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Xavier Clifford Nady was born on November 14, 1978, in Salinas, California. The six foot two right-handed hitter was the Northern California, High School Player of the Year in his senior year. He was offered a deal with the St. Louis Cardinals but did not sign. He attended the University of California at Berkley, setting a school slugging record there. He got chosen by the San Diego Padres in the second round of the 2000 draft.  Trivia: He became just the 18th player in history to go directly to the major leagues in 2001, but after one game was sent to the minors anyway.  There he hit .302 with 26 HRs & 100 RBIs at A Ball Lake Elsinore, getting named the California League MVP. He went to AAA Portland in 2002 & hit 23 HRs with 80 RBIs. He suffered an injury & needed Tommy John surgery. MLB Career: He returned to the big leagues in 2004 batting .267 but was sent back down again, then hit .330 with 22 HRs at the AAA level in Portland.  In the ...

Pedro Jaime Martinez was born October 25th, 1971, in Mano Guayabo, Dominican Republic. The five-foot eleven right hander was signed by the Los Angeles dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1988. Pedro would pitch two seasons with the Dodgers going 10-5 with a 2.61 ERA in the 1993 season. In November 1993 he was traded to the Montreal Expos for Delino Deshields. He would pitch four years with the Expos starting out in the strike shortened 1994 season where he was 11-5 for the first place Expos. Trivia: Imperfect Game- On April 13th, 1994, he lost a perfect game bid when with one on in the 8th inning, he hit the Reds Reggie Sanders with a pitch. Sanders charged the mound & a bench clearing brawl erupted. Sanders was ridiculed for thinking a pitcher would surrender a perfect game to hit him with a pitch. That year no post season games were played & the Expos missed out on their second chance at getting to the playoffs. In 1995 he went 14-10 with a 3.51 ERA. ...