Baseball

He was one of the last players from the Negro Leagues to rise to the Majors.

He was an inaugural member of the Padres Hall of Fame.

He was the father of two Major League greats, Sandy Jr. and Roberto.

He was a line-drive hitter nicknamed “The Gator.”

As manager for the 1986 Mets, he turned a struggling team into victors.

He played in 10 consecutive All-Star games in the 1980s and ’90s.

He threw the final pitch of the 2005 World Series.

The Pittsburgh Pirates legend won the National League MVP Award in 1978.

Seguí threw the first ever pitch for the then-new Seattle Mariners.

Taylor was part of the Miracle Mets squad of 1969.