It is officially 3 days until the 2025 MLB Opening Day! For our official countdown here on FlurrySports, we will be releasing the best players in MLB history to wear the jersey number of the number of days remaining. Follow along to keep track of how many days until the MLB season, and share who YOU think the best player to ever wear that jersey number is! Click here to see the best MLB players from yesterday.
With 3 days until the 2025 MLB Opening Day, we give you the best MLB players to wear #3. Of course, some of the all-time greats at this number will still be playing this season. They have the ability to continue rising up this list! The official ranking of these players is based on the Wins Above Replacement (WAR) from Baseball Reference.
Please note that every player listed from now until the end of the countdown will only be used once. So, for example, Barry Bonds wore both 24 and 25 in his career, but he will only be chosen for one number. Basically, treat it as when you hear this player’s name, this is the number that you think of. A good rule of thumb is if the player wore a certain number for 10 or more years, they are probably going to be featured, with some exceptions.
Without further ado, here are the all-time best players to wear #3 in MLB history.
When is MLB Opening Day 2025?
You may be wondering when the 2025 MLB Opening Day is! For our countdown here on FlurrySports, we will be listing the five greatest players in MLB history to wear the jersey number that corresponds with the number of days remaining. The 2025 MLB Opening Day is March 27, 2025. With that being 3 days from now, here are the best players to wear 3 in MLB history!
Best Players to Wear 3 in MLB History
1) Babe Ruth, OF/P (1914-35)
WAR: 182.6
MLB Draft: 1914, Signed as a Free Agent to the Baltimore Orioles
2x All-Star | 1x AL MVP | 1x AL Batting Champion | 12x AL Home Run Leader | 5x AL RBI Leader | 1x AL ERA Leader | MLB All-Century Team | MLB All-Time Team | Baseball Hall of Fame (1936)
7x World Series Champion (1915, 1916, 1918, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1932)
Pitched a Combined No-Hitter (1917)
MLB Record: Highest Career OPS (1.164) | Highest Career OPS+ (206) | Highest Career WAR (182.6)
2) Jimmie Foxx, 1B (1925-42, 1944-45)
WAR: 92.9
MLB Draft: 1924, Signed as a Free Agent to the Philadelphia Athletics
9x All-Star | 3x AL MVP | Batting Triple Crown | 2x AL Batting Champion | 4x AL Home Run Leader | 3x AL RBI Leader | Baseball Hall of Fame (1951)
2x World Series Champion (1929, 1930)
3) Frankie Frisch, 2B (1919-37)
WAR: 72.0
MLB Draft: 1919, Signed as a Free Agent to the New York Giants
3x All-Star | 1x NL MVP | 3x NL Stolen Bases Leader | Baseball Hall of Fame (1947)
4x World Series Champion (1921, 1922, 1931, 1934)
4) Alan Trammell, SS (1977-96)
WAR: 70.6
MLB Draft: 1976, Round 2, Pick 26
6x All-Star | World Series MVP | 4x Gold Glove | 3x Silver Slugger | Baseball Hall of Fame (2018)
World Series Champion (1984)
5) Willie Davis, CF (1960-76, 1979)
WAR: 60.8
MLB Draft: 1958, Signed as a Free Agent to the Los Angeles Dodgers
2x All-Star | 3x Gold Glove
2x World Series Champion (1963, 1965)
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