Most Inspirational Players in Baseball History

The economic principle I’m exploring is Institutions are the “rules of the game” that influence choices.

My research question to help me study my economic principle is who were the most

influential players of all time?

The article Most Inspirational players in baseball history demonstrates what players are inspirational and their effects on the game.

First I am going to name the 4 most influential players of all time in my opinion. Starting at 4 I believe that Derek Jeter was one of the most influential players of all time because of the way he played the game. He always respected the game and he was one of the best leaders to ever play. He will go down as one of the best if not the best shortstops in MLB history.

At 3 I have Roberto Clemente, I think that he is very influential because of everything he did on and off the field. He was a great player but even more well known for helping his home country of Nicaragua. Unfortunately he passed away in a tragic plane crash when he was helping out bringing supplies back to his country to help out after a earthquake.

At 2 I have Babe Ruth. Babe was very influential because of how he played the game, he is one of the best hitters of all time and has over 700 home runs in his career. All of the fans seemed to love him and everything he did on and off the field.

At 1 I have Jackie Robinson, he was influential because he changed the game forever because he was the first african american player to play in the MLB. He was also a very good and successful player. He won NL rookie of the year, NL MVP, and even won the world series once with the Dodgers. His number is retired by every team in the league and there is a game every year where all teams and players wear 42 on their jerseys. This just shows how he was the most influential player of all time.