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- Updated: May 23, 2016
Twenty-three former All-Stars. The winningest pitcher in postseason history. Three pitchers who tossed perfect games. A Most Valuable Player, a Rookie of the Year, a Hall of Fame manager and a Hall of Fame broadcaster.
They will be among team representatives on the floor at MLB Network’s Studio 42 when the 2016 MLB Draft gets underway on June 9.
MLB announced the annual list of club reps on Monday, and as usual it is a star-studded gathering from the past that will man the phones and help welcome the future on the first night of selections.
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Andy Pettitte, chosen in the 22nd round by the Yankees in 1990 before he went on to win 19 postseason games durng an 18-year Major League career, returns to his primary club in this sort of official capacity for the first time. This is the 20th anniversary of a World Series title that started a new Yankees dynasty, and Pettitte will see a familiar face on the floor in one of the Braves he faced then: Ryan Klesko, who joins Ralph Garr to give Atlanta two former All-Stars as club reps.
For those who are counting on a perfect night, maybe this trio will be a harbinger: 1991 All-Star Tom Browning (Reds), Jim Abbott (Angels) and Dallas Braden (Athletics). Ivan Rodriguez, a 14-time All-Star and 1999 American League MVP who makes his first appearance on the Hall of Fame ballot later this year, will be back again as a Rangers club rep. Also on the floor will be three-time All-Star and ’04 National League Rookie of the Year Jason Bay (Pirates), along with Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda (Dodgers) and Hall of Fame broadcaster Dick Enberg (Padres).
Other former All-Stars who will represent the clubs are (alphabetically): Harold Baines (CWS); Jesse Barfield (TOR); Bob Boone (WSH); Jeff Conine (MIA); Morgan Ensberg (HOU); John Franco (NYM); Orlando Hudson (ARI); Mike Lieberthal (PHI); Ted Lilly (CHC); Ryan Ludwick …
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