Jimmy Key was a 4-time All-Star and has won 2 World Series rings, one with the Toronto Blue Jays and one with the New York Yankees.  He retired in 1998 after a 15-season MLB career.

After retiring from baseball, Key moved to Palm Beach Gardens and began a new life as an amateur golfer.  Other past and present MLB players who currently call Palm Beach Gardens home include Gary Carter, Brian Schneider, and Chris Volstad.  Last Spring, Jimmy Key was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.

1986 Topps:

1. #713 Damaso Garcia (All-Star)
2. #414 Tom Gorman
3. #620 Bruce Sutter
4. #723 Marty Bystrom
5. #320 Jim Rice
6. #522 Bob Bailor
7. #465 Jesse Orosco
8. #206 Pete Rose (Record Breaker)
9. #355 Lee Smith
10. #674 Pat Tabler
11. #340 Cal Ripken
12. #331 Alan Ashby
13. #215 Frank White
14. #8 Dwayne Murphy
15. #545 Jimmy Key

Joe Orsulak played 14 seasons in the Majors 1983-1997.  His best seasons were the 5 seasons he spent with the Baltimore Orioles 1988-1992 when he hit .281 and was a fan favorite.

After retiring from baseball, Joe spent his time at home taking care of his two sons and ailing wife.  His wife died in 2004 after a long battle with brain cancer.  He is probably living in Sparks, Maryland now with his second wife, assuming he followed through with his plans in 2008.

1986 Topps:

1. #87 Candy Maldonado
2. #5 Pete Rose (The Pete Rose Years)
3. #18 Brent Gaff
4. #651 Billy Martin (Manager)
5. #141 Chuck Cottier (Manager)
6. #777 Wayne Krenchicki
7. #689 Dave Stewart
8. #292 Chuck Porter
9. #681 Dick Williams (Manager)
10. #195 Dave Concepcion
11. #231 Jim Frey (Manager)
12. #143 Dave Van Gorder
13. #196 Doyle Alexander
14. #102 Joe Orsulak
15. #619 Danny Heep

Topps got Ernie Riles’ name wrong for three years, spelling it “Earnie Riles”.  They finally fixed the problem on his 1989 Topps cards.

Ernie Riles played 9 Major League seasons 1985-1993.  He was 3rd in Rookie of the Year voting in 1985 when he batted .286 with 45 RBIs for the Milwaukee Brewers.  Over the course of his career, Riles played for the Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics, Houston Astros, and Boston Red Sox.

Last Spring, Ernie Riles participated in the fifth annual Bainbridge High School Deltrice Riles Memorial Sports Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament in honor of his nephew Deltrice Riles who died in a trucking accident in 2005.  Another one of Ernie Riles’ nephews, Willie Harris, currently plays in the Major Leagues (most recently with the Washington Nationals).

1986 Topps:

1. #427 Joe Cowley
2. #471 Bobby Cox (Manager)
3. #638 John Butcher
4. #318 Terry Whitfield
5. #65 Dan Driessen
6. #367 Aurelio Lopez
7. #299 Bryn Smith
8. #364 Reid Nichols
9. #468 Mike Scioscia
10. #699 Pat Corrales (Manager)
11. #398 Ernie Riles (Rookie)
12. #268 Mike Scott
13. #328 Pete O’Brien
14. #652 Tom Browning
15. #128 John Wathan

“He earned his 1st major league Win: 5-20-84.  Recorded 1st major league Shutout: 7-26-84.”

Over the course of 24 seasons spanning from 1984-2007, Roger Clemens established himself as one of the most dominant pitchers in baseball history.  He has won 7 Cy Young Awards, more than any other pitcher in history.  His career numbers are comparable with the greatest pitchers ever to take the mound: 354-184 W-L record, 3.12 ERA, and 4,672 SO.

Clemens pitched his final Major League game in 2007.  Since then, he has been accused of steroid use and adultery throughout his playing career, which he has always denied.  In August, he pleaded not guilty to a federal grand jury on six felony counts involving perjury.  His trial will be April 2011.

Clemens’ son Koby Clemens plays AA ball in the Houston Astros organization.

