Jeff Nelson (left), a retired Major League Baseball player, signs an autograph for a paratrooper during an autograph session, Sept. 18, at Forward Operating Base Hammer, Iraq. Nelson was accompanied by two other Major League players, Trot Nixon and Andy Ashby during a tour of Iraq dubbed "Heroes of the Diamond." The players thanked service members assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, for their service during the two-hour visit. The purpose of the tour is to reach out to Soldiers all across Iraq in order to improve Soldier's morale.