The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises,the club was founded in Detroit as a member of the minor league Western League in 1894 and is the only Western League team still in its original city. They are also the oldest continuous one name,one city franchise in the AL. Ty Cobb,who played his first season with Detroit in 1905,later became the first Tiger to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936.
The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis. The Twins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. The team is named after the Twin Cities moniker for the two adjacent cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul.
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams,divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL),with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and is considered the premier professional baseball league in the world. The league is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan.
Derek Sanderson Jeter,nicknamed "the Captain",is an American former professional baseball shortstop,businessman,and baseball executive. As a player,Jeter spent his entire 20-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the New York Yankees. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 2020;he received 396 of 397 possible votes,the second-highest percentage in MLB history and the highest by a position player. He was the chief executive officer (CEO) and part owner of the league's Miami Marlins from September 2017 to February 2022.
Harmon Clayton Killebrew Jr.,nicknamed "the Killer" and "Hammerin' Harmon",was an American professional baseball first baseman,third baseman,and left fielder. He spent most of his 22-year career in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Minnesota Twins. A prolific power hitter,Killebrew had the fifth-most home runs in major league history at the time of his retirement. He was second only to Babe Ruth in American League (AL) home runs,and was the AL career leader in home runs by a right-handed batter. Killebrew was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.
Albert William Kaline,nicknamed "Mr. Tiger",was an American professional baseball right fielder who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers. For most of his career,Kaline played in the outfield,mainly as a right fielder where he won ten Gold Glove Awards and was known for his strong throwing arm. He was selected to 18 All-Star Games,including selections each year between 1955 and 1967. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980 in his first year of eligibility.
Vladimir Guerrero Alvino,nicknamed "Vlad the Impaler",is a Dominican former professional baseball player who spent 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a right fielder and designated hitter. He played for the Montreal Expos (1996–2003),Anaheim Angels / Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2004–2009),Texas Rangers (2010),and Baltimore Orioles (2011).
Saturnino Orestes "Minnie" Armas Arrieta Miñoso,nicknamed "the Cuban Comet",was a Cuban professional baseball player. He began his baseball career in the Negro leagues in 1946 and became an All-Star third baseman with the New York Cubans. He was signed by the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB) after the 1948 season as baseball's color line fell. Miñoso went on to become an All-Star left fielder with the Indians and Chicago White Sox. The first Afro-Latino in the major leagues and the first black player in White Sox history,as a 1951 rookie he was one of the first Latin Americans to play in an MLB All-Star Game.
Jason Gilbert Giambi is an American former professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter. In his Major League Baseball (MLB) career,which began in 1995,Giambi played for the Oakland Athletics,New York Yankees,Colorado Rockies,and Cleveland Indians. He is the older brother of the late MLB player Jeremy Giambi.
JoséAntonio Bautista Santos,nicknamed "Joey Bats",is a Dominican former professional baseball right fielder and third baseman who played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB),primarily for the Toronto Blue Jays. Bautista also played for the Baltimore Orioles,Tampa Bay Devil Rays,Kansas City Royals,Pittsburgh Pirates,Atlanta Braves,New York Mets,and Philadelphia Phillies.
Al Lang Stadium is a 7,500-seat sports stadium along the waterfront of downtown St. Petersburg,Florida,United States which was used almost exclusively as a baseball park for over 60 years. Since 2011,it has been the home pitch of the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the USL Championship soccer league.
Robinson JoséCanóMercedes is a Dominican-American professional baseball second baseman for the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League;he also captains the Estrellas Orientales of the Dominican Professional Baseball League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees,Seattle Mariners,New York Mets,San Diego Padres,and Atlanta Braves.
The Lone Star Series is a Major League Baseball (MLB) rivalry featuring Texas' two major league franchises,the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers. It is an outgrowth of the "natural rivalry" established by MLB as part of interleague play as the Rangers are a member of the American League (AL) and the Astros were a member of the National League (NL) until 2012. During interleague play,the winner of the six-game series was awarded the Silver Boot,a 30-inch (760 mm) tall display of a size 15 cowboy boot cast in silver,complete with a custom,handmade spur. If each team had won three games each for a tie,the declared winner was the team that scored the most runs over the course of the series. In 2013,the Astros joined the American League West with the Rangers and changed their rivalry from an interleague to an intradivision contest. The rivalry,which was once dormant,has become far more heated in recent seasons. From 2013 to 2022,19 games were played each season. Beginning in 2023,the teams play each other 13 times a year.
The 1983 Minnesota Twins seasonwas the 23rd season for the Minnesota Twins franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota,their 2nd season at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome and the 83rd overall in the American League.
The 1983 Los Angeles Dodgers rebounded from being eliminated from the playoffs on the final day of the previous season to win their second National League West title in three years,but lost in the NLCS to the Philadelphia Phillies 3 games to 1.
The 2008 American League Central tie-breaker game,was a one-game extension to Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2008 regular season,played between the Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins to determine the champion of the American League's (AL) Central Division. It was played at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago,Illinois,on September 30,2008. The White Sox won the game,1–0,on a home run by Jim Thome,the lowest-scoring game in MLB tie-breaker history. The Sox advanced to the 2008 AL Division Series,where they lost to the Tampa Bay Rays,3 games to 1;the Twins failed to qualify for the postseason.
Thomas Carl Klawitter is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played part of 1985 in Major League Baseball for the Minnesota Twins. He appeared in seven games,including two starts,without a decision.
Michael Nelson Trout is an American professional baseball center fielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). Trout is an 11-time MLB All-Star,three-time American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP),and nine-time winner of the Silver Slugger Award. He also captained the United States national team during the 2023 World Baseball Classic. He is often regarded as the best player of his generation and one of the greatest baseball players of all time.
