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The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason. First played in 1903, [1] the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL). [2]
The 2009 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2009 season.As the 105th [1] edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff contested between the Philadelphia Phillies, champions of the National League (NL) and defending World Series champions, and the New York Yankees, champions of the American League (AL).
The situation was oddly similar to the last time the Hogs reached the College World Series, except Texas was 4–1 against the Hogs in 1979 (including two SWC tournament wins), and Arkansas prevailed in the 1979 CWS match up. Freshman third baseman Jeff King and junior outfielder Ralph Kraus were named to the All-College World Series team.
2009 All-Americans included 2010 Major League Baseball Draft #1 pick Stephen Strasburg (left) and Seattle Mariners second basemen Dustin Ackley (right). An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and ...
Chris Culliver – Second-Team AP All-SEC [55] Stephon Gilmore – College Football News First-Team Freshman All-American; [56] SEC Coaches All-Freshmen Team; [57] Rivals.com SEC Defensive Freshman of the Year; [58] Scout.com Freshman All-American Team [59] T.J. Johnson – SEC Coaches All-Freshmen Team; [60] Rivals.com SEC All-Freshman Team [61]
In 1988, the mighty Oakland Athletics were so shook by Gibson’s Game 1 blast that they managed to squeeze out only one more win in a series that marked the Dodgers’ last full-season championship.
Academic All-American Zoltan Mesko was the first kicking specialist chosen in the 2010 NFL draft.. For the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the following players were unanimous first-team selections on the twelve nation-wide lists exhibited below: safety Eric Berry, punter Drew Butler, cornerback Joe Haden, offensive tackle Russell Okung, kickoff returner C. J. Spiller, defensive ...
World Series starting pitchers: Game 1 Yankees : Gerrit Cole (8-5, 3.41 ERA) – The 2023 AL Cy Young winner missed the early part of the season due to injury. He's made three starts in the 2024 ...