Sánchez
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player graduated from Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill, California.
- This player was ranked tops in the American League in defensive WAR from 1989 to 1991.
- This player hit a 10th-inning walk-off inside-the-park home run on June 11, 2004.
- In 2003, this player and Roberto Alomar served as the starting shortstop and second baseman for the New York Mets.
- This player hit a game-winning sacrifice fly for the Chicago Cubs in May 1992.
2025-07-31 - Sam Militello
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- Sam Militello was born in Tampa, Florida on November 26, 1969.
- Sam Militello made his major league debut in 1992.
- Sam Militello won his first major league start in 1992.
2025-08-04 - Billy Sample
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was born on April 2, 1955, in Roanoke, Virginia.
- This player was part of the Yankees organization from 1974 to 1976.
2025-08-06 - Mark Leiter
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player sat out professional baseball during 1986, 1987, and 1988.
- This player worked as a corrections officer at the Ocean County Jail.
- This player won the Tony Conigliaro Award in 1994.
- The player’s son, Ryan Leiter, died on April 4, 1994.
- The player was traded from the Yankees to the Tigers for Torey Lovullo in March 1991.
- The player signed a two-year, $3.9 million deal with the Philadelphia Phillies after the 1996 season.
- The player appeared in 335 games over 11 major-league seasons between 1990 and 2001.
2025-08-10 - Andy Pettitte
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was a 22nd-round draft pick in 1990.
- The player has a career WAR of 60.2.
- No other player picked in the 22nd round in 1990 recorded a WAR above zero.
- The player threw a knuckleball under the tutelage of Hoyt Wilhelm in the Gulf Coast League.
- The player holds the all-time record for postseason wins with 19.
- The player pitched 276 2/3 innings in the postseason.
- The player’s ERA was 5.53 at the end of June 1999.
2025-08-11 - Phil Hughes
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was born in Mission Viejo, California.
- This player was selected in the first round of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft.
- This player made his Major League debut in 2007.
2025-08-12 - Kevin Maas
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born in Castro Valley, California.
- The player was a left-handed hitter.
- The player performed for the New York Yankees in the early 1990s.
- The player provided high-impact offensive performance during the 1990 season.
2025-08-19 - Bobby Richardson
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player traveled to Norfolk, Virginia, by bus with $85 in coins.
- The player won the Sport Magazine World Series MVP award in 1960.
- The player is the only person to win the World Series MVP while playing for the losing team.
- The player recorded 6 RBIs in a single World Series game in 1960.
- The player was known as one of the ‘Milkshake Twins’ alongside Tony Kubek.
- Casey Stengel managed the New York Yankees from 1949 to 1960.
2025-08-22 - Luis Tiant
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The pitcher had a 5-19 record with the Mexico City Tigers in 1959.
- Reggie Jackson called the player ‘the Fred Astaire of baseball’.
- The player led the American League with a 1.60 ERA in 1968.
- The player won the Comeback Player of the Year award in 1972.
- In 1972, the player had a 9-1 record with six shutouts and a 0.82 ERA over a 10-start stretch.
- The player was released by the Minnesota Twins on March 31, 1971.
- Luis Eleuterio Tiant was a legendary pitcher in the Cuban Leagues and American Negro Leagues.
- The player did not return to Cuba in 1961 on his father’s advice.
- The player finished the 1968 season with a 21-9 record.
- The player struck out 19 batters in 10 innings against the Twins on July 3, 1968.
2025-08-25 - Tim Raines
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted in the fifth round by the Montreal Expos in 1977.
- The player made his season debut on May 2, 1987, against the New York Mets.
- The player had 4 hits, a stolen base, and a 10th-inning grand slam in his 1987 season debut.
- The player holds an 84.7 stolen base percentage.
- The player had 7.8 percent body fat when he earned his nickname.
- The player named his second son after teammate Andre Dawson.
- The player’s brothers formed an entire infield for an all-star team during his childhood.
2025-08-26 - Ricky Bones
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born on April 7, 1969, in Salinas, Puerto Rico.
- The player made his Major League Baseball debut in 1991.
- The player appeared in 34 games for the New York Yankees during the 2001 season.
2025-08-27 - Graig Nettles
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player attended San Diego State University.
- This player played semipro baseball for the Alaska Goldpanners in Fairbanks.
- This player set the record for most double plays by a third baseman in a season with 54.
- This player set the record for most assists by a third baseman in a season with 412.
- This player recorded five assists in Game Three of the 1978 World Series.
- This player’s mother combined the names Craig and Greg to create his name.
- This player was caught using a corked bat on September 7, 1974.
- This player’s relationship with Billy Martin began in the minor leagues with the Denver Bears.
2025-08-30 - Andrew Arthur Carey
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- He was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1951.
- He made his Major League debut in 1952.
- He was a member of the 1960 American League pennant-winning New York Yankees.
- He was involved in a seven-player trade with the Kansas City Athletics following the 1960 season.
2025-08-31 - Orlando Hernández
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was a star for Industriales in the Cuban National Series.
- The player defected from Cuba by boat in 1997.
- The player was banned from his national team in 1996.
2025-09-02 - Marwin González
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player originated from Venezuela as an international amateur signee.
- The player broke up a potential no-hitter in the ninth inning of a 2017 World Series game.
- The player was a utility player for the New York Yankees.
- The player hit a solo home run in the ninth inning of a 2017 World Series game.
2025-09-03 - Lance Berkman
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was required to alternate batting sides in youth league games.
- In 1996, this player hit six home runs in a doubleheader and nine in one week.
- This player ranks 22nd all-time in career OPS.
- This player’s career OPS is higher than Willie Mays and lower than Ty Cobb.
- This player was a member of the Houston Astros ‘Killer B’s’.
- In 1997, this player led the NCAA with 41 home runs and 134 RBIs.
- This player was named the 1997 NCAA Player of the Year by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
- This player batted right-handed in the 2004 Home Run Derby.
2025-09-04 - Jim Bouton
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- In high school, the player was nicknamed ‘Warmup’ because he only pitched in practice until the final game.
- The player wore jersey number 56 for his entire career as a reminder of the hard work required to reach the major leagues.
- In 1963, the player finished with a 21-7 record and a 2.53 ERA.
- On September 13, 1963, the player threw a shutout against the Minnesota Twins.
- The player won two games during the 1964 World Series.
- The player’s 1964 season ended with a 18-13 record and a 3.02 ERA.
2025-09-06 - Bob MacDonald
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player attended Rutgers University.
- The player’s sophomore ERA at Rutgers was 7.74.
- The player’s senior ERA at Rutgers was 2.97.
- Nolan Ryan recorded his seventh career no-hitter on May 1, 1991.
- The player pitched in the game where Nolan Ryan recorded his seventh no-hitter.
- The player held left-handed hitters to a .143 batting average in 1992.
- The Toronto Blue Jays traded Tony Castillo to the Atlanta Braves for Jim Acker in August 1989.
- The player was sold to the Detroit Tigers for $20,000 at the end of 1993 spring training.
2025-09-07 - Don Mattingly
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was selected in the 19th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
- The player participated in the 1983 Pine Tar Game.
- The player played second base during the 1983 Pine Tar Game.
- The player has a career fielding percentage of .9959.
- The player won nine Gold Glove awards.
- The player won the American League batting title in 1984 with a .343 average.
- The player hit 207 hits in 1984.
2025-09-10 - Cecil Fielder
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player averaged 27 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists per game in his senior year of high school.
- This player became the first American League player in 29 years to hit 50 home runs in 1990.
- This player signed a contract with the Hanshin Tigers in 1989 for $1,000,050.
- This player was traded to the Yankees in 1996.
- This player helped the Yankees win the World Series in 1996.
- This player finished his career with 319 home runs.
- This player’s son finished his career with 319 home runs.
2025-09-15 - Roy Smalley III
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- He played collegiate baseball at the University of Southern California.
- He is the son of former major leaguer Roy Smalley Jr.
- He is the nephew of Hall of Famer Gene Mauch.
- He was the first overall pick in the secondary phase of the 1973 MLB Draft.
- He was traded from the New York Yankees to the Minnesota Twins in 1976.
2025-09-17 - Vernon Gomez
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was a member of the New York Yankees from 1974 to 1976.
- The player served as a relief pitcher for the Yankees.
- The player’s time in the major leagues with the team included the seasons 1974, 1975, and 1976.
2025-09-20 - Elliott Maddox
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- In 1969, this player and four teammates slept in their cars for three days due to housing discrimination.
- In 1974, this player was moved to center field, forcing Bobby Murcer to right field.
- The 1975 Topps baseball card discussed the controversy of the position switch between this player and Bobby Murcer.
- This player led all American League outfielders in 1971 with a 3.05 Range Factor per Nine Innings.
- This player played for the Detroit Tigers in 1970.
- This player attended the University of Michigan during the 1970 season.
- The final Washington Senators game at RFK Stadium took place in 1971.
- Bob Short owned the Washington Senators in 1971.
- Ted Williams managed the Washington Senators.
