"Play ball!" With the Major League Baseball season opening Sunday night, it's time to take a look at the homes owned or recently sold by 10 current or former players.
Among them are enormous mansions—two of them with more than 16,000 square feet of space—and comparatively modest homes, one at under 4,000 square feet.
Click on to discover who made out in the real estate market, and which player is trying to unload his home at a discount.
—By Colleen Kane, special to CNBC.com.
Posted 2 Apr 2015
Javy Lopez
Location: Suwanee, Georgia
Price: $2,750,000
Bedrooms: 6
Bathrooms: 6 full, 2 half
Square footage: 11,060
The former catcher for the Orioles, Braves and Red Sox has owned this stone mansion since 2003, according to the Realtor blog. Since then, he has attempted to sell it numerous times for as high as $3.5 million and as low as $2.35 million, and it is currently listed at the price above.
The home sits on an acre overlooking a lake in The River Club community, and some of its luxury features include a master suite with morning bar, a screened porch with fireplace, and a terrace level entertainment zone with poker table, billiards, pingpong, wine cellar and full-size mirrored wooden bar, home theater, hobby/work room and gym.
Jim Edmonds
Location: Irvine, California
Price: $6,775,000
Bedrooms: 6
Bathrooms: 8
Square footage: 10,000
Now that he's an analyst on Fox Sports Midwest and spending more time in Missouri, the former Angel and Cardinal has been lightening some of his California real estate load, including the recent sale of this mansion, which at one point had an asking price of $8 million.
Last year, he sold his La Quinta home for $1.6 million, and according to the Los Angeles Times, he also owns a house in Huntington Beach, as well as another house in La Quinta (now also sold) and two in Missouri.
Jeff Bagwell
Location: Hunters Creek, Texas
Price: see below
Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 7 full, 2 half
Square footage: 16,414
The former Houston Astros All-Star recently sold this French country mansion-style estate of nearly 2½ acres in the Houston area. The sale price is not known, but the mansion was offered at $15 million, then reduced to $12 million.
Features include a loggia with a summer kitchen, a saltwater pool and spa, billiards and media room, fitness center, a gated motor court and a two-bedroom guest house.
Pudge Rodriguez
Location: Bloomfield Township, Michigan
Price: $1,899,000
Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 3 full, 3 half
Square footage: 3,657
Catcher Ivan "Pudge" Rodríguez bought this home overlooking Turtle Lake when he signed with the Detroit Tigers in the mid-2000s, and he put it on the market now that he's retired after 21 years in the big leagues.
Features include wide-plank hardwood floors, a private courtyard with an outdoor fireplace, custom stone interiors, a theater, a full bar and a wine cellar.
Jose Cruz Jr.
Location: Miami
Price: $4,450,000
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 6 full, 1 half
Square footage: 7,551
Retired outfielder Jose Cruz Jr., who played for nine teams over his nine years in MLB and is now part of the Major Leagues Baseball Association, is selling this tasteful plantation-style Miami estate designed by the Ramon Pacheco architectural firm.
Some of the interiors are double-height for an open and airy feel, which is continued by copious windows. Outdoor space includes sleeping porches with shutter panels, a private courtyard patio with outdoor kitchen, a heated pool and a whirlpool.
Robb Nen
Location: Lake Havasu City, Arizona
Price: $1,350,000
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 3 full, 1 half
Square footage: 4,487
The retired relief pitcher was asking for $1.4 million for "The Refuge," a stucco home in a gated community, before the price dropped by $50,000.
The interior features custom tile and stonework finishes, and a game room has arcade games, pingpong, and shuffleboard as well as a theater. Outdoor space features an infinity pool, fireplaces, views of the golf course and lake, and a "casita" guest house. And there's enough room in the three-car garage for housing a boat.
Mark Trumbo
Location: Phoenix
Price: $1,570,000
Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 3.5
Square footage: 4,600
The outfielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks and 2011 American League rookie of the year purchased this lovely but unassuming ranch just about a year ago, then in October he listed it for $1.9 million, quickly unlisting it then relisting it at the same price in February. It sold in February for $1.57 million.
The decor is understated, done mostly in gray and white. The kitchen is appointed with Energy Star stainless steel appliances and a reverse-osmosis water system. The entertainment comes pre-installed via Apple TV and flatscreens. This home features views of Camelback Mountain from inside or from the covered patios, pool and spa, and putting green and chipping bunkers.
Kelvim Escobar
Location: Surfside, Fla.
Price: $3,950,000
Bedrooms: 6
Bathrooms: 5
Square footage: 6,008
This modern waterfront property was first listed by the former Blue Jays and Angels pitcher last April for $5.25 million, and since then, as the Realtor blog puts it, the home has "hit every branch on the pricing tree," with multiple price drops down to its current ask of $3.95 million. According to the listing, this is the last call for buying the property at this discount price because the seller will rehab "some details."
The property overlooks Biscayne Bay via floor to ceiling windows and has dock access for any yachting future owners. Miami's South Beach is blocks away and the Atlantic not much further.
Mark Redman
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Price: $2.95 million
Bedrooms: 6
Bathrooms: 7 full, 2 half
Square footage: 16,899
The former pitcher has been listing and delisting this stone and stucco mansion since 2008, when he retired from the Colorado Rockies. The asking price, which had been as high as $4.5 million,is now $2.95 million.
It's got athletic appeal with putting holes, a batting cage and a fitness center, as well as plenty of entertainment options like the game room with poker table and slot machines, a home theater and a full bar.
Jeff Fassero
Location: Paradise Valley, Arizonza
Price: $2,345,000
Bedrooms: 6
Bathrooms: 8
Square footage: 8,656
The former pitcher first put his Arizona stucco home on the market in 2011, four years after retiring from the San Francisco Giants. It was built in 1966 and had a major renovation in 2001.
More is more with this entertainer's house: The man cave has six TV screens, the kitchen has double ovens and double dishwashers, and there are two outdoor fireplaces plus fire pit, and even double guest houses. Outside has numerous patios, including a covered terrace with built-in barbecue, and sports courts.