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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 (regular season and playoffs combined), which remains the MLB record.
The postseason began on September 29, 1998, and ended on October 21, 1998, with the 114-win New York Yankees sweeping the San Diego Padres in the 1998 World Series. It was the Yankees' 24th championship in franchise history, tying the Montreal Canadiens for the most championship wins in North American sports.
March 23 – Ray Scott, 78, celebrated NFL television play-by-play announcer who also made his mark in baseball; TV/radio voice of Minnesota Twins from 1961 to 1968, then part-time from 1973 to 1975; also called games for 1970–1971 Washington Senators and 1976–1977 Milwaukee Brewers.
The 12th edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament 1998 was held between the 19th and 21st July 1998 in the suburb Marousi, Athens. The total of six games were played in the Olympic Hall. In addition to the host Greek national team the national teams from Poland and Japan also took part.
The 1998 National League Championship Series (NLCS), to determine the champion of the National League in Major League Baseball’s 1998 postseason, was played from October 7 to 14 between the East Division champion and top-seeded Atlanta Braves and the West Division champion and third-seeded San Diego Padres.
The ball jumped off the bat and Busch Stadium exploded. Mark McGwire connected on a fastball from Chicago Cubs starter Steve Trachsel and sent a missile over the left field wall for his 62nd home ...
1998 Major League Baseball All-Star Game; 1998 Major League Baseball expansion; 1998 Milwaukee Brewers season; 1998 Minnesota Twins season; 1998 Montreal Expos season; N.
A 73-69 win over Germany set up a rematch of the Tokyo Olympics gold medal game against Team USA. Olympic men's basketball bracket Quarterfinals: Tuesday, Aug. 6