Most major American sporting events scheduled on the same weekend as the German 500 were postponed, including National Football League (NFL) and Major League Baseball games, and a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
The 2004 Major League Baseball Japan All-Star Series was the ninth edition of the series between Major League Baseball (MLB) and Nippon Professional Baseball.
His works featuring the movements of baseball include a life-size bronze sculpture of Major League Baseball catcher Iván Rodríguez in Miami, Florida.
This event marked the first ever Canadian telecast of Major League Baseball in the language.
His only son Harold Koch took over from his dad as head of the firm and established the companies ties to Major League Baseball beginning in the 1950s.
In December 2005, the Diamonds in the Rough exchanged heated words with Major League Baseball catcher A.J. Pierzynski.
The song "Find My Way Back" is also the unofficial theme song of the Toronto Blue Jays of MLB.
José Santiago (1960s pitcher), known as "Palillo", (b. 1940), Puerto Rican pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1963-1970
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José Santiago (1950s pitcher), known as "Pantalones", (b. 1928), Puerto Rican pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1954-1956
On 3 February 2011, Valentin retired from professional play and accepted a job with the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball.
After graduating from Michigan in 2002, Kollen-Putz married Major League Baseball pitcher J. J. Putz.
From 2001 to 2005, Major League Baseball scheduled the League Championship Series such that both series had games played simultaneously on a single night.
The first episode of The Real Deal was "A Home Run for Trademark", a special centering around the relocation of the Shoeless Joe Jackson house, while at the same time helping to renovate the life of a current Major League Baseball player Josh Hamilton.
Major League Baseball, in the context of players being promoted from or demoted to the minor leagues
This Week in Baseball, the weekly television program designed to show highlights of the previous week's Major League Baseball action.
Wilmer "Vinegar Bend" Mizell, Major League Baseball pitcher and U.S. Congressman from North Carolina, was born across the state line in Mississippi but the family's residence was on the Vinegar Bend, AL mail route therefore Vinegar Bend was recorded as his birthplace and he was nicknamed for the community.
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The tournament was originally scheduled to be contested at Fenway Park in Boston, home of Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox.
Alfred Edward Cuccinello (August 26, 1914 – March 29, 2004) was a second baseman in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the New York Giants during the 1935 season.
Justin Morneau, the 2006 American League Most Valuable Player winner, wears number 33 to honour his idol, ex-NHL goaltender Patrick Roy.
Robert Anthony Cremins (February 15, 1906 – March 27, 2004) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1927 season.
He went to school at Fordham where he set an NCAA record for stolen bases in a game (8), and was drafted by the Pirates in the 8th round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft, but his excellent glove, a quick bat, an intelligent hitting approach, and his work ethic could have given him a third or fourth-round pick if he'd gone to a warm-weather college.
Brian John Denman (born February 12, 1956 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1982 season.
Cedric Bernard Landrum (born September 3, 1963 in Butler, Alabama) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder.
A number of ex-RiverDogs have gone on to make a name for themselves in Major League Baseball, including: B.J. Upton, Carl Crawford, Rocco Baldelli, Delmon Young, Seth McClung, Josh Hamilton, Toby Hall, and Aubrey Huff, who all played for the RiverDogs, Sandy Alomar, Jr., Roberto Alomar, and Carlos Baerga who all played for the Rainbows, Fernando Tatís, and David Cone who played for the Royals.
David Alexander Gray (born January 7, 1943 in Ogden, Utah) is an American former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1964 season.
Delvin DeWayne James (born January 3, 1978 in Nacogdoches, Texas) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the 2002 Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Mannion holds the rare distinction of having experience in all four Major League sports: MLB, NHL, NBA, and NFL.
The league's players include many prospects that go on to play in Major League Baseball in the United State while also signing many current MLB veterans.
Several cultural references are made, including atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair (the impossibility of her being ordained and becoming a priest) and Wrigley Field, which at the time was the only unlighted field in Major League Baseball.
Duane Lee Richards (born December 16, 1936 in Spartanburg, Indiana) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.
In 1999, Weidenfeld helped facilitate the return of Major League Baseball to Cuba for the first time in 40 years, participating in months of discussions with the United States Department of State, the Cuban Government, the MLB Commissioner’s office, the Baltimore Orioles and the MLB Players Association.
On November 20, 1934, the 17-year-old Sawamura faced a team of visiting all-star players from Major League Baseball, including Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx, Lou Gehrig, and Charlie Gehringer.
Elmer Albert Eggert Moose (January 29, 1902 – April 9, 1971) was a second baseman in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1927 season.
David Floyd Weaver (May 12, 1941 – November 17, 2008) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who was born in Ben Franklin, Texas.
