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Okay, Detroit: Al Kaline or Ty Cobb? You're up, Cincy, who's it gonna be: Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, maybe Joe Morgan? How about you, Beantown, what's your pick: Yaz (Yastrzemski) or perhaps Ted "the Splendid Splinter" Williams? Let's hear from you, San Francisco: The 'Say Hey' Kid, Juan Marichal, or Barry Bonds? New York Yankees? Fugeddaboudit: The Bambino, The Iron Horse, Joltin' Joe, The Mick, or Yogi? Every Major League town has its favorite sons, but only one from each city gets to be the Hometown Hero. Published in conjunction with Major League Baseball, Hometown Heroes presents the game's most outstanding players as selected by you, the fans. Beautifully illustrated, this must-have book is a celebration of the best of the best. Millions of voters whittled a list of 150 nominees down to thirty Hometown Heroes, one for each team. The players selected represent the finest ever to wear their team's uniform. This is the pantheon of baseball legendsAaron, Ryan, Clemente, Schmidt, Ripken, and Seaver, among others. They are the men whose remarkable legacies were forged the moment they first took to the diamond, and were assured the moment they hung up their cleats to assume a position among the all-time greats. All 150 finalists are profiled herecareer highlights, statistics, amazing photographs, fabulous tidbits, and other features. For more than a century, baseball fans have debated endlessly which players have earned the right to be called the finest of the sport. Hometown Heroes pays tribute to the cream of the crop. Major League Baseball Publishing is a full-service publishing arm of Major League Baseball that produces and licenses a variety of high-quality baseball books, souvenir programs, magazines, and children's books. This branch of Major League Baseball Properties includes an in-house stock-photo agency. Each publication offers the highest standards for the oldest, and, most popular professional sports entity in the world. Tim Kurkjian is a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine, a reporter/analyst who regularly appears on ESPN's Baseball Tonight television show, and a frequent contributor to espn.com. He has authored two books and has been exerted in numerous others. Kurkjian has covered baseball for more than a quarter of a century, and has held writing positions with such prestigious publications as Sports Illustrated, Baltimore Sun, and The Dallas Morning News.

Foreword	p. 9
Hometown Heroes	p. 13
Major League Baseball Hometown Heroes	p. 19
Angels	p. 20
Astros	p. 24
Athletics	p. 28
Blue Jays	p. 32
Braves	p. 36
Brewers	p. 40
Cardinals	p. 44
Cubs	p. 50
Devil Rays	p. 56
Diamond Backs	p. 60
Dodgers	p. 64
Giants	p. 70
Indians	p. 76
Mariners	p. 80
Marlins	p. 84
Mets	p. 88
Nationals	p. 92
Orioles	p. 96
Padres	p. 100
Phillies	p. 104
Pirates	p. 108
Rangers	p. 114
Red Sox	p. 118
Reds	p. 124
Rockies	p. 130
Royals	p. 134
Tigers	p. 138
Twins	p. 142
White Sox	p. 146
Yankees	p. 150
Curtain Call	p. 156
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