Rick Reichardt: The Most Important Baseball Player You’ve Never Heard of

Every once in awhile, a player comes along who, for better or for worse, completely changes the way that MLB conducts business.

Some of these players need no introduction; even the most casual sports fans know that Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier, Babe Ruth popularized the home run, Joe Jackson and the Black Sox were banned for gambling and Jose Canseco blew the lid off the game’s steroid issue. 

Other revolutionaries aren’t quite as well-known, but still familiar to most baseball fans. Cap Anson refusing to play against African Americans, Pud Galvin Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
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