There can only be four.
Them's the rules when it comes to faces of United States presidents carved into Mount Rushmore. Likewise, it was our rule for choosing the four faces that would best represent each of Major League Baseball's 30 franchises.
An undertaking as large as this required some ground rules:
- Players Only: With respect to the dozens upon dozens of influential owners, executives, scouts and broadcasters who have left their mark, there are no baseball legends quite like baseball players.
- Franchise, Not City: A player need not have played in an organization's current home in order to be counted among said organization's all-time greats.