Baseball Hall of Fame

With no solid baseball prospects after graduating from Eureka High School in 2000, Zobrist spent $50 to attend a summer showcase, where he received an offer from Olivet Nazarene College.

After earning first-team NAIA All-America honors in 2003, Zobrist finished his college career at NCAA Division I power Dallas Baptist and went to the Houston Astros in the sixth round of the 2004 draft.

Traded to Tampa Bay in 2006, Zobrist became the prototype for the modern big-league utility player, playing every position except catcher during his 14 seasons in the major leagues. A three-time All-Star, Zobrist batted .266, with 1,566 hits, 884 runs, 167 homers and 768 RBI’s.

Traded to Oakland and then to Kansas City in 2015, he helped lead the Royals to a World Series championship that year before signing with the Chicago Cubs as a free agent in the off-season. In 2016, he famously helped lead the Cubs to their first World Series championship since 1908, driving in the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th inning of Game 7 against the Cleveland Indians and earning World Series Most Valuable Player honors.