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Right</div></div></td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB debut</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">July 27, 1992, for the Boston Red Sox</td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Last MLB appearance</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">September 29, 2002, for the New York Mets</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">Batting average</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">.279</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">124</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">Runs batted in</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">558</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/valenjo02.shtml">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Reference" title="Baseball Reference">Baseball Reference</a></b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6261717#P1825" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" 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href="/wiki/2001_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2001 Major League Baseball season">2001</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> (<a href="/wiki/2002_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2002 Major League Baseball season">2002</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Career highlights and awards</th></tr><tr class="ib-baseball-bio-highlights"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Silver_Slugger_Award" title="Silver Slugger Award">Silver Slugger Award</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox_Hall_of_Fame" title="Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame">Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>John William Valentin</b> (born February 18, 1967) is an American former <a href="/wiki/Shortstop" title="Shortstop">shortstop</a> and <a href="/wiki/Third_baseman" title="Third baseman">third baseman</a> in <a 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He played for the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> from 1992 to 2001, and spent a final season with the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> in 2002. He later became a coach for the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Amateur_career">Amateur career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Valentin&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Amateur career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Raised in <a href="/wiki/Jersey_City,_New_Jersey" title="Jersey City, New Jersey">Jersey City, New Jersey</a>, Valentin attended <a href="/wiki/St._Anthony_High_School_(New_Jersey)" title="St. Anthony High School (New Jersey)">St. Anthony High School</a>, where he played baseball and <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a>. He was teammates on the basketball team with <a href="/wiki/David_Rivers" title="David Rivers">David Rivers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Valentin attended <a href="/wiki/Seton_Hall_University" title="Seton Hall University">Seton Hall University</a>, where he played <a href="/wiki/College_baseball" title="College baseball">college baseball</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Seton_Hall_Pirates_baseball" title="Seton Hall Pirates baseball">Pirates</a> under head coach <a href="/wiki/Mike_Sheppard_(baseball)" title="Mike Sheppard (baseball)">Mike Sheppard</a>. Valentin's teammates included future major leaguers <a href="/wiki/Mo_Vaughn" title="Mo Vaughn">Mo Vaughn</a> and <a href="/wiki/Craig_Biggio" title="Craig Biggio">Craig Biggio</a>. In 1988, he played <a href="/wiki/Collegiate_summer_baseball" title="Collegiate summer baseball">collegiate summer baseball</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Cape_Cod_Baseball_League" title="Cape Cod Baseball League">Cape Cod Baseball League</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Hyannis_Mets" class="mw-redirect" title="Hyannis Mets">Hyannis Mets</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was drafted by the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> in the 5th round of the <a href="/wiki/1988_MLB_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1988 MLB Draft">1988 MLB Draft</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Valentin&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Professional career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Valentin made his MLB debut as the starting shortstop against the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> on July 27, 1992. He had one hit in four at-bats in his debut, with his first hit coming on an RBI single to short in the bottom of the 8th inning off of the Rangers <a href="/wiki/Terry_Mathews" title="Terry Mathews">Terry Mathews</a>. He hit his first home run on August 22, 1992, off of <a href="/wiki/Mike_Schooler" title="Mike Schooler">Mike Schooler</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a>. </p><p>On July 8, 1994, Valentin turned the 10th <a href="/wiki/Unassisted_triple_play" title="Unassisted triple play">unassisted triple play</a> in MLB history, in a game against the Mariners.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Playing shortstop in the 6th inning, Valentin caught <a href="/wiki/Marc_Newfield" title="Marc Newfield">Marc Newfield</a>'s line drive, tagged second base before <a href="/wiki/Mike_Blowers" title="Mike Blowers">Mike Blowers</a> could return to tag up, and tagged out <a href="/wiki/Keith_Mitchell_(baseball)" title="Keith Mitchell (baseball)">Keith Mitchell</a> who had been attempting to advance to second base.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His best season was 1995, when he batted .298 with 27 home runs, 37 <a href="/wiki/Double_(baseball)" title="Double (baseball)">doubles</a>, 20 <a href="/wiki/Stolen_base" title="Stolen base">stolen bases</a> and 81 <a href="/wiki/Base_on_balls" title="Base on balls">walks</a>. Valentin finished ninth in the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> <a href="/wiki/MLB_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB Most Valuable Player Award">MVP</a> voting, and helped lead the Red Sox to its first division title since 1990. Valentin had a .971 <a href="/wiki/Fielding_percentage" title="Fielding percentage">fielding percentage</a> in his first three years as a shortstop for the Red Sox. </p><p>On June 6, 1996, he <a href="/wiki/Hitting_for_the_cycle" title="Hitting for the cycle">hit for the cycle</a>. During the 1996 season, Red Sox prospect <a href="/wiki/Nomar_Garciaparra" title="Nomar Garciaparra">Nomar Garciaparra</a> battled for the spot of shortstop with Valentin, who had held the position for his entire career. Garciaparra took over the shortstop position in 1997, forcing Valentin to <a href="/wiki/Second_baseman" title="Second baseman">second base</a>. Later