The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member 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 and the highest level of organized baseball in the United States and Canada. One of the big four major leagues,MLB comprises 30 teams,divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL),with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. Formed in 1876 and 1901,respectively,the NL and AL cemented their cooperation with the National Agreement in 1903,making MLB the oldest major professional sports league in the world. They remained legally separate entities until 2000,when they merged into a single organization led by the Commissioner of Baseball. MLB is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan.
Derek Sanderson Jeter 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 (99.75%),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.
Roger Eugene Maris was an American professional baseball right fielder who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He is best known for setting a new MLB single-season home run record with 61 home runs in 1961.
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,his first time on the ballot.
Vladimir Guerrero Alvino Sr.,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.
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 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.
Joshua Holt Hamilton is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 2007 to 2015,most prominently as a member of the Texas Rangers teams that won consecutive American League pennants in 2010 and 2011. A five-time All-Star,Hamilton won three Silver Slugger Awards and was named the American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2010. He also won an AL batting championship along with an AL RBI title. During his major league tenure,he also played for the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Justin Brooks Verlander is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Detroit Tigers and New York Mets. A three-time Cy Young Award winner and as well as an AL MVP recipient,Verlander is considered one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history.
The 1983 Minnesota Twins finished 70–92,tied for fifth in the American League West,and improved upon their dismal 60-102 record from 1982 by ten games. 858,939 fans attended Twins games,the third-lowest total in the American League.
The 1994 Major League Baseball season began on April 3,but ended prematurely on August 11,1994,with the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike,canceling the remaining 669 games of the season. The season started despite the expiration of MLB's previous collective bargaining agreement at the end of 1993. It was the first season played under the current three-division format in each league. It was also the first with an Opening Night game involving two National League teams,which did not become permanent until 1996.
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.
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.
