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Currently barred from Hall of Fame consideration due to his betting on baseball. Bill Mueller – Only player in MLB history to hit a grand slam from each side of the plate in the same game. Jimmy Rollins – Phillies all-time career leader in hits and doubles, 2007 National League MVP and Silver Slugger, 3 time All-Star and 4 time Gold Glover.
With right-handed Trea Turner due to bat, left-handed pitcher Tyler Matzek is replaced by right-handed pitcher Josh Tomlin (pictured) in a game on April 6, 2021. [1]In baseball, the lefty-righty switch is a maneuver by which a player who may be at a disadvantage against an opponent of a certain handedness is replaced by a substitute who is better suited for the situation.
SVO – Save opportunity: When a pitcher 1) enters the game with a lead of three or fewer runs and pitches at least one inning, 2) enters the game with the potential tying run on base, at bat, or on deck, or 3) pitches three or more innings with a lead and is credited with a save by the official scorer
Advancements in data collection have allowed for sports analytics to grow as well, leading to the development of advanced statistics and machine learning, [2] as well as sport specific technologies that allow for things like game simulations to be conducted by teams prior to play, improve fan acquisition and marketing strategies, and even ...
In baseball, most teams still use the traditional approach: a starting pitcher goes more than halfway through the game and then turns the ball over to relief pitchers.
Oct 14, 2024; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees pitcher Clay Holmes (35) pitches during the seventh inning against the Cleveland Guardians in game one of the ALCS for the 2024 MLB Playoffs at ...
2 pinch-hit grand slams (by batters on different teams) in a game 1 b: Baseball Almanac: 10 home runs by one team in a game 1 c: Baseball Almanac: Home runs by same 2 consecutive batters twice in same inning 1 d: AP Online: 5 sacrifice flies by one team in a game 2 e: CBS Sportsline: 9 or more home runs by one team in a game 2: Baseball Almanac ...
Game score is a metric devised by Bill James as a rough overall gauge of a starting pitcher's performance in a baseball game. It is designed such that scores tend to range from 0–100, with an average performance being around 50 points.