Backyard Baseball 2001 - Major League Players

Major League Players

Backyard Baseball 2001 was the first installment of the Backyard Baseball series to include real major league players in the game. The major league players are depicted as kids, of a similar age to the other backyard kids. There are 31 major league players, one from each team and two from the Cincinnati Reds. The following major league players are included in the game:

  • Baltimore Orioles: Cal Ripken Jr., 3B
  • Boston Red Sox: Nomar Garciaparra, SS
  • New York Yankees: Derek Jeter, SS
  • Tampa Bay Devil Rays: Jose Canseco, DH
  • Toronto Blue Jays: Raul Mondesi, OF


  • Chicago White Sox: Frank Thomas, 1B
  • Cleveland Indians: Kenny Lofton, OF
  • Detroit Tigers: Juan Gonzalez, OF
  • Kansas City Royals: Carlos Beltran, OF
  • Minnesota Twins: Marty Cordova, OF
  • Anaheim Angels: Mo Vaughn, 1B
  • Oakland Athletics: Jason Giambi, 1B
  • Texas Rangers: Ivan Rodriguez, C
  • Seattle Mariners: Alex Rodriguez, SS


  • Atlanta Braves: Chipper Jones, 3B
  • Florida Marlins: Alex Gonzalez, SS
  • Montreal Expos: Vladimir Guerrero, OF
  • New York Mets: Mike Piazza, C
  • Philadelphia Phillies: Curt Schilling, P
  • Chicago Cubs: Sammy Sosa, OF
  • Cincinnati Reds: Ken Griffey Jr., OF; Barry Larkin, SS
  • Houston Astros: Jeff Bagwell, 1B
  • Milwaukee Brewers: Jeromy Burnitz, OF
  • Pittsburgh Pirates: Jason Kendall, C
  • St. Louis Cardinals: Mark McGwire, 1B


  • Arizona Diamondbacks: Randy Johnson, SP
  • Colorado Rockies: Larry Walker, OF
  • Los Angeles Dodgers: Shawn Green, OF
  • San Diego Padres: Tony Gwynn, OF
  • San Francisco Giants: Barry Bonds, OF

During season play, each Major League player will appear in games on their own team, at their own position, if not already owned by your team.

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