Sentences with phrase «first major league game»

The lowly Rangers made Clyde their first draft choice, gave him a $ 125,000 bonus, and then, amid much fanfare, announced that he would start his first major league game only 19 days after he graduated from high school.

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This week is packed with major sporting events, starting with the first official games of Major League Baseball's 2016 season on Sunday and Momajor sporting events, starting with the first official games of Major League Baseball's 2016 season on Sunday and MoMajor League Baseball's 2016 season on Sunday and Monday.

Also, for the first time, NIKE will become a marketing partner of the NBA Development League (NBA D - League), engaging in seasonlong marketing activities with a major presence during the NBA D - League All - Star Game presented by Kumho Tire and the NBA D - League Showcase presented by Samsung.

The Dodger first baseman that day was Jackie Robinson: the first African - American to play in a major league game since the infamous «color line» was drawn in the 1880s.

Betts also hit a bases - loaded infield single to drive in his fourth run of the day, and he's now batted.283 /.358 /.447 with seven homers in his first 58 major - league games.

Although Ramos was sacked by Spurs just before the first anniversary of his appointment and left them bottom of the Premier League table after eight games of the 2008 - 09 season, he is still the last manager to guide the White Hart Lane club to a major trophy, having lifted the Carling Cup in February 2008.

SEE ALSO: 2017 - 18 Arsenal fixtures released by Premier League: Easy Emirates start but early away games very tough Chelsea fixture list 2017 - 18 sees Blues handed very tough August and September by Premier League Liverpool FC 2017 - 18 Premier League fixtures see Reds handed nice start and finish Man United fixtures 2017 - 18: Premier League hand Red Devils very winnable first seven, LFC provide 1st major test in October

By midsummer you could plainly see Leo Durocher leaping and pivoting at shortstop when Brooklyn played Cincinnati in the first televised major league game, inaugurating a new era in baseball and perhaps a new era in ham acting as well.

And with Major League Baseball focusing on bringing the game back to urban areas, the rise of JRW could not have come at a more opportune moment for baseball as an institution in America, the first sport to desegregate its ranks by admitting the great Number 42, Jackie Robinson, in 1947.

On May 23 in the second game of a doubleheader he played leftfield against the Phillies, his first major league start at a position other than catcher, as part of manager Lloyd McClendon's plan to ease the physical burden on three - time All - Star Kendall and to gain more offensive production from him.

That was the first curveball he'd ever thrown in a major league game.

Opposing teams (providing they have league status) can score against us like it is 5 a side game, and we must be the first major club / team team in history, which have a failing manager being allowed to decide our destiny.

Nelson understands he is still somewhat raw as a Major League prospect and hopes to continue to improve his game at the college level, where he will be focusing solely on pitching for the first time.

Arriving in the major leagues by a circuitous route just before the All - Star break, young Jim Nash won his first seven games for the Athletics and has added to the growing interest in a changing and better team

In 1910 he became the first president to throw out the opening pitch at a major league game, and some believe he invented the seventh - inning stretch when he stood up (no word on whether he was looking for a hot dog vendor) and the crowd followed suit.

The 2016 major league baseball season is officially underway, with Francisco Liriano the driving force behind the Pittsburgh Pirates» 4 - 1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday afternoon at PNC Park in the first game of the season.

The first major league baseball game under lights at Ebbets Field 25 years ago provided a memorable drama

Gordon played his first nine major league seasons in Kansas City, hitting.269 /.348 /.435 with 262 doubles and 134 home runs in 1,136 games.

From 1991, his first season, through 2003 the Braves won 1,245 regular - season games, more than any other major league team.

This commitment to the game bore fruit in the 1970s when Ryan Kurosaki and Lenn Sakata became the first Americans of Japanese descent to play in the major leagues.

Major League Baseball on Sunday announced the start times for postseason games for the first week of the playoffs, revealing the full schedule through Saturday of the Division Series in each lLeague Baseball on Sunday announced the start times for postseason games for the first week of the playoffs, revealing the full schedule through Saturday of the Division Series in each leagueleague.

