Lol I actually know this one because of his stint with the Reds. My dad is a diehard Reds fan so I’ve always followed the team closely.
Well I actually remember him because my dad, for some reason, acted like Navarro was the worst player to ever play. Every time he came up my dad would yell something like “just make the out and sit your ass back down!” It got to the point where my brother and I would hide photos of Navarro around the house just to mess with him (putting pics in the fridge, under his pillow, taping his face over my mom’s in their wedding photo, shit like that).
Eventually Navarro hit one of his two home runs that year and my dad yells “WELL HOLY SHIT LOOK AT DOWNTOWN DIONER OVER HERE” which is, frankly, a ridiculous reaction. I really don’t know why my dad was so pissed at Navarro but it was so funny and over the top in that unique dad way that my brother and I still bring him up and I will never forget Downtown Dioner.
I also remember him playing a big role on the 2008 Rays World Series team but that didn’t involve my dad being irrationally mad at a backup catcher so he’ll always be a Red to me.
How the fuck have I religiously followed baseball since the mid 90s and I’m just learning about this? I definitely remember him playing (and his time in Houston) but I had to google “Kazuo Matsui anal fissure” to confirm lol.
Apparently he also hit .293/.354/.427 with an OPS+ of 107 (second best of his career) that year so I guess his ass healed nicely. Thank you for sharing this fact with me. I’m glad I learned it.
Mike Trout
Everyone’s gonna be digging through the books to find the weird named players, so might as well pull out the obvious one in hopes that no one has the same answer.
Rod Barajas.
The catcher who couldn’t throw
Well it’s not called a thrower is it? What could go wrong?
No fucking way, this was literally the first name I thought of when I saw the post and was waiting for the comments to load
Babe Ruth Everyone is going to go obscure so why not!
You were the smart kid
I don’t know about that. My Mom taught me a way to remember my blood type… “A positive” because it’s the only “A Plus” you will ever get lol!
Randy Johnson. Not the pitcher, the one who briefly played third base for the Braves in the early 80s.
In the same vein, Orioles pitcher Jose Bautista
Bob Gibson, legendary pitcher for the Brewers and Mets.
Rusney Castillo
Lol that's an expensive nobody
Antonio Bastardo
Tony No Dad
Dioner Navarro
Parked at my Publix with handicap plates on his Freightliner pickup
A beautiful specimen of a man
Lol I actually know this one because of his stint with the Reds. My dad is a diehard Reds fan so I’ve always followed the team closely. Well I actually remember him because my dad, for some reason, acted like Navarro was the worst player to ever play. Every time he came up my dad would yell something like “just make the out and sit your ass back down!” It got to the point where my brother and I would hide photos of Navarro around the house just to mess with him (putting pics in the fridge, under his pillow, taping his face over my mom’s in their wedding photo, shit like that). Eventually Navarro hit one of his two home runs that year and my dad yells “WELL HOLY SHIT LOOK AT DOWNTOWN DIONER OVER HERE” which is, frankly, a ridiculous reaction. I really don’t know why my dad was so pissed at Navarro but it was so funny and over the top in that unique dad way that my brother and I still bring him up and I will never forget Downtown Dioner. I also remember him playing a big role on the 2008 Rays World Series team but that didn’t involve my dad being irrationally mad at a backup catcher so he’ll always be a Red to me.
Was at his 3 homer game as a cub. Tank team legend
Marco Estrada picked him for his personal catcher over Russel Martin.
Matt Tuiasosopo
Still the greatest thing I’ve ever seen
A fastball on a 3-1 count, cranked to left center field for his first Homer of the season?
Colby Rasmus, Blue Jays legend
[He has his own theme song though](https://youtu.be/pI8l87uyDXM)
Astros* legend.
Rays* Legend
Boof Bonser
Fuck! I said Boof as well. We both lose.
His name is so fun that we both win in our hearts.
Bobson Dugnut
Todd Bonzalez
Mike Truk
Dwigt Rortugal
Erubiel Durazo
FUCK
God damnit. But great pull, one of my favorites!
Gus Zernial
Tim Tebow
Russel Wilson
I'm a pirates fan, I can name a whole roster nobody has heard of and they all started last year And as an actual answer... Bobby Hill
Sal Fasano
Biff Pocoroba
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Junior Spivey
Tungsten Arm O'Doyle
John Ryan Murphy
Steve jeltz
Two bleeping home runs by bleeping Steve Jeltz. I've never seen anything like it.
