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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).
Derek Jeter, a five-time World Series champion and the Yankees' all-time hits leader, threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Yankees take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 at Yankee ...
Timothy Stephen Wakefield (August 2, 1966 – October 1, 2023) was an American professional baseball knuckleball pitcher.Wakefield began his Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, but is most remembered for his 17-year tenure with the Boston Red Sox, from 1995 until his retirement in 2012 as the longest-serving player on the team, earning a total of $55 million. [1]
Jenkins was born and raised in Chatham, Ontario, the only child of Delores Jackson and Ferguson Jenkins Sr. [3] [5] His father, a chef and chauffeur, [6] was the son of immigrants from Barbados, while his mother was a descendant of captive Africans enslaved in America, who escaped through the Underground Railroad before settling in Southwestern Ontario.
New York Yankees relief pitcher Nestor Cortes, right, watches as Los Angeles Dodgers' Freddie Freeman, left, hits a walk-off grand slam home run during the 10th inning in Game 1 of the baseball ...
Former President George W. Bush threw out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 1 of the World Series to former Texas Rangers catcher Iván “Pudge” Rodriguez, bouncing the throw from the ...
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 post Former World Series Champion Has Died At 75 appeared first on The Spun. Gene Clines, a World Series champion with the Pittsburgh Pirates, passed away this week, according to a statement ...