Greg Maddux was recognized as the best pitcher in the National League when he won the Cy Young Award in 1992 playing for the Chicago Cubs. He proved he was the best again in 1993, 1994, and 1995, becoming the first pitcher in history to win four straight Cy Young Awards as a member of the Atlanta Braves. Recognized as the best pitcher in the major leagues, Maddux continued to shine for the winningest team of the 1990s and into the 2000s.

Gregory Alan Maddux was born April 14, 1966, in San Angelo, Texas. His father, Dave, was in the air force and his family moved from Texas to Indiana, and then to North Dakota, California, and Madrid, Spain, before finally settling in Las Vegas, Nevada. "I think growing up the way we did helped prepare us for what we do now," Maddux's older brother, Mike, a major league pitcher with the New York...