Claudell Washington is a former Major League Baseball player and is one of the most well-known baseball products of the East Bay. Washington attended Berkeley High and signed by the A's as an outfielder in 1972. His career spanned 17 seasons (1974-1990), and he played for seven teams between both the American and National League.  
 
Washington made his Major League debut at age 19 for the Athletics in 1974, and was one of the youngest All-Stars in history, making the team at age 20 in 1975. He was a two-time All-Star selection, and also won a World Series with the A's in his rookie season. Washington spent the most time in Atlanta, where he compiled some of his best baseball, including his second All-Star selection, making him one of the rare players to make an All-Star team in both leagues. 
 
Claudell also has the distinction of being one of the few players to have hit three homeruns in a game in both leagues, doing so with the Chicago White Sox in 1979 and again with the New York Mets in 1980. Washington also spent time with the New York Yankees, where he hit the franchise's 10,000th homerun in 1988, the Texas Rangers, and the California Angels, for whom he spent 12 games with in 1990 before retiring as a Yankee.  
 
Over his career, he batted .278 with 164 homeruns and 824 RBIs. He also stole 312 bases in his career, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1996.