I've done this before, so I'm doing it again - creating a 25-man roster of current MLB players whose first and last names are valid plays according to the Official Scrabble Club and Tournament Word List, 2nd Edition. Didn't want to duplicate names from the previous roster, although that could not be avoided entirely (I was really hurting for infielders). Players currently on the DL are included, 40-man roster minor leaguers are not. Definitions are given when they're not obvious.
MANAGER
Bud Black - San Diego Padres
STARTERS
RHP Matt Cain - San Francisco Giants
MATT - [v] to matte (to produce a dull finish on)
CAIN - [n] a tax paid in produce or livestock
RHP Josh Johnson - Miami Marlins
JOSH - [v] to tease, to make fun of
JOHNSON - [n] the penis
LHP Mike Minor - Atlanta Braves
MIKE - [v] to amplify or record by use of a microphone
RHP Homer Bailey - Cincinnati Reds
HOMER - [v] to hit a home run
BAILEY - [n] an outer castle wall
RHP Mark Rogers - Milwaukee Brewers
ROGERS - [v] ROGER, to indicate that a message has been received
BULLPEN
LHP Rex Brothers - Colorado Rockies
REX - [n] an animal with a single wavy layer of hair (also: a king)
LHP Josh Spence - San Diego Padres
SPENCE - [n] a pantry
RHP Shawn Camp - Chicago Cubs
SHAWN - [v] SHAW, to show
RHP Joe Smith - Cleveland Indians
JOE - [n] a fellow
SMITH - [n] a worker in metals
RHP Cory Burns - San Diego Padres
CORY - [n] a former monetary unit of Guinea
RHP Joe Kelly - St. Louis Cardinals
KELLY - [n] a bright green color
INFIELDERS
1B Prince Fielder - Detroit Tigers
FIELDER - [n] one that catches or picks up a ball in play
1B/3B Matt Carpenter - St. Louis Cardinals
2B Nick Green - Miami Marlins
NICK - [v] to make a shallow cut in
2B Kelly Johnson - Toronto Blue Jays
SS/3B Chipper Jones - Atlanta Braves
CHIPPER - [v] to chirp (to utter a short, shrill sound)
JONES - [v] to have a strong craving for something
2B/SS/3B Nick Punto - Los Angeles Dodgers
PUNTO - [n] a hit or thrust in fencing
OUTFIELDERS
LF Mike Carp - Seattle Mariners
CARP - [v] to find fault unreasonably
CF Angel Pagan - San Francisco Giants
RF Torii Hunter - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
TORII - [n] the gateway of a Japanese temple
RF Hunter Pence - San Francisco Giants
PENCE - [n] a coin of the United Kingdom
LF/CF/RF Ben Revere - Minnesota Twins
BEN - [n] an inner room
REVERE - [v] to regard with great respect
CATCHERS
THOLE - [v] to endure
C John Buck - Miami Marlins
JOHN - [n] a toilet
DESIGNATED HITTER
Billy Butler - Kansas City Royals
BILLY - [n] a short club
TRIVIA QUESTION (WITH A PRIZE!) - Name the other four (4) current MLB managers whose first and last names are both Scrabble-valid. The first one to guess correctly will win (if he/she wants it) a set of plastic, tournament-style Scrabble tiles (I already have way too many).
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