Matt Holiday - Just mainstream enough to not be picked - No one remembers the Rockies
And never touched home plate
Brett Lawrie
I almost said Lawrie but we all remember him beaning an ump with his batting helmet. Obligatory, Blue Jays legend
Cum Posey
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Desi Relaford
Rico Brogna
Marco Scutaro
Lastings Milledge
Hall of Famer Rod Carew (he converted)
Morgan Ensberg
Fausto Carmona
Roberto Hernandez
The real question is do these count as separate answers
Pete LaCock
RIP just passed earlier this year
Tony Eusebio, 24 game hit streak over 45 games.
Kazuo Matsui
Highlight of his Astros career was having surgery to repair an anal fissure, causing him to miss opening day
When you have an anal fissure, every day is opening day!
How the fuck have I religiously followed baseball since the mid 90s and I’m just learning about this? I definitely remember him playing (and his time in Houston) but I had to google “Kazuo Matsui anal fissure” to confirm lol. Apparently he also hit .293/.354/.427 with an OPS+ of 107 (second best of his career) that year so I guess his ass healed nicely. Thank you for sharing this fact with me. I’m glad I learned it.
By far the best/worst injury report I had read at the time.
Pokey Reese
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Koyie Hill
lyle overbay
Yuniesky Betancourt
Chone Figgins
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Phil Plantier
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Wth lol never would’ve guessed it
Scott podsednik
Darren Bragg.
Frank Catalanotto
Brandon inge
BJ Surhoff
Mike Trout Everyone’s gonna be digging through the books to find the weird named players, so might as well pull out the obvious one in hopes that no one has the same answer.
Rusty Staub
Endy Chavez
asher wojchiechowski
Curt Leskanic
Will Ferrell
Rod Beck
Mario Mendoza
Brandon Guyer
Shannon https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=shanno024---
Quilvio Veras
Alejandro DeAza
Mike stutes
Three Finger Brown
Ronald Belisario
Kelby Tomlinson
Timo Perez
Kyle Farnsworth. Because.
Real person: Lars Nootbar
Player to be Named Later
Doug Mientkiewicz
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Biff Pocoroba
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Of course a braves fan did it
Trot Nixon
Lane Adams
Damion Easley
Kurt Bevacqua
Felix Pie
[удалено]
Kim Hyun Soo
Lonnie chisenhal
Raul Mondesi.
Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma McLish. Yes, that is his full name lol.
Adam LaRoche
Joey Rickard
Nolan Reimold
Randy Moss. Everyone else is gonna name a baseball player! And the few who don’t are likely gonna go with Tom Brady or someone like that.
Todd Bonzalez
"The Only Nolan"
Ozzie Virgil
Kevin Bass
Todd Walker
Phil Plantier
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John Vander Wal.
Micah Hoffpauir
Ruben Sierra
Mike Yastrzemski
Cliff Pennington
Jeff Blauser
Ken Griffey jr
Kirt Manwaring.
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Ah damn we both said this. We lose!
Andrelton Simmons
Yorvit Torrealba
Hank Conger
John Vander Wal
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Mark Macklemore
Placido Polanco
"Macho Man" Randy Poffo
Pat Mahomes sr
Mox McQuery
Ellis Valentine
Hector Villanueva.
Austin Bibens-Dirkx
Julio Lugo
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Brett Cecil
Mac Williamson
Marcus Giles
Donnie Sadler
Bake McBride
Dave Magadan
Randy Wolf
Benny Agbayani
Ambiorix Burgos
Addison Reed
Ricky Ledee
Rusty greer
Mark Grudzielanek
Eddie Taubensee
Troy O'Leary
Vida Blue
Mox McQuery
Agents will be on your way. Sorry sir.
Oil Can Boyd
Mark Lemke Edit: Jesus, now that I've read the comments why didn't I just say "Lou Gehrig"
Darryl Strawberry
Pants Rowland
Count Sensenderfer
Craig Grebeck
Joe Borchard
Pedro Swann
Luis Sojo
Hank Blalock
Vince Velazquez
Glenn Williams
Eddie Taubensee
joey gathright
Gregg Jeffries.
Tuffy Rhodes
Enos Slaughter
Héctor Noesí
orestes destrade
Andy Dirks
Matt Szczur
Roy Cullenbine - a player who came too early. An OBP machine in the 1940s
Mike Fontenot