If Your Birthday is October 2nd...
...you share it with Aaron Hicks . The Twins 2008 1st round draft pick struggled in his three Minnesota seasons, before being traded to the Yankees. After a couple of ordinary years, he blossomed in 2018, taking over for Jacoby Ellsbury as the everyday center fielder. But he never posted similar numbers after signing a long-term contract extension. Released in 2023, he spent time with the Orioles and Angels before calling it a career. October 2nd's birthday circle lacks star power. You'd recognize some of the other names such as Earl Wilson, a starting pitcher for the 1968 World Champion Tigers, Lance McCullers Junior, an effective pitcher for the Astros and Brewers, longtime reliever "Everyday" Eddie Guardado and Andre Robertson, a promising Yankee infielder of the early 1980s whose career was derailed by injuries in a Manhattan car wreck. While no one born on this date has made the Hall of Fame, the best player (by WAR) with this birthday deserves more C...