Éric Serge Gagné is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher who played 10 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB),most notably for the Los Angeles Dodgers. After signing with the Dodgers as a free agent in 1995,Gagnébegan his career as a starting pitcher. After he struggled in that role,the Dodgers converted Gagnéfrom a starter to a reliever,where for three years (2002–2004) he was statistically the most outstanding closer in the game,winning the Cy Young Award in 2003. During that period,he set a major league record by converting 84 consecutive save opportunities. The phrase "Game Over" was heavily used by the Dodgers and the media in connection with his appearances to finish close games.
James Kevin Brown is an American former professional baseball right-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 to 2005 for the Texas Rangers,Baltimore Orioles,Florida Marlins,San Diego Padres,Los Angeles Dodgers,and New York Yankees. Brown led the American League in wins once and led the National League in earned run average twice. He was a six-time MLB All-Star and threw a no-hitter in 1997.
The Hanshin Tigers are a Nippon Professional Baseball team playing in the Central League. The team is based in Nishinomiya,Hyōgo Prefecture,Japan,and is owned by Hanshin Electric Railway Co.,Ltd.,a subsidiary of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.
Todd Michael Williams is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He attended East Syracuse-Minoa High School graduating in 1989. He then attended Onondaga Community College before signing a professional baseball contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers of the Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1991. Over the course of his professional career Williams played for 10 different organizations,including all or parts of eight seasons in the Major Leagues. He is a retired 18-year professional baseball player,with eight years of Major League Baseball experience. Williams was also a member of the USA Baseball team three separate years,with the highlight of winning a Gold Medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney,Australia.
Larry Robert Bigbie is an American former professional baseball first baseman and outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball from 2001 through 2006 for the Baltimore Orioles,Colorado Rockies,and St. Louis Cardinals.
Senichi Hoshino was a Nippon Professional Baseball player and manager.
Paul Douglas Creek is a former Major League Baseball pitcher with a nine-year career from 1995 to 1997,1999 to 2003,and 2005. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals,San Francisco Giants,Chicago Cubs of the National League and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays,Seattle Mariners,Toronto Blue Jays and Detroit Tigers of the American League. He also played one season for the Hanshin Tigers of Japan in 1998.
Melquíades Rojas Medrano is a Dominican former Major League Baseball (MLB) relief pitcher. From 1990 to 1999,he played for the Montreal Expos,Chicago Cubs,New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers of the National League and the Detroit Tigers of the American League.
Kenneth Luke Prokopec is an Australian-born,right-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays.
Bradley Richard Thomas is a former Australian professional baseball pitcher. He has previously played in MLB for the Minnesota Twins,Boston Red Sox,Detroit Tigers,in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters and in the Korea Baseball Organization for the Hanwha Eagles and Chinese Professional Baseball League for the Brother Elephants and Chinatrust Brothers. He bats and throws left-handed.
Kyuji Fujikawa is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and the Chicago Cubs and Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Adam David Riggs is a former professional baseball first baseman. He played parts of four years in Major League Baseball,but is better known for the four seasons he spent with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of the Japanese Central League.
Josías Manzanillo Adams is a Dominican former Major League Baseball pitcher who played in the major leagues from 1991 to 2004.
Hiroki Kuroda is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for Hiroshima Toyo Carp from 1997 to 2007 before playing in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2008 to 2011 and New York Yankees from 2012 to 2014. After the 2014 season,he chose to return to the Carp to finish out his career.
Seung-hwanOh is a South Korean professional baseball relief pitcher for the Samsung Lions of the KBO League. He previously played for the Lions in South Korea,the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) in Japan,and the St. Louis Cardinals,Toronto Blue Jays,and Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is known as "Dol-bucheo" for being unshaken and maintaining an emotionless face in every situation. His prowess as a relief pitcher also earned him the nickname "Kkeut-pan Wang",in South Korea and among Cardinals fans.
The Matsuzaka Generation is a term used to collectively describe the baseball players that belong to former Chunichi Dragons starting pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka's age group. As per Japanese laws on how children are to be divided into grade levels,this term refers to players born between April 2,1980,and April 1,1981.
Onelki García is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher for the Leones de Yucatán of the Mexican League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Kansas City Royals,and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons and Hanshin Tigers.
Kosuke Kato is a former Japanese professional baseball pitcher. He was drafted 2nd in the 2000 Nippon Professional Baseball draft and spent 15 years in the league with the Chiba Lotte Marines,Orix Buffaloes,Yokohama BayStars and Hanshin Tigers. He has signed with the Fukushima Hopes of the Baseball Challenge League as a player/coach for the 2016 season.
Robert Alexander Suárez Subero is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
The 2019 Central League Climax Series (CLCS) was a postseason playoff consisting of two consecutive series that determined which of the three teams who finished in the top three during the 2019 regular season would represent the Central League in the Japan Series. The First Stage was a best-of-three series played between the second-place hosts Yokohama DeNA BayStars and the third-place Hanshin Tigers. The series was played between October 5 to 7. The Tigers defeated the Baystars 2–1 and advanced to the Final Stage to face the pennant-winning Yomiuri Giants.
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