The Players Tribune

Best Play I Ever Made

Athletes weigh in on the best moments in their careers.

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The thing about playing catcher is that you’re just trying to get your pitcher a win. Playing catcher is all about making the guy up on the mound look good.

Johnny Bench

It’s kind of indescribable to see a lifelong goal floating towards you in the air. As soon as the ball popped into my glove, I was a world champion.

Cal Ripken Jr.

Baseball is a statistics-obsessed sport, so it makes sense that hitting is easier to understand than fielding. There’s no real stat in baseball for robbing peop

Ken Griffey Jr.

When I think about the 2004 playoffs, I think about Kevin Millar. Nothing would have been possible without this guy. What a freaking character, man

David Ortiz

I never liked the term “Ball Boy.” I’m 24 years old. I’m not a little boy. I prefer “Ball Man,” but I get it. It’s not as catchy; you lose the alliteration fact

Scott Masler

A lot of times when athletes get hurt in a gruesome way, they don't really talk about it. For me? My worst injury was the biggest moment in my career.

Sean Smith

Jalen Rose remembers the Fab Five's run to the 1993 national championship game.

Jalen Rose

PGA golfers weigh in on the best shot of their career, from a long-distance putt and one golfer’s first PGA tournament victory to a...

The Players' Tribune

Nineteen seconds left in a tie game with the Pac-10 championship on the line? I had the ball. I was taking that shot.

Isaiah Thomas

Patrick Patterson recalls the night he silenced Barclays Center with a game-winning play.

Patrick Patterson

The Best Play I Ever Made is a new series where athletes break down the (you guessed it) best play they ever made. Our first entry is...

Megan Rapinoe