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This is a list of nicknames of Major League Baseball teams and players. It includes a complete list of nicknames of players in the Baseball Hall of Fame, a list of nicknames of current players, nicknames of popular players who have played for each major league team, and lists of nicknames grouped into particular categories (e.g., ethnic nicknames, personality trait nicknames etc.). [1]
The 2008 Major League Baseball season began on March 25, 2008, in Tokyo, Japan with the 2007 World Series champion Boston Red Sox defeating the Oakland Athletics at the Tokyo Dome 6–5 (in 10 innings) in the first game of a two-game series, [1] [2] and ended on September 30 with the host Chicago White Sox defeating the Minnesota Twins in a one-game playoff to win the AL Central.
The name "Blue Jays" came about in 1976, when the team held a "name the team" contest, which involved more than 4,000 suggestions. [33] 154 people suggested the name "Blue Jays" and Dr. William Mills, a periodontist from Etobicoke, was selected from a draw as the grand winner. Mills stated that it was traditional for a Toronto-based sports team ...
Double hit by the Seattle Mariners' Edgar Martínez in Game 5 of Major League Baseball's 1995 American League Division Series that scored two runs to clinch the series. Generally considered to be the "biggest hit in franchise history" for helping prevent the team from moving out of Seattle and garner approval for a new stadium. [93] [94] [95]
The score remained deadlocked until the top of the 12th inning, when Napoli scored from second on an Erick Aybar single. The Angels' win ended an 11-game postseason losing streak against the Red Sox that dated back to 1986 , and a nine-game overall postseason skid that dated back to 2005 .
The baseball season is finally upon us -- which means cheering, drinking beer and enjoying hot dogs and Cracker Jack. It also means we get to see many MLB stars' beautiful wives and girlfriends in ...
Alex Ríos gets five hits in the Blue Jays' 15–4 win over the Red Sox, tying a team record with four doubles; Toronto also sets a new team record with ten doubles. After Craig Biggio 's number is retired by the Astros in a pre-game ceremony , Roy Oswalt and José Valverde combine for a 3–0 two-hitter against the Diamondbacks, with Stephen ...
2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game; 2008 American League Central tie-breaker game; 2008 American League Championship Series; 2008 American League Division Series; 2008 Arizona Diamondbacks season; 2008 Atlanta Braves season