Major League players with physical disabilities

[WoundedDuck]

My dad's favorite player has always been Jim Abbott. As I been getting more into vintage and watching the Ken Burns DVDs, I've also learned a little bit about Mordecai "3 finger" Brown. These two players got me wondering if there are any other major leaguers who played despite physical diabilities which, one would think, would make it difficult to excel in the big leagues?

 

[card-treasury]

Vlad runs as though he has rickets.

Not enough vitamin K. He hits too well.

 

[birdsfan85]

Pete Gray

 

[blitzerlover]

Not a major leaguer. But Tyson Gillies is legally deaf.

 

[Halonut]

Vlad runs as though he has rickets.

Not enough vitamin K. He hits too well.

vlad's one leg is a couple inches longer than the other

 

[hofmichael]

Pete Gray

Beat me to it.I always wondered if he would have made it had it not been for the war.

 

[uniquebaseballcards]

As was Curtis Pride.

Not a major leaguer. But Tyson Gillies is legally deaf.

 

[birdsfan85]

Also Bert Shepard is another one had his leg amputated and pitched in the Majors.

 

[MacK]

Antonio Alfonseca.

12 fingers + 12 toes, no?

 

[NYCrulesU]

John Olerud - brain aneurysm. If considered a disability. He had to wear a helmet in the field his entire career.

 

[donrusscrusademan]

Edgar Martinez severe eye disorder.... one eye was always slightly off (and slightly affected him), but then in 1999 it went real bad.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m ... _74439355/

he came back to have 2 of his greatest seasons in 00 and 01. pretty darn hard to hit a pitch when your lead eye doesnt work.

 

[subject to change]

Freddy Sanchez was born with a club foot.

 

[Pinbreaker]

Monty Stratton

 

[kentuckyderby]

Strasburg born with a mechanical arm

 

[JoshHamilton]

Judging by some of his actions, I believe BJ Upton has some problems with mental retardation

 

[justinmandawg]

The Royals outfield doesn't have arms.

The bullpen still undiagnosed. Looks terminal though.

 

[AmishDave]

Jim Eisenreich has terrets.

 

[NYCrulesU]

Greinke has severe anxiety/panic attack disorder.

 

[kentuckyderby]

john Kruk - does not have 00 and 7

lost one 0

 

[coltsnsox07]

Jim Piersall had a few screws loose.