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Traditionally, the first inning is the highest-scoring inning of a baseball game, because it is "the only inning that the offense can guarantee that the top of its lineup, which [contains] its best hitters, will appear." [10] If the opener is successful, the job of the next pitcher is easier since they will start with less-dangerous hitters.
On January 5, 1989, Major League Baseball signed a $400 million deal with ESPN, who would show over 175 games beginning in 1990.For the next four years, ESPN would televise six games a week (Sunday Night Baseball, Wednesday Night Baseball and doubleheaders on Tuesdays and Fridays), as well as multiple games on Opening Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day.
Major League Baseball staggered the times of first-round games to provide a full-day feast for viewers: ESPN could air games at 1 p.m., 4 p.m., and 11 p.m. EDT, with the broadcast networks telecasting the prime time game. 1996 also marked the launch of MLB's out-of-market sports package, MLB Extra Innings. Debuted exclusively on DirecTV, the ...
All told, the D-backs scored 14 runs in the the third inning of a 16-1 win, setting a franchise record and an Opening Day record for the most runs scored in a single inning.
Oct 19, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee (28) pitches during the first inning against the New York Yankees during game five of the ALCS for the 2024 MLB ...
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Bo Porter: (2022–2024) MLB Tonight (now Los Angeles Angels first base coach) [2] Leila Rahimi (2014) MLB Network Strike Zone; Victor Rojas: (2009–2010) Hot Stove, MLB Tonight, and Thursday Night Baseball [23] (left to join Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim TV play-by-play; now the GM of the Double-A Frisco Roughriders)
Major League Baseball's first immaculate inning was accomplished by John Clarkson of the Boston Beaneaters against the Philadelphia Quakers on June 4, 1889; [2] and the most recent by Ryan Pepiot of the Tampa Bay Rays on September 18, 2024. Use of the term "immaculate inning" first appeared in newspaper reporting after 2000. [3]