Tony Watson played seven seasons with the Pirates before heading to the West Coast to play for the Dodgers, Giants and now Angels. The 2014 All-Star has appeared in 655 career games, all in relief, and owns a lifetime 2.90 ERA.
Players who reach 10 years of major-league service time are statistical superheroes: Fewer than 10% in baseball history have played for a decade or more.
This season we will be recognizing all the Baseball X-Men who achieve this milestone. Here are July's honorees:
Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) has launched a new digital and social media campaign to support the “Negro Leagues 101” campaign led by the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.
101 facts about the Negro Leagues will be shared daily until Sunday, Oct. 3 -- the last day of the 2021 regular season -- to commemorate the 101st anniversary of the establishment of the Negro Leagues. Each day’s fact will be unveiled by a Major League player, legend or general representative of Baseball.
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