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97.3% (first ballot) Randall David Johnson (born September 10, 1963), nicknamed " the Big Unit ", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (1988–2009) for six teams, primarily the Seattle Mariners and Arizona Diamondbacks. At 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 metres) tall, Johnson was the tallest ...
Albertín Aroldis Chapman de la Cruz (Spanish: [aˈɾoldis ˈtʃaβman]; born February 28, 1988) is a Cuban-born American professional baseball relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals, and Texas Rangers ...
Highest caught-stealing %: Mike LaValliere, 72.73% (1993) [20] Most no-hitters caught: 2, Carlos Ruiz (2010) and Wilson Ramos (2015) (List of Major League Baseball no-hitters) Both of Ruiz's no-hitters were by Roy Halladay; the second was in Game 1 of the National League Division Series, Halladay's first career postseason start.
AP Athlete of the Year (2014) Madison Kyle Bumgarner (born August 1, 1989), nicknamed " MadBum ", [ 1 ] is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. Previously, he pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants (2009–19) [ 2 ] and Arizona Diamondbacks (2020–23). Bumgarner has won three World Series ...
Major League Baseball (MLB) annually honors its best relief pitchers in the American League (AL) and National League (NL) with the Mariano Rivera AL Reliever of the Year Award and Trevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the Year Award, respectively. The awards are named after former relievers Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman, who played their entire ...
Mariano Rivera [ 2 ][ 3 ][ 4 ] is the all-time leader in saves with 652. Rivera and Trevor Hoffman [ 5 ] are the only pitchers in MLB history to save more than 600 career games. Lee Smith, [ 6 ] Kenley Jansen, [ 7 ] Craig Kimbrel, [ 8 ] Francisco Rodríguez, [ 9 ] John Franco, [ 10 ] and Billy Wagner [ 11 ] are the only other pitchers to save ...
In 2017, his junior year, he pitched to a 2–3 record and a 5.55 ERA over 35 + 2 ⁄ 3 innings, mainly in relief. [6] As a senior in 2018, he went 1–3 with a 4.73 ERA over 32 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings, striking out 38 and collecting six saves. [7] After the season, he was selected by the New York Mets in the eighth round of the 2018 Major League ...
NCAA single game national record. 11 interceptions: St. Cloud State College vs Bemidji, Oct. 31, 1970. (5 by safety Bill Trewick, 3 by linebacker Mark Swedlund and 3 by safety Ted Lockett). [citation needed] * The NCAA lists two different records for team interceptions in a game. The listed record is for "Most passes intercepted by against a ...