2025-09-21 - Mike Mussina
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player attended Stanford University.
- The player earned a degree in economics.
- The player was the first American League pitcher to win 10 or more games in 17 consecutive seasons.
- Cal Ripken Jr. broke Lou Gehrig’s consecutive-game record in 1995.
- The Orioles gifted Cal Ripken Jr. a 2,131-pound engraved chunk of white marble.
- A plane crash in 1996 took the lives of 16 students and 5 chaperones from Montoursville.
- The player had 21 names inscribed on his cap in 1996.
- The player hit Seattle Mariners catcher Bill Haselman with a pitch on June 6, 1993.
2025-09-26 - Gene Woodling
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player won five straight World Series with the Yankees from 1949 through 1953.
- This player led American League outfielders in fielding percentage with .996 in both 1952 and 1953.
- This player hit .385 while playing for the San Francisco Seals in 1948.
- This player was selected as the Minor League Player of the Year by The Sporting News in 1948.
- This player served at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station in 1944.
- This player was one of twelve individuals to remain with the Yankees through the entire 1949-1953 World Series run.
2025-09-27 - Bobby Shantz
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player won the American League Most Valuable Player Award in 1952.
- This player stood 5-feet-6½ tall as an adult.
- This player was signed to an A-Ball contract in November 1947.
- This player was managed by Connie Mack, who forbade him from throwing the knuckleball.
- Jimmie Dykes succeeded Connie Mack as manager in 1952.
- This player pitched 28 games for the Lincoln A’s in 1948, going 18-7 with a 2.82 ERA.
2025-09-28 - Zach Britton
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted as a starting pitcher out of high school in Texas.
- The player posted a 0.54 ERA in 2016.
- The 0.54 ERA is the lowest in a single season for any pitcher with at least 50 innings pitched in MLB history.
- The player recorded 47 saves in 2016.
- The player finished fourth in the AL Cy Young Award voting in 2016.
2026-03-06 - Paul Blackburn
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born on December 4, 1993.
- The player was born in Antioch, California.
- The player was a participant in the 2012 MLB Draft.
2026-03-11 - José Caballero
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player signed as an international amateur free agent in 2017.
2026-03-22 - Aaron Boone
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- Aaron Boone was born on March 9, 1973.
- He was born in La Mesa, California.
- He hit a walk-off home run in the 2003 American League Championship Series.
- He began serving as the New York Yankees manager in 2018.
- His father is Bob Boone.
- His brother is Bret Boone.
2026-03-27 - Joe DiMaggio
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player suffered a knee injury in 1934.
- The player hit .398 with 34 homers and 154 RBIs in 1935.
- The player recorded a 56-game hitting streak in 1941.
- The hitting streak ended in Cleveland on July 17, 1941.
- Ken Keltner was the third baseman who ended the 1941 hitting streak.
- Joe McCarthy managed the Yankees from 1931 to 1946.
- Al Gionfriddo made a spectacular catch against the player in the 1947 World Series.
- The player had a three-inch bone spur removed from his left heel on January 7, 1947.
- The player received a medical discharge from the Army Air Force in September 1945.
2026-03-30 - David Weathers
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was reprimanded by manager Eddie Dennis for saying ‘coach’ during his first professional day.
- The player debuted at Fenway Park in August 1991.
- The player served as the bullpen ace during the 1996 ALDS.
- Tino Martinez advised the player to throw a slider to Juan Gonzalez in the 1996 ALDS.
- The player replaced Mike Timlin on the Toronto Blue Jays roster in 1991.
- The player played in two regular-season games for the 1992 Toronto Blue Jays.
- The 1992 Toronto Blue Jays players voted to give the player 19 percent of a full World Series share.
- The player received a $22,800 payout as part of his 1992 World Series share.
2026-03-31 - Ken Clay
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, in 1954.
- The player was drafted in 1974.
- The player joined the New York Yankees organization in 1974.
2026-04-01 - Mike Morgan
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- Mike Morgan was born on October 8, 1959.
- Mike Morgan was born in Tulare, California.
- Mike Morgan played for 12 different major league franchises.
- Mike Morgan’s professional career lasted from 1978 to 2002.
2026-04-07 - Rickey Henderson
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was a standout in baseball, basketball, and football at Oakland Technical High School.
- In 1977, while playing for Modesto in the Class A California League, the player batted .345.
- The player recorded 104 walks in the 1977 season with Modesto.
- The player stole 95 bases during the 1977 season with Modesto.
- On May 1, 1991, the player broke the all-time career stolen base record.
- The player stole his 939th career base against the New York Yankees on May 1, 1991.
- The player was traded back to the Oakland Athletics on June 21, 1989.
2026-04-14 - Don Baylor
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was nicknamed ‘Groove’ by his teammates.
- This player holds the record for being hit by 267 pitches in the 20th century.
- This player won the American League Most Valuable Player award in 1979.
- In 1979, this player led both leagues in runs scored and RBIs.
- Frank Robinson served as a mentor and manager for this player.
- This player was a member of the Baltimore Orioles organization early in his career.
2026-04-16 - Mike Witt
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player won all 14 of his pitching decisions during his senior year at Servite High School.
- The player was chosen by California in the fourth round of the 1978 amateur draft.
- The player joined the Angels’ Opening Day roster in 1981.
- General Manager Buzzie Bavasi previously worked for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers.
- The player finished his 1981 rookie season with an 8-9 record.
- The player had an ERA of 3.28 during the 1981 season.
- The player appeared in relief in Game Three of the 1982 American League Championship Series.
- Sportswriter Peter Gammons praised the player’s curveball in 1982.
2026-04-18 - Fran Healy
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player attended Tabor Academy.
- This player signed with the Cleveland Indians for a $40,000 bonus in 1964.
- In 1974, this player appeared in 138 games behind the plate.
- In 1974, this player appeared in 138 games behind the plate, which was more than any other big-league catcher that season.
- Reggie Jackson credited this player for providing vital support during their time with the Yankees.
- In 1977, a public confrontation occurred between Reggie Jackson and Billy Martin at Fenway Park.
- In 1978, this player played only once on April 21.
- This player retired from playing in 1978 due to recurring neck problems.
- This player became a Yankees broadcaster in 1978.
2026-04-22 - Jim Leyritz
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born on December 27, 1963.
- The player was born in Lakewood, Ohio.
- The player hit a game-tying three-run home run in the eighth inning of Game 4 of the 1996 World Series.
2026-04-23 - Jackie Jensen
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player helped his college team win the inaugural College World Series in 1947.
- The player’s wife won a Bronze Medal in springboard diving at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki.
- The player wrote an article titled ‘My Ambition Is To Quit’ for the Saturday Evening Post in April 1959.
- The player joined the New York Yankees in 1950.
- The player was traded to the Washington Senators on May 3, 1952.
- The player slugged 35 home runs in the 1958 season.
- The player led the American League with 122 runs batted in during the 1958 season.
- The player won the American League Most Valuable Player award in 1958.
2026-04-24 - José Cruz
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player set a Rice University record with 10 RBIs in a game on February 9, 1995.
- The player was knocked unconscious by a foul ball at the Caribbean World Series at age five.
- The player won a Gold Glove Award with the San Francisco Giants in 2003.
- The player recorded a .994 fielding percentage in 2003.
- The player graduated from Rice University in May 2013.
- The player had a 12-year professional career in Major League Baseball.
2026-04-25 - Octavio Dotel
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional in the Dominican Republic.
- The player was born on November 25, 1973.
- The player played for 13 different major league franchises.
- The player made over 700 appearances in Major League Baseball.
2026-04-26 - Jim Wynn
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was drafted by the Houston Colt .45s in November 1962.
- This player drew 148 walks during the 1969 season.
- This player is 5-feet-9 inches tall.
- This player led the league in road home runs in 1967.
- This player led the league in road home runs in 1968.
- The nickname associated with this player was first used by John Wilson in 1967.
- The manager Harry Walker attempted to change this player’s hitting style in 1968.
2026-04-27 - Jim Mason
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- On September 1, 1970, the player started a triple play and hit an inside-the-park home run.
- On July 8, 1974, the player hit four doubles in a game against the Texas Rangers.
- The player tied a major-league record for doubles in a single game on July 8, 1974.
- The player hit a home run in his only World Series plate appearance.
- The player lost his starting shortstop position under Billy Martin in both Texas and New York.
- The player hit the only home run for the Yankees in the 1976 World Series.
2026-04-29 - John Charles Ellis
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- John Charles Ellis played for the Yankees from 1974 to 1976.
- John Charles Ellis attended McQuaid Jesuit High School.
- John Charles Ellis was a catcher.
2026-05-01 - Tim Stoddard
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player won an NCAA Division I basketball title and a World Series ring.
- In the 1972-73 ACC tournament final, he hit two free throws with 39 seconds left.
- He played for the 1973-74 North Carolina State Wolfpack.
- He won the 1974 NCAA basketball championship.
- He won Game Four of the 1979 World Series.
