All state Quote by Graham Taylor

I was a professional baseball player from the time I was drafted out of high school in 1981 until the time I retired in 2003.

— David Cone

For me, getting your number retired is the greatest accomplishment. There is no accolade with more significance that you can receive from an organization…

— Scottie Pippen

In high school, baseball was life. My senior year, I had the highest batting average on the team. I was one of the starting…

— Anthony Ramos

I was on the high school track team, believe it or not, and played baseball, poorly but passionately.

— Charles Kuralt

In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs.

— Bob Uecker

I was a pitcher, shortstop and outfielder, and the Yankees tried to sign me out of high school as a first-round draft pick in…

— Bo Jackson

The fact is, when I was 15 and a sophomore at high school, I played on the varsity baseball team for the college.

— Johnny Mize

I was a baseball player at North Central High School in Spokane, Washington even though I was all-city in basketball, even when I signed…

— Ryne Sandberg

I played from 14 to 18 - like, I was very good at it. I was Mr. Baseball my freshman year. We were good…

— Rich Homie Quan

I was a very good baseball player and football player as a kid.

— John Malkovich

I was the first player at Jay to play four years varsity. As a frosh, I was a punter. From my soph through senior…

— Tommy Morrison

My first year of pro ball I played in the Northwest league and made the all-star team, and the next year I played I…

— Kurt Russell