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The postseason began on October 1. The World Series began October 22 and ended October 30 with the Washington Nationals defeating the Houston Astros in seven ... 2019MajorLeagueBaseballseason FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Thisarticleisaboutthe2019MajorLeagueBaseballseasononly.Forinformationonallofbaseball,see2019inbaseball. Sportsseason 2019MLBseasonLeagueMajorLeagueBaseballSportBaseballDurationMarch20–October30,2019Numberofgames162Numberofteams30TVpartner(s)Fox/FS1,TBS,ESPN,MLBNetworkDraftTopdraftpickAdleyRutschmanPickedbyBaltimoreOriolesRegularseasonSeasonMVPAL:MikeTrout(LAA)NL:CodyBellinger(LAD)LeaguePostseasonALchampionsHoustonAstros  ALrunners-upNewYorkYankeesNLchampionsWashingtonNationals  NLrunners-upSt.LouisCardinalsWorldSeriesChampionsWashingtonNationals  Runners-upHoustonAstrosWorldSeriesMVPStephenStrasburg(WAS)MLBseasons← 20182020 → The2019MajorLeagueBaseballseasonbeganonMarch20,whiletheregularseasonendedonSeptember29.Itwasthe150thanniversaryofprofessionalbaseball,datingbacktothe1869foundationoftheCincinnatiRedStockings.ThepostseasonbeganonOctober1.TheWorldSeriesbeganOctober22andendedOctober30withtheWashingtonNationalsdefeatingtheHoustonAstrosinsevengamestowintheirfirstWorldSerieschampionship.TheentireschedulewasreleasedonAugust22,2018.[1] The90thMajorLeagueBaseballAll-StarGamewasheldonJuly9atProgressiveField,homeoftheClevelandIndians.TheAmericanLeaguewon,4–3,foritsseventhstraightvictory.[2] Thiswasthefinalseasonwhenanyoneonthe40-manexpandedrostercouldbeusedingamesfromSeptember1throughtheendoftheregularseason(so-calledSeptembercall-ups). Contents 1Schedule 2Standings 2.1AmericanLeague 2.2NationalLeague 3Postseason 3.1Bracket 4Managerialchanges 4.1Generalmanagers 4.1.1Offseason 4.1.2In-season 4.2Fieldmanagers 4.2.1Offseason 4.2.2In-season 5Leagueleaders 5.1AmericanLeague 5.2NationalLeague 6Milestones 6.1Batters 6.2Pitchers 6.2.1No-hitters 6.2.2Otherpitchingaccomplishments 6.3Miscellaneous 7Awardsandhonors 7.1Regularseason 7.2All-MLBTeam 7.3Otherawards 7.4Monthlyawards 7.4.1PlayeroftheMonth 7.4.2PitcheroftheMonth 7.4.3RookieoftheMonth 8HomeFieldAttendance&Payroll 9Uniforms 9.1Changes 9.2Anniversariesandspecialevents 9.3Otheruniforms 10Throwbacks 11Venues 12Broadcastrights 12.1Television 12.1.1National 12.1.2Local 12.2Radio 12.2.1Local 12.2.2National 12.3Digital 13Retirements 14Retirednumbers 15Seealso 16References 17Externallinks Schedule[edit] Ashasbeenthecasesince2013,teamswerescheduledtoplay19gamesagainsteachdivisionopponentforatotalof76games,andsixorsevengamesagainsteachteamfromtheothertwodivisionsforatotalof66games.Theprimaryinter-leaguematch-upswereALEastvsNLWest,ALCentralvsNLEastandALWestvsNLCentral.[3] TheseasonbeganonMarch20and21withtheOaklandAthleticsandtheSeattleMarinersplayinginTokyo,Japan,attheTokyoDome.[1] Excludinginternationalopeners,March28wastheearliestOpeningDayinhistory.ThepreviousearliestwasMarch29ofthe2018season.[4] ThesecondannualMexicoSeriesofgamesfeaturedfourmatchupsduringtheseason.ThefirstfeaturedtheSt.LouisCardinalsandtheCincinnatiRedsatMonterrey,Mexico'sEstadiodeBéisbolMonterreyonApril13and14.Theotherseries,alsoinMonterrey,featuredtwogamesbetweentheHoustonAstrosandtheLosAngelesAngelsonMay4and5.[5] TheKansasCityRoyalsfacedtheDetroitTigersatTDAmeritradeParkinOmaha,Nebraska,onJune13,twodaysbeforetheCollegeWorldSeries.[6]ThiswasthefirstMLBgameplayedinthestateofNebraska.[7] TheLondonSeriesfeaturedtheNewYorkYankeesandBostonRedSoxatLondonStadiuminLondon,onJune29and30makingitthefirstregularseasonseriesplayedinLondon,underatwo-yearcommitment.