Baseball Phenoms: A look back at SI's Cover Stars
Take a look back at some MLB phenoms who landed on the cover of Sports Illustrated.
Baseball Phenoms: A look back at SI's Cover Stars
Clint Hurdle, Royals, March 20, 1978
Heinz Kluetmeier
Kirk Gibson, Tigers, March 24, 1980
Walter Iooss Jr.
Fernando Valenzuela, Dodgers, May 18, 1981
Manny Millan
Kent Hrbek, Twins, July 5, 1982
Ronald C. Modra
Dwight Gooden, Mets, April 15, 1985
Walter Iooss Jr.
Bo Jackson, Royals, July 14, 1986
Chuck Solomon
Jon Peters, Brenaham (Texas) High School, May 8, 1989
Richard Mackson
Ken Griffey Jr, Mariners, May 7, 1990
Richard Mackson
Deion Sanders, Braves, April 7, 1992
Ronald C. Modra
Mike Piazza, Dodgers, July 5, 1993
V.J. Lovero
Hideo Nomo, Dodgers, July 10, 1995
John Biever
Alex Rodriguez, Mariners, July 8, 1996
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Derek Jeter, Yankees, Oct. 21, 1996
Al Tielemans
Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners, May 28, 2001
Peter Read Miller
Jeff Francoeur, Braves, Aug. 29 2005
Al Tielemans
Daisuke Matsuzaka, Red Sox, March 26, 2007
Chuck Solomon
MLB preview issue, March 31, 2008
Peter Gregoire
Kosuke Fukudome, Cubs, May 5, 2008
Al Tielemans
Bryce Harper, Nationals, June 8, 2009
Robert Beck
Matt Wieters, Orioles, March 15, 2010
Walter Iooss Jr.
Stephen Strasburg, Nationals, June 21, 2010
Chuck Solomon
Hunter Greene, May 1, 2017
John W. McDonough
Aaron Judge, Yankees, May 15, 2017
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