One of baseball's greatest legends, a symbol of pitching excellence, left an indelible mark on baseball history, spanning a legendary 21-year career with the team from Washington, D.C. from 1907 to 1927. Born in Humboldt, Kansas in 1887, Johnson moved to California in his youth, where his pitching skills were first noticed. Local players were st
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The Puerto Rican legend Roberto Clemente was not only an extraordinary MLB icon, but also a humanitarian force. He was born in 1934 in Puerto Rico, and would go on to leave a permanent mark on Major League Baseball and society at large. The Brooklyn Dodgers initially signed Clemente to a minor league contract in 1954. However, the Pittsburgh Pir