Before they were major league standouts, players like Roger Clemens, Mark Teixeira and former Royals infielder Jeff King were ...

Trading first baseman John Olerud to the New York Mets for pitcher Robert Person in 1996 is undoubtedly one they’d like to have back. Known for having one of the sweetest swings in team history ...

The best of them all? Brayton says it has to be John Olerud, the college player of the year in 1988. Olerud enjoyed a long and highly successful career as a major league first baseman after ...

John Olerud had played in 105 of the Toronto Blue Jays’ 107 ball games through August 2, 1993. In a 4-0 victory against the New York Yankees, Olerud went 1-for-4 and finished the day with a ...

He is an average athlete who possesses a true plus throwing arm. He won the John Olerud Award for the best two-way player in college baseball in 2024, reaching up to 96 mph off the mound.

2023: Collected Freshman All-America honors from the NCBWA … was a semifinalist for the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award … named to the All-Big 12 ...

In its video series "Hidden Classics," MLB is digging into its archives and dusting off big games you might have forgotten about from your favorite stars of yesteryear. Stay tuned to ...