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Brian Laird - Player Inducted in 2026 Born and raised in Princess Anne, Maryland, Brian Laird has left an indelible imprint on Eastern Shore baseball as a player, coach, and booster. When the modern Eastern Shore Baseball League (ESBL) started play in 1983, Laird was from the beginning a prominent outfielder and first baseman for Peaky's; the following year he was named league MVP as his team claimed its initial championship. In fourteen seasons with Peaky's and another nine with Tri-County as a regular player, he consistently ranked among ESBL leaders in batting average, home runs, and runs batted in, once hitting three homers in a game. During the same time period, Laird played part-time with Schweizer's in the Vic Willis semi-pro baseball league of Delaware, leading the team in home runs and to the 1996 league championship while again hitting three round-trippers in a single contest. By approximately 2005, he transitioned from a regular player to a coach with Tri-County, but remained available to swing a bat when needed: with a base hit in his most recent ESBL game during a plate appearance in 2018, Laird has now hit safely in four different decades of league play. Today he continues to be involved in the ESBL as founder and coach of Laird Farms. A coach of Washington High School and American Legion Post 94 baseball over the past two-plus decades and founder of the Princess Anne Babe Ruth League, Brian Laird continues to significantly impact the lives of numerous players, field instructors, and families on the Eastern Shore with his leadership, knowledge, and love of the game. |
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