Rubén Angel Sierra García is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder. Over 20 seasons,Sierra played for the Texas Rangers,Oakland Athletics (1992–95),New York Yankees,Detroit Tigers (1996),Cincinnati Reds (1997),Toronto Blue Jays (1997),Chicago White Sox (1998),Seattle Mariners (2002) and Minnesota Twins (2006). Sierra also signed with the Cleveland Indians at the end of 1999,but was released towards the end of spring training in March 2000.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2003 throughout the world.
JoséRamón Nova Mesa is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1987 through 2007. He played for the Baltimore Orioles,Cleveland Indians,San Francisco Giants,Seattle Mariners,Philadelphia Phillies,Pittsburgh Pirates,Colorado Rockies,and Detroit Tigers. He retired with 321 career saves.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1981 throughout the world.
Thomas Gerald Underwood was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. His younger brother,Pat was also a pitcher,and made his major league debut against Tom. It was the first time in major league history this had occurred.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1972 throughout the world.
Cory Fulton Lidle was an American professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher,Lidle played in Major League Baseball with the New York Mets,Tampa Bay Devil Rays,Oakland Athletics,Toronto Blue Jays,Cincinnati Reds,Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Yankees from 1997 to 2006. Lidle was killed when the small aircraft he owned was blown by a strong gust of wind and slammed nose first into a residential building in New York City.
Edward Joseph Farmer was an American professional baseball pitcher,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for eight different teams,predominantly in the American League,between 1971 and 1983. The team he played the most games for was the Chicago White Sox,including one All-Star Game appearance. After his retirement as a player,he spent nearly 30 years as a White Sox radio broadcaster.
Michael Anthony Easler,nicknamed "the Hit Man",is an American former professional baseball outfielder,designated hitter,and coach,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros,California Angels,Pittsburgh Pirates,Boston Red Sox,New York Yankees,and Philadelphia Phillies,from 1973 to 1987.
Mark Edward Leiter is an American former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who had an 11-year career from 1990 to 1999 and in 2001. Leiter grew up in Toms River,New Jersey.
Shane William Rawley is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball from 1978 through 1989 for the Seattle Mariners,New York Yankees,Philadelphia Phillies,and Minnesota Twins.
Timothy Wayne Belcher is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1987 to 2000 for seven different teams. He was named The Sporting News Rookie Pitcher of the Year in 1988 for the National League. After his playing career,he served as pitching coach for the Cleveland Indians in 2010 and 2011.
Michael Thomas Heath is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the New York Yankees (1978),Oakland Athletics (1979–1985),St. Louis Cardinals (1986),Detroit Tigers (1986–1990),and Atlanta Braves (1991).
Duane Xavier "Dee" Pillette was an American professional baseball pitcher,who played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for four different teams from 1949 through 1956. Listed at 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m),195 lb (88 kg),Pillette batted and threw right-handed. He attended Santa Clara University.
The 2007 Major League Baseball season began on April 1 with a rematch of the 2006 National League Championship Series;the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets played the first game of the season at Busch Stadium in St. Louis,Missouri,which was won by the Mets,6–1. The regular season concluded with seven teams entering the postseason who had failed to reach the 2006 playoffs including all National League teams,with only the New York Yankees returning;a dramatic one-game playoff between the Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres;and the largest September collapse for a leading team in baseball history,with the Mets squandering a 7-game lead with 17 to play,losing on the final day of the regular season,and the Philadelphia Phillies capturing the National League East for the first time since 1993. The season ended on October 28,with the Boston Red Sox sweeping the World Series over the Rockies,four games to zero.
The Detroit Tigers' 1989 season was a season in American baseball. The Tigers finished 59–103 and in last place in the American League East. It was the team's first losing season since 1977,the worst record in the Major Leagues,as well as the franchise's second-worst season ever in terms of both losses (103) and win percentage (.364). It was also the franchise's worst full 162-game season.
William Steven Searcy is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2010 throughout the world.
Guillermo "Willie" Hernández Villanueva was a Puerto Rican baseball relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. He won both the American League Cy Young Award and the American League Most Valuable Player Award in 1984 after leading the Detroit Tigers to the World Series championship.
Mark Edward Leiter Jr. is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Philadelphia Phillies,Toronto Blue Jays,and Chicago Cubs. Leiter was drafted by the Phillies in the 22nd round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft,and made his MLB debut in 2017 with the Phillies.
