Brooks Robinson, the legendary third baseman affectionately known as “Mr. Oriole” for spending his entire 23-year big league career in Baltimore, has died at 86. won 16 consecutive Gold Glove awards and is considered by many to be the greatest fielder at that position ever.
Career and records
During his 23-year career, he was a force on the pitch. He had the 16 Gold Gloves ever gained by a position player. He earned the American League Most Valuable Player award in 1964 after hitting.317 with a league-leading 118 RBIs, and he finished in the top four in MVP votes in four seasons that followed. He was named to 18 All-Star teams. He had 2,848 hits. He is one of the greatest clutch hitters of all time, having driven in the sole run in a 1-0 victory ten times. He was also highly reliable, leading the AL in games played four years in a row, playing at least 161 games in each.
His defense was out of this world. He used to take ground balls on He was always relaxed, which is vital for a third baseman. He had good feet in part because he started his professional career as a second baseman, only transferring to third base after reaching the main league 
in 1955. Then he played 2,870 games at third base, the most in baseball history.
Brooks Robinson is one of the two players in MLB history who have spent at least 23 years with the same team (the other is Carl Yastrzemski of the Red Sox) and the only player in MLB history to have made 20 consecutive Opening Day starts at the same position for the same team.
Robinson was not only a renowned player, but he was also widely admired off the pitch. That was evident in the outpouring of accolades from fellow MLB stars, longstanding media members, and especially those associated with the Orioles following the revelation of his passing.
