B: Bryan Baar to James Byrd Baseball Profiles

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Players A to Z: Bryan Baar to Rod Byerly
Most recent player added July 27, 2025

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 - Bryan Baar briefly made AAA over 4 seasons with Dodgers, 9/20/20
 - LaRue Baber fulfilled dream to play as pro, saw five seasons, 6/15/20
 - Bob Badacour made all-conference college team, 1 pro season, 2/26/15
 - Francisco Baez saw 5 pro seasons with Royals, made high-A, 5/11/14
 - Kevin Baez showed guts enough to see bigs over 3 seasons, 6/26/19
 - Bob Bafia hit well in AA game; Played 7 seasons, made AAA, 8/6/10
 - Jeff Bagwell put up good numbers at New Britain and in bigs, 1/7/12
 - Buddy Bailey worked on title teams through managing career, 4/18/15
 - Lash Bailey hit over 2 seasons, then suffered double vision, 7/16/23
 - Mark Bailey stayed calm over 7 majors seasons, coached, 6/10/11

 - Rob Bailey followed father into pros; Played six seasons, 4/14/18
 - Roy Bailey enjoyed game over 4 pro seasons, as youth coach, 2/13/17
 - Bob Bailor played long time, returned to majors as coach, 3/13/12
 - Doug Bair did his job in major leagues over 15 seasons, 2/23/25
 - Doug Baker helped Tigers in 1984, saw 7 majors seasons, 11/27/10
 - Ernie Baker saw 4 minors seasons with Cardinals, AAA, 6/14/15
 - John Y. Butler became Peoria GM 3 years from internship, 11/3/19
 - Sam Baker saw 3 pro seasons with Indians, made single-A, 3/16/15
 - Scott Baker made majors with Athletics for single game, 8/10/24
 - Rick Balabon made draft's 1st round, saw 7 seasons, AAA, 7/24/23

 - Jeff Baldwin played harder, saw 7 majors games with Astros, 10/6/12
 - Kirk Baldwin won 1st pro outing, saw 2 seasons, single-A, 5/8/14
 - Tony Baldwin took opportunity of lifetime to 4 pro seasons, 1/19/14
 - Harrison Ball hit balls hard, played single pro season, 10/17/24
 - Jeff Ball got first - and only - ML hit in 9th pro season, 1/12/16
 - Jeff Ball played single season in pros, at Boise with Angels, 5/23/16
 - Jay Baller returned from coma to make bigs, saw 6 seasons, 3/15/12
 - Bill Ballou had patience, calming effect as minors coach, 4/18/21
 - Darren Balsley used positivity as coach in bigs with Padres, 9/11/13
 - Doyle Balthazar saw 9 seasons as catcher, helped pitchers, 8/24/21

 - Willie P. Bananas served as West Palm Beach's mascot, 12/26/20
 - Chris Bando made majors as player, then made it as coach, 11/26/15
 - Pat Bangtson made AAA with Twins, later coached college, 12/6/10
 - Jeff Banister came back from cancer to make bigs, manage, 7/17/14
 - Lance Banks ate innings at Spokane, saw three pro seasons, 7/29/14
 - Willie Banks called Mom after bigs call, saw 9 ML seasons, 10/24/12
 - Doug Banning played 7 seasons, 1 in Mexico; Made AAA, 8/14/17
 - Scott Banton saw 3 pro seasons with Cardinals, single-A, 6/24/15





 - Dean Borrelli played 8 pro seasons, turned coach, instructor, 2/23/14
 - Joseph Bosco wrote books on Peoria Chiefs, OJ trial, 11/26/19
 - Shawn Boskie saw 9 ML seasons, had complete-game in debut, 4/15/12

 - Dick Bosman helped young pitchers in minors, later majors, 7/6/10
 - Dave Boss came around in college game, saw 2 pro seasons, 2/9/17
 - Derek Botelho played in 2 ML seasons, coached in minors, 2/4/15
 - Alan Botkin played team game over 7 pro seasons, made AA, 5/11/17
 - Kent Bottenfield had tough insides, saw nine majors seasons, 4/17/14
 - Jake Botts threw high school no-hitter, saw 3 pro seasons, 5/26/19
 - Denis Boucher played in majors for Blue Jays, Expos, 1/19/18
 - Eric Boudreaux played 6 seasons, made AAA with Phillies, 2/11/11
 - Rafael Bournigal played good defense, saw 7 ML seasons, 11/5/18
 - Mark Bowden started, relieved over decade in pros, 2/13/15

