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2014 Toronto Blue Jays Season
The 2014 Toronto Blue Jays season was the 38th season for the franchise, and the 25th full season of play (26th overall) at Rogers Centre. Pitcher Roy Halladay signed a one-day contract with the Blue Jays before retiring from baseball, citing injuries. The Blue Jays announced their 2014 schedule on September 10, 2013. Standings American League East American League Wild Card Records vs opponents 2014 Draft The 2014 Major League Baseball draft was held on June 5–7. * – Toronto received the 11th overall pick in the 2014 draft as compensation for not signing Phillip Bickford in 2013. Regular season Summary The Blue Jays started the year, like most years in the past 10, in mediocre fashion, ending the month of April with a record of 12 wins and 15 losses, 3 games behind the Eastern division leaders. The month of May was a different story; they won 21 games and lost 9, taking over sole possession of the division lead on May 22. The month was memorable for a 9-game winni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Anthopoulos
Alex Anthopoulos (born May 25, 1977) is a Canadian professional baseball executive, currently working as the general manager and president of baseball operations for the Atlanta Braves. He was the senior vice president of baseball operations and General manager (baseball), general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2010 to 2015, for whom he began as a Scout (sport), scouting coordinator in 2003. Prior to the Blue Jays, Anthopoulos got his start in professional baseball with the Montreal Expos organization in 2000. In 2015, he was named the ''Sporting News'' Sporting News Executive of the Year Award, Executive of the Year after the Blue Jays advanced to the Major League Baseball postseason, playoffs for the first time since 1993, reaching the 2015 American League Championship Series, American League Championship Series (ALCS). However, his term with the Blue Jays ended on October 29, 2015, when he declined a five-year contract extension. He served ... [...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] |
Mike Wilner
Michael Samuel Wilner (born March 14, 1970) is a former Canadian baseball broadcaster for the Toronto Blue Jays. From 2014 through 2020, he called play-by-play for the Blue Jays' radio broadcasts, and authored a blog on Sportsnet.ca/590. He formerly hosted a postgame radio call-in show called ''BlueJaysTalk'' on the Fan 590. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1994. , Wilner has been a baseball columnist for the Toronto Star. Broadcasting career Wilner began his broadcasting career at the University of Toronto in 1988, and was named sports director there a year later. During his tenure at the University of Toronto, Wilner did play-by-play for various sports including hockey, basketball, and football. Wilner began his professional broadcasting career at the age of 19 with the Class-A Welland Pirates. He later did play-by-play for various baseball teams including the Class-A Watertown Indians, and the Double-A Hardware City Rock Cats. During the 2010 Winter Olympics, Wilne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Kansas City Royals Season
The Kansas City Royals' season of 2014 was the 46th for the Royals franchise. On September 26, 2014 the Royals clinched a playoff berth for the first time since 1985. They began the post-season by defeating the Oakland Athletics in the Wild Card Game and sweeping both the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the ALDS and the Baltimore Orioles in the ALCS, becoming the first team in Major League history to win their first 8 postseason games in a row. They lost to the San Francisco Giants in seven games in the 2014 World Series. To date, the 2014 Royals are the most recent MLB team to hit fewer than 100 home runs in a season. Regular season 4-run trend After the first 29 games of the 2014 regular season, the Royals had a record of 14–15. In all of their 14 wins, the Royals had scored at least 4 runs. In all of their 15 losses, the Royals had scored 3 runs or less. In the 30th game of the regular season, the Royals were playing the Tigers at home and the Tigers were winning 9–3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Detroit Tigers Season
The 2014 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 114th season. This was the team's first year under a mostly new coaching staff led by rookie Manager Brad Ausmus. On September 28, the last day of the regular season, the Tigers clinched the American League Central title with a 3–0 win over the Minnesota Twins. The Tigers finished one game ahead of the Kansas City Royals, with a 90–72 record. It was their fourth consecutive American League Central title. They became the first AL Central team to win four consecutive titles since the Cleveland Indians won five straight from 1995 to 1999, and the first Tigers team to ever make four consecutive postseason appearances. Despite all of this, the Tigers' season ended on October 5 when they were swept by the Baltimore Orioles in the American League Division Series. This snapped Detroit's streak of three consecutive American League Championship Series appearances. Roster moves Coaching staff *On October 21, Jim Leyland stepped down from his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Cleveland Indians Season
