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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).
This was the fourth time Bush has thrown out a World Series first pitch. The first time was when the Diamondbacks upset the Yankees. Was former President George W. Bush’s World Series ceremonial ...
Philadelphia falls two wins short of becoming the first NL team to repeat as World Series champions since the 1975–'76 Cincinnati Reds. Phillies second baseman Chase Utley ties Reggie Jackson's record with five home runs in a Series, but first baseman Ryan Howard strikes out 13 times to set a record in the Classic. The clincher marks the ...
The practice of having ceremonial first pitches dates back to at least 1890, when throwers were often a mayor, governor, or other locally notable individual. [1] Ohio Governor (and future U.S. president) William McKinley, for example, "threw the ball into the diamond" before an opening day game between Toledo and Columbus in 1892. [2]
The post MLB World Reacts To ‘Greatest First Pitch Of All-Time’ appeared first on The Spun. Whatever it is, it probably isn’t topping the one thrown by Demi Bagby at a recent San Diego ...
With the New York Yankees hosting their first World Series game since 2009, the team had someone that was part of that last championship team throw out the first pitch. Derek Jeter, a five-time ...
Christy Mathewson is the career leader in World Series complete games, with 10 during 1905–1913, all for the New York Giants. [2] While complete games were once common in the World Series (the first edition without a complete game was 1959) [3] the most recent World Series complete game win was thrown by Johnny Cueto for the Kansas City ...
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