- He recorded an RBI single in his first major-league at-bat during the 1979 World Series.
- He played for the Baltimore Orioles in 1979.
- His playing weight for most of his big-league career was 250 pounds.
2026-05-02 - Bob Turley
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was banned from pitching in a youth league at age 12.
- The player signed with the St. Louis Browns for $200 a month in 1948.
- The player received $1.75 a day for meal money during his first professional season.
- The player won the Cy Young Award in 1958.
- The player finished second to Jackie Jensen in the 1958 MVP voting.
- The Yankees signed the player’s uncle, Ralph Turley, by mistake after finding his name in a phone book.
- The player adopted a no-windup delivery in 1956 under the guidance of pitching coach Jim Turner.
2026-05-03 - Mason Jordan Williams
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted in the 2010 draft.
- The player was drafted as an outfielder.
- The player was drafted in the fourth round.
2026-05-06 - Fritz Peterson
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player played semipro hockey during his professional career.
- The player debuted in 1966.
- The player’s lifetime ERA at the original Yankee Stadium was 2.52.
- The player recorded his 20th win during the 1970 season.
- The player earned a master’s degree in physical education in 1967.
- The player taught courses at Northern Illinois University during the offseason.
2026-05-08 - Gary Sheffield
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player led the National League in batting average in 1992.
- The player’s uncle was former New York Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden.
- The player grew up in the Belmont Heights section of Tampa, Florida.
- The player sponsored a program called Sheff’s Kitchen for underprivileged kids while playing for the Marlins.
- The player paid $100,000 for a man’s liver transplant.
2026-05-09 - Willie Randolph
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player never won a Gold Glove award.
- The player finished his career with a .979 fielding percentage.
- The player appeared in 2,202 major league games.
- The player set an All-Star Game record for most assists by a second baseman in a nine-inning game in 1977.
- The player never committed an error in a postseason game.
- The player wore number 12 while playing for the Mets.
2026-05-10 - Graeme Lloyd
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player worked as an electrician by trade.
- This player worked as a sales representative for Pony.
- This player earned a win in Game Four of the 1996 World Series.
- This player induced a double play against Fred McGriff in the 1996 World Series.
- This player was the first Australian to win a World Series ring.
- This player is 6’8” tall.
- The Yankees acquired this player in a trade in 1996.
- This player had a bone spur in his elbow and a shoulder that required a cortisone shot in 1996.
- In 1998, this player held right-handed hitters to a .182 batting average.
2026-05-17 - Marv Throneberry
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player won the American Association MVP award in 1956.
- The player hit 36 home runs for the Denver Bears in 1955.
- The player was the first person to play for both the New York Yankees and the New York Mets.
- The player was traded to the Kansas City Athletics after the 1959 season.
- The trade involving the player helped the Yankees acquire Roger Maris.
- The player hit a 450-foot pinch-hit home run against the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 21, 1962.
- The player committed 17 errors at first base in 97 games during the 1962 season.
2025-03-29 - James Edward Key
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 10th round of the 1979 amateur draft but did not sign.
- The player recorded a 7.4 WAR during the 1987 season.
- The player signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees on December 10, 1992.
- The player recorded a 6.3 WAR during the 1993 season.
- The player appeared in 470 games and 389 games started throughout his career.
- The player finished his career with 186 wins.
- The player finished his career with a 48.9 WAR.
- The player signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles on December 10, 1996.
- The player recorded a 4.6 WAR during the 1997 season.
2025-04-01 - Scott Brosius
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 20th round of the 1987 amateur draft.
- The player was traded to the Yankees on November 18, 1997, to complete a deal involving Kenny Rogers.
- The player recorded a 5.3 WAR during the 1996 season with the Oakland Athletics.
- The player recorded a 5.3 WAR during the 1998 season with the New York Yankees.
- The player was granted free agency by the New York Yankees on November 5, 2001.
2025-04-03 - Todd Greene
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- He was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 27th round of the 1989 amateur draft.
- He debuted with the California Angels in 1996.
- He signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees on April 5, 2001.
- He was released by the Toronto Blue Jays on March 28, 2001.
- He was released by the New York Yankees on March 27, 2002.
- He signed with the Texas Rangers on May 16, 2002.
- He finished his career with 1,573 at-bats.
- He hit 71 career home runs.
- He maintained a career batting average of .252.
2025-04-04 - Tony Kubek
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player participated in the 1952 Hearst Sandlot Classic.
- The player signed with the New York Yankees for a $1,500 bonus in 1954.
- The player hit two home runs in Game Three of the 1957 World Series.
- The player was named the American League Rookie of the Year in 1957.
- The player suffered a throat injury during Game Seven of the 1960 World Series.
- Ralph Houk managed the player in Denver in 1956 and in New York in the 1960s.
2025-04-07 - Iván Nova
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 2008 Rule 5 draft.
- The San Diego Padres returned the player to the New York Yankees on March 29, 2009.
- The player recorded a 3.4 WAR in 2013.
- The player recorded 963 career strikeouts.
- The player made 240 career appearances.
- The player was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 1, 2016.
- Tito Polo and Stephen Tarpley were sent to the New York Yankees to complete the trade on August 30, 2016.
- The player pitched for the Chicago White Sox in 2019.
- The player pitched for the Detroit Tigers in 2020.
2025-04-08 - Tony Clark
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was drafted by the Detroit Tigers as the 2nd pick in the 1st round of the 1990 amateur draft.
- This player signed with the Detroit Tigers on July 10, 1990.
- This player hit 251 career home runs.
- This player was released by the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 13, 2009.
- This player signed with the New York Yankees on January 12, 2004.
- This player was granted free agency by the New York Yankees on October 29, 2004.
- This player achieved a career WAR of 12.3.
- This player recorded 4,532 career at-bats.
- In 1997, this player recorded a 3.5 WAR.
- This player played for both the San Diego Padres and the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2008.
- The San Diego Padres traded this player to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Evan Scribner on July 17, 2008.
2025-04-11 - Nick Johnson
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 3rd round of the 1996 amateur draft.
- The player was traded by the New York Yankees to the Montreal Expos for Javier Vázquez on December 16, 2003.
- The player signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees on December 18, 2009.
- The player finished his career with a .399 On-Base Percentage.
- The player recorded a 5.0 WAR during the 2006 season.
2025-04-12 - Santos Alomar
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player signed as an amateur free agent with the San Diego Padres on October 21, 1983.
- He was traded from the San Diego Padres to the Cleveland Indians on December 6, 1989.
- Joe Carter was the player received by the San Diego Padres in the December 1989 trade.
- This player recorded 1236 hits during his career.
- This player hit 112 home runs during his career.
- This player logged 4530 at-bats during his career.
- He finished his career with a total WAR of 13.7.
- He played for the Cleveland Indians from 1990 through 2000.
- He achieved a WAR of 3.9 in 1997.
- He recorded a 0.0 WAR in 1988.
- His career spanned from 1988 through 2007.
2025-04-13 - Bob Melvin
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player earned 350 pounds of yams by hitting seven home runs in a minor league tournament.
- This player served as a manager and won the Manager of the Year Award in both the American and National Leagues.
- He played catch with Vince Lombardi during the coach’s final season.
- He was released by the Boston Red Sox on April 12, 1994.
- He signed with the New York Yankees on April 26, 1994.
- He was selected off waivers by the California Angels from the New York Yankees on July 22, 1994.
- He was traded by the California Angels to the Chicago White Sox on July 22, 1994.
- He formed an all-Jewish battery with José Bautista while playing for the Baltimore Orioles.
2025-04-15 - John Mayberry
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was drafted 6th overall by the Houston Astros in 1967.
- This player recorded a 7.2 WAR with the Kansas City Royals in 1975.
- This player finished his career with 255 home runs.
- This player had a career on-base percentage of .360.
- This player was traded to the New York Yankees from the Toronto Blue Jays on May 5, 1982.
- The New York Yankees released this player on March 24, 1983.
- This player was traded from the Houston Astros to the Kansas City Royals on December 2, 1971.
2025-04-17 - Ji-Man Choi
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners on July 2, 2009.
- The player was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim from the Baltimore Orioles in the 2015 Rule 5 draft.
- The player signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees on January 16, 2017.
- The player has a career OPS of .764.
- The player has 1,567 career at-bats.
- The player has an OPS+ of 112.
- The player has a career WAR of 4.8.
2025-04-18 - Dioner Navarro
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player signed with the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in August 2000.
- This player was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks on January 11, 2005.
- The trade involving this player included Javier Vázquez and Brad Halsey.
- Randy Johnson was acquired by the New York Yankees in the January 11, 2005 trade.
- This player had 3,207 career at-bats.
- This player recorded a 2.0 WAR during the 2008 season with the Tampa Bay Rays.
- This player was traded from the Chicago White Sox to the Toronto Blue Jays on August 26, 2016.
2025-04-20 - David Robertson
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 17th round of the 2006 amateur draft.
- The player was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the New York Yankees on July 19, 2017.
