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Addressing yourself as a baseball hero takes a lot of courage and historic feats. Baseball heroes in the past have left their mark long beyond baseball. For example, Jackie Robinson was the first African American baseball player to play in the major leagues. This gave African Americans out there a lot of hope that they could play in the big leagues too. In that sense, all of baseball's heroes give us a dream.

Being a hero in baseball takes a lot of skill and different impacts on the game. Many of the heroes in this game have impacted many people out in the world and motivated them to either start playing baseball or motivated them to start a new chapter in their life. To be a hero you cannot be afraid of failure because in the end, failure makes you better. Many of the heroes of baseball fail until they succeed.

There were many players who came out of foreign countries and were very successful. One player that sticks out to me is the great Ichiro Suzuki. Suzuki was a small guy that hit for average had a monster arm on him. Suzuki made it out of Japan and was a hall of fame talent that dominated the big leagues.

There were many greats to play in the major leagues but one of the players that sticks out to me is Roberto Clemente. Clemente was a great ballplayer from the Dominican Republic that has made a mark in baseball's history. Clemente played 18 seasons in the MLB and 13 of those seasons he batted over .300. When he was 38 he sadly passed trying to give supplies to Puerto Rico,

Sammy Sosa and Mark Mcgwire were both some of the most powerful hitters in the late 90s. In 1997 they both went on a rampage and had one of the most entertaining home run races of all time. In the end, Mcgwire had 70 home runs and Sosa had 66 home runs. Although they were battling it out on the diamond, Sosa and Mcgwire were good friends and when Mcgwire hit his 70th home run Sosa congratulated him.

There were so many great baseball players throughout the late 90s. Some of these players include, Ken Griffey Jr., Mark Mcgwire, Sammy Sosa, etc. These greats had a very big influence on the kids in the late 90s that are playing in the big leagues now.

The arbitration rule stated that if one player played in the MLB for ten years or a player stayed with the same ballclub for five years they were able to turn down any trade for them. Many people liked this rule and many people did not like this rule. For much time MLB commissioners and players went to court to settle whether this would be a rule or not.

Curt Flood was a great African American baseball player that didn't let anyone control his rights. In 1970, he refused to get traded to the Philadelphia Phillies. This sparked a lightbulb in many baseball commissioners minds. Curt Flood changed the game to what the game is nowadays.

In the pages that I read it talked about the great Mickey Mantle. Mantle was a fabulous player that could hit for power and hit for average. He had everything a baseball player dreamed of. In 1961, Mantle was on a chase for Babe Ruth's single season home run record. Unfortunately for Mantle he got hurt during the season and wasn't able to go capture that record like he was planning on doing.

In the pages I read it talked about the great Mickey Mantle. Mickey Mantle played 18 seasons in the major leagues. Mickey got off to a rough start in his rookie season when he didn't get a hit in his first 10 games. After that, he called his dad and said that he didn't know if he could play in the major leagues. His dad went to New York and packed Mickey's bags because he said that he didn't raise a quitter.

In the pages that I read it talked about two people, Jackie Robinson and Mickey Mantle. Jackie changed the game in so many ways. He set the bar for the new generation of African American players. Mickey Mantle was a great star. Micky was a five tool player and could do anything the coach asked him to do.

In the pages I read it talked about the amazing career of Jackie Robinson. Jackie was an African American player in the major leagues that had talent like no other. Some players from opposing teams and even his team said that they would not play if Jackie stepped foot on the field. Jackie blocked out the hate and had an amazing 10 year career in the big leagues.

In the pages I read it talked about the great Jackie Robinson. Jackie Robinson was the first African American person to play in the big leagues. Jackie set up opportunities for all of the African American players in this day of age. Jackie got called names, racial slurs, and players even tried to hurt him, but he didn't let that bother him and became one of the greatest players of all time.

In the pages that I read it talked about Babe Ruth's legacy. Ruth was a very friendly and loving guy and quickly became a sensation in the big leagues. He was one of the first players to hit for power and hit a lot of home runs. The MLB before Ruth's time was a small ball game, bunts, singles, sacrifices, etc. Ruth really changed the game for kids growing up.

In the pages that I read it talked about the famous Babe Ruth. Babe Ruth was one of eight children and his parents didn't really care about him. Ruth said that he was a bum when he was a kid but that all changed when he went to St. Mary's Industrial School. This school was for kids that their parents had just given up on. This school gave Ruth a chance when his parents never did. This school saw something in Ruth.

In the pages I read it talked about the whole background story about the Black Sox Scandal. The Black Sox Scandal was when the Chicago White Sox purposely lost the 1919 World Series for some money. The White Sox won three of the eight games but still came short to the Cincinnati Reds. They later got busted by the new commissioner of the MLB and got served a lifetime ban from the MLB.

In the pages I read it talked about Ty Cobb's fierce, unliked personality. Cobb did not like anyone and would often not even eat dinner with the team. All of the players on the Detroit Tigers didn't like him as a person, but they liked that he helped them win baseball games. In the 1919 World Series, players on the White Sox planned to let the Reds, the underdogs, win the World Series that year.