3 Quotes & Sayings By Roger Maris

Roger Eugene Maris is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder who played from 1963 to 1974 for the New York Yankees. He is the only player in MLB history to have hit a home run during his first two at-bats in a season, and, in 1964, became the first player to have 200 hits and 100 home runs in a single season. Maris is often credited with popularizing the concept of a "sophomore slump," in which a player does not maintain his previously high level of play from one year to the next. He holds many records for MLB Read more