Blissful 63rd birthday to five-time MLB All-Star, three-time Silver Slugger, 1994 All-Star Sport MVP and 1995 World Collection champion, Fred McGriff!
McGriff was a ninth-round draft choice by the New York Yankees in 1981, however he didn’t make his Huge League debut till 1986 when he appeared in three video games as a Toronto Blue Jay.
Together with his rookie standing nonetheless intact in 1987, he hit 20 house runs earlier than happening a streak of seven-straight 30-HR seasons. He led the American League with 36 dingers in 1989 earlier than main the Nationwide League with 35 in 1992 as a San Diego Padre.
McGriff was traded to the Atlanta Braves mid-1993, the place he reached no less than the NLCS in all however considered one of his 4+ seasons and received the World Collection in 1995 towards Cleveland. He departed Atlanta for Tampa Bay after 1997, spending time with the Rays, Cubs and Dodgers earlier than hanging up his cleats in 2004. He retired with 493 house runs, 1,550 RBI and a .284 batting common to his identify after a 19-year MLB profession, incomes himself a spot within the Professional Baseball Corridor of Fame Class of 2023.
Which brings us to at present’s quiz. How most of the gamers to hit no less than 400 house runs over the course of an MLB profession are you able to identify in seven minutes?
Good luck!
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