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Career Path — Episode 6 | Wise Lemur Baseball

Every question in this episode

1. Every club he played for. Who is he?

   Drafted by St. Louis Cardinals 1999 → St. Louis Cardinals 2001–2011 → Los Angeles Angels 2012–2021 → Los Angeles Dodgers 2021 → St. Louis Cardinals 2022 → NL MVP ×3

   Answer: Albert Pujols

   Pujols was picked 402nd overall in the 1999 draft — a 13th-rounder who went on to win three MVPs.

2. Every club he played for. Who is he?

   Drafted by Washington Nationals 2010 → Washington Nationals 2012–2018 → Philadelphia Phillies 2019–2026 → NL MVP ×2

   Answer: Bryce Harper

   Harper won Rookie of the Year in 2012, added two MVP awards, then a decade later was named MVP of the 2022 NLCS.

3. Every club he played for. Who is he?

   Drafted by Seattle Mariners 1987 → Seattle Mariners 1989–1999 → Cincinnati Reds 2000–2008 → Chicago White Sox 2008 → Seattle Mariners 2009–2010

   Answer: Ken Griffey Jr.

   Griffey was the No. 1 overall pick in 1987 and was starting in center field for Seattle just two years later, at age 19.

4. Every club he played for. Who is he?

   Drafted by Baltimore Orioles 2010 → Baltimore Orioles 2012–2018 → Los Angeles Dodgers 2018 → San Diego Padres 2019–2026

   Answer: Manny Machado

5. Every club he played for. Who is he?

   Seattle Mariners 2001–2012 → New York Yankees 2012–2014 → Miami Marlins 2015–2017 → Seattle Mariners 2018–2019 → Jackie Robinson AL Rookie of the Year 2001

   Answer: Ichiro Suzuki

   Ichiro didn't debut in Major League Baseball until age 27, yet still won Rookie of the Year and league MVP that same season.

6. Every club he played for. Who is he?

   Texas Rangers 1989 → Chicago White Sox 1989–1991 → Chicago Cubs 1992–2004 → Baltimore Orioles 2005 → Texas Rangers 2007 → NL MVP 1998

   Answer: Sammy Sosa

7. Every club he played for. Who is he?

   Los Angeles Dodgers 1998–2004 → Seattle Mariners 2005–2009 → Boston Red Sox 2010 → Texas Rangers 2011–2018

   Answer: Adrian Beltré

   Beltré was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2024.

8. Every club he played for. Who is he?

   Drafted by Boston Red Sox 1983 → Boston Red Sox 1984–1996 → Toronto Blue Jays 1997–1998 → New York Yankees 1999–2003 → Houston Astros 2004–2006 → New York Yankees 2007 → AL MVP 1986

   Answer: Roger Clemens

   Clemens won 13 games for Houston in 2005 with a career-best 1.01 WHIP — at age 42, 21 years after his debut.

9. Every club he played for. Who is he?

   New York Yankees 1946–1963 → New York Mets 1965

   Answer: Yogi Berra

   Yogi Berra won the World Series 10 times as a Yankee — the most championships any player has ever won in Major League Baseball.

10. Every club he played for. Who is he?

    Drafted by Chicago White Sox 1989 → Chicago White Sox 1990–2005 → Oakland Athletics 2006 → Toronto Blue Jays 2007–2008 → Oakland Athletics 2008 → AL MVP ×2

    Answer: Frank Thomas

    Frank Thomas won back-to-back MVPs, and in the second one he hit .353 with 38 homers and 101 RBIs at age 26.

11. Every club he played for. Who is he?

    Drafted by Kansas City Athletics 1966 → Kansas City Athletics 1967–1975 → Baltimore Orioles 1976 → New York Yankees 1977–1981 → California Angels 1982–1986 → Oakland Athletics 1987

    Answer: Reggie Jackson

    Reggie Jackson smashed 47 home runs at just 23 years old in 1969 — his best season came before he'd even played for the Orioles, Yankees or Angels.

12. Every club he played for. Who is he?

    Drafted by New York Yankees 1981 → Toronto Blue Jays 1986–1990 → San Diego Padres 1991–1993 → Atlanta Braves 1993–1997 → Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1998–2001 → Chicago Cubs 2001–2002 → Los Angeles Dodgers 2003 → Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2004

    Answer: Fred McGriff

13. Every club he played for. Who is he?

    New York Giants 1951–1972 → New York Mets 1972–1973 → Jackie Robinson NL Rookie of the Year 1951

    Answer: Willie Mays

    Willie Mays legged out 20 triples in 1957 — nearly triple his average of 7 a season across his other seasons.

14. Every club he played for. Who is he?

    Philadelphia Athletics 1925–1935 → Boston Red Sox 1936–1942 → Chicago Cubs 1942–1944 → Philadelphia Phillies 1945 → AL MVP ×3

    Answer: Jimmie Foxx

    In 1932, at just 24 years old, Jimmie Foxx hit 58 home runs and drove in 169 runs for the Athletics.

15. Every club he played for. Who is he?

    Drafted by Detroit Tigers 1978 → Detroit Tigers 1979–1987 → Los Angeles Dodgers 1988–1990 → Kansas City Royals 1991 → Pittsburgh Pirates 1992 → Detroit Tigers 1993–1995

    Answer: Kirk Gibson

    Did you know? Kirk Gibson had just ONE at-bat in the entire 1988 World Series... and it became the most famous swing in Dodgers history.