When it comes to ballplayers, “the greatest of all time” is a touchy subject. There have been many great ones, and trying to whittle the list down to one definitive GOAT is an exercise that will give you brain aches.

If only there was an easier way…And to this end, I have an idea.

Well, to be honest, college basketball has an idea that I’m stealing. To determine who’s the best among many, college basketball rounds up the top 68 contestants, seeds them, puts them in a bracket and then goes until “One Shining Moment” starts playing.

If there was to be a bracket of the 68 greatest ballplayers of all time, it would look a little something like this…

 

Old-Timers

Post-Integration

Next Wave

Modern

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