 - Ryan Bowen earned reputation as hard-luck majors pitcher, 1/5/12
 - Brent Bowers made bigs, coached, resigned in ump matter, 1/22/17
 - Jim Bowie saw 6 ML games with Athletics over 12 seasons, 7/25/10
 - Joe Boyce hit big Boise HR, saw 5 seasons over decade, 11/4/23
 - Tommy Boyce had big night for Salt Lake, saw 3 seasons, 4/10/22
 - Clete Boyer played in bigs, coached, had game perception, 4/13/11
 - Cloyd Boyer saw 5 ML seasons, later sought by Bobby Cox, 8/26/15
 - John Braase helped college team, made three pro seasons, 10/16/20
 - Miah Bradbury waited, then got drafted by the Miami Miracle, 11/22/23
 - Troy Bradford threw college complete games, saw 6 seasons, 4/25/13

 - Vince Bradford played 2 pro baseball seasons, then football, 10/30/16
 - Mike Bradish played for South Bend, his mother almost did, 4/16/21
 - Bert Bradley used lessons learned as player as coach, 3/29/15
 - Eric Bradley did what he needed to do over 3 pro seasons, 10/16/13
 - Mike Bradley returned from injury to pros, saw two seasons, 10/15/22
 - Terry Bradshaw had impact with Cardinals, saw 2 seasons, 3/3/17
 - Brian Brady celebrated 1st ML hit with milk, didn't get more, 7/6/11
 - Mike Brady got traded, had early success, saw 4 pro seasons, 11/14/21
 - Mike Brady went from Florida State to 5 seasons, high-A, 8/24/25
 - Pat Brady swung well at Reading, saw 7 seasons, made AAA, 2/3/13
 - Jimmy Bragan served as 'boom time' Southern League president, 8/11/19

 - Mark Brakebill saw pro baseball as life, then as secondary, 6/28/23
 - Bill Brakeley made college improvements, saw 3 pro seasons, 6/20/20
 - Jeff Braley threw sidearm over five pro seasons, made AA, 3/6/16
 - Paul Branconier kept his cool in college, saw 4 pro seasons, 11/28/17
 - Jeff Brannon helped his Savannah team, saw five pro seasons, 6/26/15
 - Jeff Branson made good contact for Reds, saw nine ML seasons, 8/6/17
 - Cliff Brantley showed nerves in ML debut, saw 2 seasons, 8/20/15
 - Mickey Brantley saw 4 ML seasons, missed fifth, moved on, 9/1/10
 - Randy Braun saw 10 pro seasons, then got release at AAA, 6/16/10
 - Jeff Brauning had college hitting streak, saw 2 pro seasons, 2/3/13


 - Scott Brow made 4 majors seasons with Blue Jays, Dbacks, 8/20/13
 - Adam Brown felt invincible when he signed, not decade later, 10/15/11
 - Anthony Brown joined Pirates as Pa. native, saw 3 seasons, 2/16/20
 - Dana Brown played 3 pro seasons, later turned Astros GM, 12/12/12
 - Daren Brown played, managed in minors, filled in in bigs, 10/18/13
 - Dickie Brown saw 8 pro seasons, made team's record book, 3/12/15
 - Don Brown showed maturity, leadership, saw 6 pro seasons, 11/4/21
 - Duane Brown's career spanned decade, saw high-A, Taiwan, 2/25/25
 - Jackie Brown made 7 ML seasons as player, later as coach, 6/19/14
 - Jarvis Brown's hard work paid off in majors, World Series, 11/7/13
 - Jimmy Brown saw some success in GCL, played 3 pro seasons, 5/14/19

 - Keith Brown saw 4 majors seasons, then fought cancer, 12/24/10
 - Kevin Brown showed poise, made 3 major league seasons, 6/1/12
 - Kurt Brown kept working over seven pro seasons, made AAA, 5/30/13
 - Marty Brown took hard-nosed play to bigs, Japan, manage, 5/20/22
 - Matt Brown sometimes got lucky over 6 seasons, made AA, 7/10/24
 - Mike Brown played 9 seasons, including 2 as pitcher, made AA, 2/26/20
 - Mike Brown believed in his players, managed 5 years, played, 12/18/20
 - Mike Brown saw six major league seasons, coached, scouted, 12/22/22
 - Paul Brown looked forward to pro baseball, saw 5 seasons, 2/20/23
 - Randy Brown experienced much over 11 seasons, made AAA, 6/20/21

