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2002 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Season
The 2002 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season was their fifth since the franchise was created. This season, they finished last in the AL East division, and managed to finish the season with a record of 55–106. Their manager was Hal McRae who entered his first full season and last season with the Devil Rays. Offseason *November 8, 2001: Ryan Freel was signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Regular season Season standings American League Wild Card Record vs. opponents Opening Day starters * Brent Abernathy * Steve Cox * Chris Gomez * Ben Grieve * Toby Hall * Bob Smith * Tanyon Sturtze * Jason Tyner * Greg Vaughn * Randy Winn Notable transactions * June 4, 2002: B. J. Upton drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed September 16, 2002. *June 4, 2002: Elijah Dukes drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 3rd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed August 21, 2002. *September 22, 2002: Released To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American League East
The American League East is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. MLB consists of an East, Central, and West division for each of its two 15-team leagues, the American League (AL) and National League (NL). This division was created before the start of the season along with the American League West division. Before that time, each league consisted of 10 teams without any divisions. Four of the division's five teams are located in the Eastern United States, with the other team, the Toronto Blue Jays, in Eastern Canada. It is currently the only division that contains a non-American team. At the end of the MLB season, the team with the best record in the division earns one of the AL's six Major League Baseball postseason, playoff spots. The most recent team to win this division was the New York Yankees in . History Baseball writers have long posited that the American League East is the toughest division in MLB; during its 50-year existence, an AL East team has gone on to pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manager (baseball)
In baseball, the field manager (commonly referred to as the manager) is the equivalent of a head coach who is responsible for overseeing and making final decisions on all aspects of on-field team strategy, lineup selection, training and instruction. Managers are typically assisted by a staff of assistant coaches whose responsibilities are specialized. Field managers are typically not involved in off-field personnel decisions or long-term club planning, responsibilities that are instead held by a team's general manager. Duties The manager chooses the batting order and starting pitcher before each game, and makes substitutions throughout the game – among the most significant being those decisions regarding when to bring in a relief pitcher. How much control a manager takes in a game's strategy varies from manager to manager and from game to game. Some managers control pitch selection, defensive positioning, decisions to bunt, steal, pitch out, etc., while others desig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Jiménez
Jason Jon Jiménez (born January 10, 1976) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Jimenez, who is of Mexican descent, made his Major League Baseball debut on June 3, 2002. He pitched in five games for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and one game for the Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League (AL) Central division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the club was f .... References External links 1976 births Living people Baseball players from Modesto, California Major League Baseball pitchers American baseball players of Mexican descent Detroit Tigers players Tampa Bay Devil Rays players Durham Bulls players Hudson Valley Renegades players Orlando Rays players Reading Phillies players Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons players St. Petersburg Devil Rays players Toledo Mud Hens players San Jose State Spartans baseball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delvin James
Delvin DeWayne James (born January 3, 1978) is an American former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. James attended Nacogdoches High School in Nacogdoches, Texas where he was a five-sport star. He was the leading scorer on the school's basketball team, had a 1.43 earned run average, struck out 80 batters in 73 innings pitched and received a scholarship to play college football as a linebacker at Oklahoma State. He was a high school football teammate of Kynan Forney. He was drafted by the Devil Rays in the 14th round of the 1996 Major League Baseball draft. He was assigned to the Gulf Coast League to begin his professional career. In September 2000, James and a minor league teammate helped apprehend a bank robber near the Tyrone Square Mall in St. Petersburg, Florida and returned $7,600 to a SouthTrust bank. James was called up to the Major Leagues for the first time on April 15, 2002 after pitcher Wilson Álvarez ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Travis Harper
Travis Boyd Harper (born May 21, 1976) is a former Major League Baseball player. Harper was a relief pitcher for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays from 2000 to 2006. High school and college Travis Harper attended Circleville High School in Pendleton County, West Virginia. He was an all-state basketball and baseball player in high school. Also, he helped lead the Indians to a state title in baseball during his senior season of 1994. He was named the West Virginia Baseball Player of the Yearby the state's Sports Writers Association. During his career at Circleville, Harper was 27-5, had an earned run average of 0.88, surrendered just 68 hits and struck out 407 in 207 innings pitched. He was drafted by the New York Mets in the 14th round of the 1994 draft, but instead chose to attend James Madison University in nearby Harrisonburg, VA on a baseball scholarship. In three seasons at JMU, Harper finished with a 20-10 record and an earned run average of 4.08. Harper graduated with a Health Sci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Gardner
