Jeff Bagwell is a retired American professional baseball player who played for the Houston Astros from 1991 to 2005. He is widely considered one of the greatest players in Astros history and one of the best first basemen of his era.
Bagwell was born on May 27, 1968, in Boston, Massachusetts. He played college baseball at the University of Hartford before being drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the fourth round of the 1989 MLB draft. In 1990, he was traded to the Houston Astros, where he would spend his entire career.
During his career, Bagwell was a four-time All-Star, three-time Silver Slugger Award winner, and the National League Most Valuable Player in 1994. He was also a Gold Glove Award winner in 1994 and finished his career with a .297 batting average, 449 home runs, and 1,529 RBIs.
Bagwell was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2017, his seventh year of eligibility. He is widely regarded as one of the best first basemen of all time and one of the most iconic players in Astros history.