• Jim Essian, Chicago White Sox catcher, on hitting his first major league home run in his 101st game: «I wanted to go into my home run trot, but I realized I didn't have one.»

Oakland Athletics catcher Bruce Maxwell took a knee during the national anthem before Saturday's game against the Texas Rangers at O.co Coliseum, believed to be the first Major League Baseball player to do so this season.

After having two games postponed due to the weather, Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo voiced his opinion that Major League Baseball should shorten its season so players don't have to play in cold weather.

Musial played his 3,000 th major league game that day when he pinch - hit in the 10th inning with two out, the score tied and Curt Flood on first.

For the year, all Rodriguez had done was take the major league lead in home runs (17), RBIs (49) and runs (43); become the first player to hit eight homers in Yankee Stadium in April and the first to drive in 10 runs in a game there; and move within two homers of becoming the first player (chart, page 41) to hit 400 before his 30th birthday.

Aaron played 2,759 regular - season major league games in the outfield, 210 at first, 202 as a designated hitter, 43 at second and seven at third.

Fifty years ago this week a would - be Cincinnati chanteuse named Kitty Burke dug her high heels into the dirt of the Crosley Field batter's box and became the first and only woman to bat — albeit unofficially — during a major league game.

Defoe had a dream start to his Major League Soccer career scoring eight goals in his first nine games.

To claim that this a relegation six pointer before the blackberries have ripened is premature in the extreme but the outcome of today's game could play a major part in deciding the Premier League sack race; or more precisely who the first manager to leave his post will be.

If the deal goes through, as is now widely expected, Cech could be eligible for Arsenal's first game of the season - the Community Shield on August 2 when their opponents will be Premier League champions Chelsea, where Cech has won a string of major honours in an 11 - year spell at Stamford Bridge.

The Dansoman Carl Reindorf Park has seen a major face - lift ahead of their first home league game against West Africa...

The 20 - year - old's first tally in Major League Soccer would snap the Union's four - game and 378 - minute streak without conceding a goal.

«However, it's the Liverpool midfield which is now a major concern; not only are Lallana and Coutinho unavailable, but the midfield has failed to fully function in its offensive and defensive responsibilities, as both Wijnaldum and Henderson have put in poor performances, with both failing to mark their opposite number, in multiple instances over the first two league games.

Ibrahimovic has played 127 minutes since he arrived in Los Angeles, and he's got three goals to his name, and more importantly the Galaxy have won six points from the mercurial Swede's first three games in Major League Soccer.

The 6 Hall of Famers will be joined by recently retired players representing all 30 major league teams for the Hall of Fame Classic, which features a pregame Home Run Derby 12:00 noon, followed by first pitch at 1:05 PM, of the 7 - inning legends game on Saturday, May 26th at Doubleday Field.

He is the co-author, with Dr. Kelly Starrett, of the forthcoming books Flight Plan and Waterman 2.0, and is also collaborating on Game Changer with University of Michigan football performance director Dr. Fergus Connolly and Bridging the Gap with Sue Falsone, the first female athletic head trainer in Major League sports.

Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play in Major League Baseball, is one of the biggest legends of the game.

In July 2012, the first television ad for the Dodge Dart aired during the broadcast of the Major League Baseball All - Star Game, featuring the bassline from Kanye West's «No Church in the Wild», a spoof on the Reliant Robin and a cameo by NFL's Tom Brady.

For instance, major league baseball players don't see their first pitch in a game.

Oh, yeah, you could also play as people who weren't Dale Murphy, too, if you were weird like that; this was the first console baseball game to snag a license from the Major League Baseball Player's Association.

While these are far and few first party games and exclusives, for the rest of the year, the Switch will see major games that are multiplatform, such as FIFA, WWE, Rocket League, and NBA2K, in addition to more first party titles, such as Mario and Rabbids Kingdom Battle, Pokken Tournament DX, Super Mario Odyssey, and Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

When all 30 major league teams support Marjory Stoneman Douglas High after last week's mass shooting by wearing MSD baseball caps before their first spring training game — with the option of also wearing them during the game — it will be a little different for the Marlins.

Hank Aaron went 0 — 5 in his first game in the major leagues, but he did not quit.