David Lee Wells is an American former baseball pitcher who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for nine teams,most notably the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees. Nicknamed "Boomer",Wells was considered one of the league's top left-handed pitchers during his career and made three All-Star appearances. In 1998,he pitched the 15th perfect game in baseball history. Wells also appeared in the postseason as a member of six teams,tied for the most with Kenny Lofton,and won two World Series titles. Following his 2007 retirement,Wells served as a broadcaster for MLB on TBS and was the host of The Cheap Seats on FOXSports.com.
David Allan Aardsma is an American former professional baseball pitcher,currently serving in the Toronto Blue Jays front office as a coordinator of player development. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2004 to 2015 for the San Francisco Giants,Chicago Cubs,Chicago White Sox,Boston Red Sox,Seattle Mariners,New York Yankees,New York Mets,and Atlanta Braves.
Todd Vernon Stottlemyre is an American former professional baseball player. He played for 15 seasons in Major League Baseball as a starting pitcher from 1988 to 2002,most notably as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays with whom he won two World Series championships in 1992 and 1993. He also played for the Oakland Athletics,St. Louis Cardinals,Texas Rangers,and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Edwin Jackson Jr. is a German-born American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2003 to 2019 for the Los Angeles Dodgers,Tampa Bay Devil Rays / Rays,Detroit Tigers,Arizona Diamondbacks,Chicago White Sox,St. Louis Cardinals,Washington Nationals,Chicago Cubs,Atlanta Braves,Miami Marlins,San Diego Padres,Baltimore Orioles,Oakland Athletics,and Toronto Blue Jays.
The 2005 Major League Baseball season was notable for the league's new steroid policy in the wake of the BALCO scandal,which enforced harsher penalties than ever before for steroid use in Major League Baseball. Several players,including veteran Rafael Palmeiro,were suspended under the new policy. Besides steroids it was also notable that every team in the NL East finished the season with at least 81 wins. Additionally it was the first season featuring a baseball team in Washington,D.C. since the second iteration of the Washington Senators last played there in 1971;the Washington Nationals had moved from Montreal,the first relocation of a team in 34 years and currently the most recent time this has occurred in the majors.
Christian Matthew Michalak is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) left-handed pitcher who played for the Arizona Diamondbacks,Toronto Blue Jays,Texas Rangers,and Cincinnati Reds between 1998 and 2006,and a current MiLB coach.
Below are lists of Rule 5 draft results since 1997. Players selected in the Major League Baseball (MLB) phase of the Rule 5 draft must be kept on their new team's active roster for the entire following MLB season,or they are placed on waivers and offered back to their original team if not claimed. Players chosen in the Minor League Baseball phase(s) of the Rule 5 draft remain with their new organization without restrictions.
Patrick Michael Venditte Jr. is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics,Toronto Blue Jays,Seattle Mariners,Los Angeles Dodgers,San Francisco Giants,and Miami Marlins. After attending Creighton University,Venditte was drafted by the New York Yankees in 2008. He signed with the Athletics as a free agent before the 2015 season and made his MLB debut that year.
The 1998 Major League Baseball season ended with the New York Yankees sweeping the San Diego Padres in the World Series,after they had won a then AL record 114 regular season games. The Yankees finished with 125 wins for the season,which remains the MLB record.
The 2003 Boston Red Sox season was the 103rd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League East with a record of 95 wins and 67 losses,six games behind the New York Yankees,who went on to win the AL championship. The Red Sox qualified for the postseason as the AL wild card,and defeated the American League West champion Oakland Athletics in the ALDS. The Red Sox then lost to the Yankees in the ALCS.
The Oakland Athletics' 2001 season was the team's 34th in Oakland,California,and the 101st season in franchise history. The team finished second in the American League West with a record of 102–60.
The Oakland Athletics' 1998 season saw the A's finish with a record of 74 wins and 88 losses. The campaign was the first of the Billy Beane era. While the Athletics finished a distant fourth in the American League West,they improved upon the prior year's dismal output of 65–97.
Aaron Steven Laffey is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Cleveland Indians in 2007 and also played in MLB with the Seattle Mariners,New York Yankees,Toronto Blue Jays,New York Mets,and Colorado Rockies.
Clifton Randolph Pennington is an American former professional baseball infielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics,Arizona Diamondbacks,Toronto Blue Jays,Los Angeles Angels,and Cincinnati Reds between 2008 and 2018. In 2021 he was hired as the baseball recruiting coordinator for the Dallas Baptist Patriots.
Cole Braden Gillespie is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks,San Francisco Giants,Chicago Cubs,Seattle Mariners,Toronto Blue Jays,and Miami Marlins.
Marc Walter Rzepczynski,nicknamed "Scrabble",is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays,St. Louis Cardinals,Cleveland Indians,San Diego Padres,Oakland Athletics,Washington Nationals,and Seattle Mariners.
Ryan William Cook,nicknamed "Cookie",is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Arizona Diamondbacks,Oakland Athletics,Boston Red Sox and Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB) and for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He was an MLB All-Star in 2012.
The 2013 Major League Baseball season started on March 31 with a Sunday night game between the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros. Opening Day for most clubs was a day later on April 1. The regular season ended on September 30,extended one day for a one-game playoff between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Texas Rangers to decide the second American League Wild Card winner.
Andrew Paul Steckenrider is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Oakland Athletics organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Miami Marlins and Seattle Mariners.
The 2023 Major League Baseball season (MLB) began on March 30. The 93rd All-Star Game was played on July 11,hosted by the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park in Seattle,Washington,with the National League winning,3–2. The regular season ended on October 1,and the postseason began on October 3,and ended with Game 5 of the World Series on November 1. This season saw the introduction of several rule changes:in an effort to create a quicker pace of play,a pitch clock was introduced along with other minor changes,while limits on defensive shifts and larger bases were also introduced.
