Often referred to as America’s favorite pastime, baseball is definitely one of the most popular sports in the United States. While it has veined in popularity over the years, lagging behind sports like American football and basketball, it is still hugely popular. The MLB (Major League Baseball) is the second most profitable sports organization in America, only behind the National Football League. Not to mention, there are over 170 million fans all throughout the United States of America.
Baseball is also hugely popular in the American betting scene. Land-based bookies make a hefty sum off of baseball betting. However, as technology advances, more and more people are moving to the online sphere. Nowadays, the reputable sports betting sites at BetStation have largely replaced land-based bookies, and have become the go-to method for most punters.
The history of baseball spans over a hundred years, and the sport has seen some truly magnificent players. In this article, we are going to take a look at a few of the best of the best baseball players to have ever circled the field.
Barry Bonds built up a reputation as an all-around player over twenty-two season of Major League Baseball. He spent seven years playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates, before moving to the San Francisco Giants, where he played for another 14 years. His position on this list is marred by the controversies that followed him, most notably the steroid scandal; a massive stain on his long and storied career.
Still, despite the scandals, Barry Bonds has done enough to where he can be considered one of the greats. In the 22 seasons played, Mister Bonds achieved over 500 homeruns and over 500 stolen bases, making him the only Major League Baseball player to-date to achieve over 500 of both.
Willie “The Buck” Mays is definitely one of the GOATS of the game. He spent a majority of his 22-season career playing for the Giants, before switching over to the New York Mets for the last season. The peak of his career came in 1955 when he scored 51 home runs over the course of the whole season.
Apart from his nickname “the Buck” he also was known as the “Say Hey Kid”. Many consider Willie Mays to be the greatest all-around player of all time. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in the late 70s, awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barrack Obama in 2015, and is frequently listed in the top 3 of numerous rankings, including the ESPN Top 100 Baseball Players of All Time list, where he is ranked 2nd, behind Babe Ruth.
Speaking of which…
In the eyes of many, Babe Ruth is considered the greatest baseball player in the history of the sport. Often credited with the popularization of baseball, the so-called Sultan of Swing definitely deserves a spot among the greatest athletes of all time. In his time, he set the record for most home-runs, with 716. The record would later be broken, first by Henry Allen, and then by Barry Bonds. However, Babe Ruth’s towering popularity dwarfs both of theirs.
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