Don Baylor
Don Baylor
Donald Edward Bayloris a Major League Baseballcoach and a former MLB player and manager. During his 19 seasons in the major leagues, Baylor was a power hitter known for crowding the plate, and was a first baseman, left fielder, and designated hitter. He played for six different American League teams, primarily the Baltimore Orioles and California Angels, but also played for the Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins, and Boston Red Sox. He later managed the expansion Colorado Rockies...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth28 June 1949
CountryUnited States of America
When he came up, Donnie was a player who hit the ball from the left-field line to shortstop.
Playing for Yogi is like playing for your father; playing for Billy is like playing for your father-in-law.
Mel gave us a step-by-step. It was good to know.
I saw the kind of determination he has when he laid off the breaking pitch against the Angels in the ninth inning Wednesday, ... Right-hander vs. right-hander -- (the Angels') Frankie Rodriguez is no day at the beach. But Betancourt made the adjustment and came up with that hit.
He always wants to see himself making plays on defense. Today for the first time, he wanted to see tape of one of his at-bats from yesterday.