b. January 2, 1863 · Pitcher for the Cleveland Blues, 1888 to 1888.

b. January 2, 1885 · A Cuban pitcher who won 30 and lost 9 in the years the record counts, and had already spent twelve seasons outside it.

b. January 2, 1885 · Catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1909 to 1909.

b. January 2, 1885 · Left fielder across two clubs, 1907 to 1909.

b. January 2, 1894 · Catcher across two clubs, 1914 to 1918.

b. January 2, 1905 · Drove in more than 100 runs three years running for the St. Louis Browns as a shortstop.

b. January 2, 1905 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1926 to 1941.

b. January 2, 1909 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1931 to 1938.

b. January 2, 1919 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1941 to 1941.

b. January 2, 1920 · Catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers, 1942 to 1942.

b. January 2, 1929 · Pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1952 to 1952.

b. January 2, 1933 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1954 to 1954.

b. January 2, 1963 · Won a Cy Young Award, threw a perfect game, and pitched for five World Series winners.

b. January 2, 1963 · The American League's award for its best designated hitter carries his name. He won it five times and gave Seattle all eighteen of his seasons.

b. January 2, 1964 · Pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, 1990 to 1990.

b. January 2, 1965 · Was the second pick of the 1986 draft, started for a decade, and finished as a left-handed specialist.

b. January 2, 1970 · Played 2,053 games at shortstop for eleven clubs and played Miguel Tejada in a film.

b. January 2, 1972 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1996 to 2003.

b. January 2, 1975 · Was the most valuable player of the 2006 Championship Series and signed the contract that ended his career.

b. January 2, 1987 · Right fielder across two clubs, 2011 to 2013.

b. January 2, 1988 · Pitcher for the Washington Nationals, 2014 to 2020.

b. January 2, 1988 · Pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, 2014 to 2014.

b. January 2, 1994 · Pitcher for the Minnesota Twins, 2017 to 2017.

b. January 2, 1999 · Shortstop who batted .277 for the San Diego Padres, 2019 to 2025.

d. January 2, 1928 · Right fielder for the Brooklyn Grooms, 1895 to 1895.

d. January 2, 1929 · Third baseman who batted .310 across five clubs, 1885 to 1897.

d. January 2, 1933 · Won 38 games as a pitcher, got 1,946 hits as a second baseman, and managed the 1919 White Sox.

d. January 2, 1947 · Pitcher for the Brooklyn Superbas, 1904 to 1904.

d. January 2, 1953 · Left fielder for the St. Louis Browns, 1895 to 1895.

d. January 2, 1959 · Right fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1909 to 1909.

d. January 2, 1965 · Catcher who batted .220 for the St. Louis Browns, 1907 to 1912.

d. January 2, 1972 · Shortstop across two clubs, 1945 to 1946.

d. January 2, 1974 · Shortstop who batted .257 across four clubs, 1930 to 1935.

d. January 2, 1975 · First baseman who batted .288 for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1925 to 1927.

d. January 2, 1976 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1943 to 1946.

d. January 2, 1980 · Catcher for the Chicago White Sox, 1921 to 1921.

d. January 2, 1986 · Signed Larry Doby, planted the Wrigley Field ivy, sent a three-foot-seven man to bat, and was not elected until five years after he died.

d. January 2, 1986 · Catcher for the Philadelphia Blue Jays, 1943 to 1944.

d. January 2, 1987 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1954 to 1954.

d. January 2, 1990 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1939 to 1942.

d. January 2, 1994 · Pitcher who batted .188 across three clubs, 1936 to 1947.

d. January 2, 1995 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1953 to 1964.

d. January 2, 2003 · Right fielder who batted .247 for the New York Yankees, 1943 to 1946.

d. January 2, 2008 · Reliever who saved 61 games and went 134-111 with a 3.70 ERA across six clubs.

d. January 2, 2012 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1961 to 1966.

d. January 2, 2017 · Third baseman who batted .244 across five clubs, 1952 to 1963.

d. January 2, 2019 · Second baseman who batted .220 across two clubs, 1961 to 1968.

d. January 2, 2026 · Pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, 1953 to 1954.