Terrence Lee Gardner (born January 16, 1975) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. In , Gardner made his Major League Baseball debut with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays; he also played five games with the Devil Rays in . Gardner spent the season with the Toledo Mud Hens, the Triple-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. He split the season between the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes and the Marlins. Gardner pitched in 62 games with the Marlins in 2007, going 3–4 with a 1.94 ERA An era is a span of time defined for the purposes of chronology or historiography, as in the regnal eras in the history of a given monarchy, a calendar era used for a given calendar, or the geological eras defined for the history of Earth. Comp .... He retired after the season. External links Lee Gardnerat Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Professional Baseball League) 1975 births Living people Albuquerque Isotopes players Baseball players from Michigan Central Michigan Chippewas baseball playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis De Los Santos (pitcher)
Luis de los Santos (November 1, 1977 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic), is a former Major League Baseball pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ... who played in . He played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. External links 1977 births Living people Columbus Clippers players Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in South Korea Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States Durham Bulls players Greensboro Bats players Gulf Coast Yankees players Kia Tigers players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic Minor league baseball coaches Norwich Navigators players Oneonta Yankees players Tampa Bay Devil Rays players Tampa Yankees players {{DominicanRepublic-baseball-pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Creek
Paul Douglas Creek (born March 1, 1969) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher with a nine-year career from 1995 to 1997, 1999 to 2003, and 2005. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs of the National League and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays and Detroit Tigers of the American League. He also played one season for the Hanshin Tigers of Japan in . Amateur Creek attended Georgia Tech, and in 1990 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Upon being selected in the fifth round of the 1990 MLB draft by the California Angels, Creek opted to not sign with them, returning to the draft pool the following season. Minor leagues In , he was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the seventh round of the draft and was signed to a deal shortly thereafter. After signing a contract with the Cards, Doug Creek bounced around A ball in 1991 and 1992, playing for four teams ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesús Colomé
Jesús Colomé de la Cruz (born December 23, 1977) is a former professional relief pitcher. He played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Washington Nationals, Milwaukee Brewers and Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). Professional career Oakland Athletics Jesús Colomé was signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Oakland Athletics at age 18, in 1996. He had made it to Double-A as a starting pitcher when, on July 28, 2000, he was traded to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Todd Belitz and Jim Mecir. Tampa Bay Devil Rays The Devil Rays converted him to a relief pitcher, and he made his major league debut with them on June 21, 2001. He finished with a 3.33 ERA. Colomé was one of the only pitchers to throw over 100 mph, but he had bad control. The next season, he posted an 8.27 ERA (the highest of his career). He returned to his old form in 2004, in 2003 he struck out a career high 69 batters. On August 26, 2005, Colomé was involved in a serious car acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lance Carter
Lance David Carter (born December 18, 1974) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) relief pitcher and current minor league pitching coach. He pitched in MLB with the Kansas City Royals, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and Los Angeles Dodgers. He batted and threw right-handed. Playing career Selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 21st round of the 1994 Major League Baseball draft out of Manatee Community College, Carter spent 6 years in the Royals minor league system, including losing the entire 1997 season due to injury, before making his major league debut with the Royals on September 15, 1999. Carter did not play in the majors in 2000 and became a free agent at the end of the season. He did not play at all in 2001 and signed with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on January 11, 2002. Carter had a career year in 2003; Carter became the Devil Rays closer and was elected to the All-Star Game as a reserve, but did not play. During the 2003 season, he went 7-5 with a 4.33 ERA. In 2004, Carter ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dewon Brazelton
Dewon Cortez Brazelton (born June 16, 1980) is an American former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played professionally for the Tampa Bay Rays and the San Diego Padres. He last pitched in the major leagues in 2006. Early life Brazelton was born in Tullahoma, Tennessee and graduated from Tullahoma High School in Tullahoma. While pitching in high school, Brazelton had knee surgery in 1995, then Tommy John surgery in 1996. He played college baseball at Middle Tennessee State University. In 1999, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Professional career The Tampa Bay Devil Rays selected him with the third overall draft pick in the first round of the 2001 MLB amateur draft, and Brazelton made his MLB debut September 13, 2002. In 2004, Brazelton, after being called the second coming of Roger Clemens by Peter Gammons, received the Tony Conigliaro Award. After Stuart Sternberg took over as principal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Backe
Brandon Allen Backe (; born April 5, 1978) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Houston Astros during his career, and appeared in the 2005 World Series as a member of the Astros. Originally a position player, Backe was drafted as a second baseman and played in the outfield in the minor leagues prior to converting to pitching. High school and college Backe starred for Ball High School in Galveston, Texas where he was a two-time team MVP in baseball and earned all-district honors. He was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 36th round of the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft, but chose to stay close to home and played his collegiate baseball at Galveston College where he earned third-team All-America honors in . Primarily an infielder, he pitched only 26 total innings for the Whitecaps. Other notable Whitecap players on Backe's team included Pete Orr and Seth Foreman. Minor leagues Backe was selected by the Tampa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
