Juan Pierre might have been born to play baseball.
The former MLB center fielder was raised in Louisiana but has roots in the Dominican Republic, and was named for Juan Marichal, the first man from that country elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Pierre did his namesake proud, playing 14 seasons in the major leagues and totaling 2,217 hits, 1,075 runs scored, 614 stolen bases and a career .295 batting average.
Pierre played college baseball at South Alabama, then was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the 13th round of the 1998 MLB draft.