There are a lot more than 25 great baseball players

There are a lot more than 25 great baseball players. These honorable mentions—listed in alphabetical order—proved especially tough to exclude.

 

Johnny Bench

Roberto Clemente

Bob Gibson

Josh Gibson

Ken Griffey Jr.

Lefty Grove

Nap Lajoie

Pedro Martinez

Joe Morgan

Sandy Koufax

Satchel Paige

Albert Pujols

Frank Robinson

Jackie Robinson

Pete Rose

Cal Ripken Jr.

Nolan Ryan 

Tom Seaver

Mike Schmidt

Warren Spahn