that season, he shifted to third base after the regular third baseman, <a href="/wiki/Tim_Naehring" title="Tim Naehring">Tim Naehring</a>, was injured. Valentin spent four more seasons with the Red Sox (playing only a total of 30 games over his last two years in a Red Sox uniform, the 2000 and 2001 seasons) </p><p>He signed with the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> as a free agent after the 2001 season and played in 114 games for them in 2002. </p><p>In 11 seasons with the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Red Sox</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">Mets</a>, Valentin had a .279 <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batting average</a>, and accumulated a total of 1093 <a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">hits</a>. He hit 124 career <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home runs</a>, and had 558 <a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">runs batted in</a>. </p><p>Valentin is the only Major League player to have pulled off an unassisted triple play, hit for the cycle and hit three <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home runs</a> in a game.<sup id="cite_ref-Snyder_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Snyder-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Post-playing_days">Post-playing days</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Valentin&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Post-playing days"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In January 2008, Valentin joined the <a href="/wiki/Inland_Empire_66ers_of_San_Bernardino" class="mw-redirect" title="Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino">Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino</a> (the High-A minor league affiliate of the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>) as hitting coach for the 2008 season.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shortly after accepting this assignment, manager <a href="/wiki/Dave_Collins" title="Dave Collins">Dave Collins</a> resigned for personal reasons, and Valentin was promoted to manager of the 66ers <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.ie66ers.com/66ers/archive/index.html?article_id=664">[1]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080206214811/http://www.ie66ers.com/66ers/archive/index.html?article_id=664">Archived</a> 2008-02-06 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. On Friday, October 31, 2008, he was named manager of the <a href="/wiki/Chattanooga_Lookouts" title="Chattanooga Lookouts">Chattanooga Lookouts</a> of the Southern League (AA). After one season at the helm of the Lookouts he was demoted to hitting coach for the 2010 season. In 2011, he was promoted to the coaching staff of the AAA <a href="/wiki/Albuquerque_Isotopes" title="Albuquerque Isotopes">Albuquerque Isotopes</a>. On November 13, 2012, he joined the Dodgers Major League staff as the Assistant Hitting Coach.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2016, the Dodgers reassigned him as the hitting coach for the Class-A <a href="/wiki/Great_Lakes_Loons" title="Great Lakes Loons">Great Lakes Loons</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Midwest_League" title="Midwest League">Midwest League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Valentin has been a resident of <a href="/wiki/Holmdel_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Holmdel Township, New Jersey">Holmdel Township, New Jersey</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He owned the now-closed Julia's Restaurant in <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Highlands,_New_Jersey" title="Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey">Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Valentin&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_doubles_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball annual doubles leaders">List of Major League Baseball annual doubles leaders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_players_to_hit_for_the_cycle" title="List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle">List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Valentin&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">This game was also notable for being the major league debut of <a href="/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez" title="Alex Rodriguez">Alex Rodriguez</a>.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sources">Sources</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Valentin&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Sources"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Grossman, Leigh (compiler). <i>The Red Sox Fan Handbook</i>. 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Pgs. 180–181.</li> <li>Stout, Glenn and Johnson, Richard A. <i>Red Sox Century</i>. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-395-88417-9" title="Special:BookSources/0-395-88417-9">0-395-88417-9</a>. Pg. 432.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Valentin&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHorgan1992" class="citation news cs1">Horgan, Sean (March 15, 1992). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1992-03-15-0000204554-story.html">"Valentin Knows what to Do in Short Time He's Given"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Hartford_Courant" title="Hartford Courant">Hartford Courant</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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"By all accounts, Mr. Valentin, who has an unpublished number in Holmdel and is now working out with the Red Sox in preparation for the baseball season, was a pleasure to deal with, Mrs. Flinn and others said."</span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Valentin&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Career statistics from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/123608">MLB</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/valenjo02.shtml">Baseball Reference</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=valent001joh">Baseball Reference (Minors)</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" 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Yawkey">Jean R. Yawkey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Class of 1997: <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Fisk" title="Carlton Fisk">Carlton Fisk</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dick_O%27Connell" title="Dick O'Connell">Dick O'Connell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mel_Parnell" title="Mel Parnell">Mel Parnell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rico_Petrocelli" title="Rico Petrocelli">Rico Petrocelli</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dick_Radatz" title="Dick Radatz">Dick Radatz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Luis_Tiant" title="Luis