[8] TheMLBLittleLeagueClassicatBB&TBallparkinWilliamsport,Pennsylvania,coincidingwiththeLittleLeagueWorldSeries,returnedtothescheduleforthethirdstraightyear.ItwasplayedbetweentheChicagoCubsandPittsburghPiratesonAugust18.[9] Standings[edit] AmericanLeague[edit] vteALEast W L Pct. GB Home Road (2)NewYorkYankees 103 59 0.636 — 57–24 46–35 (5)TampaBayRays 96 66 0.593 7 48–33 48–33 BostonRedSox 84 78 0.519 19 38–43 46–35 TorontoBlueJays 67 95 0.414 36 35–46 32–49 BaltimoreOrioles 54 108 0.333 49 25–56 29–52 vteALCentral W L Pct. GB Home Road (3)MinnesotaTwins 101 61 0.623 — 46–35 55–26 ClevelandIndians 93 69 0.574 8 49–32 44–37 ChicagoWhiteSox 72 89 0.447 28½ 39–41 33–48 KansasCityRoyals 59 103 0.364 42 31–50 28–53 DetroitTigers 47 114 0.292 53½ 22–59 25–55 vteALWest W L Pct. GB Home Road (1)HoustonAstros 107 55 0.660 — 60–21 47–34 (4)OaklandAthletics 97 65 0.599 10 52–29 45–36 TexasRangers 78 84 0.481 29 45–36 33–48 LosAngelesAngels 72 90 0.444 35 38–43 34–47 SeattleMariners 68 94 0.420 39 35–46 33–48 NationalLeague[edit] vteNLEast W L Pct. GB Home Road (2)AtlantaBraves 97 65 0.599 — 50–31 47–34 (4)WashingtonNationals 93 69 0.574 4 50–31 43–38 NewYorkMets 86 76 0.531 11 48–33 38–43 PhiladelphiaPhillies 81 81 0.500 16 45–36 36–45 MiamiMarlins 57 105 0.352 40 30–51 27–54 vteNLCentral W L Pct. GB Home Road (3)St.LouisCardinals 91 71 0.562 — 50–31 41–40 (5)MilwaukeeBrewers 89 73 0.549 2 49–32 40–41 ChicagoCubs 84 78 0.519 7 51–30 33–48 CincinnatiReds 75 87 0.463 16 41–40 34–47 PittsburghPirates 69 93 0.426 22 35–46 34–47 vteNLWest W L Pct. GB Home Road (1)LosAngelesDodgers 106 56 0.654 — 59–22 47–34 ArizonaDiamondbacks 85 77 0.525 21 44–37 41–40 SanFranciscoGiants 77 85 0.475 29 35–46 42–39 ColoradoRockies 71 91 0.438 35 43–38 28–53 SanDiegoPadres 70 92 0.432 36 36–45 34–47 Postseason[edit] Bracket[edit]   WildCardGames(ALWC,NLWC) DivisionSeries(ALDS,NLDS) LeagueChampionshipSeries(ALCS,NLCS) WorldSeries                                           1 Houston 3   4 Oakland 0     5 TampaBay 2       1 Houston 4   5 TampaBay 1     AmericanLeague   2 NYYankees 2     2 NYYankees 3       3 Minnesota 0       AL1 Houston 3   NL4 Washington 4     1 LADodgers 2     4 Washington 1     4 Washington 3       4 Washington 4 5 Milwaukee 0     NationalLeague   3 St.Louis 0   2 Atlanta 2       3 St.Louis 3   Managerialchanges[edit] Generalmanagers[edit] Offseason[edit] Team FormerGM Reasonforleaving NewGM Notes NewYorkMets SandyAlderson Health BrodieVanWagenen OnJune26,2018,Aldersontookapermanentleaveofabsenceduetorecurrenceofcancer.Hewashiredasgeneralmanagerin2010andsawtheteamwintheNationalLeaguepennantin2015.[10]OnOctober28,2018,afterhavingthreeinterimsfinishtherestoftheseason,theMetsagreedtohaveformeragentBrodieVanWagenenbetheir13thgeneralmanagerinfranchisehistory.[11] SanFranciscoGiants BobbyEvans Fired ScottHarris OnSeptember24,2018,theGiantsfiredBobbyEvansafteralmostfourseasonsasgeneralmanager.[12]TheGiantsmadetheplayoffsin2016,butare166–224(.426)sincetakingamajorleague-best57–33(.633)recordintotheAll-Starbreakthatyear. BaltimoreOrioles DanDuquette Contractnotrenewed MikeElias OnOctober3,2018,theteamannouncedthatDuquette,alongwithmanagerBuckShowalter,wouldnotberetainedforthe2019seasonaftertheOrioleshadtheworstrecordinfranchisehistoryat47–115(.290).Duquettewashiredasgeneralmanagerafterthe2011season.[13]OnNovember16,2018,MikeEliaswasnamedtheteam'snewgeneralmanager.[14] LosAngelesDodgers FarhanZaidi Resigned N/A OnNovember7,2018,ZaidilefttheDodgerstobecomethePresidentofBaseballOperationsfortheSanFranciscoGiants.