Boredom + Wikipedia

I was bored last night and decided to look at the Wikipedia entry for Russell Martin, to try and get a better idea of who the guy was. With talk of the Yankees possibly signing him beyond this next season, I wanted to get to know more about the him. That's when I saw this...

In an effort to quit the use of chewing tobacco, Martin began wearing a custom-fitted mouthpiece during the 2009 World Baseball Classic and Spring Training.

So I decided to go through the current Yankees and see if any of them had anything interesting going on. Here's what I found...

Mark Teixeira - Teixeira enjoys Broadway theatre and identifies Les Misérables as his favorite production.

Robinson Cano - Due to his charity work, The Hackensack University Medical Center named a pediatric rehabilitation ward after him.

Derek Jeter - There is a wax figure of Jeter at the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in New York. pretty sure I heard this before, but decided to include it anyway

Alex Rodriguez - Rodriguez owns a Mercedes-Benz dealership in League City, Texas.

Curtis Granderson - As a child, Granderson grew up a fan of the Atlanta Braves, choosing not to root for the hometown Chicago Cubs because he often rushed home from school to watch Saved by the Bell and was disappointed when a Cubs game was on instead.

Nick Swisher - As a strong safety he was recruited by several Division I-A colleges, including Notre Dame, but chose to pursue baseball.

CC Sabathia - Despite throwing with his left hand, Sabathia is right-handed.

Phil Hughes - As a child, Hughes was a Red Sox fan and had a poster of Nomar Garciaparra with the slogan "Reverse the Curse" on his bedroom wall. I knew there was something about him I didn't like.

Mariano Rivera - Rivera and his wife Clara have known each other since elementary school, and they were married on November 9, 1991.

Joba Chamberlain - When Joba (then Justin) was a little boy, his two-year-old cousin was unable to pronounce her brother (Joba's other cousin) Joshua's name correctly, pronouncing it as Joba instead. Harlan Chamberlain heard this and liked the nickname, so he began referring to Justin (instead of cousin Joshua) as Joba. Harlan said the name was "dynamic." Joba agreed, and eventually had his name legally changed. I had to read this a few times to understand what was going on, but once I did I thought it was cool.

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