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Spencer Adams
(1898-1970)
Pittsburgh Pirates
Washington
Senators
New York Yankees
St. Louis Browns |
He was born in Layton, Utah.
He began his Major League baseball career in 1923, with the Pittsburgh
Pirates, one of the first Mormons in the big leagues.
He played for 4 seasons on 4 different teams and ended his big league
playing career in 1927.
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Brian Banks
First base
Milwaukee Brewers
Florida Marlins
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He played college ball for Brigham Young University.
He served in the
Washington Seattle Mission from 1990-1992.
He was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2nd round of the 1993 amateur draft.
He began his major league career three years later.
He was traded to the Marlins in 2002.
He helped lead that team to the World Series that year.
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Barry Bonnell
Atlanta
Braves
Toronto Blue Jays
Seattle Mariners |
He was born in Milford, Ohio.
He was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (1st pick) of
the 1975 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
He began his Major League baseball career in 1977.
He was reading the Book of Mormon one day, and
Dale
Murphy noticed and asked him about it.
He baptized him in 1979.
He played 10 seasons on 3 teams and ended his big league playing career in
1986.
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Ron Brand
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Houston Astros
Montreal Expos |
He was born in Los Angeles, California.
He began his Major League baseball career in 1963, with the Pittsburgh
Pirates.
He played 8 seasons on 3 teams and ended his big league playing career in
1971.
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John Buck Kansas City Royals |
Starting catcher
Johnathan R. Buck and his wife, Brooke, make their offseason home in
Surprise, Ariz. He attended Taylorsville (Utah) High School His
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Bobby Burns
Huston Astros
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Selected by Huston Astros in (812nd overall) of 1998 amateur entry
draft. He was drafted by the Houston Astros the same year as John Buck,
in the 27th round, but turned them down so that he could serve a
mission. He later served in England. After his mission he went back to
playing baseball for Alabama as there catcher. In his first at bat ever
with the team he homered and it was against BYU. After his college
career he later joined the Marines where he is now. His Birthday is Feb,
14 1980. Born in Pocatello, Idaho. He is a graduate of Bingham High
School in South Jordan, Utah.
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Roy Castleton
(1885-1967)
Yankees and Cincinnati |
Roy threw a Perfect game in the Pacific Coast League in the early 1900's and was the first Mormon to ever play
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McKay Christensen
outfielder
Chicago White Sox
Los Angeles Dodgers
New York
Mets |
He was born in Upland, California.
In 1994, he was drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (6th pick)
of the amateur draft.
He put his baseball career on hold while he served in the Japan Tokyo South
Mission (1994-1996).
"I would never, in two lifetimes, give back those two years I
spent."
In 1999, he began his Major League baseball career with the Chicago White
Sox.
He played for 4 seasons on 3 different teams and ended his big league
playing career in 2002.
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in L.A. is Pretty Okay," by Kelly L. Martinez, Meridian Magazine, 11
Apr 2002
Outfielder makes life a journey, Missionary put faith before baseball and has no regrets by Kevin Kelly, The Cincinnati Enquirer, 07 Mar 2004
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Bobby Crosby Oakland A's |
Crosby learned baseball from his father, Ed
Crosby, who played six years in the major leagues as an infielder and
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