Barry Larkin

Barry Larkin was one of the great Major League shortstops, eventually being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2012. Larkin played in college with the University of Michigan and was then selected to play with the USA team at the 1984 Olympics demonstration baseball tournament. He was selected by the Cincinnati Reds as the fourth overall pick in the 1985 Major League Baseball Draft.

Larkin moved up to the Reds in the middle of the 1985 season and became their starting shortstop in 1986. He played 19 seasons of Major League ball, all with the Reds. During this time Larkin played in 12 All-Star Games, and helped the Reds win the 1990 World Series.

Larkin retired after the 2004 season with a career batting average of .295, with 2,340 hits, 1,329 runs scored, and 379 stolen bases. In 1996 he was the first shortstop to ever post a 30 home run / 30 steal season. He was named the National League MVP in 1995, and off the field, won the 1993 Roberto Clemente Award and the 1994 Lou Gehrig Award.