FIVE legendary MLB players in unfamiliar uniforms

When the memory great MLB players gets singed into your mind, they’re members of very specific teams. Today, we look at FIVE legends that played for other teams.

After watching the final episode of ‘The Last Dance’, you would have thought that 1998 was the end of the Michael Jordan era in the NBA. The 10-part docuseries made no mention of his return three years later, at the age of 38, to the Washington Wizards.

Why this would only serve to tarnish Jordan’s legendary status as his 2-year stint in the nation’s capital revealed the GOAT to be human after all.

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This got me thinking of baseball’s version of MJ. Legendary MLB players who ended up wearing the uniforms of organizations your mind fails to remember because it only serves to erode their dominance in your memory, at least a little.

David Cone, Boston Red Sox

We begin with David Cone, who established himself as a New York Yankees during the teams run in the late 1990s. After helping the team secure championships in FOUR out of FIVE years, between 1996-2000, Cone found himself signing a 1-year, $1M deal with the dreaded Boston Red Sox.

After the Yankees opted not to renew Cone’s contract following the 2000 season, the righty opted to take his talents up to Beantown. There, Coney found himself having a resurgent season, pitching to a 9-7 record and a 4.31 ERA.

The apex of his time in Boston occurred on a Sunday Night Baseball pitchers duel with none other than Mike Mussina and the New York Yankees. On this night, it took a near-perfect game from “Moose” to defeat Cone and the Red Sox.

Though most will remember Carl Everett‘s single to left with 2-outs in the bottom of the 9th, the hit that spoiled Mussina’s perfect game, it was Cone’s 8.1 IP, 6 H, and 0 ER that kept the Sox in the game all along.

That night, New York wished Coney had never left the Bronx.