Baseball Hall of Famer Jeff Bagwell had one of the most awkward stances in history, but it's just part of the story of his illustrious Astros career.

Jeff Bagwell was a marvel. You have to be one to get into the Hall of Fame. If you happen to be a first baseman, your bat has to be particularly marvelous for you to reach Cooperstown. Bagwell hit ...

Jeff Bagwell, Career Batting Average: .297 Bagwell's stance at the plate was pretty special. First, the former first baseman would spread his legs unprecedentedly far apart — as far apart as 3 ...

Schmoldt says: This one is like shooting fish in a barrel. Sure, you've got some goofy batting stances out there. Jeff Bagwell probably wins the award for the batting stance that most looks like a ...

The stance did create the illusion of a smaller strike zone, so maybe Bagwell’s crouch earned him a few extra walks. Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images • Book excerpt: Pedro Martinez talks 2003 ...

Bagwell had a batting stance where if you put a stool underneath his backside, he could have sat down perfectly on it. Kansas City Royals: Mike Aviles 12 of 30.

It's funny, though; like Jay Buhner, Bagwell generated an extraordinary amount of pop with this stance. Over his career—that some people feel was Hall of Fame-worthy—he amassed 449 home runs ...

Some MLB players have classic batting stances and elegant swings that embody the Platonic ideal of a big league hitter. Others are...different. With that latter group in mind, let's rank the 10 ...

KISSIMMEE, FLA. - As a joke, Jeff Bagwell might stand in the batter's box once this year like everybody else. He might stand just the way Little League coaches teach. If you see Bagwell in a ...