[15]Sincetakingoverin2014,heoversawtheDodgerswintheNLWestallfivetimes,andtheNLpennanttwicefrom2017–2018. In-season[edit] Date Team FormerGM Reasonforleaving NewGM Notes September9 BostonRedSox DaveDombrowski Fired BrianO'Halloran Dombrowski,whoheldthetitlePresidentofBaseballOperationsandwasdefactogeneralmanagersinceMikeHazenlefttheteaminOctober2016,wasfiredlessthanayearafterBostonwonthe2018WorldSeries,followingalossthatdroppedtheteam'srecordto76–67(.531).[16][17] Fieldmanagers[edit] Offseason[edit] Team Formermanager Interimmanager Reasonforleaving NewManager Notes CincinnatiReds BryanPrice JimRiggleman Fired DavidBell PricewasfiredinApril,andwasreplacedbyRigglemanfortheremainderofthe2018season.Bellwashiredforthe2019season. TexasRangers JeffBanister DonWakamatsu ChrisWoodward BanisterwasfiredinSeptember,andwasreplacedbyWakamatsufortheremainderoftheseason.Woodwardwashiredforthe2019season. TorontoBlueJays JohnGibbons None Contractnotrenewed CharlieMontoyo OnSeptember26,2018,theteamannouncedthatmanagerJohnGibbonswillnotberetainedforthe2019season.Inhissecondstintwiththeteam,Gibbonsfinishedwitha498–494(.502)recordandtwoplayoffappearances.[18]OnOctober25,2018,theBlueJaysannouncedthatCharlieMontoyowillbethenewmanagerforthe2019season,signinghimtoathree-yeardealwithacluboptionfor2022.[19] LosAngelesAngels MikeScioscia Resigned BradAusmus OnSeptember30,2018,itwasannouncedthatMikeSciosciawillbesteppingdownasmanageroftheLosAngelesAngelsafter19yearswitha1650–1428(.536)record.HeledtheAngelstosixdivisiontitlesandwonthe2002WorldSeries.HealsowontheAmericanLeagueManageroftheYeartwiceduringhistenure.[20]OnOctober21,2018,itwasannouncedthatBradAusmuswouldbethenewmanageroftheAngels.[21] MinnesotaTwins PaulMolitor Reassigned RoccoBaldelli OnOctober2,2018,itwasannouncedthatPaulMolitorwillbeofferedanewroleintheTwinsorganizationandwillbeoutasmanagerafterfouryears.Molitorfinishedwitha305–343(.471)recordwithoneplayoffappearancein2017,inwhichhewasnamedtheAmericanLeagueManageroftheYearaftertheseason.[22]OnOctober25,2018,itwasannouncedthatRoccoBaldelliwillbethenewTwinsmanager.[23] BaltimoreOrioles BuckShowalter Contractnotrenewed BrandonHyde OnOctober3,2018,theteamannouncedthatmanagerBuckShowalter,alongwithgeneralmanagerDanDuquette,willnotberetainedforthe2019season.Showalterwent669–684(.494)inhisnineseasonsatBaltimoreandledtheOriolestothepostseasonthreetimes,includingthe2014AmericanLeagueChampionshipSeries,whentheyweresweptbytheKansasCityRoyals,butinhisfinalseasonwiththeOrioles,theyfinishedwiththeworstrecordinfranchisehistoryandinthe2018seasonoverallat47–115(.290)[24]OnDecember14,2018,theOriolesofficiallyannouncedthatBrandonHydewillbethenewmanageroftheOrioles.[25] In-season[edit] Team Formermanager Interimmanager Reasonforleaving Newmanager Notes SanDiegoPadres AndyGreen RodBarajas Fired JayceTingler OnSeptember21,Greenwasfiredafterfourseasonswitharecordof274–366(.428).BenchcoachRodBarajaswasnamedtheinterimmanagerofthePadresfortherestoftheseason.ThePadreswouldeventuallyhireJayceTinglerforduringthe2020offseason.[26] PittsburghPirates ClintHurdle None Fired DerekShelton OnSeptember28,ClintHurdlewasfiredafternearlynineseasonswiththePirates,witharecordof735–720(.505).Hewasfiredpriortothefinalgameoftheseasonanddidnotmanagethefinalgame. Leagueleaders[edit] AmericanLeague[edit] Hittingleaders Stat Player Total AVG TimAnderson(CWS) .335 HR JorgeSoler(KC) 48 RBI JoséAbreu(CWS) 123 R MookieBetts(BOS) 135 H WhitMerrifield(KC) 206 SB MallexSmith(SEA) 46 Pitchingleaders Stat Player Total W JustinVerlander(HOU) 21 L SpencerTurnbull(DET) 17 ERA GerritCole(HOU) 2.50 K GerritCole(HOU) 326 IP JustinVerlander(HOU) 223.0 SV RobertoOsuna(HOU) 38 NationalLeague[edit] Hittingleaders Stat Player Total AVG ChristianYelich(MIL) .329 HR PeteAlonso(NYM) 53 RBI AnthonyRendon(WAS) 126 R RonaldAcuñaJr.