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The 2009 Major League Baseball season began on April 5, 2009; the regular season was extended two days for a one-game playoff between the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins for the American League Central title. The postseason began the next day with the Division Series.
Although it was extremely rare for position players to pitch prior to the mid-2010's, pitching by position players has now become relatively common in Major League Baseball as an alternative to using regular pitchers in lopsided games where the winner is beyond reasonable doubt. This has led to rules being implemented to limit the use of ...
2009 Major League Baseball draft; General information; Date(s) June 9–11, 2009: Location: Secaucus, New Jersey: Network(s) MLB Network [1] Overview; 1521 total selections: First selection: Stephen Strasburg Washington Nationals: First round selections: 49
The 2009 Cincinnati Reds season was the 140th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their seventh at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. It involved the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League Central after finishing fifth in the division the previous year. [1] For the second year, the Reds were managed by ...
The 2009 Atlanta Braves season was the 44th season in Atlanta and the 139th overall. The Braves were once again skippered by Bobby Cox , then in his 24th season managing the team. It was the Braves' 44th season in Atlanta , and the 138th season overall for the franchise.
Major League Baseball suspends Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez for fifty games for use of performance-enhancing drugs. The Dodgers lose their first game without their star left fielder 11–9 to the last-place Washington Nationals, ending their thirteen-game home winning streak to start the season.
They were the last team in the 2009 season to lose three games in a row. [12] This was the deepest into the season a Major League Baseball team had gone without losing three straight since the 2001 Seattle Mariners, who lost their third straight on September 22. [13] The team suffered a blowout 10–0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on July 28th.
The 2009 Florida Marlins season was the 17th season for the Major League Baseball franchise. The Marlins played their home games at Sun Life Stadium. Fredi González returned for his third straight season as manager. The Marlins failed to make the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.