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2023 Arizona Diamondbacks Season
The 2023 Arizona Diamondbacks season was Arizona Diamondbacks, the franchise's 26th season in Major League Baseball and their 26th season at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, as members of the National League West. They were managed by Torey Lovullo in his seventh season with the franchise. On September 30, the Diamondbacks clinched a playoff spot and they faced the 2023 Milwaukee Brewers season, Milwaukee Brewers in the 2023 National League Wild Card Series, NLWCS. They upset the Brewers, sweeping them in two games to advance to the 2023 National League Division Series, NLDS where they faced the 2023 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Los Angeles Dodgers. They swept the heavily favored Dodgers in three games to advance to the 2023 National League Championship Series, NLCS for the first time since 2007 National League Championship Series, 2007. In the NLCS, they defeated the 2023 Philadelphia Phillies season, Philadelphia Phillies in seven games to advance to their first 2023 World Series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National League West
The National League West is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. This division was formed for the 1969 season when the National League expanded to 12 teams by adding the San Diego Padres and the Montreal Expos. For purpose of keeping a regular-season of 162 games, half of the teams were put into the new National League East, East Division and half into the new West Division. Within each division, the teams played 18 games each against their five division mates (90 games), and also 12 games against the teams in the opposite division (72 games), totaling 162 games. Geography Despite the geography, the owners of the Chicago Cubs insisted that their team be placed into the East Division along with the teams in New York City, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh. Also, the owners of the St. Louis Cardinals wanted that team to be in the same division with their natural rivals of the Cubs. The league could have insisted on a purely geographical alignment like the American League did. But ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Philadelphia Phillies Season
The 2023 Philadelphia Phillies season is the 141st season in the history of the franchise, and its 20th season at Citizens Bank Park. Offseason Player transactions Players becoming free agents * Corey Knebel – Elected free agency on November 6, 2022. * Chris Devenski – Agreed to a minor-league deal with the Los Angeles Angels on November 28, 2022. * Kyle Gibson – Signed a one-year, $10 million contract with the Baltimore Orioles on December 5, 2022. * David Robertson – Signed a one-year, $10 million contract with the New York Mets on December 9, 2022. * Noah Syndergaard Noah Seth Syndergaard (born August 29, 1992), nicknamed "Thor", is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the New York Mets, Los Angeles Angels an ... – Signed a one-year, $13 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers on December 16, 2022. * Brad Hand – Elected free agency on November 6, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madison Bumgarner
Madison Kyle Bumgarner (born August 1, 1989), commonly known by his nickname, "MadBum", is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). Previously, he pitched for the San Francisco Giants (2009–19). Bumgarner has won three World Series championships (, , ) and two Silver Slugger Awards (2014, 2015). He has also been selected to four National League (NL) All-Star teams and has the most strikeouts in franchise history by a Giants left-handed pitcher. Bumgarner played high school baseball at South Caldwell High School in Hudson, North Carolina, where he helped his team win the 2007 4A State Championship. After graduating, he was selected with the tenth overall pick in the 2007 MLB draft by the San Francisco Giants. He and Buster Posey both made their Major League debuts in 2009 and established a reputation as one of the best batteries in recent MLB history. Bumgarner pitched eight scoreless innings in Game 4 of the 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clayton Kershaw
Clayton Edward Kershaw (born March 19, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB) . He has played for the Dodgers for the entirety of his MLB career. A left-handed starting pitcher, Kershaw has played 14 seasons in the major leagues since he debuted in 2008. He is a nine-time All-Star, three-time National League (NL) Cy Young Award winner, and the 2014 NL Most Valuable Player. His 2.49 career earned run average (ERA) and 1.00 walks plus hits per inning pitched rate (WHIP) are the 2nd lowest behind only Jacob deGrom among starters in the live-ball era (minimum 1,000 innings pitched). Kershaw has a career hits allowed per nine innings pitched average of 6.83, the third-lowest in MLB history. He has been described for much of his career as the best pitcher in baseball, and one of the greatest pitchers of all time. Kershaw was drafted seventh overall in the 2006 MLB draft. He worked his way through the Dodge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Chafin
Andrew Gregory Chafin (born June 17, 1990), nicknamed "Big Country" and "The Sheriff", is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics and Detroit Tigers. Amateur career Chafin is from Wakeman, Ohio. He attended Western Reserve High School in Collins, Ohio, and played for the school's baseball team. He pitched a no-hitter in his final high school game. Chafin attended Kent State University, and played college baseball for the Kent State Golden Flashes. As a freshman in 2009, he was the Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year after he had a 1.26 earned run average (ERA), eight saves and 55 strikeouts over innings pitched. In 2010, he underwent Tommy John surgery and missed the 2010 season. He returned in 2011 as a starter and had a 2.02 ERA with 105 strikeouts over 89 innings. After the 2011 season, he played collegiate summer baseball wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Vesia
