November 15, 1895

The Detroit Tigers’ Herbert “Babe” Ellison, the youngest player in the American League during both the 1916 and 1917 seasons, was born in Rutland (Yell County). Although the state of Arkansas has never been home to any major league team, Arkansas has contributed in many ways to the sport and its professional roster. While some players from other places developed and improved their skills as college or minor league baseball players in Arkansas (playing for teams such as the Arkansas Razorbacks or the Arkansas Travelers), as of the end of the 2011 baseball season, 148 major league baseball players were born in Arkansas.

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