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MLB Jersey 13

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MLB Jersey 13

Here is more on some of the baseball legends that wore the number 13 on their jerseys in Major League Baseball


Roberto Clemente

: Legacy - Beyond Baseball: The Life of Roberto Clemente

Omar Visquel

Born April 24, 1967, in Caracas, Venezuela, was legendary MLB Shortstop Omar Visquel. 24-year Major League Baseball career, Vizquel played for the Seattle Mariners, Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, and Toronto Blue Jays. baseball's all-time best fielding shortstops, Vizquel won 11 Gold Glove Awards, including nine consecutive from 1993 to 2001. Among shortstops, his .985 fielding percentage is tied for highest all-time, he is the all-time leader in games played, and the all-time leader in double plays turned. Visquel is one of the top MLB players to have worn the Number 13 Jersey. one of the top MLB players to have worn the Number 11 Jersey. MLB Number 11 Jersey

Lance Parrish

Born June 15, 1956, in Clairton, Pennsylvania, was legendary MLB catcher Lance Parrish. Lance was a an eight-time All-Star, a three-time Gold Glove fielder, and won baseball's Silver Slugger award six-times. He was a member of the Detroit Tigers organization for 10 seasons, even helping them to win the 1984 World Series. Parrish also played for the California Angels, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cleveland Indians, and the Toronto Blue Jays at the latter portion of his career in the Big Leagues. Lance had 324 career Home Runs during his tenure in the MLB.

Harold Baines

Harold Baines played the position of DH, Right Fielder, Center Fielder, and Left Fielder as he batted 0.289 for his career, had an On Base percentage of 0.465, with 384 career Home Runs, and Gold Glove Awarded Seasons.

Alex Rodriguez

Born July 27, 1975, in Washington heights, New York City, was Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez, better known as "A-Rod." Alexis is a former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman. Rodriguez played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, and New York Yankees. He batted in 2086 runs with 696 home runs and a .295 career batting average.
2025-02-03

February 3 Jersey Numbers

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Here is what happened in Sports Jersey History on February 3: A blockbuster deal for Carew goes down, The Iceman Cometh in the All-Star game and a dramatic 600th goal milestone is reached on the ice. Our Sports Jersey Take of the Day is from Mark Morthier of Yesterday Sports on Thurman Mun...[iframe]https://player.captivate.fm/episode/0c7c051c-b3c6-47e9-a8eb-21a3cdc0e4af[/iframe]

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2025-02-03

Who was Bobby Dodd?

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The image of the day is a football card depicting the Tennessee Volunteers Quarterback from 1928-30, Bobby Dodd. (image) Dodd was a good QB for the Vols as in his Sophomore season, he led Tennessee to the National Title. However that is not what got him the the pigskin prestige we remem...[iframe]https://jerseydispatch.com/pfeL/p/c312642c0431e75b485e432232c99c1c/website/Sports-History-Photo-of-the-Day/February-Images/February-3-Image/images/Bobby_Dodd_football_card.jpg[/iframe]

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2025-02-02

February 2 Jersey Numbers

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Here is what happened in Sports Jersey History on February: The forming of the a Major League in baseball, tying one of the Great One's records and Pistol Pete hits a milestone. Listen in to learn more about sports history along with me from the uniforms and jerseys the players wo...[iframe]https://player.captivate.fm/episode/b0c2961b-c9c8-4bec-8757-5c87b081604e[/iframe]

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2025-02-02

New Mexico Basketball 1903

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The photo of the day is and image of the first basketball team at the University of New Mexico in 1903 contributed by the UNM Digital Libraries - State of New Mexico. The picture is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. (image) Our research finds evidence that UNM established basketball as a varsity spo...[iframe]https://jerseydispatch.com/pfeL/p/c312642c0431e75b485e432232c99c1c/website/Sports-History-Photo-of-the-Day/February-Images/February-2-Image/images/1903_NewMex_basktball.jpg[/iframe]

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2025-02-01

February 1 Jersey Numbers

Here is what happened in Sports Jersey History on February 1: Some former stars garner executive roles in their respective sports, a Negro League Legend is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame and a young lady in high school sets a scoring record! Listen in to learn more about these storie...[iframe]https://player.captivate.fm/episode/5a36655a-d00e-4882-a401-0b001ac5c57e[/iframe]

 

2025-02-01

February 1, 1884 the start of the Montreal Winter Carnival t...

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A great depiction of outdoor hockey in 1884 at McGill University (image) Look at this crowd! This is in the nineteenth-century for heaven's sake. Do you think that sports were not an event back then? Playing hockey on the skating rink at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. This ...[iframe]https://jerseydispatch.com/pfeL/p/c312642c0431e75b485e432232c99c1c/website/Sports-History-Photo-of-the-Day/February-Images/February-1-Image/images/640px-Ice_hockey_McGill_University_1884.jpg[/iframe]

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