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In baseball, the bullpen (or simply the pen) is the area where relief pitchers warm up before entering a game. A team's roster of relief pitchers is also metonymically referred to as "the bullpen". These pitchers usually wait in the bullpen if they have not yet played in a game, rather than in the dugout with the rest of the team.
Because the series is played in the fall or autumn season in North America, it is often referred to as the Fall Classic. [3] Before the AL and NL were split into divisions in 1969, the team with the best regular-season win–loss record in each league won its pennant and advanced to the World Series, barring a tie necessitating a pennant playoff.
Fall Classic 200, a former name of a stock car race in Indiana, U.S. Fall Classic at Arrowhead, an alternate name of the Northwest Missouri State−Pittsburg State college football rivalry; Straight Down Fall Classic, a golf tournament in California, U.S.
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Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez (left) celebrates with relief pitcher Sam Long (right) after defeating the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on July 30, 2024, in Chicago.
The third installment of the Classic was held in 2013, and the fourth was held in 2017. The fifth and most recent Classic was scheduled for 2021, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic . After the pandemic-induced delay, the 2023 World Baseball Classic was held between March 8–21, with Japan defeating the United States 3–2 in the ...
Williamston baseball opens Diamond Classic with walk-off win while Holt, St. Patrick delayed
Local chapters hold regional tournaments over Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day. The MSBL/MABL divisions are ages 18 to 24, 25 to 34, 35 to 44, and 45 and over. Its World Series and Fall Classic also offer 48-plus, 58-plus, 65-plus, 70-plus and Father/Son Divisions. Commissioners and board members of the local leagues are not paid.