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The 2009 Major League Baseball draft was held June 9 to June 11 at the MLB Network Studios in Secaucus, New Jersey. [ 2 ] The drafting order is as follows: [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
The 2009 Major League Baseball season began on April 5, 2009; the regular season was extended two days for a one-game playoff between the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins for the American League Central title. The postseason began the next day with the Division Series.
MLB All-Decade Team (above) Best Manager: Joe Torre, Yankees and Dodgers; Best GM: Theo Epstein, Red Sox; Top Team of the Decade (above) Best Franchise: New York Yankees; Best Regular-Season Game: Twins-Tigers, Oct. 6, 2009; Best Postseason Game: Yankees-Diamondbacks, Game 7, 2001 World Series
After having missed the entire 2008 season with right shoulder problems, Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling announces his retirement from baseball. Japan wins the 2009 World Baseball Classic with a 5–3 victory over South Korea in ten innings. Ichiro Suzuki hits a two-run single in the top of the tenth inning with two outs for the winning runs.
Chase Utley was one of four players on the 2009 Phillies squad to hit 30 home runs. The Phillies opened the month by taking two of a three-game series against the Giants, besting Jonathan Sánchez, who threw a no-hitter earlier in the 2009 season, [123] and Tim Lincecum, who won the 2008 NL Cy Young Award.
The Players Choice Awards are annual Major League Baseball awards, [1] given by the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA). The Players Choice Awards are given following a secret ballot by players. [2] [3] Four awards go to a player in each league, while two awards each go to one player in all of Major League Baseball. Prize money is ...
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The 2009 Mariners became the 13th team in MLB history to have a winning record following a 100+ loss season. On September 13, 2009, Ichiro Suzuki got his 200th hit of the season. In the process, he set a new MLB record by getting at least 200 hits for nine consecutive seasons, passing the mark held by Wee Willie Keeler .