Greg Thompson

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SN 140: Baseball's Greatest Players
The Pioneers

Max Scherzer has recorded 1,601 strikeouts with his 4-seam fastball, most by any pitcher with any pitch in the tracking era (since 2008).

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SN 140: Baseball's Greatest Players

They went first. By reimagining who could play and how to play, they built the foundation for those who followed.

The Pioneers!
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SN 140: Baseball's Greatest Players
The Showmen

Yogi Berra’s larger-than-life character and memorable sayings came to define the man, but on the field, his legacy is indisputable: Berra is the greatest winner in baseball history.

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SN 140: Baseball's Greatest Players
The Unsung

Bill Foster is best known as the younger half-brother of Black baseball architect Rube Foster, despite standing unequivocally as the preeminent southpaw in Negro Leagues history.

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SN 140: Baseball's Greatest Players
The Unsung

Lefty Grove’s sustained dominance renders him a compelling choice as the greatest left-handed pitcher of all time, a distinction history has rarely afforded him.

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For the first time on record (since 2004), more than half of ground balls are being hit to the right of second base (51.3%).

SS zone seeing its lowest % ever
1B zone seeing its highest % ever

Batted-ball demographics have changed. Should positional adjustments reflect that?

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SN 140: Baseball's Greatest Players
The Juggernauts!

They delivered season after season, authoring some of the game’s most storied chapters. Their prolonged excellence sets them apart.

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Baseball's Greatest Players: The Immortals

Jackie Robinson

"Robinson was the target of racial epithets and flying cleats, of hate letters and death threats, of pitchers throwing at his head and legs, and catchers spitting on his shoes." -Bill Nack

[Greg Thompson @gregthompson07]

@cincylaw @sportingnews He does in this project!

[Greg Thompson @gregthompson07]

@ByJasonFoster There are 14 rooms, this is just the first! They could even be in the Inner Circle

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We’re naming our 140 greatest players ever with 10 names revealed each week.

Leading off? The Immortals.

They shattered barriers. They broke records. They captivated nations. They inspired millions.

While numbers like 2,632, 511 and 56 are woven into the fabric of baseball history, these 10 icons 10 transcended the sport with an enduring imprint and everlasting impact that extends far beyond statistics.
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[Paul Hembekides (Hembo) @PaulHembo]

Thrilled to partner with @sportingnews, The Bible of Baseball, on a decade-in-the-making project that reimagines baseball’s greatest players.

We hope you’ll enjoy exploring it as much as we enjoyed creating it.

[The Sporting News @sportingnews]

We researched and considered over 500 names to determine the 140 greatest players in baseball history.

But instead of traditional rankings, we're doing things a little differently.

✍️ @PaulHembo
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Baseball's Greatest Players- Coming soon from @sportingnews!

Over 500 players researched to compile the 140 greatest players from the 140 years of The Sporting News' baseball coverage.

Connected over time and celebrated in rooms, read more 👇👇

[Greg Thompson @gregthompson07]

@PaulHembo Wild, with a year on the Steelers last season…

[Greg Thompson @gregthompson07]

@MattStrahm @Topps @TheCardLifeTV Can’t message him because I’m not verified, but I have 3/5 of his red Bowman autos

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Rickey Henderson once said “I’m a walking record.” He was a luminary whose numbers boggle the mind…🧵

100 runs, 100 walks, 100 stolen bases in a modern-era season (since 1900):

1980 Rickey Henderson
1982 Rickey Henderson
1983 Rickey Henderson

He’s the only one.

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@bryson_stott10 Not as good as this one…