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...
(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 professional baseball. Played 1907 �...
Johnathan R. Buck and his wife, Brooke, make their offseason home in Surprise, Ariz. He attended Taylorsville (Utah) High School His high school team claimed the state...
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...
Darwin James Kunane Barney second baseman He was drafted by the Cubs with the 127th overall pick in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft. Barney grew up speaking English with his Japanese grandfather and Korean grandmother. He is of one-quarter Korean, one-quarter...
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...
Florida Marlins 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...
He was born in Long Beach, California. He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 3rd round of the 1969 amateur draft. He began his Major League baseball four years later. He holds tied the record for most no-hitters caught with three. He played for 17...
He grew up in Eugene, Oregon and attended BYU. He was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 15th round of the 1977 amateur draft. He began his Major League baseball career two years later. He played for 3 seasons and ended his big league playing career in...
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. Baseball...
Being a dual sport player on the collegiate level is probably something most college freshman wouldn’t hope to achieve regardless of their athletic talents. But, for a 22-year-old native Hawaiian, Lone Peak High School graduate, and Brigham Young University (BYU)...
Originally drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 20th round of the 1989 draft out of the University of California at Berkeley. April 12, 1992 marked his Major League debut. A five-time All-Star, Kent won the National League MVP Award in 2000 and has finished in the...
