In baseball,a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team. A home run is usually achieved by hitting the ball over the outfield fence between the foul poles without the ball touching the field.
In baseball,a run is scored when a player advances around first,second and third base and returns safely to home plate,touching the bases in that order,before three outs are recorded and all obligations to reach base safely on batted balls are met or assured. A player may score by hitting a home run or by any combination of plays that puts him safely "on base" as a runner and subsequently brings him home. Once a player has scored a run,they may not attempt to score another run until their next turn to bat. The object of the game is for a team to score more runs than its opponent.
Carlos Iván Beltrán is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder from 1998 to 2017 for the Kansas City Royals,Houston Astros,New York Mets,San Francisco Giants,St. Louis Cardinals,New York Yankees,and Texas Rangers. A right-handed thrower and switch hitter,Beltrán stands 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighs 215 pounds (98 kg).
Johnnie B "Dusty" Baker Jr. is an American former professional baseball outfielder and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for 19 seasons with the Atlanta Braves,Los Angeles Dodgers,San Francisco Giants,and Oakland Athletics. During his Dodgers tenure,he was a two-time All-Star,won two Silver Slugger Awards and a Gold Glove Award,and became the first NLCS MVP,which he received during the 1977 National League Championship Series. He also made three World Series appearances with the Dodgers,and was a member of the 1981 championship team.
Marquis Deon Grissom is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos,Atlanta Braves,Cleveland Indians,Milwaukee Brewers,Los Angeles Dodgers,and San Francisco Giants between 1989 and 2005.
Omar Enrique Vizquel González,nicknamed "Little O",is a Venezuelan former professional baseball shortstop. During his 24-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career,Vizquel played for the Seattle Mariners,Cleveland Indians,San Francisco Giants,Texas Rangers,Chicago White Sox,and Toronto Blue Jays. In Venezuela he played for Leones del Caracas. From 2014 to 2017,he was the Detroit Tigers' first-base,infield and baserunning coach. He was manager for the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League.
Stanley Julián Antonio Javier [hah-ve-ERR] is a Dominican former professional baseball outfielder,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1984 to 2001. A switch-hitter with good production from both sides of the plate,he also had a strong arm with the ability to play all three outfield positions exceptionally well. Javier is the son of former major league player Julián Javier,and was named after his father's teammate and close friend,Stan Musial.
Duane Eugene Kuiper,nicknamed "Kuip",is an American sportscaster and former professional baseball player. As a player,he was a second baseman for the Cleveland Indians and San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). Save for one year,Kuiper has been a television and radio broadcaster for the Giants since 1986,and is one half of the popular "Kruk and Kuip" duo alongside his friend and former teammate Mike Krukow. He briefly left the Giants in 1993 to work for the expansion Colorado Rockies,but returned in 1994.
Gary Antonian Sheffield is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball for eight teams from 1988 to 2009. In retirement,he is a sports agent.
The 2002 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB)'s 2002 season. The 98th edition of the World Series,it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion Anaheim Angels and the National League (NL) champion San Francisco Giants;the Angels defeated the Giants,four games to three,to win their first,and,to date,only World Series championship. The series was played from October 19–27,2002,at Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco and Edison International Field of Anaheim in Anaheim.
Kenneth Lofton is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) center fielder. Lofton was a six-time All-Star (1994–1999),four-time Gold Glove Award winner (1993–1996),and at retirement,was ranked 15th among all-time stolen base leaders with 622. During his career,he played for the Houston Astros,Cleveland Indians,Atlanta Braves,Chicago White Sox,San Francisco Giants,Pittsburgh Pirates,Chicago Cubs,New York Yankees,Philadelphia Phillies,Los Angeles Dodgers,and Texas Rangers.
David Michael Bell is an American former professional baseball third baseman,who is currently the manager for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). Over the course of his 12-year MLB playing career,Bell appeared at all four infield positions while playing for the Cleveland Indians,St. Louis Cardinals,Seattle Mariners,San Francisco Giants,Philadelphia Phillies,and Milwaukee Brewers. He made his MLB debut for the Indians in 1995.
Eric James Byrnes,is a baseball analyst and former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics,Colorado Rockies,Baltimore Orioles,Arizona Diamondbacks,and Seattle Mariners. Byrnes retired from playing in 2010 and was an analyst for MLB Network until 2021.
Henry Knight "Heinie" Groh was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman from 1912 to 1927,spending nearly his entire career with the Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants before playing his final season for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He excelled as a fielder,becoming the National League's top third baseman in the late 1910s and early 1920s,and captained championship teams with the 1919 Reds and 1922 Giants. Renowned for his "bottle bat",he was an effective leadoff hitter,batting .300 four times and leading the league in doubles twice and in hits,runs and walks once each.
Dwight Randolph Winn is an American former professional baseball player. He played all or parts of 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB),primarily as an outfielder. Winn was a switch hitter,and threw right-handed. He made his major league debut in 1998 with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays,then went on to play for the Seattle Mariners,San Francisco Giants,New York Yankees,and St. Louis Cardinals. He played in the 2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. He currently works as an analyst for Giants broadcasts on NBC Sports Bay Area.
In baseball,a batboy or batgirl is an individual who carries baseball bats to the players on a baseball team. Duties of a batboy may also include handling and preparing players’equipment and bringing baseballs to the umpire during the game. During games,a batboy remains in or near a team's dugout and the area around home plate.
Philip Cuzzi is an American professional baseball umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB). He worked as a reserve umpire in the National League (NL) from 1991 to 1993 and returned to the NL in 1999. Since 2000,he has worked in both major leagues. Cuzzi wore number 99 when his career started;he now wears number 10.
The 2002 season was the 120th in the history of the San Francisco Giants,the franchise's 45th season in San Francisco,and their third in Pacific Bell Park. The season ended with the Giants winning the National League pennant but losing to the Anaheim Angels in the World Series.
Giancarlo Cruz-Michael Stanton,formerly known as Mike Stanton,is an American professional baseball designated hitter and outfielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2010 as a member of the then-Florida Marlins,with whom he played until the end of the 2017 season. Stanton has twice led the National League (NL) in home runs;he hit 59 home runs in 2017,the most in 16 years. Known for his prodigious physical strength and ability to regularly hit long home runs,Stanton stands 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) tall and weighs 245 pounds (111 kg). He bats and throws right-handed.Stanton is originally from the Greater Los Angeles region. He graduated from Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks,Los Angeles,before the Marlins selected him in the second round of the 2007 MLB draft. In 2017,Stanton led MLB in home runs (59),runs batted in (RBIs) (132),and slugging percentage (.631),winning the National League Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award. A five-time MLB All-Star,Stanton has twice won both the NL Hank Aaron Award and outfield Silver Slugger Award after leading the league in home runs. In November 2014,the Marlins signed Stanton to the richest total dollar value contract in team sports history at the time of the signing;the contract is worth $325 million over 13 years. Following the 2017 season,Stanton was traded to the New York Yankees.
Michael Robert Tauchman is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Colorado Rockies,New York Yankees,and San Francisco Giants,and in the KBO League for the Hanwha Eagles. In his senior year of college in 2013 at Bradley University he batted .425,leading all NCAA Division I baseball players. The Rockies selected Tauchman in the 10th round of the 2013 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2017.