Alexander Victor Vesia (born April 11, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Miami Marlins in 2020. Early life Vesia was born in Alpine, California, to Bob and Cindy. He attended Steele Canyon High School in Spring Valley, California, where he played baseball. In 2014, his senior year, he earned All-East County honors. Undrafted in the 2014 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at California State University, East Bay, where he played college baseball. College career In 2015, Vesia's freshman season at Cal State East Bay, he started 12 games in which he went 5–4 with a 2.18 ERA over innings, earning California Collegiate Athletic Association Freshman of the Year honors. As a sophomore in 2016, he made 15 starts, going 7–5 with a 3.30 ERA, striking out 64 batters in innings, earning All-CCAA Second Team honors. That summer, he played in the Northwoods League for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drey Jameson
Drey Matthew Jameson (born August 17, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). Born and raised in Greenfield, Indiana, Jameson played two years of college baseball at Ball State University. The Diamondbacks selected him in the first round of the 2019 MLB draft and he played in their minor league system before making his MLB debut in 2022. Amateur career Jameson attended Greenfield-Central High School in Greenfield, Indiana. In 2017, his senior year, he went 6–1 with a 0.65 ERA. He went unselected in the 2017 Major League Baseball draft and thus enrolled at Ball State University where he played college baseball for the Ball State Cardinals. In 2018, Jameson's freshman season at Ball State, he went 7–2 with a 3.88 ERA over 18 games (12 starts). He was awarded Mid-American Conference (MAC) Freshman Pitcher of the Year. As a sophomore in 2019, he started 16 games and pitched to a 6–3 record with a 3.24 E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zac Gallen
Zachary Peter Gallen (born August 3, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Miami Marlins in 2019. Early life Gallen was born on August 3, 1995, in Somerdale, New Jersey, to Jim and Stacy Gallen. When he was five years old, he refused to play tee-ball with his peers, instead demanding to play Little League Baseball with the Somerdale team; Gallen was taken in the third round of the Little League draft by his father's team and would play with children between seven and nine years old. At the age of 11, Gallen joined the Tri-state Arsenal Baseball Academy in New Jersey, where he served as a pitcher and second baseman. College career He attended Bishop Eustace Preparatory School in Pennsauken Township, New Jersey and played three years of college baseball at the University of North Carolina. After the 2014 and 2015 seasons, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio Urías
Julio César Urías Acosta (born August 12, 1996), nicknamed "El Culichi", is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Dodgers signed him in 2012, and he made his MLB debut in 2016. Early life Urías is the son of Carlos Urías and Juana Isabel Acosta. He played with the Mexico national youth team in his early teens. At age 14, Urías met Los Angeles Dodgers scout Mike Brito, who had first scouted Fernando Valenzuela in the late 1970s. In June 2012, the Dodgers discovered 15-year-old Urías at a showcase in Oaxaca, on the same scouting trip in Mexico on which they signed Yasiel Puig. The Dodgers signed him on August 12, his 16th birthday. The Dodgers paid a signing fee of US$450,000, most of which went to the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League. Professional career Minor leagues Urías made his professional debut on May 25, 2013, for the Great Lakes Loons in the Midwest League as the youngest player in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milwaukee Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team based in Milwaukee. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division. The Brewers are named for the city's association with the brewing industry. Since 2001, they have played their home games at American Family Field, which was named Miller Park through the 2020 season and has a seating capacity of 41,900 people. The team was founded in 1969 as the Seattle Pilots, an expansion team of the American League (AL), in Seattle, Washington (state), Washington. The Pilots played their home games at Sick's Stadium. After only one season, the team relocation of professional sports teams, relocated to Milwaukee, becoming known as the Brewers and playing their home games at Milwaukee County Stadium. In 1998, the Brewers joined the National League. They are the only franchise to play in four different divisions since the advent of divisional play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Major League Baseball Season
The 2022 Major League Baseball season (MLB) was originally scheduled to begin on March 31 and end on October 2. The 2021–22 MLB lockout caused the season to be delayed by one week, starting on April 7. The regular season ended on October 5. The start of the season was delayed by a lockout of players, which commenced on December 2, 2021, following the expiration of the Major League Baseball Collective Bargaining Agreement, collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the league and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA). On March 10, 2022, MLB and the MLBPA reached a deal on a five-year CBA, with Opening Day being held on April 7 (delayed from its originally-planned March 31), and a full 162-game schedule played. Under the new CBA, universal designated hitter was adopted, and the postseason was expanded to 12 teams. In November 2021, the Cleveland Indians announced their new team name, the Cleveland Guardians. The 2022 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, 2022 MLB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Arizona Diamondbacks Season
The 2022 Arizona Diamondbacks season was the franchise's 25th season in Major League Baseball and their 25th season at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona as members of the National League West Division. They were managed by Torey Lovullo in his sixth season with the franchise. On December 2, 2021, Commissioner of Baseball Rob Manfred announced a lockout of players, following expiration of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the league and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA). On March 10, 2022, the MLB and MLBPA agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement, thus ending the lockout. Opening Day was played on April 7. Although MLB previously announced that several series would be cancelled due to the lockout, the agreement provides for a 162-game season, with originally canceled games to be made up via doubleheaders. The team finished fourth in the NL West with a 74-88 record and missed the postseason. Offseason Lockout The expiration of the league ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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