Sentences with phrase «th major league game»

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.

Of the 1,700 - plus players to wear a catcher's mask in a major league game, of the thousands to do it professionally, of the tens of thousands to do it in high school and college, no catcher could hit baseballs better than he could.

• Until last week Met outfielder Vince Coleman had six intentional walks in 990 major league games — and only one since 1988.

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

Keuchel is 9 - 0 with a 1.67 ERA in 11 starts for Houston this season, but last pitched in a major league game on June 2.

Gattis's folkloric status preceded him to camp this spring, long before he ever took a swing in a major league game.

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.

He found a company that produces videotapes of major league games and bought 10 minutes of Ellis Valentine highlights.

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.

Third: Alburquerque is three full seasons removed from his last bananas strikeout rate, and he appeared in two major league games last year.

A second new component to the pace of game program is the addition of timers that will measure non-game action and break time between innings and pitching changes during each Major League game.

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

During the baseball season some 12 to 15 million Latin Americans, béisbol lovers all, tune in their radio sets several times a week to hear a toro - voiced Norteamericano broadcast major league games in Spanish.

This postseason, Cuberson is 6 - for - 13 -LRB-.462) with four extra-base hits after a season that saw him play in just 15 major league games in the regular season, with two singles in 13 at - bats.

He had not won a major league game in four seasons, but when erstwhile Ranger phenom David Clyde moved to Cleveland, he changed his delivery and his luck

Both West and Beltre have reached impressive career thresholds in recent weeks, with the former working his 5,000 th major league game and the latter hitting his 3,000 th career hit.

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.

He's stood there before in a major league games.

But it's going to take 100 victories to win the NL West, and the Astros, 81 - 81 last year, aren't that good yet — not with a shortstop (Andujar Cedeno) who spent half of last season in the minors, a leftfielder (Luis Gonzalez) who hit only.243 and a catcher (Eddie Taubensee) who has played in just 130 major league games.

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.

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.

# 47 Deacon Phillippe RURAL RETREAT Pitched in majors from 1899 to 1911 for Louisville Colonels and Pirates; 189 victories in 372 major league games.

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.

Since being released by the Tigers in mid-season 2015 he has only appeared in 26 major league games.

Even my friends, who wouldn't call themselves baseball fans, have fun when we head to a major league game.

Also, they played so long before Robinson that no one in the stadiums was alive the last time an African American man appeared in a Major League game.

, and two or three have been privileged to work exhibition games in The Show, but so far as I know, none has ever worked a regular season major league game.

Not exact matches

Facebook and Major League Baseball have signed a deal in which 25 baseball games will only be broadcast in the U.S. on the social network.

In October 2015, rumors surfaced that the company was in talks to buy Major League Gaming, a well - known organizer of video game tournaments, though Activision (atvi) ultimately acquired the company earlier this year for $ 46 million.

Facebook has struck a deal with Major League Baseball to show 20 of the league's games live this season in an agreement that expands the social media network further into the world of live prograLeague Baseball to show 20 of the league's games live this season in an agreement that expands the social media network further into the world of live prograleague's games live this season in an agreement that expands the social media network further into the world of live programming.

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Apple executives on stage showed off its new phones displaying AR apps, including one built by Major League Baseball that lets spectators attending a live game see player statistics when they hover their phones over a particular athlete.

With Major League Baseball's All - Star Game and Home Run Derby officially in the books for this year, we have reached what baseball enthusiasts call the «dog days of summer.»

It turns out the number of people who buy tickets to watch Major League Baseball games in a season parallels consumer confidence.

While not tweeting in the middle of a game should be a no - brainer, major leagues also bar their athletes from tweeting before and after them, as well.

It was also Schultz who persuaded Fox and Major League Baseball — hours before game time — to make room for the Create Jobs for USA ad during Gamgame time — to make room for the Create Jobs for USA ad during GameGame 7.

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.

Over the past couple years, Major League Baseball has called attention to its extensive revenue sharing plan that distributes the wealth from the game's most well - heeled to those less fortunate.

There's not much Major League Baseball can do to compete with the weather, but if they continue to reschedule games at such a high rate, teams might have to begin to find some creative solutions as schedules tighten later in the season.

Though Burgstone and Satchu had celebrated many short - term wins in their company's short history, pitching Sequoia meant they were suddenly thrust into a big game in the major leagues.

Major League Baseball has partnered with tech giant Intel to bring some big surprises to this year's Home Run Derby and MLB All - Star Game.

Major League Baseball and the National Football League have lucrative contracts with the television networks and closely guard the airing of their games.

Called Watch, the feature will include short programs along with live events such as Major League Baseball games, the company announced Wednesday.

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.

PREPA did manage to restore power to the Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan Wednesday night in time for a Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Indians.

«I think the NBA, the NFL, the NHL, Major League Baseball, we all need to start advertising the fact that watching a game on television is the best viewing experience,» he said.

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He noted that MLS attendance has grown more quickly than any other major sport and is outpacing sports leagues such as the NBA and NHL on a per - game basis.