In the mid 1990's, Juan Gonzalez signed this Beckett Baseball Card Monthly magazine cover for me from inside the visiting team locker room at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida when his Texas Rangers came to play the Philadelphia Phillies during Spring Training. I remember watching him take BP that day and was amazed by his absolute raw power. Jack Russell Memorial Stadium has a giant green wall in center field, similar to the Green Monster at Fenway Park. Juan looked like he was barely swinging, and yet the ball was still exploding off his bat and sailing high over that giant green wall as if it weren't there at all. It's no wonder he won two MVP awards!
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