Darryl Andrew Kile was an American professional baseball starting pitcher. He pitched from 1991 to 2002 for three Major League Baseball (MLB) teams,primarily for the Houston Astros. Kile was known for his sharp,big-breaking curveball. He died at the age of 33 of coronary artery disease in 2002 in Chicago,where he and the St. Louis Cardinals were staying for a weekend series against the Chicago Cubs. He was the first active major league player to die during the regular season since 1979,when the New York Yankees' Thurman Munson died in a plane crash.
Baseball Digest is a baseball magazine resource,published in Orlando,Florida,by Grandstand Publishing,LLC. It is the longest running baseball magazine in the United States.
Russell Reid Ortiz is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Ortiz during his career played for the San Francisco Giants,Atlanta Braves,Arizona Diamondbacks,Baltimore Orioles,Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball. He is 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) tall,and weighs 220 pounds.
Andrew Jay Hinch is an American professional baseball coach and former catcher who is the manager of the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). As a member of Team USA,Hinch won a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics before playing in MLB for the Oakland Athletics (1998–2000),Kansas City Royals (2001–2002),Detroit Tigers (2003),and Philadelphia Phillies (2004).
James Francis Williams was an American professional baseball infielder,coach and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1966 and 1967 and managed the Toronto Blue Jays,Boston Red Sox,and Houston Astros.
Luis Bienvenido Pujols Toribio is a Dominican former professional baseball player coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a catcher from 1977 to 1985,most prominently as a member of the Houston Astros where he helped the franchise win its first-ever National League Western Division title and postseason berth in 1980. He also played for the Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers. Although Pujols didn't produce impressive offensive statistics,he excelled defensively which enabled him to sustain a nine-year career as a back-up catcher.
Below are lists of Rule 5 draft results since 1997. Players selected in the Major League Baseball (MLB) phase of the Rule 5 draft must be kept on their new team's active roster for the entire following MLB season,or they are placed on waivers and offered back to their original team if not claimed. Players chosen in the Minor League Baseball phase(s) of the Rule 5 draft remain with their new organization without restrictions.
Michael Ray Bourn is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) center fielder who played for the Philadelphia Phillies,Houston Astros,Atlanta Braves,Cleveland Indians,Arizona Diamondbacks,and Baltimore Orioles between 2006 and 2016. He also played internationally for the United States national baseball team.
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 1998 Major League Baseball season ended with the New York Yankees sweeping the San Diego Padres in the World Series,after they had won a then AL record 114 regular season games. The Yankees finished with 125 wins for the season,which remains the MLB record.
The 2003 Major League Baseball draft,was held on June 3 and 4. It was conducted via conference call with representatives from each of the league's 30 teams.
The 2000 Major League Baseball draft,was the annual choosing of high school and college baseball players,held in June 2000. A total of 1,452 players were drafted.
The 2008 Major League Baseball draft,was an annual choosing of high school and college baseball players,held on June 5 and 6,2008.
The 1998 Major League Baseball draft,was the choosing of high school and college baseball players,held on June 2 and 3,1998. A total of 1445 players were drafted over the course of 50 rounds.
The 1997 Major League Baseball draft,was an annual choosing of high school and college baseball players,held on June 2 and 3,1997. A total of 1607 players were drafted over the course of 92 rounds.
John Graves Hester is a former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. On August 28,2009,on his major league debut,he hit a two-run homer in his first Major League at-bat in a game against the Houston Astros.
Darrell David Carpenter is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros,Toronto Blue Jays,Atlanta Braves,New York Yankees,Washington Nationals,and Texas Rangers. He is currently the manager of the West Virginia Black Bears of the MLB Draft League and the pitching coach of the Fairmont State Fighting Falcons.
The 2001 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball for the 2001 season. The winners of the League Division Series would move on to the League Championship Series to determine the pennant winners that face each other in the World Series.