- Todd Frazier and Tommy Kahnle were traded alongside the player to the New York Yankees in 2017.
- The player has 881 total game appearances.
- The player has 179 career saves.
- The player has 1,176 career strikeouts.
- The player has a career ERA of 2.93.
- The player played for the Yankees from 2008 to 2014 and again from 2017 to 2018.
2025-04-22 - Fred Stanley
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- He was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 8th round of the 1966 amateur draft.
- His contract was purchased by the Seattle Pilots on September 8, 1969.
- He played for the Yankees from 1973 to 1980.
- He was traded from the San Diego Padres to the New York Yankees for George Pena on October 24, 1972.
- His career batting average is .216.
- His career OPS is .564.
- He hit 10 home runs over his professional career.
- He was traded to the Oakland Athletics on November 3, 1980, in exchange for Mike Morgan.
2025-04-25 - Ted Lilly
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted in the 23rd round of the 1996 amateur draft.
- The player joined the New York Yankees in March 2000.
- Hideki Irabu was traded to the Montreal Expos on December 22, 1999.
- The player accumulated 1,681 strikeouts in his career.
- The player pitched 1,982.2 career innings.
- The player was traded to the Oakland Athletics on July 5, 2002.
- Jeff Weaver was acquired by the New York Yankees on July 5, 2002.
- The player recorded a 5.0 WAR in 2009.
- The player recorded a 4.2 WAR in 2004.
- The player finished his career with a total WAR of 27.1.
2025-04-29 - Sidney Ponson
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player signed as an amateur free agent with the Baltimore Orioles on August 17, 1993.
- The player accumulated 91 career wins in Major League Baseball.
- The player had two separate stints with the New York Yankees in 2006 and 2008.
- The player was released by the New York Yankees on August 23, 2006.
- The player signed with the New York Yankees on July 14, 2006.
- The player signed with the New York Yankees on June 19, 2008.
- The player played for the Baltimore Orioles from 1998 through 2005.
- The player achieved a 4.5 WAR in 2003.
- The player appeared in 298 career games.
- The player made 278 career starts.
- The player struck out 1,031 batters in his career.
- The player pitched 1,760.1 career innings.
- The player was released by the Texas Rangers on June 16, 2008.
2025-04-30 - Gus Triandos
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted into the US Army in 1951.
- The player played baseball for the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas.
- Author Bill James called the player the slowest player of the 1950s.
- The player recorded one stolen base in 1,206 consecutive games.
- A 17-player trade occurred on November 17, 1954, between the Yankees and the Orioles.
- The player caught a no-hitter thrown by Hoyt Wilhelm on September 20, 1958.
- The player hit a 425-foot home run on September 20, 1958.
- The player requested a trade from the Baltimore Orioles after the 1961 season.
2025-05-02 - Shane Spencer
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was drafted by the New York Yankees on June 4, 1990.
- The player was a 28th-round draft pick in the 1990 amateur draft.
- The player recorded a WAR of 2.1 in 2001.
- The player played for the Cleveland Indians in 2003.
- The player played for the Texas Rangers in 2003.
- The player played for the New York Mets in 2004.
- The player returned to the New York Yankees in 2004.
- The player finished his career with 59 home runs.
- The player finished his career with 242 RBIs.
- The player finished his career with a .262 batting average.
2025-05-03 - Reid Brignac
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 2nd round of the 2004 amateur draft.
- The New York Yankees purchased this player from the Colorado Rockies on May 18, 2013.
- This player had 886 career at-bats.
- This player had a career batting average of .219.
- This player had a career OPS+ of 59.
- This player had a career WAR of -1.2.
- This player was sent to the Colorado Rockies by the Tampa Bay Rays on February 14, 2013.
- This player signed with the Philadelphia Phillies on November 20, 2013.
- This player signed with the Miami Marlins on November 19, 2014.
- This player signed with the Atlanta Braves on November 5, 2015.
- This player signed with the Houston Astros on December 9, 2016.
- This player signed with the Washington Nationals on January 31, 2018.
2025-05-04 - Wade Boggs
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The 33-inning professional baseball game took place in 1981.
- The 33-inning game involved the Pawtucket Red Sox and the Rochester Red Wings.
- Ted Williams wrote the book ‘The Science of Hitting’.
- The player was drafted in the 7th round of the 1976 amateur draft.
- The player signed with the Red Sox on June 10, 1976.
- The player hit .263 for Elmira in his 1976 rookie season.
- The player hit .354 while playing third base in Puerto Rico.
- The player’s mother died on June 17, 1986.
2025-05-06 - Kerry Wood
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was drafted in the first round of the 1995 amateur draft.
- The player threw 175 pitches in a high school doubleheader in 1995.
- The player struck out 20 batters in a single game on May 6, 1998.
- The player struck out the only batter he faced in his final game on May 18, 2012.
- The player pitched for the New York Yankees in 2010.
- The player hit a two-run home run in Game 7 of the 2003 NLCS.
- The player saved 34 games for the Chicago Cubs in 2008.
2025-05-10 - Stan Javier
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player taught himself to switch-hit as a teenager in the Dominican Republic.
- The player made his major-league debut in 1984.
- He requested a demotion to the minor leagues in 1984 while with the Yankees.
- The player participated in 17 major-league seasons.
- The player was the seventh second-generation major leaguer to play in a World Series.
- The player was traded to the Oakland Athletics on December 5, 1984.
- The player was involved in a 1984 trade that brought Rickey Henderson to the Yankees.
- The player set an American League record with 334 errorless chances in 1995.
- Brian Downing held the previous American League record of 330 errorless chances.
2025-05-12 - Russ Davis
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 29th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
- The player was traded to the Seattle Mariners on December 7, 1995.
- The Yankees received Tino Martinez, Jim Mecir, and Jeff Nelson in exchange for the player and Sterling Hitchcock.
- The player recorded a -0.3 WAR in the 1994 season.
- The player finished his career with 84 home runs.
- The player recorded 508 hits in his career.
- The player finished with a career batting average of .257.
- The player had 1,980 career at-bats.
- The player was released by the San Francisco Giants on June 21, 2001.
2025-05-13 - Henry Cotto
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player signed with the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent on June 7, 1980.
- The Chicago Cubs traded this player to the New York Yankees on December 4, 1984.
- The trade on December 4, 1984, involved players Brian Dayett and Ray Fontenot.
- This player played for the New York Yankees during the 1985, 1986, and 1987 seasons.
- This player was traded by the New York Yankees to the Seattle Mariners on December 22, 1987.
- The trade on December 22, 1987, involved Steve Trout, Lee Guetterman, Clay Parker, and Wade Taylor.
- This player recorded 2,178 career at-bats.
- This player finished his career with 130 stolen bases.
- This player recorded 569 career hits.
- This player had a career batting average of .261.
- This player was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Florida Marlins on June 27, 1993.
2025-05-14 - Larry Milbourne
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was selected in the 1971 minor league draft by the California Angels.
- The player was selected in the 1972 minor league draft by the St. Louis Cardinals.
- The player was selected in the 1973 Rule 5 draft by the Houston Astros.
- The player recorded a 1.2 WAR with the Yankees in 1981.
- The player played for the Yankees, Twins, and Indians in 1982.
- The player played for the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Yankees in 1983.
- The player returned to the Seattle Mariners in 1984.
- The player was released by the Seattle Mariners in 1985.
2025-05-20 - Willie Calhoun
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 17th round of the 2013 amateur draft.
- This player did not sign with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2013.
- This player was traded to the Texas Rangers for Yu Darvish on July 31, 2017.
- This player signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees on January 12, 2023.
- This player has 42 career home runs.
- This player has 293 career hits.
- This player was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 4th round of the 2015 amateur draft.
- This player finished his 2024 season with the Los Angeles Angels.
- This player has a career batting average of .241.
- This player has a career OPS of .703.
2025-05-21 - Mike Stanley
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 16th round of the 1985 amateur draft.
- This player achieved a single-season WAR of 4.8 in 1993.
- This player was traded from the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees on August 13, 1997.
- Tony Armas and Jim Mecir were involved in the August 13, 1997 trade involving this player.
- This player recorded 187 career home runs.
- This player finished his career with a .827 OPS.
- This player played for the Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, and Oakland Athletics.
- This player’s major league career spanned from 1986 to 2000.
2025-05-22 - George Medich
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 30th round of the 1970 amateur draft.
- The player debuted with the New York Yankees in 1972.
- The player was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates on December 11, 1975.
- The trade on December 11, 1975, involved Ken Brett, Dock Ellis, and Willie Randolph.
- The player achieved a 4.8 WAR in 1973.
2025-05-23 - Jerry Coleman
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was offered a $2,500 bonus by the Brooklyn Dodgers.
- This player was named the American League Rookie of the Year by the Associated Press in 1949.
- This player flew 57 combat missions in World War II.
- This player flew 63 combat missions in the Korean Conflict.
- This player was the MVP of the 1950 World Series.
- The Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1950 World Series.
