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2015 Oakland Athletics Season
The 2015 Oakland Athletics season was the 48th for the franchise in Oakland (all at Overstock.com Coliseum, O.co Coliseum), as well as the 115th in club history. Offseason On November 28, 2014, the Athletics traded Josh Donaldson to the Toronto Blue Jays for Brett Lawrie, Kendall Graveman, Sean Nolin, and Franklin Barreto. Regular season American League West American League Wild Card Record against opponents Season summary Game log , - style="background:#bfb;" , 1 , , April 6 , , 2015 Texas Rangers season, Rangers , , 8–0 , , Sonny Gray, Gray (1–0) , , Yovani Gallardo, Gallardo (0–1) , , — , , 36,067 , , 1–0 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2 , , April 7 , , 2015 Texas Rangers season, Rangers , , 1–3 , , Colby Lewis, Lewis (1–0) , , Jesse Hahn, Hahn (0–1) , , Neftalí Feliz, Feliz (1) , , 15,025 , , 1–1 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 3 , , April 8 , , 2015 Texas Rangers season, Rangers , , 10–0 , , Scott Kazmir, Kazmir (1–0) , , ...
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American League West
The American League West is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. The division has five teams as of the 2013 season, but had four teams from 1994 to 2012, and had as many as seven teams before the 1994 realignment. Although its teams currently only reside along the West Coast of the United States, west coast and in Texas, historically the division has had teams as far east as Chicago. From 1998 (when the NL West expanded to five teams) to 2012, the AL West was the only MLB division with four teams. The current champion of this division is the Houston Astros. In 2013, the Houston Astros went from the National League Central to the AL West. That move gives all six MLB divisions an equal five teams and both leagues an equal 15 teams each. Division membership Current members * Houston Astros - Joined in 2013; formerly from the National League West, NL West (1969–1993) and National League Central, NL Central (1994–2012) * Los Angeles AngelsThe Angels were formerly known as ...
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Brett Lawrie
Brett Russell Lawrie (born January 18, 1990) is a Canadian former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics, and Chicago White Sox. Amateur career While playing high school baseball for the Langley Blaze of the British Columbia Premier Baseball League, Lawrie was selected with the 16th overall pick in the 2008 Major League Baseball draft by the Milwaukee Brewers. The selection of Lawrie was the fourth-highest a Canadian player has ever been drafted, behind only Jeff Francis, Adam Loewen, and Phillippe Aumont, and was the highest a Canadian position player has ever been drafted. Professional career Milwaukee Brewers Although he was used primarily as a catcher for the Blaze, Lawrie transitioned to second base when he was assigned to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Midwest League to begin the 2009 season. He was selected to play for the World Team at the 2009 MLB All-Star Futures Game at Busch ...
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2015 Seattle Mariners Season
The 2015 Seattle Mariners season was the 39th season in franchise history. The Mariners played their 16th full season (17th overall) at Safeco Field and finished the season with a record of 76–86. The Mariners played 23 extra-inning games during the season, the most of any MLB team in 2015. Offseason Signed Nelson Cruz to a four-year, $57 million deal on December 1, 2014. Standings American League West American League Wild Card Record against opponents Season summary Game log , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 1 , , April 6 , , Angels , , 4–1 , , Hernández (1–0) , , Weaver (0–1) , , Rodney (1) , , 45,909 , , 1–0 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 2 , , April 7 , , Angels , , 0–2 , , Wilson (1–0) , , Paxton (0–1) , , Street (1) , , 26,545 , , 1–1 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 3 , , April 8 , , Angels , , 3–5 , , Shoemaker (1–0) , , Iwakuma (0–1) , , Street (2) , , 25,495 , , 1–2 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 4 , , April 10 , , @ Athletics , , 0â ...
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Nick Martinez (baseball Player)
Nicholas Andres Martinez (born August 5, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Texas Rangers and San Diego Padres, and for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Amateur career Martinez graduated from Belen Jesuit Preparatory School in Miami, Florida, and enrolled at Fordham University. He is the 34th Fordham alumnus to make it to the Major League Baseball (MLB). He was 1-3 with a 5.33 ERA in 15 games, over two seasons for Fordham as a relief pitcher. He was mostly a second baseman, batting .295 with 4 HR, 66 RBI, 167 hits, and 22 stolen bases over three seasons and 148 games. In 2011, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He also played in the New England Collegiate Baseball League for the Vermont Mountaineers. He is the seventh Mountaineer to make it t ...
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Ross Detwiler
Ross Emery Detwiler (born March 6, 1986) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Washington Nationals in the first round of the 2007 MLB draft and made his MLB debut late that season. He has also played in MLB for the Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox, Miami Marlins, San Diego Padres and Cincinnati Reds. Career High school Ross Detwiler grew up in Wentzville, Missouri, and graduated from Wentzville Holt High School in 2004. As a senior, Detwiler helped lead Holt to its first district title in 14 years. College baseball In college, Detwiler pitched for Missouri State University of the Missouri Valley Conference. In 2006, he was a member of the All-MVC Tournament team, and he also pitched innings in two starts for the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod League, accruing a 1.74 ERA, striking out 14 batters, and issuing three walks before moving on to p ...
