John Karl Wetteland is an American former baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (1989–2000). He pitched for four teams:the Los Angeles Dodgers,Montreal Expos,New York Yankees,and Texas Rangers. A relief pitcher,Wetteland specialized as a closer,recording 330 saves during his career. With the Yankees,he won the 1996 World Series over the Atlanta Braves and won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award for saving four games in the series. After his playing career,he served as a coach for the Washington Nationals and Seattle Mariners. In 2019,Wetteland was arrested and indicted on charges of sexually abusing a child under the age of 14. These charges were later dismissed.
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.
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).
Jason Matthew Vargas is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida Marlins,Seattle Mariners,Los Angeles Angels,Kansas City Royals,New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies. The Marlins drafted Vargas in the second round of the 2004 MLB draft. He made his major league debut in 2005. In 2017,he was an All Star and tied for the American League lead in wins.
Frederick Wayne Honeycutt,nicknamed "Honey",is an American former professional baseball coach and pitcher. Honeycutt pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for six different teams over 21 years,from 1977 to 1997. He pitched in 30 post-season games,including 20 League Championship Series games and seven World Series games,and never lost a game,going 3–0. Honeycutt gave up no runs in the 1988 and 1990 post-seasons,and was a member of the Oakland Athletics' 1989 World Series championship team. He was also the pitching coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2006 through 2019.
Michael Ray Jackson is a former professional baseball player whose career spanned 19 seasons,17 of which were spent in Major League Baseball (MLB). Jackson,a relief pitcher for the majority of his career,compiled a career earned run average (ERA) of 3.42,allowing 451 earned runs off of 983 hits,127 home runs,and 464 walks while recording 1,006 strikeouts over 1,005 games pitched.
Romar Benjamin Gil Aguilar is a Mexican former professional baseball infielder and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers and the Anaheim Angels with whom he won the 2002 World Series. He was the infield coach for the Los Angeles Angels.
Robert Andrew Witt Sr. is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played all or parts of 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers,Oakland Athletics,Florida Marlins,St. Louis Cardinals,Tampa Bay Devil Rays,Cleveland Indians,and Arizona Diamondbacks.
Joshua Aaron Wilson is an American former professional baseball infielder. Wilson is a Mt. Lebanon,Pennsylvania native. He was part of the 1998 Pennsylvania state championship baseball team and Pennsylvania Player of the Year. Wilson played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida Marlins,Washington Nationals,Tampa Bay Devil Rays,Arizona Diamondbacks,San Diego Padres,Seattle Mariners,Milwaukee Brewers,Texas Rangers and Detroit Tigers.
Ross Emery Detwiler is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. 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 M's 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 Cleveland sweep 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 L.A. Angels,Kansas City Royals,Oakland Athletics,and suffering a loss at the last homestand opener against the L.A. 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.
Sergio Francisco Romo is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants,Los Angeles Dodgers,Tampa Bay Rays,Miami Marlins,Minnesota Twins,Oakland Athletics,Seattle Mariners,and Toronto Blue Jays. A right-hander who served as a closer during his career,his main pitch was his slider.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2010 throughout the world.
The 2011 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2011 season. The 107th edition of the World Series,it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion Texas Rangers and the National League (NL) champion St. Louis Cardinals;the Cardinals defeated the Rangers in seven games to win their 11th World Series championship and their second in six seasons.
The Miami Marlins are a Major League Baseball team that currently plays in the city of Miami. Founded in 1991 as the Florida Marlins,the Marlins began play in 1993 in the suburb of Miami Gardens,and moved to the city in 2012,becoming the Miami Marlins at that time. The team has played their home games at LoanDepot Park since that time.
Anthony Michael Watson is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates,Los Angeles Dodgers,San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Angels. Watson attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln,and played college baseball for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Watson was drafted by the Pirates in the ninth round of the 2007 Major League Baseball draft. He made his MLB debut in 2011,was an MLB All-Star in 2014,and is the all time MLB leader in holds.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2013 throughout the world.
Nicholas James Wittgren is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Miami Marlins,Cleveland Indians,St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2018 throughout the world.
