Anthony Scott "Tony" Saunders is a retired American Major League baseball pitcher for three seasons between 1997 and 1999. He was the first player selected by the-then Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the expansion draft. Saunders initially signed with the Florida Marlins' minor league system in 1992, a year before their expansion season. He was part of the Marlins' opening day roster in 1997, and finished with a 4?6 record in 22 starts, with his first three wins coming against the Atlanta Braves. The Marlins earned a wild card berth in the 1997 playoffs, and after being left off the Division Series roster, Saunders was placed on the LCS roster against the Braves. He started game 3 of the series, which Liv�n Hern�ndez won in relief of Saunders. In the World Series, Saunders started game 4 against the Cleveland Indians, but took the loss after giving up six earned runs in two innings pitched; nonetheless, he earned a World Series ring as the Marlins defeated Cleveland in seven games. Saunders was one of many members of that team who left Florida following that season, joining the Rays for their inaugural season after being the first pick in the 1997 MLB Expansion Draft. 

April 29th, 1974 in Baltimore (Age 49)