(ATL) 127 H OzzieAlbies(ATL) 189 SB RonaldAcuñaJr.(ATL) 37 Pitchingleaders Stat Player Total W StephenStrasburg(WAS) 18 L SandyAlcantara(MIA)MerrillKelly(ARI)MilesMikolas(STL) 14 ERA Hyun-JinRyu(LAD) 2.32 K JacobdeGrom(NYM) 255 IP StephenStrasburg(WAS) 209.0 SV KirbyYates(SD) 41 Milestones[edit] Batters[edit] PaulGoldschmidt(STL): BecamethefirstplayerinMajorLeaguehistorytohitthreehomerunsineitherhisfirstorsecondgamewithanewteam.HeaccomplishedthefeatonMarch29againsttheMilwaukeeBrewers.[27] ChristianYelich(MIL): WithahomeruninthefirstinningagainsttheSt.LouisCardinalsonMarch31,YelichbecamethesixthplayerinMajorLeaguehistorytohitahomerunineachofhisteam'sfirstfourgamesoftheseason.[28] Withhis14thhomerunoftheseasononApril27againsttheNewYorkMets,YelichtiedaMajorLeaguerecordforthemosthomerunsinasingleseasonbeforeMay1.HetiedtherecordthatwassetbyAlbertPujols(2006)andAlexRodriguez(2007).[29] ZackGreinke(HOU)/(ARI): Atage35,becametheoldestpitchersince1957tohitmultiplehomerunsinthesamegameonApril2againsttheSanDiegoPadres.[30] Becamethefirstpitchersince1930tohaveatleastfiveextra-basehitsthroughtheteam'sfirst26gamesonApril25againstthePittsburghPirates.Healsobecamethefirstpitchersince1906tohitforthecycleallinthemonthofApril.[31] ChrisDavis(BAL): WithhislinedriveoutinthefifthinningagainsttheOaklandAthleticsonApril8,DavissettheMajorLeaguerecordwithhis47thconsecutivehitlessat-bat.HebroketherecordthatwassetbyEugenioVélezattheendofthe2010seasonandthebeginningofthe2011season.[32]Davisfinallywasabletoputanendtothestreakat54consecutivehitlessat-batswithasingleinthefirstinningagainsttheBostonRedSoxonApril13.[33] CodyBellinger(LAD): SettheMajorLeaguerecordfortotalbasesinMarch/Aprilwith88onApril26againstthePittsburghPirates.[34]HefinishedMarch/Aprilwith97totalbases.[35] Withhis14thhomerunoftheseasononApril28againstthePittsburghPirates,BellingertiedaMajorLeaguerecordforthemosthomerunsinasingleseasonbeforeMay1.HetiedtherecordthatwassetbyAlbertPujols(2006),AlexRodriguez(2007)andthisyearbyChristianYelich.[36] Bycollectinghis37thRBIonApril29againsttheSanFranciscoGiants,BellingersettheMajorLeaguerecordwiththemostRBIbyMay1.HebroketherecordthatwasheldbyMarkMcGwireandJuanGonzalez,whobothsettherecordin1998.[37] Becamethesecondplayerundertheageof25inNationalLeaguehistorytohit30homerunsbeforetheAll-StarbreakonJuly4againsttheSanDiegoPadres.WillieMaysaccomplishedthisfeataswellin1954.[38] JuanSoto,VíctorRoblesandCarterKieboom(WAS): Becamethefirsttrioofteammatesaged21-or-youngerinMajorLeaguehistorytohitahomeruninthesamegameagainsttheSanDiegoPadresonApril27.[39] PabloSandoval(SF): OnMay6againsttheCincinnatiRedsbecameonlythesecondplayersince1900topostascorelessouting,hitahomerunandstealabaseinthesamegame,joiningfellowGiantChristyMathewson,whoaccomplishedthefeatonMay23,1905.[40] RobinsonCanó(NYM): Recordedhis2,500thcareerhitagainsttheSanDiegoPadresonMay7withadoubleinthefirstinning.Hebecamethe101stplayer,andsixthDominican-born,toreachthismark.[41] Recordedhis550thcareerdoubleintheeighthinningagainsttheChicagoCubsonJune21.Hebecamethe31stplayertoreachthismark.[42] JoeyGallo(TEX): Withhis100thcareerhomerun,GallobecamethefirstplayerinMajorLeaguehistorytoamass100homerunsbeforereachingitinsingles(93)onMay8againstthePittsburghPirates.[43] AlbertPujols(LAA): Recordedhis2,000thcareerRBIwithahomeruninthethirdinningagainsttheDetroitTigersonMay9.Hebecomesthethirdplayertoreachthismark,joiningHankAaronandAlexRodriguez.