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Coco Crisp dives but comes up a bit short on a line drive from former teammate Chris Carter during a Oakland-Houston game. (Bob Levey/Getty Images)
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On this day in 1963, Pete Rose made his Major League debut. Rose, a switch hitter, is the all-time Major League leader in hits (4,256), games played (3,562), at-bats (14,053) and outs (10,328). (Heinz Kluetmeier/SI)
GALLERY: Classic Photos of Pete Rose
Mets Manager Casey Stengel closely studies the action during a 1963 game. (Neil Leifer/SI)
GALLERY: Classic Photos of the New York Mets
Bert Blyleven makes quite the fashion statement while hanging out in the Indians locker room prior to a 1984 game. (Ron Kuntz/Getty Images)
GALLERY: Classic Photos of Bert Blyleven
Derek Jeter fields a ground ball during a 2012 Yankees home game. After the 2010 season, the Yankees captain agreed to a new three-year, $51 million contract that includes a player option for the 2014 season, a salary that made him the highest-paid shortstop in the game and still one of the 20 highest-paid players in baseball. (Chuck Solomon/SI)
GALLERY: Baseball’s $100 Million Men
Ted Williams instructs Carl Yastrzemski during a 1969 spring training session. (B. Bennett/Getty Images)
GALLERY: Classic Photos from Spring Training
David Ortiz kisses his dog Mikey following conditioning drills at the team’s spring training facility in Fort Myers, Fla. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)
GALLERY: Athletes and Their Dogs
Babe Ruth salutes the New York fans during his final appearance at Yankee Stadium in 1948. (AP)
GALLERY: Rare Photos of Babe Ruth
Brooks Robinson, Mark Belange, Davey Johnson and Boog Powell pose at Orioles camp in March 1968. (Getty Images)
GALLERY: Classic Photos of Spring Training
Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and the Yankees squad salute their fans during the final game at the old Yankee Stadium. (Chuck Solomon/SI)
GALLERY: Rare Photos of Mariano Rivera
Mets rookie Darryl Strawberry signs autographs for fans before a 1983 game against the Pirates. (Manny Millan/SI)
Buster Posey of the Giants bats during a spring training game against the White Sox in Scottsdale. (Brad Mangin/SI)
GALLERY: Instagrams from Spring Training
Mets hurler Tom Seaver delivers a pitch during the 1969 World Series against Baltimore. (Walter Iooss Jr./SI)
From 1970 to 1976, Cincinnati’s “Big Red Machine” averaged 98 wins per season and won four pennants and two World Series titles (1975 and 1976). The 1976 team featured the “Great Eight” starting position players of Johnny Bench, Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, Tony Perez, Dave Concepcion, George Foster, Ken Griffey and Cesar Geronimo. Some consider that lineup to be the best lineup ever. When the “Great Eight” started together, the team had a .784 winning percentage.
Mets first baseman Ike Davis takes batting practice during spring training in Port St. Lucie, Fla. (Julio Cortez/AP)
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