Many Major League Baseball (MLB) players have spent time in the league, including Pete Rose, Joe Torre, Boog Powell, Gary Carter, and Steve Carlton.
[3] In 1968, Boston Red Sox outfielder Tony Conigliaro played in the league to attempt a comeback as a pitcher after suffering an injury to the face and eye the year before.
Whitey Herzog received his first managerial opportunity in the FIL, leading the team fielded by the New York Mets organization.
Lou Brock coached in the league while still an active player for the St. Louis Cardinals.
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