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Gaines graduated from Annapolis in 1921, and that same year pitched in four games for the Washington Senators. Prior to making his Major League Baseball debut, Monte Irwin played a decade in the Negro Leagues, Mexican League and minor leagues. A day later, he joined the Army. @media (min-width:768px){.epHHrr{max-width:500px;}}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__tagline{margin-right:auto;display:none;}/*!sc*/ He gave up one run on five hits, walking one and striking out three in a 7-2 Toronto victory.\n\nRowley originally signed with the Jays in 2013, but served in the Army from 2014-15, and picked up his baseball career with Toronto again beginning in 16. 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But he was released from duty earlier than he had expected and instead began practicing with the team in December. It continues to grow yearly, and the owners . .mHQYb .mlb-header__login-menu--open{display:block;left:auto;opacity:1;}/*!sc*/ Through unique service opportunities and leadership programs in 50-plus cities, veterans build new skills and networks that help them successfully reintegrate to life after their military careers, while also making long-term, sustainable impact nationwide. After being drafted into the U.S. Army in 1943, Rocky Marciano discovered his skill in boxing while stationed in Wales and Fort Lewis, Wash. He was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982. 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In 1990, 10 years after being elected to the World Boxing Hall of Fame, Tunney was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__button .p-icon--login{width:35px;height:35px;}/*!sc*/ template{display:none;}/*!sc*/ When it comes to the best current player in the MLB today, Mike Trout and Bryce Harper, two of the most iconic and celebrated players to ever compete, deserve to be high up in the rankings, but a number of other challengers for the titlesuch as the defending champion Freddie Freeman who moved to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the offseason and the Welcome, Griffin! .hspSPq:hover svg{fill:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ @media (min-width:1024px){.sczZi{margin-left:0;margin-right:0;}}/*!sc*/ Lieutenant Colonel Davis remained involved in the military later in life, serving as the Assistant Secretary of War from 1923-1925 under President Calvin Coolidge before being elevated to the Secretary of War position from 1925-1929. 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Eller has competed in the Olympics three times (2000, 2004 and 2008), earning his first gold medal in men's double trap in Beijing in 2008. Rowley tried to catch on with the Twins last year, but never appeared in a professional game for the organization with the Minor League season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 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