- The Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox to win the 1949 American League pennant.
2025-05-24 - Ralph Houk
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player signed his first professional contract with the Yankees in 1938 for a $200 bonus.
- The player was involved in a controversial tag play involving Johnny Pesky during a 1949 game against the Boston Red Sox.
- The player won World Series titles as a manager in 1961 and 1962.
- The player earned the nickname ‘the Major’ after his military service.
- The player served as the manager of the 1981 Boston Red Sox.
- The player was a manager for both the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox.
2025-05-25 - Phil Rizzuto
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- A New York Giants coach once suggested this player should shine shoes instead of playing professional baseball.
- Joe DiMaggio intervened to let this player hit in the batting cage during his rookie season.
- This player was the American League’s Most Valuable Player in 1950.
- This player handled 238 consecutive chances at shortstop without an error.
- The player was nicknamed ‘Scooter’ by teammate Billy Hitchcock while playing in Kansas City.
- The player joined the Bassett Furnituremakers in 1937.
- The player’s professional career with the New York Yankees ended on August 25, 1956.
- The player spent thirteen years with the New York Yankees.
2025-05-26 - Whitey Ford
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was fined five dollars by Lefty Gomez for missing curfew in 1947.
- The player holds the record for the most World Series wins with 10.
- The player holds the record for 33 2/3 consecutive scoreless World Series innings.
- The nickname ‘Whitey’ was popularized by Lefty Gomez in 1947.
- The player became ill with amoebic dysentery after playing winter ball in Mexico.
- The player weighed 130 pounds after recovering from his illness in 1949.
- The player stands 5’10” tall.
- The player debuted with the Yankees in 1950.
2025-05-27 - Mike Heath
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft.
- On November 10, 1978, the player was traded to the Texas Rangers with Sparky Lyle, Larry McCall, Dave Rajsich, and Domingo Ramos.
- The 1978 trade brought Dave Righetti to the New York Yankees.
- The player finished his career with 1,061 hits.
- The player recorded 469 career RBIs.
- The player achieved a career WAR of 13.4.
- The player played for the Oakland Athletics between 1979 and 1985.
- The player played for the Detroit Tigers between 1986 and 1990.
2025-05-28 - John Candelaria
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- The player threw a no-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 9, 1976.
- The player won 20 games during the 1977 season.
- The player led the major leagues with a 2.34 ERA in 1977.
- The player suffered an arm injury in 1981.
- The player was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the California Angels on August 2, 1985.
- The player signed with the New York Yankees on January 15, 1988.
2025-06-03 - CC Sabathia
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was selected 20th overall in the 1998 amateur draft.
- The player joined the New York Yankees on December 20, 2008.
- The player was traded from the Cleveland Indians to the Milwaukee Brewers on July 7, 2008.
- Michael Brantley was sent to the Cleveland Indians on October 3, 2008, to complete the trade.
- The player recorded 3,093 career strikeouts.
- The player pitched 3,577.1 career innings.
- The player recorded a 6.4 WAR in 2011.
- The player recorded a -0.6 WAR in 2014.
2025-06-04 - Ron Hassey
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player holds the University of Arizona all-time record of 235 RBIs.
- The player is the only catcher in MLB history to catch two perfect games.
- The player caught Len Barker’s perfect game on May 15, 1981.
- The player caught Dennis Martínez’s perfect game on July 28, 1991.
- The player was traded between the Yankees and the White Sox three times in less than a year starting in December 1985.
- The player caught for Phil Niekro during the 1985 season.
- The player played for six different major league franchises.
2025-06-05 - Walt Williams
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player signed with the Houston Colt .45s as an amateur free agent before the 1963 season.
- The player recorded a 1.6 WAR during the 1969 season with the Chicago White Sox.
- The player accumulated 640 career hits.
- The player accumulated 33 career home runs.
- The player finished his career with a .270 batting average.
- The player was involved in a three-team trade on March 19, 1974.
- The player played for the New York Yankees in 1974 and 1975.
- The player was released by the New York Yankees on January 27, 1976.
- The player’s professional career spanned from 1964 to 1975.
2025-06-10 - Johnny Damon
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born in Kansas in 1973.
- The player’s older brother was born in Bangkok in 1971.
- The player won the J.G. Taylor Spink Award in 1995.
- The player led the American League in runs and stolen bases in 2000.
- The player suffered a concussion during the 2003 ALDS after colliding with Damian Jackson.
- The Red Sox won a championship in 2004, ending an 86-year drought.
2025-06-11 - Dick Howser
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The scholarship award mentioned was valued at $500.
- The player served as the New York Yankees third-base coach from 1969 to 1978.
- The Kansas City Royals won the World Series in 1985.
- The player was born on May 14, 1936.
- The player was 5-foot-7 and weighed 150 pounds as an adult.
- The Kansas City Royals retired the player’s number 10 on July 3, 1987.
- A statue of the player was unveiled at Kauffman Stadium on April 10, 2009.
2025-06-12 - Don Slaught
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was drafted in the 20th round by the Milwaukee Brewers in 1979.
- This player did not sign with the Milwaukee Brewers after the 1979 draft.
- This player was part of a four-team trade on January 18, 1985.
- The 1985 trade involved the Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, and New York Mets.
- This player played for the New York Yankees in 1988 and 1989.
- This player had a 1.8 WAR in 1988.
- This player had a 1.8 WAR in 1989.
- This player was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates on December 4, 1989.
- Jeff Robinson and Willie Smith were traded to the Yankees in exchange for this player.
- This player finished his career with a .283 batting average.
- This player finished his career with 1,151 hits.
- This player had a 2.6 WAR in 1992.
- This player played his final major league season in 1997.
2025-06-13 - George Scott
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was temporarily removed from his Little League team due to his size and performance.
- This player hit a home run off Whitey Ford in New York on April 26, 1966.
- Mickey Mantle estimated the distance of that home run as 550 feet.
- This player won eight Gold Glove Awards during his career.
- This player signed as an amateur free agent on May 28, 1962.
- This player began his professional career with the Class-D Olean club in 1962.
- Billy Herman threatened to bench this player on July 19, 1966.
- This player played for the New York Yankees in 1979.
2025-06-15 - Clay Bellinger
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the 1989 amateur draft.
- The player has a career batting average of .193.
- The player was a member of the New York Yankees.
- The player was released by the New York Yankees on January 17, 2002.
- The player signed with the Anaheim Angels on February 7, 2002.
- The player has a career OPS of .621.
- The player hit 12 career home runs.
- The player signed with the Baltimore Orioles on November 22, 1995.
- The player signed with the San Francisco Giants on March 18, 2003.
- The player signed with the Baltimore Orioles on February 5, 2004.
2025-06-16 - Austin Romine
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the 2007 amateur draft.
- This player signed his first contract with the New York Yankees on August 14, 2007.
- This player recorded a 1.4 WAR during the 2018 season.
- This player was granted free agency on October 31, 2019.
- This player signed as a free agent with the Detroit Tigers on December 13, 2019.
- This player signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs on January 22, 2021.
- This player played for three teams during the 2022 season.
- This player was released by the Cincinnati Reds on March 18, 2023.
2025-06-17 - Aaron Hicks
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round of the 2008 amateur draft.
- He was the 14th pick in the 2008 amateur draft.
- He was traded to the New York Yankees on November 11, 2015.
- John Ryan Murphy was traded to the Minnesota Twins on November 11, 2015.
- This player had a WAR of 4.3 in 2018.
- This player was released by the New York Yankees on May 26, 2023.
- He signed with the Baltimore Orioles on May 30, 2023.
- He has 109 career home runs.
- He has 392 career RBIs.
- He has 3,135 career at-bats.
- He has a career WAR of 13.2.
2025-06-18 - Andrew Heaney
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 24th round of the 2009 amateur draft but did not sign.
- The player was selected in the 1st round of the 2012 amateur draft by the Miami Marlins.
- On December 11, 2014, the player was traded from the Marlins to the Dodgers.
- On December 11, 2014, the player was traded from the Dodgers to the Angels.
- The player has 230 career appearances.
- The player has 1,156 career strikeouts.
- The player has 1,136.2 career innings pitched.
- The player was traded to the Yankees on July 30, 2021.
- The Yankees traded Janson Junk and Elvis Peguero to the Angels in exchange for the player on July 30, 2021.
- The player signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates on February 22, 2025.
- The player signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 1, 2025.
2025-06-19 - Jim Abbott
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 36th round of the 1985 amateur draft.
- This player refused a $50,000 bonus offer from the Toronto Blue Jays.
- In 1991, this player recorded 18 wins and 11 losses.
- In 1991, this player maintained a 2.89 earned run average.
- This player led the American League in ‘tough losses’ with eight in 1991.
- In 1989, this player won 12 games during his rookie season.
- This player hit a 375-foot triple during a 1991 spring training game against the San Francisco Giants.
2025-06-20 - Eddie Lopat
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The New York Giants rejected the player after a tryout because he could not make the throw to second base.
