Before he was a Banana Ball pinch-hitting star, outfielder Nick Markakis suited up for the Baltimore Orioles for nine MLB seasons and the Atlanta Braves for six more. He’s got a career batting average of .288, 189 home runs, and more than a thousand runs and RBIs.

Interestingly he made only one All-Star team, as a 34-year-old playing for Atlanta, though he’s probably much better remembered for his time in Baltimore.

In 2008 actually led the American League in Wins Above Replacement with 7.4, according to Baseball-Reference. He didn’t make the All-Star team, and he didn’t even receive a single MVP vote. This was five years after Michael Lewis published Moneyball and more than 35 years after the creation of SABR.

But still three years before Brad Pitt and Hollywood got involved.

At least you got your moment with the Bananas, Nick.