[44] Recordedhis650thcareerdoubleinthethirdinningonJuly7againsttheHoustonAstros.Hebecametheeighthplayertoreachthismark.[45] Recordedhis650thcareerhomerunonJuly28againsttheBaltimoreOrioles.Hebecamethesixthplayertoreachthismark.Withthishomerun,PujolsalsobecamethefirstplayerinMajorLeaguehistorytohitatleast650homerunsand650doublesintheircareer.[46] WithasingleinthefourthinningonAugust14againstthePittsburghPirates,Pujolsbecametheall-timehitsleaderamongplayersbornoutsidetheUnitedStates,passingAdriánBeltréwithcareerhit3,167.[47] TrevorStory(COL): BecamethefastestshortstopinMajorLeaguehistorytohithis100thcareerhomerun,doingsoinhis448thgameonMay24againsttheBaltimoreOrioles.[48] AustinRiley(ATL): WithhiseighthhomerunoftheseasononJune1againsttheDetroitTigers,RileyjoinedRhysHoskins,CarlosDelgadoandTrevorStoryastheonlyplayersinMajorLeaguehistorytohomeratleasteighttimesthroughthefirst16gamesofacareer.RileyalsotiedthemarkforthemostRBIsthroughhisfirst16games,with22(donebyJimGreengrassandMandyBrooks).[49] EdwinEncarnación(NYY)/(SEA): Recordedhis400thcareerhomerunagainsttheLosAngelesAngelsonJune9.Hebecamethe56thplayertoreachthismark.[50] ShoheiOhtani(LAA): BecamethefirstJapanese-bornplayerinMajorLeaguehistorytohitforthecycleonJune13againsttheTampaBayRays.[51] YordanÁlvarez(HOU): WithhishomerunonJune15againsttheTorontoBlueJays,AlvareztiedaMajorLeaguerecordbyhittingatleastfourhomerunsinhisfirstfivecareergames.Inbecomingthefourthplayertoachievethismark,ÁlvarezjoinedTrevorStory(sixin2016),YasielPuig(fourin2013)andMikeJacobs(fourin2005).[52] ByknockingintworunsagainsttheOaklandAthleticsonJuly22,ÁlvarezbecamethefirstplayerinMajorLeaguehistorytohave35RBIsinhisfirst30careergamessincerunsbattedinbecameanofficialstatisticin1920.[53] CharlieBlackmon(COL): SettheMajorLeaguerecordformosthitsinafour-gameseriesbygetting15hitsagainsttheSanDiegoPadresfromJune13toJune16.HebroketherecordthatwassetbyBuckJordanoftheBostonBravesin1934andBillWhiteoftheSt.LouisCardinalsin1961.[54] PeteAlonso(NYM): Withhis26thhomerunonJune22againsttheChicagoCubs,AlonsosettherecordformosthomersbyaNationalLeaguerookiebeforetheAll-Starbreak.CodyBellingerhadsetthemarkin2017.[55]Hithis30thhomerunonJuly7againstthePhiladelphiaPhilliesbecomingthethirdrookietohave30homerunsbytheAll-Starbreak.HejoinsMarkMcGwire(1987)andAaronJudge(2017)toreachthismark.[56] OnAugust18,Alonsohithis40thhomerun,settingaNationalLeaguerookierecordpreviouslysetbyCodyBellingerin2017.[57] BecamethesecondrookieinMajorLeaguehistorytohit50homerunswhenhehithis50thonSeptember20againsttheCincinnatiReds.HejoinsAaronJudgewhoaccomplishedthisin2017.[58] TiedtheMajorLeaguerookierecordformosthomerunsinaseasonwithhis52ndagainsttheAtlantaBravesonSeptember27.HetiedtherecordsetbyAaronJudgein2017.[59] SettheMajorLeaguerookierecordformosthomerunsinaseasonwithhis53rd,passingJudgeintheprocess,alsoagainsttheAtlantaBraves,onSeptember28.[60] BryceHarper(PHI): BecamethefirstplayerinMajorLeaguehistorytohavetwomilestonehitsinoneat-batonJuly3againsttheAtlantaBraves.Hisat-batinthesixthinningincludedhis1000thcareerhitandhis200thcareerhomerun.[61] Travisd'Arnaud(TB): BecamethefirstplayerinMajorLeaguehistorytohomerthreetimesinagamewhilecatchingandbattingleadoff.HeaccomplishedthisagainsttheNewYorkYankeesonJuly15.[62] BoBichette(TOR): BecamethefirstplayerinMajorLeaguehistorytorecord10extra-basehitswithinhisfirstninecareergamesonAugust6againsttheTampaBayRays.[63] AristidesAquino(CIN): BecamethefirstrookieinMajorleaguehistorytohitahomeruninthreeconsecutiveinningsonAugust10againsttheChicagoCubs.[64] Withhis13thhomerunonAugust28againsttheMiamiMarlins,hebecamethefirstplayerinthemoderneratoreach13homerunsin100careerplateappearances.