- The player claimed a pitcher could have 72 different pitches by varying four pitches by speed, arm motion, and release angle.
- The player led the league with a 2.42 ERA in 1953.
- The player had a .800 winning percentage in 1953.
- The Yankees acquired the player from the Chicago White Sox on February 24, 1948.
- The trade for the player involved Aaron Robinson, Bill Wight, and Fred Bradley.
- The player was traded to the Baltimore Orioles on July 30, 1955.
- The player died on June 15, 1992.
2025-06-21 - George Stirnweiss
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent before the 1940 season.
- The player was traded by the New York Yankees on June 15, 1950, to the St. Louis Browns.
- The trade on June 15, 1950, involved Jim Delsing, Don Johnson, Duane Pillette, and $50,000.
- The player recorded a WAR of 8.6 in 1944.
- The player recorded a WAR of 8.8 in 1945.
- The player recorded a career WAR of 27.5.
- The player recorded 989 career hits.
- The player recorded 134 career stolen bases.
- The player recorded a career on-base percentage of .362.
- The player joined the Cleveland Indians in 1951.
- The player played for the Cleveland Indians until 1952.
2025-06-27 - Greg Cadaret
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- He was drafted in the 11th round of the 1983 amateur draft by the Oakland Athletics.
- He was traded to the New York Yankees on June 21, 1989.
- The 1989 trade included Eric Plunk, Luis Polonia, and Rickey Henderson.
- He recorded a 2.2 WAR in 1991.
- His career total WAR is 6.6.
- He played for the Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Toronto Blue Jays, and Detroit Tigers after leaving the Yankees.
- He signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers on January 12, 1999.
2025-06-28 - Al Downing
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent before the 1961 season.
- The player was traded by the New York Yankees to the Oakland Athletics on December 5, 1969.
- The player was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Milwaukee Brewers on June 11, 1970.
- The player was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Los Angeles Dodgers on February 10, 1971.
- The player achieved a 4.5 WAR in the 1967 season.
- The player finished his career with 405 games played.
- The player pitched 2,268.1 innings in his career.
- The player recorded 1,639 strikeouts in his career.
- The player had a career ERA of 3.22.
2025-06-30 - Roger Clemens
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted by the New York Mets in the 12th round in 1981.
- The player attended San Jacinto Junior College.
- The player won a record seven Cy Young Awards.
- The player recorded 354 career victories.
- The player recorded 4,672 career strikeouts.
- The Mitchell Report was released on December 13, 2007.
- The player’s final major league start occurred on October 7, 2007.
- The player pitched 2 1/3 innings in his final major league game.
- In 2014, the player was named on 35.4 percent of Hall of Fame ballots.
2025-07-03 - Lyle Overbay
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted in the 18th round of the 1999 amateur draft.
- The player signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks on June 8, 1999.
- The player was released by the Boston Red Sox on March 26, 2013.
- The player signed with the New York Yankees on March 26, 2013.
- The player had 5,102 at-bats in his career.
- The player had 1,355 career hits.
- The player had 151 career home runs.
- The player finished his career with a .266 batting average.
- The player achieved a 3.3 WAR in 2006 while playing for the Toronto Blue Jays.
- The player drove in 675 career runs.
2025-07-05 - Daryl Boston
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted 7th overall in the 1981 amateur draft by the Chicago White Sox.
- The player played for the Chicago White Sox, New York Mets, Colorado Rockies, and New York Yankees.
- The player moved from the Chicago White Sox to the New York Mets in 1990.
- The player played for the New York Yankees in 1994.
- The player accumulated 83 career home runs.
- The player accumulated 98 career stolen bases.
- The player signed with the New York Yankees on January 13, 1994.
- The player became a free agent on October 21, 1994.
- The player had a 1.5 WAR in 1990.
- The player had 655 career hits.
- The player had 278 career RBIs.
- The player had a lifetime batting average of .249.
2025-07-08 - Jay Buhner
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player attended McLennan Community College.
- The trade involving the player was referenced in the television show Seinfeld.
- The player hit 124 home runs from 1995 through 1997.
- Ken Griffey Jr. hit 122 home runs from 1995 through 1997.
- The player attended Clear Creek High School.
- The player’s nickname was ‘Bone’.
- The Mariners hosted ‘Buhner Buzz Cut Night’ from 1994 to 2001.
- In 1994, 512 fans participated in the first Buzz Cut Night.
- In 2001, 6,246 fans participated in the final Buzz Cut Night.
- The player hit 19 home runs at Yankee Stadium in his career.
- The player hit a 479-foot home run at Yankee Stadium on July 25, 1991.
2025-07-09 - Jim Beattie
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was born on July 4, 1954.
- This player was born in Hampton, Virginia.
- This player pitched for the New York Yankees in the late 1970s.
- This player made his major league debut in 1978.
2025-07-10 - Luis Sojo
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player received a $2,000 signing bonus in 1986.
- The player helped the Mariners win the AL West title in 1995.
- The player secured a $1.9 million contract with the Yankees in 1998.
- Derek Jeter and Bernie Williams approached Brian Cashman to reacquire the player in 2000.
- The player hit a game-winning RBI single off Al Leiter in Game Five of the 2000 World Series.
- The player signed with the Yankees five separate times throughout his career.
2025-07-11 - Rick Reuschel
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player attended Western Illinois University.
- He posted a 1.94 ERA at Western Illinois University.
- He had a 40-inning scoreless streak in 1970.
- This player and his brother combined for a shutout on August 21, 1975.
- This player led all MLB pitchers with a 9.5 WAR in 1977.
- He was traded to the Yankees on June 12, 1981.
- The player did not pitch in the 1981 ALCS.
2025-07-20 - Clete Boyer
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player signed a professional baseball contract for a $35,000 bonus on May 30, 1955.
- The 1964 World Series was a seven-game contest between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Yankees.
- This player and his brother Ken both homered in Game Seven of the 1964 World Series.
- This player led the American League in assists with 353 in 1961.
- This player led the American League in assists with 396 in 1962.
- This player was removed for pinch-hitter Dale Long during Game One of the 1960 World Series.
2025-07-22 - Brandon Drury
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born on August 21, 1992.
- The player was born in Grants Pass, Oregon.
- The player was a member of the Yankees organization in 2018.
2025-07-23 - Dale Murray
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born on February 2, 1950.
- The player was born in Cuero, Texas.
- The player pitched for the New York Yankees from 1974 to 1976.
2025-07-26 - Al Holland
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player led the nation in strikeouts with 143 during the 1972 baseball season.
- The player finished the 1972 season with a 0.54 earned run average.
- The player attended North Carolina A&T State University.
- The player made his major league debut on September 5, 1977.
- The player was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 30th round of the June 1974 draft.
- The player was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the fourth round of the January 1975 draft.
- The player signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates in the summer of 1975.
- The player helped close out Steve Carlton’s 300th major league win on September 23, 1983.
2025-07-28 - Roy White
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- In 1962, this player batted .210 before finishing the season with a .284 average.
- In 1971, this player set an American League record for sacrifice flies with 17.
- On August 13, 1968, manager Ralph Houk moved this player into the cleanup spot.
- This player was born on December 27, 1943, in Compton, California.
2025-07-29 - Randy Choate
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born in San Antonio, Texas.
- The player held a professional career spanning over 15 years.
- The player debuted in Major League Baseball in the year 2000.
- The player served as a situational left-handed relief specialist.
2025-07-30 - Rey Sánchez
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player attended Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill, California.
- The player was involved in an accusation of receiving a haircut in the Mets clubhouse during the April 30, 2003 game.
- The player led the American League in defensive WAR from 1989 to 1991.
- The player hit a 10th-inning bases-loaded sacrifice fly to win a game in early May 1992.
- The player hit a walk-off inside-the-park home run on June 11, 2004.
- The player was part of a middle-infield duo with Roberto Alomar for the Mets in 2003.
2025-08-03 - Jorge Posada
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player leveled a backyard field in two weeks at age 12.
- He was the first Yankee to hit grand slams in consecutive games since Bill Dickey in 1937.
- The player’s feat of hitting grand slams in consecutive games occurred in June 2010.
- He is one of five major-league catchers with 1,500 hits, 350 doubles, 275 homers, and 1,000 RBIs.
- He hit 30 home runs in 2003.
- Yogi Berra was the only other Yankee catcher to hit 30 home runs in a season as of 2003.
- The player asked to be removed from the lineup on May 14, 2011, after being moved to the ninth batting spot.
2025-08-04 - Billy Sample
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- William Amos Sample was born on April 2, 1955.
- William Amos Sample was born in Roanoke, Virginia.
- The player was part of the New York Yankees organization from 1974 to 1976.
2025-08-09 - Bob Watson
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player slept on a wooden bench in a Black-owned funeral parlor in Salisbury, North Carolina, due to racial segregation.
- The player scored the 1 millionth run in Major League Baseball history on May 4, 1975.
- The player’s nickname is ‘Bull’.
- The player hit .312 during the 1972 Major League Baseball season.
