major leaguer

“Any major leaguer can really do that. At the end of the day, you’re not going to have much success when you’re working behind in the count.”

He didn’t behave like a first-year major leaguer looking to prove that he could hold his own against superior competition.

The screwball is so rare that Honeywell is believed to be the only current major leaguer throwing the pitch, which left-hander Hector Santiago threw for five teams, including the Angels, from 2011-2019.

New York Giants outfielder Jimmy O’Connell in 1924 was the last active major leaguer banned for life under the sport’s gambling provision.

The oldest living former major leaguer, Schallock turns 100 on Thursday and is being celebrated in the Bay Area and beyond as the milestone approaches.