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Larry Doby
Larry Doby (1923-2003), American baseball pioneer: first Black player in the American League, debuting for Cleveland on July 5, 1947, 11 weeks after Jackie Robinson; .283 hitter, 253 home runs, 1948 World Series champion, 1978 second Black MLB manager, 1998 Hall of Fame inductee.
Larry Walker
Larry Walker, born 1966 in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, is a Canadian former MLB right fielder (Expos, Rockies, Cardinals), 1997 NL MVP, three-time batting champion, and 2020 Hall of Fame inductee with a .313 average and 383 home runs.
Lars Nootbaar
Lars Taylor-Tatsuji Nootbaar (born 1997, El Segundo, CA) is an American MLB outfielder, drafted 243rd overall by the Cardinals in 2018, a 2023 World Baseball Classic champion for Japan, traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2026.
Latin American Stadium
Estadio Latinoamericano (Latin American Stadium), formerly Gran Stadium or Estadio del Cerro, is Havana's 1946 baseball park, home of Industriales, capacity about 55,000, host of the 1991 Pan-American Games and 1999 Orioles and 2016 Rays MLB exhibitions.
LaTroy Hawkins
LaTroy Hawkins, born 1972 in Gary, Indiana, is a former MLB relief pitcher (1995-2015) who appeared in 1,042 games, 10th all-time, with 127 saves for 11 teams, and is now the Minnesota Twins bullpen coach.
Laura Berg
Laura Berg (born 1975, Santa Fe Springs, California) is an American softball center fielder, the only softball Olympian with four medals and three golds (1996, 2000, 2004 gold; 2008 silver), later Oregon State head coach.
League Park
League Park was Cleveland's historic baseball park at East 66th and Lexington, home of the Spiders, Indians, and Buckeyes from 1891, site of the 1920 World Series, restored in 2014.
Lee Jong Uk
Lee Jong Uk (이종욱, born 1980, Seoul), also romanized Lee Jong-Wook, is a South Korean baseball outfielder of the Doosan Bears who won gold in men's baseball at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games; distinct from a K League footballer born 1999.
Lee Seung Yeop
Lee Seung-yeop (이승엽), the "Lion King," is a retired South Korean slugger: record five-time KBO MVP, 646 home runs across KBO and NPB, 2008 Olympic gold medalist, later Doosan Bears manager.
Lee Smith (baseball)
Lee Arthur Smith (born 1957), MLB relief pitcher and closer for the Cubs, Cardinals, and six other teams; retired 1997 with a then-record 478 saves and elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2019.
Lee Taek Geun
Lee Taek Geun (이택근) names two South Korean athletes: a baseball outfielder born 1980 in Busan, 2008 Olympic gold medalist and 17-season KBO veteran, and a footballer born 2001, a K League defender for Paju Frontier.
Lee Yong Gyu
Lee Yong Gyu (이용규, Lee Yong-kyu), born 1985, South Korean KBO outfielder; 2008 Beijing Olympic baseball gold medalist, 397 career steals (sixth in KBO), three Golden Gloves; retired June 2026 after a DUI crash as Kiwoom player-coach.
Lenny Dykstra
Lenny Dykstra, "Nails" (born 1963), American MLB center fielder for the Mets and Phillies, 1985-1996; 1986 World Series champion, three-time All-Star, 1993 NL runs/hits/walks leader and postseason home run record-tyer.
Leo De Vries
Leo De Vries (Leodalis De Vries), born 2006 in Azua, Dominican Republic, is a switch-hitting Athletics shortstop and top MLB prospect; signed by San Diego for $4.2 million in 2024, traded for Mason Miller in 2025, had right shoulder surgery in September 2026.
Leo Durocher
Leo Durocher (1905-1991), "Leo the Lip," American baseball shortstop and Hall of Fame manager of the Dodgers, Giants, Cubs, and Astros; 2,008-1,709 record, pennants 1941, 1951, 1954, 1954 World Series title, suspended in 1947, inducted 1994.
Liam Hendriks
Liam Hendriks (Slydah), Australian MLB relief pitcher born 1989 in Perth; three-time All-Star, 2020-21 AL Reliever of the Year, 2021 K/BB record 16.14; overcame Stage 4 lymphoma and Tommy John surgery; free agent after 2026 minor league stints.
Liam Hicks
Liam Hicks (Liam John Sherwood Hicks), born 1999 in Toronto, is a Canadian MLB catcher, left-handed batter, for the Tampa Bay Rays; drafted by Texas in 2021, debuted with Miami in 2025, traded to the Rays in 2026.
Lisa Fernandez
Lisa Fernandez, born 1971 in Long Beach, California, is an American softball pitcher who won Olympic gold medals in 1996, 2000, and 2004 and starred for UCLA.
List of all-time Major League Baseball win–loss records
All-time MLB win–loss records: cumulative franchise won-lost totals and single-season bests. Giants lead with 11,687 wins; Yankees top the AL at 10,965; 1906 Cubs own the best season (116-36).
List of baseball players who defected from Cuba
Cuban baseball defectors: players who left Cuba, often from the national team, to play MLB, beginning with René Arocha in 1991; over 250 have defected, via the Joe Cubas Plan, third-country residency, and the 2018 MLB-FCB agreement.
List of Big 12 Conference champions
Big 12 Conference baseball champions: yearly regular-season and tournament winners since 1997. Texas leads with six tournament titles; Kansas won the 2026 tournament and its first regular-season crown.
List of first overall Major League Baseball draft picks
First overall picks in the MLB Rule 4 draft, held since 1965, from Rick Monday (Kansas City A's) to Roch Cholowsky (2026 White Sox, record $10.35M bonus), including notable hits, busts, and bonuses.
List of Jewish Major League Baseball players
Jewish Major League Baseball players: about 200 Jewish-identifying MLB players since 1871, including Hall of Famers Hank Greenberg and Sandy Koufax, with 19 on rosters in 2023, the most for any season.
List of Little League World Series championship games
List of Little League World Series championship games: annual LLWS finals since 1947 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania; 78 games through 2025; Taiwan leads international winners with 18 titles.
List of Los Angeles Dodgers owners and executives
Los Angeles Dodgers owners and executives: from GM Buzzie Bavasi (1950) through O'Malley, McCourt, and Mark Walter's Guggenheim Baseball Management ($2.15 billion, 2012), with Stan Kasten, Andrew Friedman, and GM Brandon Gomes.
List of Major League Baseball All-Star Game venues
List of MLB All-Star Game venues, also called Midsummer Classic host ballparks, from Comiskey Park 1933 through Citizens Bank Park 2026, Wrigley Field 2027, and Oracle Park 2028; Cleveland Stadium and old Yankee Stadium lead with four games each.
List of Major League Baseball All-Star Games
The list of Major League Baseball All-Star Games covers the midsummer exhibition between the American and National Leagues, first played in 1933, with the AL leading 49-44-3.
List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders
MLB annual home run leaders, year-by-year since 1876; record 73 by Barry Bonds (2001), after Maris 61 (1961) and Ruth 60 (1927); Ruth led his league a record 12 seasons.
List of Major League Baseball batting champions
MLB batting champions: the AL and NL players with each league's highest batting average, under the 3.1 plate appearances per game (502) rule. Covers Cobb's 12 titles, Duffy's .440, the 1910 Lajoie correction, and 2023–2025 champions.
List of Major League Baseball career batting average leaders
MLB career batting average leaders: Josh Gibson (.372) leads Ty Cobb (.367) and Oscar Charleston (.363) since Negro Leagues stats (1920-48) entered the official record in May 2024; career qualification is 5,000 at-bats.