- The player hit .312 during the 1973 Major League Baseball season.
- The player received 70 stitches after crashing into a wall in Cincinnati in 1974.
- The player attended Fremont High School.
- Phil Pote was the head coach of the player’s high school baseball team.
2025-08-10 - Andy Pettitte
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was a 22nd-round draft pick in 1990.
- The player has a career WAR of 60.2 as the 594th pick in the draft.
- The player holds the record for 19 postseason wins.
- The player threw 276 2/3 innings in the postseason.
- The player signed his first professional contract for $80,000.
- The player won 12 games as a rookie in 1995.
- The player was nearly traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in 1999.
2025-08-11 - Phil Hughes
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was born in Mission Viejo, California.
- This player was selected in the 2004 amateur draft.
- This player made his major league debut in 2007.
- This player was a member of the 2009 World Series championship team.
2025-08-12 - Kevin Maas
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born in Castro Valley, California.
- The player reached 10 home runs in 72 at-bats during his rookie season.
- The player set a record for the fastest reaching of 10 home runs in Major League history at the time of his streak.
2025-08-15 - Lindy McDaniel
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player attended Abilene Christian College.
- The player was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals for $50,000 as a bonus baby.
- The player was the first reliever to receive a Cy Young Award vote.
- The player reached 907 career appearances on September 23, 1973.
- The player pitched in both games of a doubleheader against the Cubs on May 10, 1959.
- The player and his younger brother Von pitched for the Cardinals in 1957.
- The player and Sparky Lyle were teammates on the New York Yankees.
2025-08-19 - Bobby Richardson
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player traveled to Norfolk for his first minor league assignment with $85 in coins.
- The player won the Sport Magazine World Series MVP award.
- The player holds the major-league record for most RBIs in a single World Series game with six.
- The player is the only player from a losing team to win the World Series MVP award.
- The player hit .300 in the 1959 season.
- The player and Tony Kubek were known as the Milkshake Twins.
- The player made his major league debut on August 5, 1955.
2025-08-20 - Phil Linz
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born on June 4, 1939.
- The player was born in Baltimore, Maryland.
- The player died on December 9, 2020.
- The player died in Leesburg, Virginia.
- The harmonica incident occurred in 1964.
- The manager involved in the harmonica incident was Yogi Berra.
- The fine issued during the 1964 incident was $250.
2025-08-22 - Luis Tiant
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player pitched for the Mexico City Tigers in 1959.
- This player finished the 1959 season with a 5-19 record and a 5.92 ERA.
- This player set a Pacific Coast League record with a .938 winning percentage in 1964.
- This player finished the 1964 season with a 15-1 record for the Portland Beavers.
- This player led the American League with a 1.60 ERA in 1968.
- This player led the American League with nine shutouts in 1968.
- This player did not return to Cuba in 1961 due to government travel bans.
- The Minnesota Twins released this player on March 31, 1971.
- This player won the Comeback Player of the Year award in 1972.
- This player recorded a 1.91 ERA in 1972.
- This player threw a one-hit, 11-strikeout game against the Yankees in 1968.
2025-08-25 - Tim Raines
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player holds the record for the best stolen base percentage of 84.7 percent among players with 400-plus steals since 1951.
- The player’s second son was named Andre after his mentor and teammate, Andre Dawson.
- The player’s son Andre was nicknamed ‘Little Hawk’ in honor of Andre Dawson’s ‘Hawk’ nickname.
- The player returned to the Montreal Expos on May 2, 1987.
- In his first game back on May 2, 1987, the player went 4-for-5 with a triple and a 10th-inning grand slam.
- The player earned the nickname ‘Rock’ because he had only 7.8 percent body fat.
2025-08-27 - Graig Nettles
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player played basketball and baseball at San Diego State University.
- This player played semipro ball for the Alaska Goldpanners.
- This player set the record for most double plays by a third baseman in a season with 54 in 1971.
- This player set the record for most assists by a third baseman in a season with 412 in 1971.
- Both the 1971 double play and assist records were intact in 2011.
- This player recorded five assists in Game Three of the 1978 World Series.
- This player played for the Denver Bears under manager Billy Martin.
- This player was caught using a corked bat on September 7, 1974.
2025-08-30 - Andrew Arthur Carey
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was signed as an amateur free agent by the Kansas City Athletics in 1952.
- The player joined the New York Yankees in 1962.
2025-09-02 - Marwin González
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was signed as an amateur free agent from Venezuela in 2005.
- This player was a member of the 2017 Houston Astros.
- This player hit a game-tying home run in the ninth inning of Game 2 of the 2017 World Series.
- This player made his major league debut in 2012.
2025-09-06 - Bob MacDonald
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player pitched for Rutgers University for three seasons.
- The player’s senior season ERA at Rutgers was 2.97.
- The player’s sophomore season ERA at Rutgers was 7.74.
- The player was on the Toronto Blue Jays roster on May 1, 1991.
- Nolan Ryan threw his seventh career no-hitter on May 1, 1991.
- The player was sold to the Detroit Tigers for $20,000 in 1993.
2025-09-07 - Don Mattingly
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was selected by the New York Yankees in the 19th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
- The player participated in the ‘Pine Tar Game’ on August 18, 1983.
- The player played one-third of an inning at second base during the ‘Pine Tar Game’.
- The player has a career fielding percentage of .9959.
- The player won nine Gold Glove awards.
- The player won the 1984 American League batting title with a .343 average.
- Dave Winfield finished second in the 1984 American League batting race with a .340 average.
2025-09-10 - Cecil Fielder
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- In 1983, a minor league team hosted a ‘Get [This Player] Out Night’ where fans received free beer if the player failed to reach base.
- The player reached the 50 home run milestone in 1990 at the original Yankee Stadium.
- The player was the first American League hitter to reach 50 home runs in a season since 1961.
- The player led the major leagues in RBIs for three consecutive seasons during the 20th century.
- As a 13-year-old, the player was 6-foot-1 and 175 pounds.
- In 1989, the player signed with the Hanshin Tigers for a salary of $1,000,050.
- The player hit his first ‘home run’ at age three.
2025-09-15 - Roy Smalley III
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- Roy Smalley III was born in Los Angeles on October 25, 1952.
- Roy Smalley III played for the New York Yankees from 1974 to 1976.
- Roy Smalley III was traded from the New York Yankees to the Minnesota Twins in 1976.
2025-09-16 - Ron Davis
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- Ron Davis was born on October 21, 1941.
- Ron Davis was born in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina.
- Ron Davis played for the New York Yankees from 1974 to 1976.
- Ron Davis died on September 5, 1992.
- Ron Davis died in Houston, Texas.
2025-09-17 - Vernon Gomez
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player joined the New York organization in 1974.
- The player served as a relief pitcher for the team from 1974 to 1976.
- The player’s tenure with the team concluded in 1976.
2025-09-19 - Paul Blair
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The Dodgers rejected this player at age 17.
- This player recorded more than 400 putouts as a center fielder in 1969.
- This player won eight Gold Glove Awards.
- This player made a leaping catch to preserve a 1-0 win in the 1966 World Series.
- The player’s batting average was .233 in 1972.
- The player hit .522 over a dozen games after undergoing hypnosis therapy.
- The nickname ‘Motormouth’ was inspired by manager Harry Dunlop in 1963.
- The Orioles traded this player to the New York Yankees on January 20, 1977.
- Elliott Maddox and Rick Bladt were traded to the Orioles for this player.
2025-09-21 - Mike Mussina
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player attended Stanford University.
- The player helped create a 2,131-pound marble gift for Cal Ripken Jr. in 1995.
- The player was the first American League pitcher to win 10 or more games in 17 consecutive seasons.
- A plane crash in 1996 killed 16 students and 5 chaperones from the player’s hometown of Montoursville.
- The player took a perfect game into the ninth inning against the Cleveland Indians on May 30, 1997.
2025-09-23 - Nick Swisher
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born on November 25, 1980.
- The player was born in Columbus, Ohio.
- The player was a key contributor to the 2009 championship team.
2025-09-26 - Gene Woodling
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player broke his ankle sliding into home plate in 1942.
- The player played for the Class A Wilkes-Barre Barons in 1942.
- The player played for the San Francisco Seals in 1948.
- Lefty O’Doul managed the San Francisco Seals in 1948.
- The player batted .318 in the five World Series from 1949 through 1953.
- The player recorded 27 postseason hits for the Yankees from 1949 through 1953.
- The player served in the Navy during World War II.
- The player played for the Great Lakes Naval Training Station team in 1944.
- Mickey Cochrane managed the Great Lakes Naval Training Station baseball team.
- The player served on Saipan during World War II.
- Casey Stengel managed the New York Yankees from 1949 through 1953.
2025-09-28 - Zach Britton
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was a third-round selection in the 2006 amateur draft.
- He attended Weatherford College.
- He was an All-Star in 2015.
- He was an All-Star in 2016.
- He recorded a 0.54 ERA during the 2016 season.
- He pitched 67 innings during the 2016 season.
