Jeffrey Allan Nelson is an American sports broadcaster and former baseball relief pitcher who played 15 years in Major League Baseball (MLB). He batted and threw right-handed. Nelson had two stints with the New York Yankees,the team with whom he won four World Series championships. Nelson retired from playing in 2007 after signing a minor league contract with the Yankees.
Dudley Michael Hargrove is an American former Major League Baseball first baseman and manager. He is currently employed as an advisor with the Cleveland Guardians. Hargrove batted and threw left-handed. He played for the Texas Rangers (1974–78),San Diego Padres (1979),and Cleveland Indians (1979–85). After retiring,he went on to manage the Indians,Baltimore Orioles,and Seattle Mariners.
Jamie Moyer is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Over his 25-year career in Major League Baseball (MLB),Moyer pitched for the Chicago Cubs,Texas Rangers,St. Louis Cardinals,Baltimore Orioles,Boston Red Sox,Seattle Mariners,Philadelphia Phillies,and Colorado Rockies.
James Robert Brower is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for eight Major League Baseball (MLB) teams:the Cleveland Indians (1999-2000),Cincinnati Reds (2001-2002),Montreal Expos (2002),San Francisco Giants (2003-2004),Atlanta Braves (2005),Baltimore Orioles (2006),San Diego Padres (2006),and New York Yankees (2007).
James Arthur Presley is a former professional baseball player who played as an infielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1984 to 1991. He played for the Seattle Mariners,Atlanta Braves,and San Diego Padres
Jeremy Shane Guthrie is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians,Baltimore Orioles,Colorado Rockies,Kansas City Royals,and Washington Nationals. Prior to playing professionally,he attended Stanford University.
Darrel Wayne Akerfelds was a professional baseball pitcher. He also served as the bullpen coach of Major League Baseball's San Diego Padres,from 2001 until his death. Akerfelds pitched in the major leagues in parts of five seasons,from 1986 to 1991 for the Oakland Athletics,Cleveland Indians,Texas Rangers,and Philadelphia Phillies.
Carl Blake Willis is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current pitching coach for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was previously the pitching coach for the Boston Red Sox and the Seattle Mariners.
The 1995 Major League Baseball season was the first season to be played under the expanded postseason format,as the League Division Series (LDS) was played in both the American and National leagues for the first time,since the 1981 strike-split season. However,due to the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike which carried into the 1995 season,a shortened 144-game schedule commenced on April 25,when the Florida Marlins played host to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Ross Emery Detwiler is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He was drafted by the Washington Nationals in the first round of the 2007 MLB draft and made his MLB debut late that season. He has also played in MLB for the Texas Rangers,Atlanta Braves,Cleveland Indians,Oakland Athletics,Seattle Mariners,Chicago White Sox,Miami Marlins,San Diego Padres and Cincinnati Reds.
The 2008 Seattle Mariners season was the 32nd Major League Baseball season in the team's history. Coming off the heels of the previous 2007 season,in which the Mariners finished with their first winning record since 2003,the team was widely expected to once again compete for the American League West championship. The team was bolstered by some major roster additions during the previous offseason,most notably starting pitchers Érik Bédard and Carlos Silva. However,by the end of May,it became apparent that the team had gone back to its losing ways of the 2004–06 seasons. Despite their losing ways,they won their first and last game of the season. Their longest winning-streak of the season is 4 games after a sweep of the Cleveland Indians at the end of August and a 12-6 win against the Texas Rangers on the first day of September. However,standing at 57–87,their longest losing-streak of the season is 12 games,11 on the road,1 at home,after being swept by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim,Kansas City Royals,Oakland Athletics,and suffering a loss at the last homestand opener against the Angels. On September 23,the Mariners became the first club to spend $100 million in payroll and lose 100 games. The team finished the season with a 61–101 (.377) record,last in the West for the 4th time in 5 years,and second worst in the majors.
Wade Matthew LeBlanc is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres,Miami Marlins,Houston Astros,Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim,New York Yankees,Pittsburgh Pirates,Seattle Mariners,Baltimore Orioles and St. Louis Cardinals and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions.
Michael Richard Adair is an American former pitching coach for the Baltimore Orioles and a former minor league baseball player. He was succeeded as pitching coach by Bill Castro.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2010 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2011 throughout the world.
The 2012 Major League Baseball season began on April 5 because during the MLB Spring Training it was the first of a two-game series between the Seattle Mariners and the Oakland Athletics at the Tokyo Dome in Japan. On November 22,2011,a new contract between Major League Baseball and its players union was ratified,and as a result,an expanded playoff format adding two clubs would be adopted no later than 2013 according to the new Collective Bargaining Agreement. The new format of the 2012 postseason to used the 1 game series of the Wild Card round of the format for the 2012 postseason only. The restriction against divisional rivals playing against each other in the Division Series round that had existed in previous years was eliminated,as the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees squared off in one of the best-of-five LDS in the American League. On April 4,2012,it was the last day of the MLB Spring Training and ended with the new Marlins Park,as the newly renamed Miami Marlins hosted the defending World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals. The regular season ended on Wednesday,October 3. The entire master schedule was released on September 14,2011.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2013 throughout the world. They include Major League Baseball,Minor League Baseball and major events in baseball.
Pedro Severino De León is a Dominican professional baseball catcher who is a free agent. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals,Baltimore Orioles and Milwaukee Brewers.
Shawn Michael Armstrong is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians,Seattle Mariners,Baltimore Orioles,Miami Marlins,Tampa Bay Rays,St. Louis Cardinals,and Chicago Cubs.
The 2017 Major League Baseball season began on April 2 with three games,including the 2016 World Series champions Chicago Cubs facing off against the St. Louis Cardinals,the regular season ended in late September. The postseason began on October 3. The World Series began October 24 and Game 7 was played on November 1,in which the Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games,to capture their first World Series championship in franchise history.
