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Daniel Taylor Vogelbach was born December 17th, 1992, in Fort Meyers Florida. The big six-foot, 270 pounder looked more like a football player than a baseball player.  In his senior year at Bishop High School in Fort Meyers he batted .551 & was voted Player of the Year by the News-Press.  He passed up going to play at the University of Florida with the Gators baseball team, instead signing with the Chicago Cubs as a second round 2011 draft pick at age 19. He played four years in the Cubs minors being labeled a designated hitter due to his weight.  In 2014 he shed thirty pounds to play more first base & lose the DH only tag placed upon him. In July of 2016 he was traded along with Paul Blackburn to the Mariners for Mike Montgomery. In 2016 he made his MLB debut playing in eight games with the Mariners. He parts of five seasons in Seattle (2016 -2020).  Grand Slam HR : On September 17th, 2018, he hit his first career grand slam HR, it came off the Astros Hecto...

Erik Van Norman Goeddel was born December 20th, 1988, in San Mateo California.  The six three, right-handed pitcher attended the University of Southern California where he played baseball for the UCLA Bruins. Goeddel was drafted by the New York Mets in the 24th round of the 2010 draft. He spent 2010 to 2012 in A ball, moving up to AA Binghamton in 2013 where he was 9-7 with a 4.37 in 25 games, all starts. In 2014 he became a reliever at AAA Las Vegas going 3-2 finishing up 17 games but posted a high 5.80 ERA. The Mets still gave him a shot at the big-league level. Mets Career: Goeddel was called up in September, making his MLB debut on September 1st, finishing up a 9-6 loss in Florida to the Marlins. He would get the call to finish up six games that September, posting a 2.70 ERA with six strike outs four walks & three hits allowed in 6.2 innings. 2015 Mets Pennant Season: He started out 2015 with a good enough Spring Training to get him on the Mets ...

Robert Michael Ojeda was born December 17, 1957, in Los Angeles, California. His father was a furniture upholsterer & his mother an interpreter for Mexican migrants in the L.A. School system. Ojeda attended t he College of the Sequoias in Visalia, California. He did  not get drafted right away & was working as a landscaper for his brother-in-law when the Red Sox came calling in 1978. In 1979, Ojeda was 15-7 with a 2.43 ERA at Elmira in the NY Penn. League. He moved up to AAA Pawtucket the next year getting his call up in July of 1980. MLB Debut:   Ojeda debuted at Fenway Park on July 13th in getting no decision against the Detroit Tigers. He blew a four-run lead, but the Sox came back for the win.  Ojeda pitched in seven games that year going 1-1 getting his first win against Texas on August 2nd. He found himself back at AAA Pawtucket after posting a 6.93 ERA. Trivia: On April 18, 1981, Pawtucket and Rochester played a ...