- He played for the Baltimore Orioles.
- He played for the New York Yankees.
2026-03-22 - Aaron Boone
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- Aaron Boone was born on March 9, 1973.
- Aaron Boone was born in La Mesa, California.
- Aaron Boone hit a walk-off home run in the 2003 American League Championship Series.
- Aaron Boone is a former Major League Baseball player.
- Aaron Boone is a former manager of the New York Yankees.
2026-03-27 - Joe DiMaggio
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player signed a professional contract for $225 a month in 1933.
- The player hit 29 home runs and drove in 125 runs in 1936.
- The player won the American League MVP award in 1939, 1941, and 1947.
- The player set a record by hitting in 56 consecutive games in 1941.
- The player struck out only 13 times in the 1941 season.
- The player missed the first 65 games of the 1949 season due to a bone spur.
- The player was a member of teams that won nine World Series titles between 1936 and 1951.
- Al Gionfriddo made a famous catch against the player in Game Six of the 1947 World Series.
2026-03-30 - David Weathers
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was born on September 25, 1969, in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee.
- He played for the 1996 World Series champion New York Yankees.
- He retired after the 2009 season with 964 pitching appearances.
- Toronto drafted this player in the third round of the 1988 June amateur draft.
- He made his major-league debut against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.
- In the 1996 ALDS against Texas, he led all relievers on both teams with five shutout innings.
- He earned a $22,800 share of the 1992 World Series title.
- He was a member of the 1992 Toronto Blue Jays championship team.
2026-04-08 - José Canseco
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was selected as a 15th-round draft choice by the Oakland A’s in 1982.
- This player batted .263 in 28 games for Idaho Falls in 1982.
- This player recorded a 40-homer, 40-stolen-base season in 1988.
- This player won the American League Rookie of the Year Award in 1986.
- This player won the American League Most Valuable Player Award in 1988.
- This player claimed to have introduced steroids into the big leagues in 1985.
- This player’s mother died in 1984 from complications due to diabetes and hepatitis.
- This player and Mark McGwire were known as the ‘Bash Brothers’ during their time with the Oakland A’s.
- This player received 1.1 percent of the Hall of Fame vote in 2007.
- This player finished his career with 462 home runs.
- This player finished his career with 1,407 runs batted in.
2026-04-13 - Reggie Jackson
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player attended Arizona State University on a football scholarship.
- The player could run a 60-yard dash in 6.3 seconds.
- The player was a member of the Birmingham A’s in 1967.
- The player won the MVP award in 1973.
- The player hit 32 home runs and recorded 117 RBIs in 1973.
- The player was a unanimous selection for the 1973 league MVP award.
2026-04-14 - Don Baylor
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player earned the nickname ‘Groove’ from teammates while with the Baltimore Orioles.
- The player retired as the modern record-holder with 267 hit-by-pitches.
- The player led the American League in hit-by-pitches eight times.
- The player won the American League Most Valuable Player award in 1979.
- In 1979, the player led both leagues in runs scored and RBIs.
- The player was traded from the Baltimore Orioles to the Oakland Athletics for Reggie Jackson in 1976.
2026-04-16 - Mike Witt
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player won all 14 of his decisions during his senior year at Servite High School in 1978.
- Servite High School won the 1978 CIF Southern Section 4-A baseball championship with a 6-1 victory.
- This player joined the Angels’ Opening Day roster in 1981.
- Buzzie Bavasi served as a general manager for the Angels.
- In 1981, this player recorded a 3-0 record and a 1.44 ERA over 25 innings during spring training.
- Peter Gammons was a sportswriter who praised this player’s curveball in the American League.
2026-04-18 - Fran Healy
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player was in the Cleveland farm system from 1965 through 1968.
- This player was the 28th choice in the expansion draft by the Kansas City Royals.
- In 1974, this player appeared in 138 games as a catcher.
- This player transitioned to the broadcast booth in 1978.
- This player advised Reggie Jackson to leave the clubhouse during a conflict with Billy Martin in 1977.
- This player developed the ‘yips’ during 1970 spring training.
- This player spent time in the minor leagues in Omaha in 1970.
2026-04-22 - Jim Leyritz
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born in Lakewood, Ohio.
- The player was born on December 27, 1963.
- The player hit a game-tying three-run home run in Game 4 of the 1996 World Series.
2026-04-24 - José Cruz
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player set a school record with 10 RBIs in a game against Southwest Texas State on February 9, 1995.
- This player committed a pivotal fielding error in the 11th inning of the 2003 Division Series against the Florida Marlins.
- This player attended Rice University from 1992 to 1995.
- This player graduated from Rice University in May 2013.
- This player hit .353 with a .476 on-base percentage in five games during the 2006 World Baseball Classic.
- This player was five years old when he was hit by a foul ball during the Caribbean World Series.
2026-04-25 - Octavio Dotel
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was born on November 25, 1973.
- The player was born in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, in the Dominican Republic.
- The player played for 13 different Major League Baseball franchises during his career.
2026-04-26 - Jim Wynn
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted by the Houston Colt .45s in November 1962.
- The player drew 148 walks during the 1969 season.
- The player achieved a .436 on-base percentage in 1969.
- The player hit three home runs in the Astrodome on June 15, 1967.
- The player stood 5-feet-9 tall.
- The player’s father coached him in Little League and helped him develop his hitting style.
- Harry Walker was a manager who criticized the player’s free-swinging style.
2026-04-27 - Jim Mason
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- In 1970, the player hit an inside-the-park home run and started a triple play in the same game.
- The player hit four doubles in a single game on July 8, 1974.
- The player hit a home run in his first World Series at-bat in 1976.
- The player’s 1976 home run came off pitcher Pat Zachry.
- The player felt his personality did not click with manager Billy Martin.
- The player recorded a batting average of .152 during the 1975 season.
2026-04-29 - John Charles Ellis
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was a catcher who transitioned to relief pitching.
- The player was a member of the New York Yankees from 1974 to 1976.
- The player began his professional career in the Cleveland organization.
2026-05-01 - Tim Stoddard
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player won an NCAA Division I basketball championship in 1974.
- This player is the only person to hold both an NCAA Division I basketball title and a World Series ring.
- This player set an Orioles club record with 26 saves in 1980.
- This player recorded an RBI single in his first big-league at-bat during the 1979 World Series.
- This player’s preferred playing weight during his major league career was 250 pounds.
2026-05-03 - Mason Jordan Williams
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was drafted by the New York Yankees in the fourth round of the 2010 MLB Draft.
- The player made his Major League Baseball debut in 2015.
- The player recorded his first career MLB hit as a home run in 2015.
2026-05-08 - Gary Sheffield
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was expelled from his Little League team for chasing his coach with a bat.
- The player recorded 509 home runs over his 22-year major-league career.
- The player grew up with his uncle, Dwight Gooden.
- The player donated $200 for every home run to the Florida RBI program.
- The player paid $100,000 for a man’s liver transplant.
- The player felt racial bias influenced his treatment by the Milwaukee Brewers.
- The player was misdiagnosed by the Brewers after suffering a broken bone in his foot in 1989.
2026-05-09 - Willie Randolph
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player played for the Thetford Mines Pirates in 1974.
- The player had a .397 on-base percentage in 1974 while with the Thetford Mines Pirates.
- The player never won a Gold Glove award.
- The player never committed an error in a postseason game.
- The player grew up in the Tilden Housing Projects in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn.
- The player practiced diving for balls on a mat in the gym at Samuel J. Tilden High School.
- The player was named manager of the New York Mets in November 2004.
2026-05-10 - Graeme Lloyd
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player was trained as an electrician.
- The player worked as a sales representative for the athletic shoe company Pony.
- The player was the first Australian to win a World Series ring.
- The player won a World Series ring with the Yankees in 1996.
- The player was the first pitcher from Australia to reach the major leagues in 1993.
- The player had a 0.00 ERA in 13 career postseason appearances.
- The player had a bone spur in his elbow in 1996.
- The player earned a win in Game Four of the 1996 World Series.
2026-05-11 - Pat Dobson
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- The player struck out 137 batters in 157 innings for the Durham Bulls in 1960.
- The player struck out 21 batters in a game in Puerto Rico on December 10, 1967.
- Johnny Sain taught the player a new grip for his slider.
- The player’s 1969 season ended after Wayne Redmond stepped on his toe.
- The player received a $25,000 signing bonus at the age of 17.
- The player nicknamed John Hiller ‘Ratso’ after a character in the movie Midnight Cowboy.
2026-05-17 - Marv Throneberry
Fact verification failed for the following claims:
- This player signed with the Yankees in 1952.
- He turned down a contract offer from the Boston Red Sox.
- He led the American Association in home runs in 1955 with 36.
- He led the American Association in home runs in 1956 with 42.
- He led the American Association in home runs in 1957 with 40.
- He was the first player to play for both the New York Yankees and the New York Mets.
- He was traded to the Mets on May 9, 1962.
- On August 21, 1962, he hit a 450-foot game-winning home run against Elroy Face.