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Scott Kazmir
Scott Edward Kazmir (; born January 24, 1984) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He previously played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Cleveland Indians, Oakland Athletics, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Francisco Giants. Kazmir was born and raised in the Houston, Texas area. As a high school pitcher, he tossed four consecutive no-hitters and averaged more than two strikeouts per inning, drawing the attention of major league scouts and prompting the New York Mets to choose him in the first round (15th overall) of the 2002 Major League Baseball draft. Kazmir moved quickly through the Mets' minor league system and was one of the top pitching prospects in baseball when he was sent to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at the 2004 trade deadline in a trade that has been consistently listed as one of the most lopsided deals in modern major league history. The Devil Rays soon called Kazmir up to the major le ...
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Neftalí Feliz
Neftalí Feliz Antonio (; born May 2, 1988) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies, and Los Angeles Dodgers. Feliz won the American League Rookie of the Year Award in 2010. Professional career Atlanta Braves Minor leagues Feliz was signed by the Atlanta Braves as a free agent out of the Dominican Republic on June 6, 2005. He made his professional debut with the GCL Braves in 2006, posting a 4.03 ERA in 11 appearances. He began the 2007 season with the rookie-level Danville Braves, and logged a 1.98 ERA with 28 strikeouts in 27 innings of work. Texas Rangers On July 31, 2007, Feliz was traded from the Braves to the Texas Rangers along with Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Matt Harrison, Beau Jones, and Elvis Andrus in exchange for Mark Teixeira and Ron Mah ...
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Jesse Hahn
Jesse Allen Hahn (born July 30, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics and Kansas City Royals. The Tampa Bay Rays selected Hahn in the sixth round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft. Career Amateur career Hahn attended Fitch Senior High School in Groton, Connecticut. He pitched for the school's baseball team as a teammate of Matt Harvey. Hahn then attended Virginia Tech, and played college baseball for the Virginia Tech Hokies. In 2009, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He injured the elbow of his throwing arm in 2010, and underwent Tommy John surgery. Tampa Bay Rays The Tampa Bay Rays selected Hahn in the sixth round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Rays, for a $525,000 signing bonus. He did not make his professional debut until 2012 due to his recovery from T ...
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Colby Lewis
Colby Preston Lewis (born August 2, 1979), popularly nicknamed "Cobra", is a former American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Oakland Athletics, and Texas Rangers and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. Lewis was originally a first-round draft choice ( sandwich pick) of the Texas Rangers in the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft and made his major league debut in . He played for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Japan's Central League from 2008 to 2009, during which he won two awards for most strikeouts. Upon his return to the Rangers, he helped lead the team to two consecutive American League pennants in 2010 and 2011. Amateur career Lewis is a graduate of North High School in Bakersfield, California. Lewis attended Bakersfield College, where, as a sophomore, he won first team Western State Conference honors, going 4–5, striking out 108, and posting a 2.86 ERA. Professional career Te ...
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Yovani Gallardo
Yovani Gallardo (pronounced gah-YAR-doh; born February 27, 1986) is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher. He was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the second round of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft out of Trimble Technical High School in Fort Worth, Texas. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers, Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners, and Cincinnati Reds. Gallardo was an All-Star in 2010, and won the Silver Slugger Award for pitchers that year. Career Gallardo attended Green B. Trimble Technical High School in Fort Worth, Texas. He committed to attend Texas Christian University (TCU) on a college baseball scholarship to play for the TCU Horned Frogs. The Milwaukee Brewers selected Gallardo in the second round of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft. Gallardo signed with the Brewers, rather than enroll at TCU. Milwaukee Brewers 2006 season With Brevard County Manatees of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League, Galla ...
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Sonny Gray
Sonny Douglas Gray (born November 7, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, and Cincinnati Reds. Gray attended Vanderbilt University and played college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores. The Athletics selected Gray in the first round of the 2011 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2013, won the American League Pitcher of the Month Award twice in 2014, and was named an MLB All-Star in 2015. The Yankees acquired Gray in 2017, and traded him to the Reds before the 2019 season. Early life Gray was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, to Cindy and Jesse Gray, and lived in Murfreesboro until his family moved to Smyrna, Tennessee, before his eighth-grade year. His father died in a car accident during Gray's freshman year of high school, just as Gray started playing baseball for Smyrna High School. Smyrna High School (2004–2008) As a freshman, he ...
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2015 Texas Rangers Season
The 2015 Texas Rangers season was the Rangers' 55th season of the franchise and the 44th since the team relocated to Arlington, Texas. After a disastrous 2014 season in which the Rangers finished last in the entire American League (AL) and 3rd worst in all of Major League Baseball (MLB), and despite starting the season with an 8–16 record and being under .500 as late as August 13, the Rangers would clinch the American League West title on the final day of the season. It was the team's 6th division title and 7th postseason appearance in franchise history. They lost to the Toronto Blue Jays in five games in the Division Series. First year manager Jeff Banister was named the AL Manager of the Year. Offseason October 30: Colby Lewis, Neal Cotts and Scott Baker become free agents. * Lewis re-signed with the Rangers. * Cotts signed with the Milwaukee Brewers. * Baker signed with the New York Yankees. October 31: Sent 3 players to the minors. November 20: Promoted 4 players from ...
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