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Brooks Calbert Robinson Jr.(May 18, 1937 – September 26, 2023) was an Americanbaseball playerwho played his entire 23 seasons inMajor League Baseballasthird basemanfor theBaltimore Oriolesfrom 1955 to 1977. Nicknamed \"Mr. Hoover\" and \"the Human Vacuum Cleaner\", he is generally considered to have been the greatest defensive third baseman in major league history.[1]An 18-timeAll-Star, he won 16 consecutiveGold Glove Awards, the most by a position player, and tied withJim Kaatfor the second-most of all-time, behindGreg Maddux. His 2,870 career games at third base not only exceeded the closest player by nearly 700 games when he retired, but also remain the most games by any player in major league history at a single position. His 23 seasons spent with a single team set amajor league recordsince matched only byCarl Yastrzemski.

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