There has never yet been a player in the major leagues whose family name began with "X".
But in the late 1980s, there was one man who gave it a try -- Joe Xavier, who ultimately reached AAA level (and later played in Italy), and who was tracked frequently by Baseball America.
His last minor league team was a Brewers affiliate. One at-bat, just one-half inning on defense, would have been all that was needed to finally fill this eternal, gaping maw in the statistical record, no one listed under "X".
But in the late 1980s, there was one man who gave it a try -- Joe Xavier, who ultimately reached AAA level (and later played in Italy), and who was tracked frequently by Baseball America.
His last minor league team was a Brewers affiliate. One at-bat, just one-half inning on defense, would have been all that was needed to finally fill this eternal, gaping maw in the statistical record, no one listed under "X".