big leaguer

Even the most well-informed of Cuban native diehards today have little memory of Abreu; his international reputation pales alongside more prestigious feats performed on the international stage by such legends as Huelga (decorated by President Castro after an heroic 1970 IBAF World Cup victory in Colombia over the Americans and future big leaguer Burt Hooton), Contreras (owner of an unblemished 13-0 mark in top-level international tournaments before abandoning Cuba for a solid big league career), or the more recent Lazo (who's 2006 stellar bullpen effort against celebrated Dominican big leaguers vaulted Cuba into the finals of the first World Baseball Classic).

Pitcher Hugh Mulcahy of Massachusetts said he had not seen some of the better African American ballplayers but had heard from a lot of white players that Paige and Gibson were the equals of any big leaguer. Smith then interviewed the team's catcher, Virgil "Spud" Davis, of Birmingham, Alabama.

However, to be a big leaguer, at least one of those prerequisites must be mastered.

The major leaguer who faces the pitcher and then turns as the pitch is coming may be called a "big leaguer" ...

There is the example of Pepe Frias, the former big leaguer now in his mid-50s who coaches Little Leaguers in Consuelo, Santo Domingo, the impoverished sugar cane town where he grew up.

According to CBS Sports, the Miami franchise is clear that they want either a top prospect or a promising young big leaguer with controllable years of service time and more for Realmuto.

"Irvin's ceiling is limited to that of a back-end starter, but he is really polished and if he is the guy he was late in the spring, he's a high probability big leaguer."

His second straight gold glove and an improving strikeout rate helped to give him one of his best seasons as a big leaguer. According to Baseball-Reference, he was a 4.3 WAR player in 2010, making his $2.4 million sticker price last year a big bargain.

Every big leaguer's ultimate aspiration is to win the World Series and yet, somehow, the greatest player of all (apologies to Babe Ruth) failed to do so.

I figured that at best I'd get a cup of coffee as a big leaguer, so when the job opened up at Stanford I became an assistant coach under Ray Young.

"I'm only a legend in my own mind," he says, offering a modest assessment of his stint as a big leaguer from 1991 to 1996.

It quite aptly starts off citing former big leaguer and current baseball analyst Tim McCarver on the need to go with one's first instinct.

The 26-year-old had 2 hits, his first multihit day as a big leaguer, including his first extra-base hit when he doubled in the fifth inning and first career stolen base.