1986 Topps:

1. #315 Mookie Wilson
2. #447 Jerry Don Gleaton
3. #661 Roger Clemens
4. #663 Neil Allen
5. #34 Ken Phelps
6. #580 Willie McGee
7. #42 Geoff Zahn
8. #111 Roger Craig (Manager)
9. #670 Willie Hernandez
10. #572 Paul Zuvella
11. #322 Bob Forsch
12. #62 Bob Boone
13. #479 Bob Melvin (Rookie)
14. #31 Jamie Easterly
15. #105 Gary Ward

Lance McCullers played in 306 games in a 7-season MLB career spanning from 1985-1992.  He played mostly as a closing pitcher but also did middle relief and started the occasional game.  He ended his career with a 28-31 record, a respectable 3.25 ERA, and 39 saves.

There’s not much current information about Lance McCullers online… because all eyes are on Lance McCullers Jr. now.  McCullers Jr. is a promising high school pitcher who has a fastball reaching 99MPH.  McCullers the Elder is no doubt spending time these days preparing his son for college and 2012 MLB draft.

1986 Topps:

1. #451 Mark Brown
2. #676 Matt Young
3. #423 Dan Spillner
4. #44 Lance McCullers (Rookie)
5. #43 Dave Engle
6. #154 Bert Roberge
7. #788 Marty Castillo
8. #428 Max Venable
9. #575 Mike Boddicker
10. #174 Brian Snyder (Rookie)
11. #496 Jay Johnstone
12. #157 Ron Hassey
13. #434 Curt Wilkerson
14. #744 Lary Sorensen
15. #67 Carmelo Martinez

Dan Pasqua played 10 seasons in the Major Leagues 1985-1994 for the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox.  His best season was 1986, when he hit .293 and 16 home runs in only 280 at-bats.

After he retired from baseball in 1994, Dan started a construction company building new homes.  When the housing market went bad, he began doing public relations work for the Chicago White Sox.  Dan currently lives in Chicago with his wife and daughter.  He serves as a community representative for the Chicago White Sox.

1986 Topps:

1. #501 Dave Johnson (Manager)
2. #582 Jim Gantner
3. #778 Jerry Hairston
4. #637 Rudy Law
5. #567 Jeff Barkley
6. #476 Ron Mathis
7. #629 Mitch Webster
8. #223 Atlee Hammaker
9. #185 Rollie Fingers
10. #436 Doug Flynn
11. #81 Gene Mauch (Manager)
12. #342 Gary Redus
13. #563 Alejandro Sanchez
14. #259 Dan Pasqua (Rookie)
15. #664 Tim Corcoran

“He collected 1st major league Hit: 8-8-84.  Logged 1st big league Stolen Base: 8-16-84.  He drilled 1st major league Triple: 9-8-84.  First major league Home Run: 8-13-85.”

Denny Gonzalez was a Dominican player who played parts of 5 seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Indians in the 80′s.  After his final Major League appearance in 1989, he continued playing professional baseball in the New York Mets’, Cincinnati Reds’, and Boston Red Sox’ AAA minor league teams as well as for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan through 1992.

These 25 Years Later segments are kind of hit-or-miss.  While I can’t find any information on what Denny has been up to recently, back in 2003 he was running a baseball academy for the Chicago White Sox in the Dominican Republic.

1986 Topps:

1. #441 Whitey Herzog (Manager)
2. #746 Denny Gonzalez
3. #418 Alan Knicely
4. #182 Bobby Brown
5. #89 Randy St. Claire
6. #33 Jeff Lahti
7. #140 John Candelaria
8. #514 Mike Jones
9. #497 John Stuper
10. #377 Joe Carter
11. #450 Graig Nettles
12. #77 Charlie Leibrandt
13. #672 Rob Picciolo
14. #387 Steve Kemp
15. #151 Dave Stapleton

Cecil Fielder was a power-hitting first-baseman best known for the 51 home runs he hit in 1990 upon returning from playing in Japan.  He hit 245 home runs in the 6 and a half seasons he spent with the Detroit Tigers 1990-1996.

Cecil was manager of the Atlantic City Surf (a now-defunct independent baseball team) in 2008.  He is not on speaking terms with his son, Prince Fielder, after demanding part of Prince’s salary for helping him early in his career.

1986 Topps:

1. #458 Kevin Bass
2. #394 Checklist 265-396 (Checklist)
3. #754 Pat Clements (Rookie)
4. #656 Brian Harper
5. #29 Tony Phillips
6. #386 Cecil Fielder (Rookie)
7. #72 Shawon Dunston
8. #285 Buddy Bell
9. #541 Jorge Orta
10. #95 Ozzie Virgil
11. #94 Rich Bordi
12. #506 Bill Russell
13. #688 Larry Herndon
14. #792 Charles Hudson
15. #551 Dave LaPoint