Gary Carter played baseball for the Montreal Expos, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, and Los Angeles Dodgers. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2003, and his life has remained a part of baseball through his work as a broadcaster, coach, and manager.
Phil Pepe is a longtime New York baseball writer and the author of over 40 books on sports, including collaborations with Yankee legends Mickey Mantle, Billy Martin, and Whitey Ford. Pepe was the Yankees beat writer for the New York Daily News from 1968-1981 and is a former president of the Baseball Writers Association of America.