The following are the baseball events of the year 1999 throughout the world.
The 2005 National League Division Series (NLDS),the opening round of the 2005 National League playoffs,began on Tuesday,October 4,and ended on Sunday,October 9,with the champions of the three NL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series. They were:
In baseball,a grand slam is a home run hit with all three bases occupied by baserunners,thereby scoring four runs—the most possible in one play. According to The Dickson Baseball Dictionary,the term originated in the card game of contract bridge,in which a grand slam involves taking all the possible tricks. The word slam,by itself,usually is connected with a loud sound,particularly of a door being closed with excess force;thus,slamming the door on one's opponent(s),in addition to the bat slamming the ball into a home run.
Eric William Stults is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers,Colorado Rockies,Chicago White Sox,San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves in Major League Baseball,and for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in Nippon Professional Baseball.
The 1989 Major League Baseball season saw the Oakland Athletics win their first World Series title since 1974.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2009 throughout the world.
The 2009 Los Angeles Dodgers season saw the team defend their National League West title while earning the best record in the National League,and marked the 50th anniversary of their 1959 World Series Championship. The Dodgers reached the NLCS for the second straight season only to once more fall short in five games against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Kenley Geronimo Jansen is a Curaçaoan professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers,Atlanta Braves and Boston Red Sox.
John Daniel Ely is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2014 throughout the world.
Enrique JoséHernández González Jr.,nicknamed Kike,is a Puerto Rican professional baseball utility player who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros,Miami Marlins,Los Angeles Dodgers,and Boston Red Sox.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2015 throughout the world.
Brett Maverick Phillips is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers,Kansas City Royals,Tampa Bay Rays,Baltimore Orioles,and Los Angeles Angels.
The 2016 Major League Baseball season began on April 3,2016,with a Sunday afternoon matchup between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates,the two teams with the best regular-season records in 2015,at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. The regular season ended on Sunday,October 2,2016,and the postseason on Wednesday,November 2,2016,with the Chicago Cubs coming back from a three games to one deficit to defeat the Cleveland Indians in the World Series and win their first championship since 1908.
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.
The 2018 Major League Baseball season began on March 29. The regular season ended on October 1,extended a day for tiebreaker games to decide the winners of the National League Central and National League West. The postseason began on October 2. The World Series began on October 23,and ended on October 28 with the Boston Red Sox defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games to win their ninth World Series championship.
The 2019 Major League Baseball season began on March 20,while the regular season ended on September 29. It was the 150th anniversary of professional baseball,dating back to the 1869 foundation of the Cincinnati Red Stockings. The postseason began on October 1. The World Series began October 22 and ended October 30 with the Washington Nationals defeating the Houston Astros in seven games to win their first World Series championship. The entire schedule was released on August 22,2018.
