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South Africa was the host of the All-Africa Games in 1999. South Africa won the gold medal with ease, by defeating all of the other national teams. In order of the wins South Africa won against Lesotho (43–0) with Ian Holness hitting 4 home runs and 14 RBIs, Zimbabwe (37–2), Nigeria (19–1), Uganda (31–0) and Ghana (28–3).
Pages in category "Major League Baseball players from South Africa" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Kirby Puckett and Rickey Henderson signed the first contracts which paid an average of $3 million a year in November 1989. In 1990, Jose Canseco signed for 5 years and $23.5 million, making him the first player to earn an average of $4 million a year. It wasn't until 2010 when the MLB average salary rose above that same mark. [7] [8]
Major League Baseball's average salary rose 7.1% last year to a record $4,525,719, according to the annual report the players' association issued Thursday, but several teams appear to be cutting ...
Mpho' Gift Ngoepe (mm-POH, n-GO-pay; [1] born 18 January 1990) is a South African former professional baseball shortstop and second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Toronto Blue Jays. In 2017, he became the first South African, and the first native of continental Africa, to reach the Major Leagues.
For the MLB, data for the current 2020 season was used to determine the highest-paid player on each team in terms of payroll salary (MLB’s version of cap hit).
Tayler James Scott (born 1 June 1992) is a South African professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Seattle Mariners, Baltimore Orioles, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox and Oakland Athletics and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
"AA" is also the abbreviation for the American Association, which has been the name of numerous professional baseball leagues: a short-lived major league of the 19th century, a minor league for much of the 20th century, and an independent minor league that became a "Partner League" of Major League Baseball in 2021.