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Sporting News 140 Greatest Players
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Sporting News 140 Greatest Players
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Freddie Freeman posted a 130 OPS+ in nine seasons in which his team reached the postseason; only Mickey Mantle (10) and Josh Gibson (10) did that more times.
Introducing Baseball's Greatest Players.
From the 1880s to today, we teamed with @paulhembo to research, identify and celebrate the 140 greatest players of all-time, presented in a way unlike you've ever seen.
140 players. 14 rooms. 1 new approach.
Batter up.
Sporting News 140 Greatest Players
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Buck Leonard gave the Homestead Grays dynasty its heartbeat, a middle-of-the-order mainstay whose dignity made him one of baseball's most cherished men.
Introducing Baseball's Greatest Players.
From the 1880s to today, we teamed with @paulhembo to research, identify and celebrate the 140 greatest players of all-time, presented in a way unlike you've ever seen.
140 players. 14 rooms. 1 new approach.
Batter up.
Sporting News 140 Greatest Players
The Beloved
Freddie Freeman found a home in Atlanta and a homecoming in Los Angeles, embraced by both cities as few ballplayers have ever been.
Sporting News 140 Greatest Players
They proved that if you embrace the fans, their love lasts forever. Their greatness was forged through that bond.
Welcome to the Beloved!
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Sporting News 140 Greatest Players
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Buster Posey caught 14 postseason shutouts, five more than any catcher; he was the Giants’ 3-or-4-hole hitter in all 14 of those games.
Introducing Baseball's Greatest Players.
From the 1880s to today, we teamed with @paulhembo to research, identify and celebrate the 140 greatest players of all-time, presented in a way unlike you've ever seen.
140 players. 14 rooms. 1 new approach.
Batter up.
Sporting News 140 Greatest Players
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Buster Posey
The Giants played 52 seasons in San Francisco without winning a World Series before capturing three in five years, with Buster Posey as the backbone of each.
Sporting News 140 Greatest Players
They proved that if you embrace the fans, their love lasts forever. Their greatness was forged through that bond.
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Sporting News 140 Greatest Players
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Gary Carter ranked among the NL's top 10 players in WAR eight times, three more than any catcher in the league's history (Johnny Bench: 5).
Sporting News 140 Greatest Players
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Sporting News 140 Greatest Players
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Gary Carter never outgrew his childlike love of baseball, drawing fans to him as an adopted son in Montreal and the final ingredient in Queens.
Sporting News 140 Greatest Players
They proved that if you embrace the fans, their love lasts forever. Their greatness was forged through that bond.
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Sporting News 140 Greatest Players
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Derek Jeter collected 3,665 hits with the Yankees (including postseason); only Ty Cobb (3,919 Tigers) had more with any one franchise.
Sporting News 140 Greatest Players
They proved that if you embrace the fans, their love lasts forever. Their greatness was forged through that bond.
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Sporting News 140 Greatest Players
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Derek Jeter was perfectly cast as the face of baseball and born to captain the Yankees.
Sporting News 140 Greatest Players
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Sporting News 140 Greatest Players
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George Brett hit .390 in 1980, highest in an MVP-winning season since the BBWAA began voting for the award in 1931.
Sporting News 140 Greatest Players
They proved that if you embrace the fans, their love lasts forever. Their greatness was forged through that bond.
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Sporting News 140 Greatest Players
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Through sheer force of will, George Brett shifted the fortunes of a franchise that will always rest upon his broad shoulders.
Sporting News 140 Greatest Players
They proved that if you embrace the fans, their love lasts forever. Their greatness was forged through that bond.
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Sporting News MLB retweeted
Love Willie! His place is well deserved among The Beloveds.
But he’s also a what if?
Using era-adjusted stats we can estimate what Stargell’s career would look like on an even playing field.
With Forbes Field, the extending pitching era of 1962-1968, and talent pool accounted for, Stargell’s standing jumps dramatically:
- 10th in home runs, easily clearing 500.
- 6th in home run rate.
- 21st in OPS.
As always, you can see era-adjusted stats and leader boards here: eckeraadjustment.web.illinoi…
Sporting News 140 Greatest Players
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Willie Stargell played 21 seasons for the Pirates, a Pittsburgh record that stood until Sidney Crosby played his 22nd in 2026.
Sporting News 140 Greatest Players
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Sporting News 140 Greatest Players
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Willie Stargell inspired fear across baseball with his bat and affection in Pittsburgh with his warmth, where Pops became part of the family.
Introducing Baseball's Greatest Players.
From the 1880s to today, we teamed with @paulhembo to research, identify and celebrate the 140 greatest players of all-time, presented in a way unlike you've ever seen.
140 players. 14 rooms. 1 new approach.
Batter up.
Sporting News 140 Greatest Players
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At Fenway Park, Yaz played 1,676 games, recorded 1,822 hits, and accumulated 1,063 RBI; each of those figures remain the most by any player in any stadium in MLB history.
Sporting News 140 Greatest Players
They proved that if you embrace the fans, their love lasts forever. Their greatness was forged through that bond.
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Sporting News MLB retweeted
Cleveland had the best closer in baseball disappear in a puff of smoke and it did not matter. A regenerative machine.
Sporting News 140 Greatest Players
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Carl Yastrzemski arrived in Boston with the impossible task of replacing Ted Williams and retired 23 years later having become irreplaceable himself.
Sporting News 140 Greatest Players
They proved that if you embrace the fans, their love lasts forever. Their greatness was forged through that bond.
Welcome to the Beloved!
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Sporting News 140 Greatest Players
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Ernie Banks' 2,528 career games are most in Cubs history and most by any player without a postseason appearance in MLB history.
Introducing Baseball's Greatest Players.
From the 1880s to today, we teamed with @paulhembo to research, identify and celebrate the 140 greatest players of all-time, presented in a way unlike you've ever seen.
140 players. 14 rooms. 1 new approach.
Batter up.
Sporting News 140 Greatest Players
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With a smile on his face, Ernie Banks redefined what it meant to be a great shortstop and endeared himself to a fan base that will adore him forever.
Sporting News 140 Greatest Players
They proved that if you embrace the fans, their love lasts forever. Their greatness was forged through that bond.
Welcome to the Beloved!
bit.ly/4ilUmXi