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Joseph Clifton Martin was born December 13, 1936 in Axton, Virginia. Both of his grandfathers were named Joseph, so the family began to call him by his initials J.C. to avoid any mix up. J.C. was a clean-cut Christian boy, the son of a county deputy who use to visit his father at work & see the bad guys who didn't do the right things in jail. Martin never drank nor smoked, he lived a pure life because he all he wanted was to be a baseball player.  Martin was a high school baseball, basketball & track star getting offered contracts in both basketball as well as baseball. In 1956 he was signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent originally as a first baseman. In 1958 he hit .330 at Duluth-Superior, then was promoted to AA Indianapolis in 1959 where he hit .287.  MLB Debut- White Sox: Martin made his MLB debut getting his first MLB hit on the last day of the 1959 season, just as the "Go-Go Sox" won the A.L. pennant. He was thrille...

Christopher Michael Devenski was born in Cerritos, California. Chris has a twin sister named Amanda. Their parents Mike & Shirley own a moving company in the Santa Anna area. His father & baseball saved Chris from a neighborhood that began to see more gang activity including his close friends. The six foot three right hander attended Cal State University where he played short stop & pitched for the Titans baseball team. In 2011 he was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 25th round. In 2012 he was traded to the Houston Astros organization as a player to be named later in the Brett Meyers deal. In 2016 he began his MLB career, coming in fourth in the NL Rookie of the Year voting. Devenski pitching five seasons with the Houston Astros winning a World Series title & two pennants.  Trivia: In Houston the fans knew him by his nickname "Devo". In 2017 he made the NL All Star team, going an overall 8-5 with 25 holds posting a 2.68 ERA. 2017 Post Season: In the ...

Ronald Wesley Taylor was born December 13, 1937, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His parents were Irish Canadians, living in Toronto's north end. Ron had an older sister named Carole. Taylor was originally a left hander, but his mother feared he would suffer cardiovascular issues & tied his hand behind his back, so he'd throw right-handed. He was signed as a teenager by the Cleveland Indians in 1956. College Degree: He pitched in the minors but also chose to finish his studies at the University of Toronto where he earned an electrical engineering degree. MLB Career: He began the 1962 season on the Indians staff & got the start in the second game of the season at Fenway Park against the Red Sox.  He pitched 11 shut outs innings matching zeroes with future Mets coach Bill Monbouquette. In the 12th inning of the scoreless tie Carl Yastrzemski lead off with a triple. Taylor ended up allowing a walk off grand slam to Caroll Hardy, taking a tough loss. ...

Douglas Randall Sisk was born September 26, 1957, at Renton Washington. Sisk grew up a Mets fan, saying he could tell everyone in Washington State the rosters of the 1969 & 1973 Mets as a teenager.  The six-foot two right hander attended Washington State University & was signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1980. After one season as a started, he was converted to a full-time reliever at A ball Lynchburg in 1981. In 1982 at AA Jackson, Sisk went 11-7 with five saves, posting a 2.67 ERA getting a call up to the Mets staff in September of that year. Mets Career: He made his debut on September 6th, 1982, closing out a game against the Pirates at Pittsburgh in a 6-1 Mets loss. On September 15th after pitching three scoreless innings in relief, he served up a walk off HR to Andre Dawson in Montreal, earning his first career loss. In eight appearances he went 0-1 with a save, allowing just the one run, posting a 1.04 ERA in...