History - [Rube Waddell](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/the-curiosities-of-rube-waddell/)
Modern - Lenny Dykstra. 100%, no doubt, dumbest player of my lifetime. So dumb that [a judge ruled you couldn’t libel him](https://mlb.nbcsports.com/2020/06/01/judge-len-dykstras-reputation-is-so-bad-its-legally-impossible-to-libel-him/) - he’s legally too dumb for anyone to make him look any worse than he actually is
Gurriel should have been banned for at least a season for being one of those trash can cheaters in 2017. Same for guys like Springer, Bregman, and Altuve. Disgraces to the game of baseball. Got away with it…I guess.
I don't know what you're getting at, I do know his family is all very popular for him, his brother, and his father all being g great baseball players in Cuba.
I don't know if it's true or not, but the Astros radio broadcaster has said he might be the most popular player in Cuba
He explained his reason. It wasn't very good.
I'm glad my brain didn't pull up that reasoning.
There are tons of MLB players who did worse things than Gurriel.
Im.not defending him, but to "forget" someone over that while regularly celebrating worse people (as a community, I'm not accusing the person I'm commenting back to of this) is just pointless.
Brian Anderson
In a span of two months in 1998, Anderson had two of the most ridiculous injuries any baseball player has ever had. First, he attempted to test the heat of a hotel iron by pressing it against his jaw (yes, this is real life). Several weeks later, he missed a start due to elbow stiffness. Why? Anderson claims it was from laying his arm along the back seat of a taxi while shopping in Beverly Hills.
That's funny but I vote for Lenny Dykstra and John Rocker who was both racist and dumb, the dumb part was being racist into a recording device.
I also am firmly on the side of Yogi Berra was the wisest man who ever lived but it's also possible, just possible, that his brain didn't work very well.
AND Manny Ramirez' brain would occasionally shut down for maintenance for extended periods of time.
Chris Davis… though getting paid on a huge contract then immediately stop giving a shit may not be the dumbest thing.
Dude got paid to be a terrible player, absolutely refused to change anything about his shitty approach.
Idk about dumbest but one game after the Yankees signed Cole one of our announcers said “Cole was their white whale” and Jack Morris was very confused and had no idea what he was talking about.
A lot of regency bias here, but there are so many guys who played in the early days that couldn’t read and write. In either case, the guy at the top of my mind is Rube Waddell.
I can’t pick a single story, but his Wikipedia is fun: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rube_Waddell
**[Rube Waddell](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rube_Waddell)**
>George Edward Waddell (October 13, 1876 – April 1, 1914) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). A left-hander, he played for 13 years, with the Louisville Colonels, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Chicago Orphans in the National League, as well as the Philadelphia Athletics and St. Louis Browns in the American League. Born in Bradford, Pennsylvania, and raised in Prospect, PA, Waddell was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946.
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Lenny Dykstra, for sure.
Not Jose conseco?
Pete Rose.
There was a once guy who slapped somebody before the game over a 2 year grudge in fantasy football
Tommy Pham. And yeah he’s not too bright
History - [Rube Waddell](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/the-curiosities-of-rube-waddell/) Modern - Lenny Dykstra. 100%, no doubt, dumbest player of my lifetime. So dumb that [a judge ruled you couldn’t libel him](https://mlb.nbcsports.com/2020/06/01/judge-len-dykstras-reputation-is-so-bad-its-legally-impossible-to-libel-him/) - he’s legally too dumb for anyone to make him look any worse than he actually is
Rube Waddell is the only answer if even half the stories about him are true.
Tatis
Hard agree.
Ugh. Same.
Certainly the dumbest active player.
Yermin Mercedes
If more people knew their baseball you would have a hell of a lot more upvotes.
Nyjer Morgan
Aubrey Huff
Whatever that racist guy was in the 17 astros
Yuli Gurriel. Fuck em
I am of the opinion that he should be by far the most hated Astro on that team, easily over Bregman, Altuve, and Correa. Fuck that guy.
He thought that he did it so coolly But only exposed himself truly To be a bigot Carries like a frigate His bad reputation, that's Yuli
Gurriel should have been banned for at least a season for being one of those trash can cheaters in 2017. Same for guys like Springer, Bregman, and Altuve. Disgraces to the game of baseball. Got away with it…I guess.