The 2014 Cleveland Indians season was the 114th season for the franchise. They finished in third place, five games back in the Central Division. Offseason Departures * On November 23, 2013, relief pitcher Joe Smith (pitcher), Joe Smith signed a three-year deal with the Los Angeles Angels. *Scott Kazmir agreed to a two-year, $24 million contract with the Oakland Athletics on December 3, 2013. Arrivals * On November 1, 2013, Jason Giambi re-signed to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. * On November 25, 2013, the Indians signed former Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers outfielder David Murphy (baseball), David Murphy to a two-year contract with a club option for a third year. Regular season The Indians opened their season on March 31, a 2-0 win over the 2013 Oakland Athletics season, Oakland Athletics. Their home opener, which was four days later, sold out in 15 minutes, one of the fastest sellouts in team history. Opening Day Starting Lineup # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Chicago White Sox Season
The 2014 Chicago White Sox season was the club's 115th season in Chicago and 114th in the American League. They finished in fourth place in the division, 17 games behind the first place Tigers. Regular season Season standings American League Central American League Wild Card Record vs. opponents Detailed records and runs scored/allowed Game log , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 1 , , March 31 , , Twins , , 3:10pm , , 5–3 , , Sale (1–0) , , Nolasco (0–1) , , Lindstrom (1) , , 1–0 , , 2:35 , , 37,422 , W1, - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 2 , , April 2 , , Twins , , 1:10pm , , 7–6 (11) , , Belisario , , Deduno (0–1) , , — , , 2–0 , , 4:19 , , 10,625 , W2, - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 3 , , April 3 , , Twins , , 1:10pm , , 9–10 , , Thielbar (1–0) , , Lindstrom , , Perkins (1) , , 2–1 , , 3:42 , , 11,056 , L1, - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 4 , , April 4 , , @ Royals , , 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Tampa Bay Rays Season
The Tampa Bay Rays 2014 season was the Rays' 17th season of Major League Baseball and the seventh as the "Rays" (all at Tropicana Field). The team finished at 77-85, their first losing season as the Rays. Season standings American League East Record vs. opponents Regular season summary The Rays 2014 season started out harsh entering May. Tampa Bay went 11–16 since opening day and was struggling to move up in the American League East early on. In addition to their rough first month of baseball, May did not do any favors. In May the Rays posted a 12–17 record. To make things worse, 2014 was being played without Matt Moore in their rotation and numerous other injuries (along with Moore's) may have begun to take a toll on the Rays' recent tendencies to make playoff runs. In June the Rays went 13–16 and followed that with an amazing July where they won 17 games and lost only 6. During the All Star Break, David Price was recognized as the only Tampa Bay representativ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 New York Yankees Season
The 2014 New York Yankees season was the 112th season for the New York Yankees franchise. The Yankees began the season on April 1 at Minute Maid Park against the Houston Astros, and finished on September 28 at Fenway Park against the Boston Red Sox. They finished in second place in the American League East with an 84–78 record, which was their worst record since 1992. The Yankees failed to make the playoffs for the second year in a row, and for the third time in twenty years. The 2014 season is also notable for being team captain Derek Jeter's final season as a professional baseball player, also, beginning that year the team's radio broadcasts switched stations, being now aired via WFAN 660 AM and its FM simulcast WFAN-FM, which assumed the duty of being the new flagship radio stations for the Yankees Radio Network. Off-season transactions On October 9, 2013, the Yankees agreed to a new contract with free agent manager Joe Girardi for four years and $16 million. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Boston Red Sox Season
The 2014 Boston Red Sox season was the 114th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Boston Red Sox, Red Sox finished last in the five-team American League East with a record of 71 wins and 91 losses, 25 games behind the 2014 Baltimore Orioles season, Baltimore Orioles. It was the second last-place finish for the team in three years, and they were the second defending World Series champions to finish last in their division, the first having been the 1998 Florida Marlins season, 1998 Florida Marlins. They also became the first MLB team to finish last in one season, win the World Series the next, and finish last again the following season. Offseason November *On November 1, 2013 the Red Sox picked up their $13 million club option on their ace pitcher Jon Lester for 2014. *On November 11, 2013 Boston announced that Jacoby Ellsbury, Stephen Drew and Mike Napoli have all declined the qualifying offer from the club and hit the Free agent#Major League Baseball usage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Baltimore Orioles Season
The 2014 Baltimore Orioles season was the 114th season in franchise history, the 61st in Baltimore, and the 23rd at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Birds would finish in first place in the American League East Division and return to the playoffs for the second time in three seasons, claiming their first division championship since 1997. The Orioles swept the Detroit Tigers in the Division Series and advanced to the AL Championship Series, where they were swept by the Kansas City Royals. New Oriole Nelson Cruz led the majors in home runs with 40; following Chris Davis' 2013 championship this was the first time in franchise history two Orioles (or Browns) had won back-to-back home run titles. As a team the Birds hit 211 home runs to lead baseball, their third consecutive 200-homer season (another franchise first). Preceding offseason Entering the offseason, the Orioles had 11 arbitration eligible players, three contract options, and several outgoing free agents. They looked to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
