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GOOSE GOSSAGE GOOSE GOSSAGE JOSE CANSECO JOSE CANSECO WADE BOGGS WADE BOGGS REGGIE JACKSON REGGIE JACKSON ROSTER OF ATHLETES WADE BOGGS Utilizing great bat control and a good eye, Boggs won 5 batting titles, strung together 7 consecutive seasons of 200 or more hits and earned 100 walks in 4 straight seasons. With his knack for getting on base, Boggs scored at least 100 runs every season from 1983-89. He’s also a member of the 3,000-hit club. JOSE CANSECO Jose batted an impressive .302 in his rookie season and hit 33 home runs, establishing himself as one of baseball’s most fearsome young power hitters. He also won American League Rookie of the Year honors. GOOSE GOSSAGE A 9-time All Star and World Series Champion, Gossage was a dominating relief pitcher who enjoyed a 22-year career in the league. He played with 9 different teams, most prominently with the Yankees and the San Diego Padres. REGGIE JACKSON Jackson earned the nickname ‘Mr. October’ for his World Series heroics with both the A’s and the Yankees. In 27 Fall Classic games, he amassed 10 home runs, including 4 consecutive, with 24 RBI’s and a .357 batting average. GRAIG NETTLES Nettles is 2-time World Series Champion who enjoyed a storied 22-year career as a third baseman with 6 teams. He is a 6-time All Star and won the Golden Glove Award in 2 consecutive years in 1977-1978. MICKEY RIVERS Mick “The Quick” Rivers was a speedy leadoff hitter who spent 15 years in the majors. Rivers played for the California Angels, Texas Rangers and New York Yankees - where he won back to back World Series titles in 1977 and 1978. OZZIE SMITH With a storied career that lasted over 18 years, Ozzie Smith is a 15x All-Star who made his major league debut with the San Diego Padres in 1978. He later joined the St. Louis Cardi- nals in 1982, and helped lead them to a victorious World Series campaign that same year. His knack for impressive defensive plays earned him the nickname of ‘The Wizard,’ and he is still widely regarded as one of the best shortstops to ever play the game. GRAIG NETTLES GRAIG NETTLES MICKEY RIVERS MICKEY RIVERS OZZIE SMITH OZZIE SMITH

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GOOSE GOSSAGEGOOSE GOSSAGE

JOSE CANSECOJOSE CANSECO

WADE BOGGSWADE BOGGS

REGGIE JACKSONREGGIE JACKSON

ROSTER OF ATHLETESWADE BOGGSUtilizing great bat control and a good eye, Boggs won 5 batting titles, strung together7 consecutive seasons of 200 or more hits and earned 100 walks in 4 straight seasons.With his knack for getting on base, Boggs scored at least 100 runs every season from 1983-89. He’s also a member of the 3,000-hit club.

JOSE CANSECOJose batted an impressive .302 in his rookie season and hit 33 home runs, establishing himself as one of baseball’s most fearsome young power hitters. He also won American League Rookie of the Year honors.

GOOSE GOSSAGEA 9-time All Star and World Series Champion, Gossage was a dominating relief pitcher who enjoyed a 22-year career in the league. He played with 9 different teams, most prominently with the Yankees and the San Diego Padres.

REGGIE JACKSONJackson earned the nickname ‘Mr. October’ for his World Series heroics with both theA’s and the Yankees. In 27 Fall Classic games, he amassed 10 home runs, including4 consecutive, with 24 RBI’s and a .357 batting average.

GRAIG NETTLESNettles is 2-time World Series Champion who enjoyed a storied 22-year career as a third baseman with 6 teams. He is a 6-time All Star and won the Golden Glove Award in2 consecutive years in 1977-1978.

MICKEY RIVERSMick “The Quick” Rivers was a speedy leadoff hitter who spent 15 years in the majors. Rivers played for the California Angels, Texas Rangers and New York Yankees - where he won back to back World Series titles in 1977 and 1978.

OZZIE SMITHWith a storied career that lasted over 18 years, Ozzie Smith is a 15x All-Star who made his major league debut with the San Diego Padres in 1978. He later joined the St. Louis Cardi-nals in 1982, and helped lead them to a victorious World Series campaign that same year. His knack for impressive defensive plays earned him the nickname of ‘The Wizard,’ and he is still widely regarded as one of the best shortstops to ever play the game.

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JEAN CRUGUETJEAN CRUGUET

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OTIS ANDERSONOtis Anderson was a powerhouse running back who spent 14 years in the NFL. Anderson led the New York Giants to 2 Super Bowl victories in 1987 and 1991. He was awarded the Super Bowl MVP in their 1991 victory. Anderson also spent 7 seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals before joining the Giants.

LAWRENCE TAYLOR‘L.T.’ enjoyed an illustrious career as a powerhouse linebacker for the New York Giants. Over the course of his 13 seasons, Taylor was named to 10 Pro Bowls, received the NFL Defensive Player of the Year award 3 times, and was a 2-time Super Bowl Champion.

STEVE CAUTHENCauthen became the first jockey to ever earn $6 Million in a year, and at 18 years old, he was the youngest jockey to ever win the Triple Crown in 1978. His Triple Crown campaign on board Affirmed remained untouched for 37 years before Victor Espinoza and American Pharoah’s victories in 2015. Cauthen was inducted to the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame in 1994.

ANGEL CORDEROThe perennial ‘King of Saratoga,’ Angel Cordero amassed over 7,000 career wins and was the leading jockey at Saratoga for 13 years. Cordero became the first Puerto Rican jockey to ever win all three ‘American Classic’ races; and was inducted into the US Racing Hall of Fame in 1988. Today, Cordero remains close to racing and serves as the agent for prominent Saratoga jockeys Manuel Franco and John Velazquez.

JEAN CRUGUETJean Cruguet cemented his place in racing history as the only jockey to ride an undefeated Triple Crown champion, Seattle Slew, in 1977. With over 2,400 career victories, Cruguet infamously raised his hands in triumph roughly 20 yards shy of his 1977 Triple Crown victory, producing one of the most iconic images in racing history.

RON TURCOTTEMost famously known for riding Secretariat during his victorious Triple Crown campaign in 1973, Ron Turcotte amassed over 3,000 wins during his decorated career. The Canada native was inducted into the Racing Hall Of Fame in 1979.

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