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Career Path — Episode 8 | Wise Lemur Baseball

Every question in this episode

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

   Drafted by Seattle Mariners 1993 → Seattle Mariners 1994–2000 → Texas Rangers 2001–2003 → New York Yankees 2004–2016

   Answer: Alex Rodriguez

   Rodriguez won three MVPs, and his best year was 2007, when he hit 54 home runs and drove in 156.

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

   Minnesota Twins 1997–2002 → Boston Red Sox 2003–2016

   Answer: David Ortiz

   Ortiz won the World Series three times with Boston, and was named the Series MVP in 2013.

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

   Drafted by Florida Marlins 2007 → Florida Marlins 2010–2017 → New York Yankees 2018–2026 → NL MVP 2017

   Answer: Giancarlo Stanton

   Stanton's monster 2017 season — 59 home runs and 132 RBIs — won him the MVP award.

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

   Drafted by Pittsburgh Pirates 1985 → Pittsburgh Pirates 1986–1992 → San Francisco Giants 1993–2007

   Answer: Barry Bonds

   Bonds hit 73 home runs in 2001 — no other season of his even topped 49.

5. 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

6. 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.

7. 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.

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

   Drafted by Minnesota Twins 1993 → Minnesota Twins 1997–2007 → Los Angeles Angels 2008–2012 → Detroit Tigers 2013–2014 → Minnesota Twins 2015

   Answer: Torii Hunter

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

   Drafted by Milwaukee Brewers 1977 → Milwaukee Brewers 1978–1992 → Toronto Blue Jays 1993–1995 → Minnesota Twins 1996–1998

   Answer: Paul Molitor

   Molitor was named World Series MVP in 1993, the year he helped the Blue Jays win it all.

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

    San Francisco Giants 1959–1973 → San Diego Padres 1974–1976 → Oakland Athletics 1976 → San Francisco Giants 1977–1980 → Jackie Robinson NL Rookie of the Year 1959

    Answer: Willie McCovey

    McCovey's 1969 MVP season was outrageous — a .320 average and 45 homers at age 31.

11. 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.

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

    Milwaukee Brewers 2005 → Texas Rangers 2006–2013 → Baltimore Orioles 2014 → Seattle Mariners 2015–2018 → Minnesota Twins 2019–2021 → Tampa Bay Rays 2021 → Washington Nationals 2022 → San Diego Padres 2023 → PCL League Championship Most Valuable Player 2005

    Answer: Nelson Cruz

    Nelson Cruz posted a 1.031 OPS with 41 homers for the Twins in 2019 — at age 38.

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

    Houston Colt 45's 1963–1971 → Cincinnati Reds 1972–1979 → Houston Astros 1980 → San Francisco Giants 1981–1982 → Philadelphia Phillies 1983 → Oakland Athletics 1984 → NL MVP ×2

    Answer: Joe Morgan

    In 1976 Joe Morgan hit .320 with 27 homers and 60 stolen bases, an MVP season that helped Cincinnati win the World Series.

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

    Drafted by Houston Astros 1988 → Houston Astros 1990–1995 → Chicago Cubs 1995–1996 → Houston Astros 1997 → Detroit Tigers 1998 → Arizona Diamondbacks 1999–2006 → Los Angeles Dodgers 2007 → Florida Marlins 2008

    Answer: Luis Gonzalez

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

    St. Louis Cardinals 1965–1971 → Philadelphia Phillies 1972–1986 → San Francisco Giants 1986 → Chicago White Sox 1986 → Cleveland Indians 1987 → Minnesota Twins 1987–1988 → NL Cy Young ×4

    Answer: Steve Carlton