The best baseball players born on March 23

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Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for March 23:

1) Mark Buehrle (1979)
"Never say never in this game, because crazy stuff can happen." With a quote that accurately sums up his career, Buehrle helped lead the White Sox to the 2005 World Series title and went on to record a pair of no-hitters. After allowing only a walk against the Rangers in his '07 no-no, Buehrle attained perfection against the Rays in '09 -- after which he said he was "more nervous" during the congratulatory phone call from President Barack Obama. Known as one of the fastest-working pitchers in the game, Buehrle was a five-time All-Star (he started and won the event in '05) and a four-time Gold Glove winner, winning 214 games over a 16-year career. Whether he was shocking himself by hitting his only home run or making spectacular Opening Day plays in the field, Buehrle was one of a kind. The White Sox retired his No. 56 in 2017.

2) George Scott (1944)
"Boomer" hit "taters" -- and a lot of them. Over a 14-year career -- split primarily between Boston (with whom he was part of the 1967 "Impossible Dream" AL pennant-clinching team) and Milwaukee -- the man with the fitting nickname who is said to have coined that particular moniker for his home runs, clubbed 271 long balls while winning eight Gold Gloves at first base (five with the Brewers and three with the Red Sox). When he broke into the Major Leagues in '66, en route to the first of his three All-Star selections, he hit 10 homers in his first 21 games -- a record that stood until Trevor Story tied it in 2016 and Rhys Hoskins broke it in '17. Scott was inducted into the Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2006.

3) Johnny Logan (1927)
A four-time All-Star, the scrappy and fiery shortstop helped the fledgling Milwaukee Braves win back-to-back NL pennants in 1957 and '58. They won the World Series in '57, against the Yankees in seven games, with Logan belting the first home run of the Fall Classic in Game 2. In Game 4, he tied the game with a double in the 10th and scored on Eddie Mathews' dramatic walk-off homer. Never one to back down from a scrap -- "Johnny would fight anybody in the world," good friend Bob Uecker said -- and known for a malapropism or two -- "I will perish this trophy forever" -- Logan was honored with a star on the team's Walk of Fame. He will forever be remembered as one of the most colorful characters in Milwaukee and baseball history.

4) Lee May (1943)
A three-time All-Star, "The Big Bopper" clubbed 354 career home runs, had 100-RBI seasons for three different teams and played on two World Series clubs (Reds 1970, Orioles '79). In the '70 Fall Classic -- during which he was famously victimized by Brooks Robinson -- May hit .389 with two homers and eight RBIs. Before being traded to Houston -- for Joe Morgan, who helped establish the Big Red Machine as a dynasty -- May had the distinction of recording three consecutive multi-homer games (in '69) and hitting the last long ball in the history of Crosley Field ('70). With the Astros, he notably slugged two home runs in one inning in '74. Acquired by Baltimore before the '75 season, May homered in his first at-bat and racked up 123 dingers over six seasons. He was inducted into the O's Hall of Fame in '98 and the Reds Hall of Fame in 2006.

5) Dellin Betances (1988)
Growing up a Yankees fan -- at the age of 10, he sat with the Bleacher Creatures for David Wells' 1998 perfect game at Yankee Stadium -- Betances was selected by the Yanks in the eighth round of the 2006 MLB Draft and went on to become an All-Star in four consecutive seasons with them (2014-17). The 6-foot-8 fireballer broke Mariano Rivera's team record for strikeouts in a season by a relief pitcher with 135 in '14, and he went on to become the first AL/NL reliever to record five consecutive seasons with at least 100 strikeouts. He also recorded an immaculate inning with New York in '17.

Others of note:

Bo Diaz (1953)
The Venezuelan catcher played 13 seasons in the Major Leagues (1977-89) and was a two-time All-Star. He helped the Phillies win the NL pennant in '83, thrilling Veterans Stadium with an ultimate grand slam early in that season. Diaz played four seasons with the Phils before closing his career with five seasons in Cincinnati under manager Pete Rose.

Mike Remlinger (1966)
Remlinger played 14 seasons with six teams in the Major Leagues, earning an All-Star nod with the Braves in 2002. He pitched in the postseason with Atlanta from 1999-2002, including the World Series in '99, and with the Cubs in '03. He started only 59 of his 639 big league games, but one of those came in his MLB debut, in which he tossed a three-hit shutout for the Giants.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa (1995)
Drafted by the Rangers as a shortstop in 2013, the Hawaii native also saw action at third base, second base and was even focusing on the catcher position to secure his future. Entering the pandemic-shortened 2020 season hoping to earn a spot as a utility infielder, Kiner-Falefa won the starting third-base job and went on to claim a surprise Gold Glove Award at the position. He was traded from the Rangers to the Twins on March 12, then from the Twins to the Yankees a day later. After two seasons with New York, Kiner-Falefa inked a two-year deal with the Blue Jays after the 2023 season.

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