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The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason.First played in 1903, [1] the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL). [2]
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).
Giambi went on to sign a one-year deal with the Oakland Athletics on January 1, 2009, [8] and Pavano signed a one-year deal with the Cleveland Indians on January 6, 2009. [9] Right fielder Bobby Abreu signed a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim , [ 10 ] and catcher Iván Rodríguez signed a one-year pact with the Houston ...
The 2009 World Series of Poker was the 40th annual World Series of Poker (WSOP). It was held at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas , Nevada, and ran from May 27 to July 15. There were 57 bracelet events, culminating in the $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event.
Joe Cada won the WSOP Main Event in 2009. The following is the list of World Series of Poker Main Event champions. The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is "the oldest, largest, most prestigious, Best,and most media-hyped gaming competition in the world". [1] It is held annually since 1970 in Las Vegas.
The main event had 6,494 buy-ins, 350 fewer than the previous year. Other changes for 2009 include the elimination of rebuy events and the introduction of triple starting chips. [3] In recognition that 2009 was the 40th WSOP, the tournament started with a special $40,000 No-Limit event.
Hideki Matsui, the 2009 winner, batted in six runs in the sixth game of the 2009 World Series, tying Richardson's record for most runs batted in for a single World Series game. Matsui became the first Japanese-born player to win the award and the first player to win it as a full-time designated hitter.
2009 New York Yankees season; 2010 San Francisco Giants season; 2011 St. Louis Cardinals season; 2012 San Francisco Giants season; 2013 Boston Red Sox season; 2014 San Francisco Giants season; 2015 Kansas City Royals season; 2016 Chicago Cubs season; 2017 Houston Astros season; 2018 Boston Red Sox season; 2019 Washington Nationals season; 2020 ...