Is Tampa Bay outfielder Ben Zobrist the first former Lexington Legend to play in the World Series?

No. Andy Shea, General Manager for the Lexington Legends, said four former Legends have played in World Series games. Most recently, Ben Zobrist played for Tampa Bay Rays in 2008. Zobrist started Game 1 in right field, and caught the next-to-last out in Game 5. While he played for the Legends, he was shortstop.

Two other former Legends, Mike Gallo and Wandy Rodriguez (who was known  as Eny Cabreja while in Lexington) played for the Houston Astros iin the 2005 World Series. Cabreja led the 2002 team with 11 wins and 137 strikeouts.  When Gallo was inducted into the Legends Hall of Fame, his  1.83 ERA in the 2002 season ranked fourth all-time among Legends.

And the fourth Legend to play in the Series? Roger Clemens. Clemens played in six World Series . He’s been on two Series winners, the 1999 and 2000 New York Yankees, and four Series losers: the 1986 Red Sox, the 2001 and 2003 Yankees and the 2005 Astros.

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