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Tetsuto Yamada

Tetsuto Yamada (山田 哲人), born 1992, is a Tokyo Yakult Swallows infielder in NPB. He won baseball gold at Tokyo 2020, hitting .350, and was named WBSC All-Olympic Team MVP; also played in the 2017 and 2023 World Baseball Classics.

Texas Longhorns baseball

Texas Longhorns baseball: University of Texas at Austin NCAA Division I program at UFCU Disch-Falk Field, now in the SEC. Six national titles (1949-2005), record 39 College World Series appearances, 270 NCAA Tournament wins, head coach Jim Schlossnagle.

Texas Rangers (baseball)

Texas Rangers, MLB American League West club in Arlington, Texas; began as the 1961 expansion Washington Senators, moved in 1972, and won their first World Series in 2023 at Globe Life Field.

The Bad News Bears

The Bad News Bears is a 1976 American baseball comedy directed by Michael Ritchie, written by Bill Lancaster, starring Walter Matthau and Tatum O'Neal as a drunken coach and girl pitcher of a Little League team of misfits; it spawned two sequels and a 2005 remake.

The Benchwarmers

The Benchwarmers is a 2006 American sports comedy directed by Dennis Dugan, starring Rob Schneider, David Spade, and Jon Heder as three men who challenge bullying Little League teams.

The Natural

The Natural is Bernard Malamud's 1952 first novel about baseball prodigy Roy Hobbs, blending Arthurian myth and baseball history, inspired by the Eddie Waitkus shooting, and ending in failure; the 1984 Robert Redford film gives it a happy ending.

The Natural (film)

The Natural (1984), Barry Levinson's adaptation of Bernard Malamud's 1952 novel, stars Robert Redford as Roy Hobbs, a shot ballplayer who returns to lead the New York Knights; four Oscar nominations.

The Rookie (2002 film)

The Rookie is a 2002 American sports drama directed by John Lee Hancock, starring Dennis Quaid as real-life Texas coach Jim Morris, who reached the major leagues.

The Sandlot

The Sandlot is a 1993 American coming-of-age baseball comedy directed by David Mickey Evans, set in the summer of 1962, about new kid Scotty Smalls and a lost Babe Ruth-signed ball; a modest theatrical performer that became a cult classic.

The Sandlot 2

The Sandlot 2 is a 2005 American family sports comedy directed by David Mickey Evans, starring Max Lloyd-Jones and James Earl Jones, and the second film in The Sandlot series.

Theo Epstein

Theo Epstein is an American baseball executive whose rosters won the 2004 and 2007 World Series with Boston and the Cubs' drought-breaking 2016 title in Chicago.

This Week in Baseball

This Week in Baseball (TWIB) was MLB's weekly 30-minute highlight show, debuting May 1977, hosted by Mel Allen until 1996, later Ozzie Smith and FOX player hosts, revived digitally in 2026.

Thomas S. Ricketts

Thomas S. Ricketts, also known as Thomas Stuart Ricketts, is an American financier and owner of the Chicago Cubs, which his family bought for $845 million in 2009.

Thomas Saggese

Thomas Saggese (born 2002) is an MLB utility player for the St. Louis Cardinals; drafted 145th overall by Texas in 2020, traded in 2023, 2023 Texas League MVP, MLB debut September 10, 2024.

Three Rivers Stadium

Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh's circular multipurpose home of the Pirates and Steelers from 1970 to 2000, cost $55 million, hosted two World Series titles, and was imploded in February 2001.

Thurman Munson

Thurman Munson (1947-1979), New York Yankees catcher and captain, No. 15 retired; 1970 AL Rookie of the Year, 1976 AL MVP, seven All-Star nods, three Gold Gloves; died piloting a Cessna Citation at Akron-Canton Airport.

Tiger Stadium (Detroit)

Tiger Stadium (Detroit), also Navin Field and Briggs Stadium, was the Detroit Tigers' home at Michigan and Trumbull from 1912 to 1999, site of the 1968 and 1984 titles, demolished 2008-2009 and redeveloped as The Corner Ballpark.

Tim Anderson (baseball)

Tim Anderson (TA7), born 1993, American MLB shortstop; 2013 first-round pick who won the 2019 AL batting title (.335), was a 2021-22 All-Star, played for the White Sox, Marlins, and Angels, and retired in 2026.

Tim Kurkjian

Tim Kurkjian (born 1956, Baltimore) is an American baseball writer and ESPN MLB analyst since 1998, formerly of the Washington Star, Dallas Morning News, Baltimore Sun, and Sports Illustrated; 2022 BBWAA Career Excellence Award winner.

Tim Lincecum

Tim Lincecum, "The Freak" (born 1984, Bellevue, WA), Giants pitcher, 2008-09 NL Cy Young winner, three World Series rings, two no-hitters vs San Diego, 110-89, 3.74 ERA career.

Tim McCarver

Tim McCarver (1941-2023), American MLB catcher and broadcaster. All-Star with Cardinals and Phillies, two World Series titles (1964, 1967), record 23 World Series on Fox TV, 2012 Ford C. Frick Award.

Tim Raines

Tim Raines, "Rock", American MLB left fielder (1979-2002), Montreal Expos star; 808 steals (5th all-time), 84.7% success rate, 1986 NL batting title, Yankees 1996/1998 champion, Hall of Fame 2017.

Tim Tawa

Tim Tawa (Timothy John Tawa, born 1999) is an American utility baseball player for the Arizona Diamondbacks; a Stanford infielder drafted 318th overall in 2021, he debuted in MLB April 5, 2025 and played six positions as a rookie.

Tim Wakefield

Tim Wakefield (1966–2023), American MLB knuckleball pitcher; Pittsburgh Pirates 1992–93, Boston Red Sox 1995–2011; 200–180, 4.41 ERA, 200 wins, two World Series titles, 2010 Roberto Clemente Award.

Tim Young

Tim Young (Timothy R. Young, born 1973, Gulfport, Mississippi) is an American left-handed relief pitcher, 2000 Sydney Olympic gold medalist with USA baseball, who pitched 18 MLB games for the Expos and Red Sox.

Tino Martinez

Tino Martinez (Constantino Martinez) is an American former MLB first baseman who hit 339 home runs and won four World Series titles with the New York Yankees.

TJ Rumfield

TJ Rumfield (Toby Joseph Rumfield, born 2000) is a Colorado Rockies first baseman, drafted 12th round 2021 by the Phillies, traded from the Yankees for Angel Chivilli; 2026 rookie: .300, 16 HR, 73 RBI.

Todd Frazier

Todd Frazier (born 1986), nicknamed Toddfather, American MLB third baseman; 1998 Little League World Series champion from Toms River, NJ; two-time All-Star, 2015 Home Run Derby winner, 40-HR season in 2016.

Todd Helton

Todd Helton, born 1973 in Knoxville, Tennessee, is a Hall of Fame first baseman who played all 17 seasons (1997-2013) for the Colorado Rockies, won the 2000 NL batting title (.372), and was elected to Cooperstown in 2024 on his sixth ballot.

Tokyo Dome (東京ドーム)

Tokyo Dome (東京ドーム) is Japan's first all-weather multipurpose stadium, opened March 17, 1988 in Bunkyo, Tokyo. Air-supported membrane roof at 0.3% overpressure, 55,000 capacity, home of the Yomiuri Giants and a landmark concert venue.