[65] Becamethefastestplayertoreach15careerhomerunswithhishomerunonSeptember2againstthePhiladelphiaPhillies.Aquinoaccomplishedthisin122plateappearances,breakingtherecordbyRhysHoskinswhodiditin135plateappearanceslastseason.[66] RafaelDevers(BOS): Went6-for-6withfourdoublesagainsttheClevelandIndiansonAugust13,becomingthefirstplayerinMajorLeaguehistorytorecordsixormorehitsandfourormoredoublesinonegame.[67] RonaldAcuñaJr.(ATL): Withhis30thstolenbaseonAugust23againsttheNewYorkMets,Acuñabecamethesecond-youngestplayertojointhegame's30–30club.Theonlyotherplayertojointhe30-30clubbeforehis22-year-oldseasonwasMikeTrout,whoaccomplishedthisfeatduringhis20-year-oldseasonin2012.[68] Withhis40thhomerunonSeptember19againstthePhiladelphiaPhillies,AcuñabecametheyoungestinMajorLeaguehistorytohitatleast40homerunsandsteal30basesinaseason.[69] EduardoEscobar(ARI): Becamethefourthswitch-hitterinMajorLeaguehistorytohitatleast30homeruns,20doublesand10triplesinthesameseasononAugust29againsttheLosAngelesDodgers.[70] MikeTrout(LAA): OnAugust31,Troutmadehistorybybecomingtheyoungestplayer(28years,24days)tojointhe200-homer200-stolenbaseclub.HeachievedthisfeatagainsttheBostonRedSoxwithhis11thstolenbaseoftheseason,breakingtherecordthatwaspreviouslyheldbyBarryBonds(28years,349days).[71] KetelMarteandEduardoEscobar(ARI): Becamethefirstswitch-hittingteammatesinNationalLeaguehistorytobothhit30+homerunsonSeptember4againsttheSanDiegoPadres.[72] EugenioSuarez(CIN): Withhis48thhomerunagainsttheChicagoCubsonSeptember18,Suarezsetanewsingle-seasonhomerunrecordbyaVenezuelan-bornplayer.HebroketherecordsetbyAndresGalarragain1996.[73] NelsonCruz(MIN): Recordedhis400thcareerhomeruninthefourthinningagainsttheKansasCityRoyalsonSeptember22.Hebecamethe57thplayer,andtenthDominican-bornplayer,toreachthismark.[74] Pitchers[edit] No-hitters[edit] MikeFiers(OAK): Threwhissecondcareerno-hitter,andthe13thinfranchisehistory,bydefeatingtheCincinnatiReds2–0onMay7.Fiersstruckoutsixandwalkedtwo,throwing83ofhis131pitchesforstrikes.Fiersbecomesthe35thpitcherwithmultipleno-hittersinhiscareer,includingthepost-season.Thiswasalsothe300thno-hitterinMajorLeaguehistory.[75] TaylorColeandFélixPeña(LAA): Combinedtothrowthe11thno-hitterinfranchisehistorybydefeatingtheSeattleMariners13–0onJuly12.WitheveryplayerwearingTylerSkaggs'sjerseynumber45intheirfirsthomegamesincehisdeathonJuly1,ColeandPenaallowedonlyonewalkduringthegameinthe13thcombinedno-hitterinMajorLeaguehistory.Colestartedthegameandwenttwoinnings,throwing13ofhis22pitchesforstrikes.Penawentthelastseveninnings,walkingoneandstrikingoutsix.Hethrew81pitchesand52wereforstrikes.[76] AaronSanchez,WillHarris,JoeBiagini,andChrisDevenski(HOU): Combinedtothrowthe12thno-hitterinfranchisehistoryandthe14thcombinedno-hitterinMajorLeaguehistorybydefeatingtheSeattleMariners9–0onAugust3.Sanchezstruckoutsixandwalkedtwo,throwing55ofhis92pitchesforstrikes.Harriswalkedonewhilethrowing12pitches,ofwhichfivewerestrikes.Biaginistruckoutoneandwalkedonewhilethrowing22pitches,ofwhich12werestrikes.Devenskistruckoutone;witheightoftwelvepitcheswerestrikes.[77] JustinVerlander(HOU): Threwhisthirdcareerno-hitterandthe13thno-hitterinfranchisehistoryina2–0victoryagainsttheTorontoBlueJaysatRogersCentreonSeptember1.Verlanderstruckoutfourteenbatterswhileallowingonlyonewalk,throwing79ofhis120pitchesforstrikes.VerlanderalsobecamethefirstpersoninMajorLeaguehistorytothrowmultipleno-hittersatthesamepark.HealsobecamethesixthplayerinMajorLeaguehistorytothrowatleastthreeno-hitters,joiningNolanRyan,SandyKoufax,BobFeller,LarryCorcoran,andCyYoung.