ESPN.com · Dec 18, 2015
If MLB players were Star Wars characters
Like A-Rod, Darth Vader suits up for the Evil Empire. TODD DETWEILERThe Star Wars saga might have taken place a long time ago -- before even Jamie Moyer was pitching -- and in a galaxy far, far away, but it still has parallels with the current baseball universe. The Force is strong between these 10 big leaguers and their Star Wars doppelgangers.
Darth Vader/Alex Rodriguez
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Like Anakin Skywalker, A-Rod overcame a tough background to achieve early success and reach Jedi-like status. Unfortunately, like Anakin, he also gave in to the Dark Side (in his case, PEDs and Scott Boras).
Luke Skywalker/Mike Trout
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