 - Rob Brown got split-finger working, saw 5 seasons, AAA, 6/21/22
 - Tab Brown saw 3 minor league seasons, each with Braves, 12/18/11
 - Tim Brown threw 7-inning perfect game at AAA, missed bigs, 3/2/18
 - Todd Brown helped minor league teams for decade, made AAA, 7/26/25
 - Tom Brown recruited Ben McDonald, later coached in minors, 5/26/13
 - Tony Brown worked to hit hard over decade-plus in pros, 12/25/16
 - Mike Browning's playing career spanned fifteen years, 7/10/16
 - Jason Broyles got relief win in Great Falls, saw two seasons, 5/28/19
 - Frank Brubaker saw 2 seasons, missed bigs, son made it, 5/3/21
 - Tom Bruck amassed college record wins, saw 2 pro seasons, 1/29/14
 - J.T. Bruett made majors with Twins over two seasons, 8/30/11

 - Jacob Brumfield returned from injury, made 7 ML seasons, 1/1/24


 - Rich Buonantony's dad pledged to retire if he made bigs, 8/22/15
 - Dave Burba took bright future to 15 major league seasons, 6/23/12
 - Tim Burcham played 10 seasons, proved anxious one spring, 2/12/11
 - Kevin Burdick got dugout broken nose at AAA, missed bigs, 6/13/10
 - Stacey Burdick got outs enough to turn pro, saw six seasons, 5/22/13
 - Bob Burgess worked as minors assistant GM, minors GM, 3/21/20
 - John Burgos saw 18 pro seasons, five of those in Taiwan, 1/28/19
 - Paco Burgos expressed confidence, saw 8 pro seasons, AAA, 12/19/15

 - Robert Burguillos went from Venezuela to 18 pro games, 11/9/24
 - John Burkett relaxed, became reliable majors pitcher, 5/30/14
 - Travis Burley turned pro from high school, played 3 seasons, 1/30/17
 - Joe Burnett played 1 season, career ended on broken jaw, 2/2/25
 - Jeromy Burnitz drew Maris comparisons, saw 14 bigs seasons, 5/7/21
 - Kevin Burrell turned pro, relaxed, saw 11 seasons, AAA, 12/5/14
 - Eric Burroughs used his speed in HS football, pro baseball, 5/18/13
 - Ken Burroughs played 4 seasons, then coached, instructed, 11/23/17
 - Terry Burrows critiqued himself, then made four bigs seasons, 8/21/20
 - Bob Burton started as trainer, then moved to sports medicine, 6/15/18

 - Chris Burton won honors, saw 3 pro seasons, passed in 2014, 11/25/16
 - Mike Burton saw 7 pro baseball seasons, then turned golf pro, 5/23/14
 - Dennis Burtt got his bigs chances over 2 seasons, saw 16, 7/19/12
 - Wayne Busby set high standards, saw six seasons, made AA, 1/2/22
 - Mike Busch made 2 hard decisions, both led to baseball, 5/19/20
 - Rodney Busha won 2nd pro game in 1990, didn't win more, 8/3/20
 - Chris Bushing went somewhere else, then went to majors, 12/10/13
 - Juan Bustabad played decade in minors, then turned coach, 12/1/17
 - Rafael Bustamante rallied over four minor league seasons, 2/11/14
 - Albert Bustillos threw hard, saw 10 seasons, AAA, Taiwan, 8/31/25
 - Arthur Butcher saved Beloit game with throw, saw 3 seasons, 6/29/17

 - Mike Butcher used toughness in majors as player, coach, 9/15/17
 - Sal Butera made majors as player, then helped others there, 3/16/24
 - Brian Butterfield helped Jeter, coached decades in game, 1/1/15
 - Chris Butterfield believed he'd make bigs, missed in 9 years, 11/28/21
 - Rod Byerly worked over three pro seasons, made high-A, 1/22/14
 - John Byington hit on spot over 7 pro seasons, made AAA, 7/5/17
 - James Byrd played 7 pro seasons, made bigs for 2 games, 3/25/23

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