8. Ted Williams
As he is often referenced by his nickname, “The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived,” it’s easy to see that Ted Williams is considered a tremendous athlete, and one of the greatest hitters (surprise!) to have ever played the sport of baseball. Williams, who played for the beloved Boston Red Sox for nearly his entire career, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility and also had 19 All-Star titles to his name. He’s played on MLB’s All-Century and All-Time teams, and has even had his jersey number retired by the Red Sox.
Despite all of this, he never won a championship, only making it to the World Series once. Williams was playing in a specific historical time and actually took several years away from baseball to serve in the military during the Korean War and World War II. Who knows – had he played all through his prime years, he very well may have gotten at least one championship.
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