Sentences with phrase «national league players»

Since the inception of the designated hitter rule in 1973, it has been common for veteran National League players to switch leagues late in their careers.

The National League player of the week was Chicago Cub reliever Jim Bullinger, who saved four games last week and hit a home run in his first big league at bat.

• Tony Gwynn, who became the first National League player since Stan Musial to bat.300 or better for 10 straight seasons.

Who would ever have thought that the season's only no - hitter would be thrown by the Dodgers» Kevin Gross; that the only National League player to hit three homers in a game would be Atlanta shortstop Jeff Blauser; that Jose Canseco would be a Ranger; and that the National League strikeout leader, David Cone, would be anchoring the pennant drive for the Blue Jays?

He was the first National League player to lead the majors in hits and stolen bases since Honus Wagner in 1908, and the first NL player to lead the NL in batting average and steals since Jackie Robinson in 1949.

Harper clearly has the best statistics of any National League player, but it will be interesting to see if he's adversely affected by the Nats late season collapse.

Not exact matches

Abbott is so dominant that in a league that squeezes 18 players under a $ 150,000 salary cap, she just earned the first $ 1 million contract in National Pro Fastpitch (NPF).

This week, millions of people worldwide will have watched the 87th Major League Baseball (MLB) All - Star Game, showcasing 70 top players from the American and National Leagues.

The New York Times» Ken Belson and Mark Leibovich on Wednesday detailed an October meeting of NFL owners and players following President Donald Trump's attacks on the league over protests during the national anthem.

Schnatter, 56, who founded the company in 1984, came under fire in November after he criticized the National Football League's leadership over national anthem protests by National Football League's leadership over national anthem protests by national anthem protests by players.

It's no surprise that National Hockey League players are eyeing Europe as their league edges closer to another labour stoLeague players are eyeing Europe as their league edges closer to another labour stoleague edges closer to another labour stoppage.

Back in November, then - CEO Schnatter blamed the National Football League's leadership for hurting the company's performance because it had not resolved the ongoing controversy over players kneeling in protest during the National Anthem.

Are National Hockey League owners and players killing the league's League owners and players killing the league's league's brand?

The Kraft Heinz search for America's most passionate hockey community, in partnership with the National Hockey League (NHL ®) and National Hockey League Players» Association (NHLPA), led to more than a thousand local rink nominations across the United States.

The National Hockey League (NHL ®), founded in 1917, consists of 30 Member Clubs, with players from more than 20 countries represented across team rosters, competing for the most revered trophy in professional sports — the Stanley Cup ®.

Does it take fear of a refugee crisis for Mr. Trump to make the disaster as much of a front burner issue as a perceived lack of patriotism by some of the 1,700 or so players in the National Football League?

Every year, the NHL entertains more than 250 million fans in - arena and through its partners on national television and radio and more than 151 million followers - league, team and player accounts combined - across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube.

NHLPA, National Hockey League Players» Association and the NHLPA logo are trademarks of the NHLPA and are used under license.

The Kraft Hockeyville ™ USA contest, now in its fourth year and in partnership with the National Hockey League (NHL ®) and the National Hockey League Players» Association (NHLPA), is proud to award Clinton Arena in Clinton, N.Y. an opportunity to host an NHL ® Pre-Season Game and $ 150,000 in rink upgrades.

Suggesting that taking a knee at the national anthem is «harming» the team or the league isn't merely nonsensical, it reduces the role of the players to that of the analogy: criminals and derelicts.

Yesterday, NFL players around the league once again took a knee either before or during the National Anthem, and President Trump once again used Twitter to call for the end of protests.

On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, except that they should fetch your beer from the fridge and make thy snacks for the game, nor any foreigner residing in your towns, except for the National Football League players and the coaches and the trainers and the referees and the ticket takers and the purveyors of hot dogs and beer and the color commentators and the play by play commentors and the cameramen and the... skip a bit Brother Maynard 11 For in six days the coaches trained the players with drills and films, but they contest on the gridiron on the seventh day.

