Now that spring training has begun in Florida, I am feeling the urge to go to a couple games down south with snow in the forecast for NY. Off the top of my head, I can only think of a couple ballplayers from the VI. Horace Clarke, who played 2nd base for the Yankees in the 60s and 70s was from St. Croix. Ellie Hendrix was from St. Thomas and played I think in the 1970s. Not sure if anyone else from the islands (other than Cuba, the D.R. and Puerto Rico) has played ball. The Mets had a guy from Charlotte Amalie pitching the other day in Florida, Akeel Morris.