Rick Monday
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Robert James "Rick" Monday Jr. is an American former professional baseball player who now serves as a broadcaster. He played in Major League Baseball as a center fielder from 1966 to 1984, most notabl
Monday in 1973
Major League Baseball draft
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The Major League Baseball draft is the primary mechanism by which Major League Baseball assigns amateur baseball players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur baseball clubs to its teams. The
Rick Monday
…College World Series championship (over Ohio State) and earned College Player of the Year honors. Monday was the first overall selection in the inaugural Major League First-Year Player Draft in 1965 by the Kansas City Athletics. Monday signed with the A's for a $104,000 bonus on June 15. He began his professional career in the Single-A…
The 2023 Major League Baseball draft was held at Lumen Field.