Mississippi MambasBy: Rob Crowley

Jayson Werth• Born: May 20, 1979 in Springfield, IL

• High School: Glenwood (Chatham, IL)

• Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles 1st round(22nd pick) of the 1997 amateur draft.

• Signed June 13, 1997.

• Debut: September 1, 2002

Melky Cabrera• Born: August 11, 1984 in Santo Domingo,

• Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 2001.

• Debut: July 7, 2005

Pablo Sandoval•

Born: August 11, 1986 in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela

• High School: Cento Estudio (Carabobo, VE)

• Signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent in 2003.

• Debut: August 14, 2008

Derek Jeter• Born: June 26, 1974 in Pequannock, NJ

• High School: Central (Kalamazoo, MI)

• Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1992 amateur draft.

• Signed June 27, 1992.

• Debut: May 29, 1995

Jamie Moyer•Born: November 18, 1962 in Sellersville, PA

•High School: Souderton (Souderton, PA)

•School: Saint Joseph's University

•Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 6th round of the 1984 amateur draft.

•Signed June 7, 1984.

•Debut: June 16, 1986

Zach Duke

•Born: April 19, 1983 in Clifton, TX

•High School: Midway (Hewitt, TX)

•Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 20th round of the

2001 amateur draft.

•Signed July 31, 2001.

•Debut: July 2, 2005

Jason Bay• Born: September 20, 1978 in Trail, BC,

• High School: J. Lloyd Crowe (Trail, BC)School: Gonzaga Univ.

• Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 22nd round of the 2000 amateur draft.

• Signed June 16, 2000.

• Debut: May 23, 2003

Jason Giambi•Born: January 8, 1971 in West Covina, CA

•High School: South Hills (Covina, CA)

•School: California State University, Long Beach

•Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round of the 1992 amateur draft.

•Signed July 3, 1992.

•Debut: May 8, 1995

Tim Lincecum•Born: June 15, 1984 in Bellevue, WA

•High School: Liberty (Renton, WA)

•School: University of Washington

•Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 2006 amateur draft.

•Signed June 30, 2006.

•Debut: May 6, 2007

Chase Utley• Born: December 17, 1978 in Pasadena, CA

• High School: Polytechnic (Long Beach, CA)

• School: University of California, Los Angeles

• Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 2000 amateur draft.

• Signed July 29, 2000.

• Debut: April 4, 2003

Joe Mauer

Born: April 19, 1983 in St. Paul, MN

•High School: Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul, MN)

•Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 2001 amateur draft.

•Signed July 17, 2001

•Debut: April 5, 2004

Cliff Lee

•Born: August 30, 1978 in Benton, AR

•High School: Benton (Benton, AR)

•School: University of Arkansas

•Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 4th round of the 2000 amateur draft.

•Signed July 6, 2000.

•Debut: September 15, 2002

Andy Petite• Born: June 15, 1972 in Baton Rouge, LA

• High School: Deer Park (Deer Park, TX)

• Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1991.

• Debut: April 29, 1995