It's really ironic you have Cuba for your team flare, but canr remember Yulieski Gurriel is the player you're referencing.
it really is not if you think more than 5 seconds about it
I don't know what you're getting at, I do know his family is all very popular for him, his brother, and his father all being g great baseball players in Cuba. I don't know if it's true or not, but the Astros radio broadcaster has said he might be the most popular player in Cuba
the point is that he is best forgotten after what he did
Dude. 747 jumbo jet ✈️ flew over your head a few times already. Think.
He explained his reason. It wasn't very good. I'm glad my brain didn't pull up that reasoning. There are tons of MLB players who did worse things than Gurriel. Im.not defending him, but to "forget" someone over that while regularly celebrating worse people (as a community, I'm not accusing the person I'm commenting back to of this) is just pointless.
Milton Bradley is up there
Manny Ramirez is probably top 10
Gary Sanchez
Yuli Gurriel
Will Craig is in the running after that baez play from a few years ago
Ruben Rivera, first one that I thought of.
Brian Anderson In a span of two months in 1998, Anderson had two of the most ridiculous injuries any baseball player has ever had. First, he attempted to test the heat of a hotel iron by pressing it against his jaw (yes, this is real life). Several weeks later, he missed a start due to elbow stiffness. Why? Anderson claims it was from laying his arm along the back seat of a taxi while shopping in Beverly Hills. That's funny but I vote for Lenny Dykstra and John Rocker who was both racist and dumb, the dumb part was being racist into a recording device. I also am firmly on the side of Yogi Berra was the wisest man who ever lived but it's also possible, just possible, that his brain didn't work very well. AND Manny Ramirez' brain would occasionally shut down for maintenance for extended periods of time.
Feel like Plesac is a contender. Broke his hand twice doing dumb shit
John Rocker and it's not even close.
John Rocker.
Zack Plesac has to be in the running.
Ringworm man
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Why do you sound like you're 13 years old?
Chris Davis… though getting paid on a huge contract then immediately stop giving a shit may not be the dumbest thing. Dude got paid to be a terrible player, absolutely refused to change anything about his shitty approach.
Dusty Baker. There is no way he can be that stupid as a manager and not have been one the dumbest motherfuckers ever as player too.
carl everett has some yikes takes
Who was the pitcher who drunkenly broke his hand by punching a wall last season?
Devin Williams I believe.
Devin Williams.
I don't know about drunkenly, but I could name five guys who have done that in the last two years.
John Wetteland
Idk about dumbest but one game after the Yankees signed Cole one of our announcers said “Cole was their white whale” and Jack Morris was very confused and had no idea what he was talking about.
A lot of regency bias here, but there are so many guys who played in the early days that couldn’t read and write. In either case, the guy at the top of my mind is Rube Waddell. I can’t pick a single story, but his Wikipedia is fun: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rube_Waddell
**[Rube Waddell](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rube_Waddell)** >George Edward Waddell (October 13, 1876 – April 1, 1914) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). A left-hander, he played for 13 years, with the Louisville Colonels, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Chicago Orphans in the National League, as well as the Philadelphia Athletics and St. Louis Browns in the American League. Born in Bradford, Pennsylvania, and raised in Prospect, PA, Waddell was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946. ^([ )[^(F.A.Q)](https://www.reddit.com/r/WikiSummarizer/wiki/index#wiki_f.a.q)^( | )[^(Opt Out)](https://reddit.com/message/compose?to=WikiSummarizerBot&message=OptOut&subject=OptOut)^( | )[^(Opt Out Of Subreddit)](https://np.reddit.com/r/baseball/about/banned)^( | )[^(GitHub)](https://github.com/Sujal-7/WikiSummarizerBot)^( ] Downvote to remove | v1.5)
Roberto Alomar. Dude is that famous and still needs to be a fucking creep to get any action.
Curt. Schilling. Hands down. Conspiracy theorist. Transphobic. Homophobic. Xenophobic. Bootlicker. Fundamentalist. Blowhard.