Tiant">Luis Tiant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Class of 2000: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Coleman" title="Ken Coleman">Ken Coleman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dwight_Evans_(baseball)" title="Dwight Evans (baseball)">Dwight Evans</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Gardner" title="Larry Gardner">Larry Gardner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Curt_Gowdy" title="Curt Gowdy">Curt Gowdy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Jensen" title="Jackie Jensen">Jackie Jensen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ned_Martin" title="Ned Martin">Ned Martin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Monbouquette" title="Bill Monbouquette">Bill Monbouquette</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Reggie_Smith" title="Reggie Smith">Reggie Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Stanley_(baseball)" title="Bob Stanley (baseball)">Bob Stanley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Class of 2002: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Burleson" title="Rick Burleson">Rick Burleson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Boo_Ferriss" class="mw-redirect" title="Boo Ferriss">Boo Ferriss</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lou_Gorman" title="Lou Gorman">Lou Gorman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_Harrington_(baseball)" title="John Harrington (baseball)">John Harrington</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tex_Hughson" title="Tex Hughson">Tex Hughson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Duffy_Lewis" title="Duffy Lewis">Duffy Lewis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Lonborg" title="Jim Lonborg">Jim Lonborg</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fred_Lynn" title="Fred Lynn">Fred Lynn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Class of 2004: <a href="/wiki/Wade_Boggs" title="Wade Boggs">Wade Boggs</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Carrigan" title="Bill Carrigan">Bill Carrigan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Eckersley" title="Dennis Eckersley">Dennis Eckersley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Billy_Goodman" title="Billy Goodman">Billy Goodman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Hurst" title="Bruce Hurst">Bruce Hurst</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ben_Mondor" title="Ben Mondor">Ben Mondor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Pete_Runnels" title="Pete Runnels">Pete Runnels</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Haywood_Sullivan" title="Haywood Sullivan">Haywood Sullivan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Class of 2006: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Bresciani" title="Dick Bresciani">Dick Bresciani</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ellis_Kinder" title="Ellis Kinder">Ellis Kinder</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Morgan_(manager)" class="mw-redirect" title="Joe Morgan (manager)">Joe Morgan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Remy" title="Jerry Remy">Jerry Remy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Scott_(first_baseman)" title="George Scott (first baseman)">George Scott</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Vern_Stephens" title="Vern Stephens">Vern Stephens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dick_Williams" title="Dick Williams">Dick Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Class of 2008: <a href="/wiki/George_Digby_(baseball_scout)" title="George Digby (baseball scout)">George Digby</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wes_Ferrell" title="Wes Ferrell">Wes Ferrell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Greenwell" title="Mike Greenwell">Mike Greenwell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Edward_F._Kenney_Sr." title="Edward F. Kenney Sr.">Edward F. Kenney Sr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Lee_(left-handed_pitcher)" title="Bill Lee (left-handed pitcher)">Bill Lee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Everett_Scott" title="Everett Scott">Everett Scott</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Sullivan_(baseball)" title="Frank Sullivan (baseball)">Frank Sullivan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mo_Vaughn" title="Mo Vaughn">Mo Vaughn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Class of 2010: <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Harper" title="Tommy Harper">Tommy Harper</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Kasko" title="Eddie Kasko">Eddie Kasko</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Piersall" title="Jimmy Piersall">Jimmy Piersall</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">John Valentin</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Don_Zimmer" title="Don Zimmer">Don Zimmer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Class of 2012: <a href="/wiki/Marty_Barrett_(second_baseman)" title="Marty Barrett (second baseman)">Marty Barrett</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ellis_Burks" title="Ellis Burks">Ellis Burks</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Dobson" title="Joe Dobson">Joe Dobson</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dutch_Leonard_(left-handed_pitcher)" title="Dutch Leonard (left-handed pitcher)">Dutch Leonard</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Mooney_(groundskeeper)" title="Joe Mooney (groundskeeper)">Joe Mooney</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Curt_Schilling" title="Curt Schilling">Curt Schilling</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_I._Taylor" title="John I. 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Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Class of 2014: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Castiglione" title="Joe Castiglione">Joe Castiglione</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Roger Clemens</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nomar_Garciaparra" title="Nomar Garciaparra">Nomar Garciaparra</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Pedro_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Pedro Martínez">Pedro Martínez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Class of 2016: <a href="/wiki/Ira_Flagstead" title="Ira Flagstead">Ira Flagstead</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Lucchino" title="Larry Lucchino">Larry Lucchino</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jason_Varitek" title="Jason Varitek">Jason Varitek</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tim_Wakefield" title="Tim Wakefield">Tim Wakefield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Class of 2018: <a 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