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Charles Ray Knight was born December 28, 1952, in Albany, Georgia. Gold Gloves Boxer: As a boy his father had him boxing at the age of eight. He went through the Golden Gloves boxing until he was sixteen years old. After being 17-0 a southpaw broke his nose & he was done, concentrating on baseball full time. The six-foot right hand hitting Knight was drafted in the tenth round of the 1970 draft by the Cincinnati Reds.  MLB Career- Reds: Although Knight made his debut with Cincinnati in September 1974, he didn't play again at the big-league level during the Big Red Machine's glory years. The Reds won two straight World Series 1975-1976. As a first baseman there was no room behind Tony Perez & Dan Driessen. As a third baseman not much room behind Mr. Pete Rose. Knight did not appear with the Reds again until 1977 as a utility player. He was a highly touted prospect who was thought of as the guy to replace Pete Rose & those were some big expectat...

Jordany V. Valdespin was born December 23rd 1987 in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic.  In 2000 the six foot left hand hitter was signed by the New York Mets.  Jordany began his career as a second baseman & hit well through the ranks of the minors.  In 2009 he hit five HRs batting .279 in just 18 games at A ball Brooklyn. The next season he was at St. Lucie then moved up to AA Binghamton. In 2011 at AA Binghamton, Jordany stole 33 bases (6th most in the Eastern league) while batting .297 & hitting 15 HRs.  At the end of the season he was promoted to AAA Buffalo. Defensively, he was a liability with a glove making 35 errors in the infield before getting converted to an outfielder by 2012.  In 2012 after 17 games at Buffalo he was batting .276 when he was called up after Ronny Cedeno got injured. MLB Debut : On  April 23rd at Citi Field,  Valdespin debuted as a pinch hitter going 0-1 in a loss to the San Francisco Giants....

Benny Peter Agbayani was born on December 28, 1971, in Honolulu Hawaii. He was born to Filipino and Samoan parents, growing up to attended Hawaii Pacific University, as well as the Oregon Institute of Technology. Agbayani was originally selected by the California Angels in 1992 but did not sign. The six foot right-handed hitting outfielder, was later selected in the 30th round of the 1993 draft by the New York Mets.  During the Baseball strike of 1995 he crossed the picket line and played at spring training. As a result, he could not join the Players Union when he finally made it to the majors. A gbayani was always a popular player, he first became a local star with the AAA Norfolk Tides, batting .310 with 11 HRs & 29 stolen bases in 1997.  Trivia: That season he even got married at home plate in Norfolk during the AAA All Star game. MLB Debut: Benny got called up to the Mets, debuting June 17th, 1998, replacing Butch Huskey in centerfield ...