One of SunCoast Baseball’s founders, Eddie Mayo spent 23 years in professional baseball – playing nine years as a Major Leaguer and nine years in the Minor Leagues, and then managing the Toledo Mud Hens and coaching with the Red Sox and the Phillies.

He played in the 1936 World Series with the New York Giants and in the 1945 World Series with the Detroit Tigers.

He was the oldest living Tiger when he passed away in 2006 at age 96. He would have been 100 years young on this April 15th.