Sentences with phrase «play major league»

It was 1931, and everyone knew that girls did not play major league baseball.

Jackie Robinson is an American hero, but not the first African American man to play Major League Baseball.

In 2014, Gillespie helmed Disney's «Million Dollar Arm,» which features Jon Hamm as a sports agent that recruits talented Indian cricket players to play Major League Ball.

«We recognize the numbers that 1 in every 16,000 kids go on and play Major League Baseball, but pretty much everyone of them goes on to be husbands, fathers, employees and business people.

Further, Jackson's prepared to play major league baseball, the NFL and the USFL off one another to get what he wants: a pro contract in a warm - weather city.

From the SI Vault: William Nack's story of the stretch in May 1947 when Jackie Robinson showed he could play major league baseball, paving the way for other African - Americans to follow.

«Doctors told me that with two spinal fusions, I can't play major league baseball anymore,» Fielder said.

Considering the team has been playing Major League Baseball...

If I had to draw a line at what constitutes the Major League Baseball career hits record, it would probably be the player who has the most career hits playing Major League Baseball.

A few days later Zeidel was playing major league hockey.

When Jackson, who has missed the early part of each season while playing major league baseball, has not been in the lineup, the Raiders have passed far more than they have run.

Only one of them, his left hip fastened together by polyethylene and cobalt chrome, is playing major league baseball, an undertaking that shakes even his orthopedist to the marrow.

In all, 49 Davises have played major league baseball, including Southern (Dixie, Country), violent (Crash, Storm) and four - course - meal Davises (Chili, Spud, Peaches and Brandy).

«I didn't sleep that night, my mind raced from when I was 12 fantasizing over playing Major League baseball, to what will I tell my family and friends on the phone.

Filmmakers Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck (Half Nelson) offer an insightful tale about Dominicans chasing their dreams of playing Major League baseball and, in the process, deliver a quietly powerful take on immigration.

Sugar (2008): Filmmakers Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck (Half Nelson) offer an insightful tale about Dominicans chasing their dreams of playing Major League baseball and, in the process, deliver a quietly powerful take on immigration.

Moses Fleetwood Walker was an African - American and played Major League Baseball when Jackie Robinson's parents were still in diapers.

What would you do if you made millions playing Major League Baseball?

Not exact matches

Gehrig was an American baseball first baseman who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, from 1923 through 1939.

The Stoneman Douglas baseball team will get an opportunity to play in South Florida's Major League Baseball stadium next week.

Or the professional ballplayer who had to reconcile his shock at being traded like some commodity from the only major league team he had ever played for.

In the 2002 film, «The Rookie,» actor Dennis Quaid plays a middle - aged high school baseball coach who tries out for a major league baseball team.

There is a long history of famous major league baseball players who missed important games since they chose to observe the Sabbath and not play.

Middling countries that tend to feel marginalized by the dominant players in international affairs can also feel that they are playing in the major leagues by inflating the importance of the UN and their role in it.

Tim Tebow played 19 games with the Mets» minor league team with mixed reviews on his season from officials throughout the major league.

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.

He had, after all, played with Jackie Robinson — the man whose entry into the major leagues 40 years ago was being remembered on Nightline.

The city plays a major role in a team where the Australian Football League (AFL) frequently scouts for new talents to AFL clubs, which is the Murray Bushrangers.

We have a good group here but we still need to prove that we can be consistent to the end and play a major role in the Premier League.

They need to try and play more tougher teams from the mid major leagues or power five leagues and try to get more of those teams to play at the SMC.I think that would help put butts in the seats and help a little more in recruiting better players.A complaint i hear about the basketball program from fellow fans hear in tulare county is why don't they play more higher profile teams like the football team does.

The veteran shot - stopper also has an impressive haul of major trophies to his name, though he has the unfortunate record of losing all three Champions League finals he's played in.

While zooming through three levels of the minor leagues last season, Snider batted.275 -LRB-.349 OBP,.480 slugging) with 23 home runs and 91 RBIs.After a late - August call - up to the majors he hit.301 in 24 games and now saysthat playing in the big leagues was «easier than I thought.»

He plays center field and pitches for the baseball team, and the major league scouts faithfully attend every game.

Patek, who used to play in the National League, said that instead of plumping for interleague play, the majors should adopt interleague umpiring, just to even things out.

«He's the only guy I ever thought: This guy can play in the major leagues,» said Bradford, who coached four of them.

That will be a major setback for the Belgian international, but if he can fire Swansea to Premier League safety, he may have a big role to play at Stamford Bridge next season.

Champions league football of course is a major plus and i doubt the excitement to play with Jordan Henderson and last years Southampton squad is such a delight.

«That was a beautifully done Major League play all the way around.

Dane Iorg, who would go on to a 10 - year major league career and heroics in two World Series, played for Bunning that first season.

Catching those starters will be Mike Matheny, who has played only 108 major league games.

Milt Pappas, who won 209 big league games and pitched a no - hitter for the Cubs in 1972, manages Chicago; Gene Hiser, a utility outfielder during his five seasons as a major - leaguer, plays for Chicago.

In his Major League Debut, Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig pulled off the heroic 9 - 3 double play to save Los Angeles» 2 - 1 victory over the San Diego Padres.

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.

Despite enduring his fair share of criticism over his new side's playing style, Louis van Gaal had inspired United to third place in the Premier League and the quarter - finals of the FA Cup, with a Capital One Cup humbling at MK Dons the only major blot on his copy book.

My prediction: By the end of the month, I'll be watching more minor league baseball than major league baseball because of the wretched play of the major league team.

New Tigers manager Buddy Bell is one of 13 men to have played in at least 2,000 major league games in this century without ever appearing in a postseason game.

Todd Frazier was primarily a left fielder in the minor leagues, but he still played more than 250 games in the infield before reaching the majors.

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.

We have already had the bonus of seeing Alexis Sanchez overcome the knock to his Arsenal and play for Chile and now the news that our creator in chief Ozil is going to be okay to line up against Pep Guardiola's team is a major boost to our hopes of getting back on track and finishing in the top four spots to ensure another Champions League place.

it's time for this club to put it's money where it's mouth is... no more half measures, no more settling, no more making money hand - over-fist with little to show for it, no more excuses and no more hiding behind the idea that this is «small» club that can't compete with the «big boys»... the only real difference between them and us is what the manager demands and what the owner is willing to give... we play in the League with the richest tv contract in Europe, we have one of the largest home venues with some of the highest ticket prices on the continent, we have several major corporate sponsors, we have one of the largest fan bases in the World whom purchase a ridiculous amount of merchandise, we rake in coin on tour each and every preseason and we have banked countless millions from qualifying for and participating in various competitions at home and abroad