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Vahn Lackey
Vahn Lackey (born 2005, Atlanta) is an American catcher drafted 3rd overall in the 2026 MLB Draft by the Minnesota Twins out of Georgia Tech; he signed for $9,497,500 and hit .397 with 20 homers as a junior.
Vancouver Canadians
Vancouver Canadians: High-A Northwest League minor league baseball team in Vancouver, BC, Toronto Blue Jays affiliate since 2021; only MiLB team in Canada; plays at Nat Bailey Stadium; NWL champions 2011-13, 2017, 2023, 2026.
Vanderbilt Commodores baseball
Vanderbilt Commodores baseball, Vanderbilt University's NCAA Division I SEC program in Nashville, won College World Series titles in 2014 and 2019 under Tim Corbin, with 19 straight NCAA tournament appearances and a strong MLB draft pipeline.
Variations of baseball
Variations of baseball, also called variants of baseball, are bat-and-ball games closely modeled on baseball with modified equipment or fewer players, ranging from stickball and wiffle ball to softball and rounders.
Veterans Stadium
Veterans Stadium ("The Vet") was a multipurpose octorad stadium in South Philadelphia, home of the Phillies and Eagles from 1971 to 2003, notorious for its AstroTurf and basement courtroom, imploded March 21, 2004.
Vic Power
Vic Power (Victor Felipe Pellot, 1927–2005), Puerto Rican MLB first baseman 1954–1965; first Puerto Rican in the American League, seven straight Gold Gloves, .284 average, 126 home runs, stole home twice in one game in 1958.
Víctor Martínez (baseball)
Víctor Martínez (Víctor Jesús Martínez), Venezuelan MLB catcher, first baseman, and designated hitter (2002–2018) for Cleveland, Boston, and Detroit; five-time All-Star, two-time Silver Slugger, 2,153 hits, second in 2014 AL MVP voting.
Victor Mesa
Victor Mesa (Víctor Mesa Martínez, El Loco), Cuban outfielder born 1960, 1992 Olympic baseball gold medalist, led Cuban League in steals 14 times, later manager; father of Victor Victor Mesa and Victor Mesa Jr.
Vida Blue
Vida Blue (Vida Rochelle Blue Jr., 1949–2023), American MLB left-handed pitcher for the Oakland A's, Giants, and Royals; 1971 AL MVP and Cy Young winner, youngest MVP ever, three World Series titles, 209–161 career record.
Vince DiMaggio
Vince DiMaggio (Vincent Paul DiMaggio, 1912-1986), eldest of the three baseball DiMaggio brothers, was a National League center fielder (1937-1946) with the Bees, Reds, Pirates, Phillies, and Giants; two-time All-Star, 1938 single-season strikeout record (134), four grand slams in 1945.
Vinny Castilla
Vinny Castilla (Vinicio Soria Castilla), born 1967 in Oaxaca, Mexican MLB third baseman, Rockies star 1995-99, 320 career home runs, record holder among Mexican-born players, later Rockies special assistant.
Vintage base ball
Vintage base ball: amateur baseball played under 19th-century rules, customs, and equipment (two-word spelling until 1896). Also historic base ball; wooden bats, no gloves, 1864/1867/1886 rulebooks; VBBA national body, 200+ US teams.
Visalia Rawhide
Visalia Rawhide, Single-A California League affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks since 2007, based in Visalia, California at Valley Strong Ballpark (capacity 2,468, smallest in Organized Baseball); formerly the Visalia Oaks, renamed Rawhide in 2009; 2019 league champions.
Vladimir Guerrero
Vladimir Guerrero, Dominican MLB right fielder (Expos, Angels, Rangers, Orioles), 2004 AL MVP, .318 average, 449 home runs, elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr., also known as Vlad Guerrero Jr., is a Dominican-Canadian first baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays, son of Hall of Famer Vladimir Guerrero.
Wade Boggs
Wade Boggs, American MLB third baseman (1982-1999) for the Red Sox, Yankees, and Devil Rays; 3,010 hits, .328 average, five batting titles, seven straight 200-hit seasons, 3,000th hit was a home run, Hall of Fame 2005 first ballot.
Waite Hoyt
Waite Hoyt (1899–1984), nicknamed Schoolboy, Hall of Fame pitcher (1969) who won 237 games, starred for the 1920s Yankees' three World Series titles, and broadcast Cincinnati Reds games for 24 years.
Walbert Ureña
Walbert Jhoel Ureña (born 2004, Mao, Dominican Republic) is a Los Angeles Angels right-handed pitcher; signed for $140,000 in 2021, debuted March 26, 2026, and went 9-11 with a 2.97 ERA as a rookie.
Walk-off home run
Walk-off home run: a bottom-of-the-last-inning homer that gives the home team the lead and ends the game. Term coined by Dennis Eckersley (1988); famous examples include Mazeroski 1960, Gibson 1988, Freeman 2024.
Walker Buehler
Walker Buehler, American MLB right-handed pitcher (born 1994, Lexington, KY), Vanderbilt, Dodgers first-round pick 2015; two-time All-Star, 2020 and 2024 World Series champion, two Tommy John surgeries, now with the San Diego Padres.
Walks plus hits per inning pitched
Walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP) is a baseball pitching statistic, (BB+H)/IP, invented by Daniel Okrent in 1979 for fantasy baseball; league average is about 1.30, with Pedro Martinez's 0.74 (2000) the modern single-season low.
Wally Pipp
Wally Pipp (Walter Clement Pipp, 1893–1965), Yankees first baseman 1915–1925, AL home-run leader 1916–17, .281 career average, 90 HR; lost his job to Lou Gehrig on June 2, 1925, giving English 'Wally Pipped.'
Walter Johnson
Walter Johnson (1887–1946), "The Big Train," American Hall of Fame pitcher for the Washington Senators (1907–1927); 417 wins, 3,509 strikeouts, 2.17 ERA, 1936 inaugural Hall of Fame inductee.
Wander Franco
Wander Samuel Franco, Dominican shortstop for the Tampa Bay Rays (2021-2023), first MLB player born in the 2000s, 2023 All-Star; career ended by a child sexual abuse conviction in the Dominican Republic.
Warren Spahn
Warren Edward Spahn (1921-2003), American left-handed MLB pitcher for the Boston/Milwaukee Braves, Mets, and Giants; 363 wins, most by a lefty, 1957 Cy Young and World Series, Hall of Fame 1973.
Washington Nationals
Washington Nationals, formerly the Montreal Expos (1969-2004): MLB National League East club in Washington, D.C., playing at Nationals Park since 2008, 2019 World Series champions, owned by the Lerner family since 2006.
Washington Park (baseball)
Washington Park was the name of three wooden ballparks in Brooklyn, New York, home to Brooklyn's major league team, later the Dodgers, from 1883 until 1913.
Washington Senators (1961–1971)
Washington Senators (1961–1971), American League expansion team in Washington, D.C., created after the original Senators moved to Minnesota; best season 86–76 under Ted Williams in 1969; relocated to Texas in 1972 as the Texas Rangers.
WBSC World Rankings
WBSC World Rankings: official national-team rankings in baseball, softball, and Baseball5 by the World Baseball Softball Confederation, first issued by IBAF in 2009, points-based over a four-year cycle, and used to select Premier12's top 12 teams.
Wehiwa Aloy
Wehiwa Aloy, full name Wehiwa Kapahulehua Aloy, is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Baltimore Orioles organization, selected 31st overall in the 2025 MLB draft after winning the Golden Spikes Award at Arkansas.