For more than 35 years, the National Football League — owners, coaches, players and staff — have been working with United Way to strengthen America's communities.

The National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Player's Association were either unable to reach an agreement or, depending on who you ask, didn't even try to reach an...

Today, COCO5, the Chicago - based all - natural sports hydration company, reported a capital raise of $ 1.5 million, with key contributors including longtime investors Jim Reynolds and Spiral Sun Ventures, National Basketball Association players Marcus Morris and Markieff Morris and National Hockey League player Andrew Shaw.

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In modern football and especially in the English Premier League, most teams will have more foreign nationals than homegrown players and while the whole idea is to bring the best from around the world this can have it's own problems.

It is not just that he is 26, in his fifth pro season, won a Heisman Trophy and national championship at Auburn, was the league's No. 1 pick and Rookie of the Year in 2011 and likely will be named the NFL most valuable player this year.

But comparing Olympic teams is hardly like matching up the National League East, in which everybody has 25 players and 81 games, home and away.

He was the National League's Most Valuable Player in» 61, with the Reds, and the American League MVP five years later, with the Orioles.

My only fear is that the first match after national duty is alway difficult for Arsenal to win but what is involve in this game will make Arsenal players to work hard to destroy Old traford and come with the required three point that will put us in competing for the league

Considered the best league in the world by many, Ogden argues that ultimately the pool of English players continues to diminish each year and ultimately that will continue to have an adverse effect on the national team.

The Toffees man, like Cahill, is also a regular within the national side but his appearance in this side comes off the back of scoring a howitzer in the Merseyside derby and learning that he was the fastest player in the Premier League.

This rule of home - grown players will affect negatively the epl in the future (knowing that epl is the top league in the world right now) and I'm not sure if it's going to improve England national team that much...

Daniel Murphy, Corey Seager, and Kris Bryant are finalists for the National League Most Valuable Player Award, announced on Monday by the Baseball Writers» Association of America, with Mike Trout, Jose Altuve, and Mookie Betts the finalists in the American League.

There is NO credible GM in the national football league, that just straight up «can't» find a way to sign a player his team wants over 3 million $.

NFL players around the league protested during the national anthem on Sunday, a response to critical comments President Donald Trump made about the league during a rally on Friday night.

Four of their players also star for the Cambridge city club which competes in the Super 8 League, the premier national competition for handball clubs in the UK.

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That stupid rule is to ensure that there are players in the league for the national team.

India Manager Wim Koevermans believes any player who plays for the National side should be attached to an I - League club, at least temporarily.

The National Hockey League announced Monday that regular - season games through Dec. 30 have been canceled, as the Players Association and the league have yet to come to terms on a new Collective Bargaining AgreLeague announced Monday that regular - season games through Dec. 30 have been canceled, as the Players Association and the league have yet to come to terms on a new Collective Bargaining Agreleague have yet to come to terms on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement.

The 22 year old has racked up over 100 Ligue 1 appearances and has 22 national team caps to his name and is a player who could adapt well to life in the Premier League.

It's easy to blame Hodgson but England as a nation have a bunch of useless players who can't be relied upon, they are so over rated and constantly fail in major tournaments, we love the premier league but the England national team suck!

The Ukrainian no. 10 would certainly add some much - needed dynamism to the Gunners» attacking forays and the player's national team coach has said that Yarmolenko «must» test himself in the Premier League.

Santo, a stocky, handsome blond from Seattle and one of the National League's finest all - round players, is captain of the team even though he is only 25.

That's one of the few statements out of the league office that Billy Hunter, executive director of the National Basketball Players Association, agrees with.

The National League vote for the 2015 MLB All - Star Game was updated for the second time, and somehow, no Royals players are leading at any position.

Her last chance to regain the kind of national acclaim that vanished for her after high school, to become a player whom the two fledgling women's pro leagues will come looking for.

For several years, Mitchell had been an ardent media supporter of the players, coaches and parents of Jackie Robinson West, well before the Little League on the city's predominantly black South Side burst into the national zeitgeist.