[78] Otherpitchingaccomplishments[edit] IntheopeninggamebetweentheMetsandtheNationals,JacobdeGrom(NYM)had10strikeoutsandMaxScherzer(WAS)had12.ThiswasthesecondtimeinOpeningDayhistorywhenbothstartingpitchersinthesamegamerecordedtenormorestrikeouts.TheonlyothertimethishappenedwasonApril7,1970,whenDaveMcNallyoftheBaltimoreOrioleshad13strikeoutsinacomplete-gamewinandSamMcDowelloftheDetroitTigersstruckout11in6+1⁄3innings.[79] MerrillKellyandJonDuplantier(ARI): BecamethefirstteammatesinMajorLeaguehistorytomaketheirmajorleaguedebutsinthesamegame,withonepitcherearningawinandtheotherearningasaveonApril1againsttheSanDiegoPadres.[80] JacobdeGrom(NYM): TiedBobGibsonformostconsecutivequalitystartsinMajorLeaguehistoryat26games,bypitchingsevenscorelessinningsagainsttheMiamiMarlinsonApril3.[81]ThiscametoanendindeGrom'snextstartagainsttheMinnesotaTwinsonApril9.[82] TrevorBauer(CIN)/(CLE): BecamethefirstpitcherinMajorLeaguehistorytogofive-plusinningsinback-to-backstartstobeginaseasonandgiveuponlyonetotalhitonApril4againsttheTorontoBlueJays.[83] ShaneGreene(ATL)/(DET): BecamethefastestpitcherinMajorLeaguehistorytoearnhisseventhsavebyclosingoutagameApril7againsttheKansasCityRoyals.Greeneaccomplishedthisinhisteam'sfirsttengames.[84] TaylorClarke(ARI): Becamethefirstpitchersince1969torecordasaveandgetahitinhisMajorLeaguedebutonApril20againsttheChicagoCubs.[85] AdamWainwright(STL): Recordedhis150thcareerwinwithavictoryagainsttheMilwaukeeBrewersonApril24.Hebecamethe261stplayertoreachthismark.[86] MaxScherzer(WAS): Recordedhis2,500thcareerstrikeoutbyfanningManuelMargotoftheSanDiegoPadresonApril26.Hebecamethe35thplayertoreachthismark.[87] ForthemonthofJune,postedanERAof1.00andstruckout68battersin45innings.Hebecamethefourthpitcherintheliveballera(since1920)withanERAof1.00orlowerand68-plusstrikeoutsinamonth.TheotherswereRandyJohnson,RogerClemensandPedroMartinez.[88] CCSabathia(NYY): Recordedhis3,000thcareerstrikeoutbyfanningJohnRyanMurphyoftheArizonaDiamondbacksonApril30.Hebecamethe17thplayer,andthirdleft-hander(joiningRandyJohnsonandSteveCarlton),toreachthismark.[89] Recordedhis250thcareerwinwithavictoryagainsttheTampaBayRaysonJune19.Hebecamethe48thplayertoreachthismark.[90] StephenStrasburg(WAS): Withhis1,500thstrikeoutonMay2againsttheSt.LouisCardinals,StrasburgbecamethefastestpitcherinMajorLeaguehistorytoreachthismarkaccomplishingitin12721⁄3innings.ChrisSalepreviouslyheldtherecordin1290innings.[91] PatVenditte(SF)andSamDyson(MIN)/(SF): TiedaMajorLeaguerecordbycombiningtohitfourbattersinthesixthinningoftheirgameagainsttheCincinnatiRedsonMay6.TheytiedarecordthatwassetbythePittsburghPiratesonAugust19,1893.[92] FélixHernández(SEA): Recordedhis2,500thcareerstrikeoutbyfanningMichaelChavisoftheBostonRedSoxonMay11.Hebecamethe36thplayertoreachthismark.[93] ChrisSale(BOS): Bystrikingout17ColoradoRockiesinseveninningsonMay14,SalesetaMajorLeaguerecordbystrikingout17ormorebattersinastartlastingseveninningsorfewer.[94] BecamethesecondpitcherinMajorLeaguehistorytorecordtwoimmaculateinningsinthesameseasonbyaccomplishingthisintheeighthinningonJune5againsttheKansasCityRoyals.SalealsodidthisonMay8againsttheBaltimoreOrioles.HejoinsLeftyGrovewhodidthisduringthe1928season.[95] Withhis200thstrikeoutontheseasonagainsttheLosAngelesAngelsonAugust8,SalebecamethefifthpitcherinMajorLeaguehistorytorecord200-plusstrikeoutsinsevenconsecutiveseasons.HejoinsWalterJohnson,TomSeaver,RogerClemensandMaxScherzer.[96] Recordedhis2,000thcareerstrikeoutbygettingOscarMercadointhethirdinningonAugust13againsttheClevelandIndians.Hebecamethe83rdpitchertoreachthismark.SalealsobecamethefastestpitcherinMajorLeaguehistorytorecord2,000strikeouts.Heaccomplishedthisfeatin1,626innings,breakingtherecordof1,7111⁄3inningssetbyPedroMartinez.