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A new entrant in the baseball television rights marketplace debuted on January 1 when the MLB Network, owned by Major League Baseball, joined Fox, ESPN and TBS not only televising games, but also other baseball-related programming from their studio in Secaucus, New Jersey, formerly the studios of MSNBC. MLB was the last of the four major team ...
The 2009 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season was the franchise's 49th season. The Angels began the season as the two-time defending American League West champions. Perhaps the most notable player to depart in the offseason due to free agency was longtime closing pitcher Francisco Rodríguez , who signed with the New York Mets .
July 31, 2009: Joe Beimel was traded by the Washington Nationals to the Colorado Rockies for Ryan Mattheus and Robinson Fabian (minors). [6] August 24, 2009: Jason Giambi was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies. [7] August 31, 2009: José Contreras was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Colorado Rockies for Brandon Hynick (minors ...
[13] [14] [15] Center fielder Mike Cameron's $10 million contract option for 2009 was exercised by the Brewers. [16] Utility infielder Craig Counsell's $3.4 million contract option was declined by the Brewers, making him a free agent, but the team later agreed to terms on a new one-year, $1 million contract in late January. [17]
December 23 – Major League Baseball ensures its first decade of labor peace since the 1960s by agreeing to a five-year contract with umpires that runs through 2014. December 28 Sports Illustrated publishes the names of the players and manager on its MLB All-Decade Team , and chooses the New York Yankees as the MLB Top Team of the Decade .
The 2009 Major League Baseball draft was held June 9 to June 11 at the MLB Network Studios in New York City. [18] The Seattle Mariners went second in the draft order and had two supplemental first-round draft picks for the loss of free agent Raúl Ibáñez after the 2008 season. [ 19 ]
Starting pitchers accounted for 20 of our Top 50 free agents at the outset of the offseason. Thirteen of them have signed new contracts: Thirteen of them have signed new contracts: D-backs sign ...
Free agent RHP Ben Sheets signed a 2-year deal with the Rangers but he failed the physical after it was discovered his torn flexor tendon would require surgery, preventing him from joining a team in 2009. RHPs Joaquín Benoit and Eric Hurley began the season on the 60-day D.L. following surgery. Neither pitcher would recover in time for the ...