Gus Broberg was the father of former Major League Baseball pitcher Pete Broberg, and both were inducted into the Palm Beach Sports Hall of Fame in 1984.
Héctor Fajardo Navarrete (born November 16, 1970, in Sahuayo, Michoacán, Mexico) is a former Mexican major league baseball player.
Harvey Max Hiller (May 12, 1893 – December 27, 1956) was a reserve infielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1920 through 1921 for the Boston Red Sox.
Jacob Phillip "Silent Jake" Volz (April 4, 1878 – August 11, 1962) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between 1901 and 1908 for the Boston Americans (1901), Boston Beaneaters (1905) and Cincinnati Reds (1908).
Jeffrey Doyle (Jeff) Sellers (born May 11, 1964 in Compton, California) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox from 1985 through 1988.
Gerald Gordon Mallett (born September 18, 1935 in Bonne Terre, Missouri) is an American former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1959 season.
Jesús María Rojas Alou (born March 24, 1942 in Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder.
In addition, she spent much of her free time training in a gymnasium owned by Jocko Conlan, a local hero and an umpire with Major League Baseball experience.
José Milages Tartabull Guzmán (born November 27, 1938) is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder; his Major League career lasted nine years, from 1962 to 1970.
Julio Bécquer Villegas (born December 20, 1931, in Havana, Cuba) is a retired professional baseball player who played 7 seasons for the Washington Senators, Los Angeles Angels, and Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball.
Julio Cesar Ramírez (born 10 August 1977 in San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball center fielder.
In 1994, he played baseball on a Washington team that played Georgia Tech in the College World Series regional finals and featured future Major League Baseball players Jason Varitek and Nomar Garciaparra.
Another Buckeye, Mark Wagar (currently the president of Empire BlueCross BlueShield in New York), was attacked from behind by Minnesota player—and future Major League Baseball Hall of Famer—Dave Winfield, who landed four or five punches to Wagar's head.
Marvin C. Lowrance (born July 16, 1984, in Bellflower, California) is a minor-league outfielder and designated hitter for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of Major League Baseball.
Michael Howard Mordecai (born December 13, 1967 in Birmingham, Alabama) is a right-handed hitting/throwing infielder in Major League Baseball who most recently played for the Florida Marlins.
Michael Joseph Sandlock (born October 17, 1915) is a former utility in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams between 1942 and 1953.
Dave Gallagher (born 1960) Major League Baseball player who played 9 years in Major League Baseball for teams including the New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, Anaheim Angels, Chicago White Sox, and Cleveland Indians.
By 1963, when Rangers governor William M. Jennings first introduced to his peers the idea of expanding the NHL, other major sports leagues were growing: Major League Baseball and the National Football League were adding teams, while the American Football League was becoming an attractive alternative to the NFL.
Paul Eugene Lehner (July 1, 1920 – December 27, 1967) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a center fielder for five American League teams from 1946 through 1952.
While the NCAA does not presently keep official records of On-base plus slugging (OPS), by comparison, Ross's 1.607 OPS is 13% higher than the 1.422 of Major League Baseball single season OPS record holder Barry Bonds (set in 2004).
Randy Dean Keisler (born February 24, 1976 in Richards, Texas) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.
John Peter Kleinow (July 20, 1877 – October 9, 1929) was a reserve catcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1904 through 1911 for the New York Highlanders (1904–10), Boston Red Sox (1910–11) and Philadelphia Phillies (1911).
Major League Baseball (MLB) has a more extreme way of scheduling since interleague games are done rarely, and were only introduced in 1997, plus the fact that interleague games do not exactly have concrete rules, save for the number of rest days and doubleheaders.
Terrance Lamont (Terry) Turner (February 28, 1881 – July 18, 1960) was an infielder in Major League Baseball who played between 1901 and 1919 for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1901), Cleveland Naps/Indians (1904–1918) and Philadelphia Athletics (1919).
The Greenskeeper is a 2002 horror film starring former Major League Baseball relief pitcher John Rocker as the titular character.
He is active in labor arbitration of union and management disputes, acting as arbitrator in dozens of Major League Baseball arbitration matters, the parties of which have included the league and individual teams, agents, and players, including Curt Schilling, Sandy Alomar, Jr., and Darryl Strawberry.
The major professional sports leagues also post all game times in Eastern time; thus, for example, the start time of a Los Angeles Dodgers–San Francisco Giants game usually is still posted by Major League Baseball and the national sports media in Eastern Time, even though the game location is covered by the Pacific Time Zone.
Walter Edward Masterson III (June 22, 1920 – April 5, 2008) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers.
Wayne Allen Schurr (born August 6, 1937 in Garrett, Indiana) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who pitched for the Chicago Cubs in 1964.
He was also Big Ten Conference MVP in baseball in college and later played for Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds.