Martinez had the better OPS (.908-.865), but we’ll give Ordóñez the edge thanks to his, er, Magg-ical 2007 in which he led the AL with a .363 batting average and finished second in AL MVP voting.

Honorable mention: Ian Kinsler — his 28 homers in 2016 are tied for the franchise’s single-season record for a second baseman (with Lou Whitaker in 1989). 3B: Brandon Inge ...

Ian Kinsler hit leadoff homers with the Rangers in 2011. For the Yankees, it was Wells on Thursday and Goldschmidt on Saturday, two players who had previously never batted first in a starting ...

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Ian Kinsler, the great second baseman who spent four seasons with the Detroit Tigers, has been retired long enough to land on the Hall of Fame ballot this winter. So you might be ...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Former Texas Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler will not be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame after he received just 2.5% of the votes (9) in his first year of ...

Only six times in MLB history has a second baseman logged a 30/30 season, and two of them belong to Kinsler who did it in 2009 (31 HR, 31 SB) and 2011 (32 HR, 30 SB) as a member of the Texas Rangers.

Inducted into the Rangers Hall of Fame in 2022, Kinsler helped Texas win the American League pennant in 2010 and 2011 and holds the club records for a second baseman with a .273 batting average ...

Inducted into the Rangers Hall of Fame in 2022, Kinsler helped Texas win the American League pennant in 2010 and 2011 and holds the club records for a second baseman with a .273 batting average ...

The 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot is stacked with second basemen. Ian Kinsler is one of three on the ballot, joining former Arizona State University teammate Dustin Pedroia and Chase Utley. He ...

Second basemen Ian Kinsler, Chase Utley and Dustin Pedroia each possess impressive credentials that could see them enshrined in Cooperstown one day, though they’re far from locks.

In his breakthrough 2010 campaign, Cargo won the batting title (.336) while leading the NL in hits and the majors in total bases. He finished third in MVP voting.

Suzuki was a two-time AL batting champion and 10-time Gold Glove winner, hitting .311 with 117 homers, 780 RBIs and 509 stolen bases with Seattle (2001-12, 2018-19), the New York Yankees (2012-14 ...