[97] RyanPressly(HOU): WithhisscorelessoutingonMay16againsttheDetroitTigers,Presslyhasmade38straightscorelessappearances,tyingtheMajorLeaguerecordsetbyCraigKimbrelin2011.[98]PresslysetthenewrecordtheverynextnightagainsttheBostonRedSox.[99]Pressly'sstreakcametoanendat40gamesonMay24againsttheBostonRedSox.[100] ZackGreinke(HOU)/(ARI): Recordedhis2,500thcareerstrikeoutbyfanningFranmilReyesoftheSanDiegoPadresonMay21.Hebecamethe37thplayertoreachthismark.[101] Recordedhis200thcareerwinwithavictoryagainsttheOaklandAthleticsonAugust18.Hebecamethe115thplayertoreachthismark.[102] JustinVerlander(HOU): Becamethefirstpitchersince1908tostrikeout15battersandallowatleastthreehomersinagameonJune12againsttheMilwaukeeBrewers.[103] Recordedhis3,000thcareerstrikeoutbyfanningKoleCalhounoftheLosAngelesAngelsforhissixthstrikeoutofthegameinthebottomofthefourthinningonSeptember28,duringhisfinalstartoftheregularseason.Hebecamethe18thplayerinhistorytoreachthismark.Verlanderwouldgoontofinishthegamewith12strikeouts,withhisfinalone,againstCalhouninthesixthinning,makinghimthe19thpitcherinMajorLeaguehistorytorecordatleast300strikeoutsinasingleseason.VerlanderalsobecameonlythesecondpitcherinMajorLeaguehistorytoreach3,000careerstrikeoutsand300strikeoutsinaseasoninthesamegame,joiningRandyJohnsonwhoaccomplishedthesamefeatonSeptember10,2000.[104] ColeHamels(CHC): Recordedhis2,500thcareerstrikeoutbyfanningIvánNovaoftheChicagoWhiteSoxonJune18.Hebecamethe38thplayertoreachthismark.[105] GregHolland(ARI): Recordedhis200thcareersavebyclosingoutavictoryagainsttheLosAngelesDodgersonJune24.Hebecamethe51stplayertoreachthismark.[106] DavidPrice(BOS): Recordedhis150thcareerwinwithavictoryagainsttheDetroitTigersonJuly7.Hebecamethe262ndplayertoreachthismark.[107] GerritCole(HOU): Withhis200thstrikeoutoftheseasononJuly22againsttheOaklandAthletics,ColebecamethesecondfastesttothismarkinMajorLeaguehistory.Colereachedthismarkin1331⁄3innings.RandyJohnsonholdstherecordbyreachingthismarkin1302⁄3inningsduringthe2001season.[108] BecamethesecondpitcherinMajorLeaguehistorytostrikeout14ormorebattersinthreeconsecutivegamesonSeptember8againsttheSeattleMariners.Thiswasfirstaccomplishedin1999byPedroMartinez.[109] Becamethe18thpitcherinMajorLeaguehistorytonotch300strikeoutsinaseasonwhenhestruckoutShin-SooChoooftheTexasRangersinthesixthinningonSeptember18.[110] StevieWilkerson(BAL): BecamethefirstpositionplayerinMajorLeaguehistorytoearnasave(sinceitbecameofficialin1969)byclosingoutthewinonJuly25againsttheLosAngelesAngels.Wilkersonthrewaperfect16thinningtocloseoutthewin.[111] YuDarvish(CHC): Becamethefirstpitchersinceatleast1893tohavefiveconsecutivestartswithatleasteightstrikeoutsandnowalks.[112]ThestreakendedonAugust27whenDarvishhadsevenstrikeoutsandonewalkintheCubs'5–2winovertheNewYorkMets.[113] BrianMoran(MIA): BecamethefirstpitcherinMajorLeaguehistorytostrikeouthisbrotherinhisMajorLeaguedebutwhenhestruckoutPiratesthirdbasemanColinMoranonSeptember5.[114] RobertoOsuna(HOU): BecametheyoungestplayerinMajorLeaguehistorytoreach150careersavesbyclosingoutavictoryonSeptember17againsttheTexasRangers.Osunais24yearsold,breakingthemarksetbyCraigKimbrel,whowas25whenhesetthemark.[115] KenleyJansen(LAD): Recordedhis300thcareersavebyclosingoutavictoryagainsttheSanDiegoPadresonSeptember25.Hebecamethe30thplayertoreachthismark.[116] GerritColeandJustinVerlander(HOU): Becameonlythesecondpairofteammatestoeachrecord300ormorestrikeoutsduringthesameseason,joiningCurtSchillingandRandyJohnsonwhoaccomplishedthefeatwiththeArizonaDiamondbacksduringthe2002season.[104] Miscellaneous[edit] MajorLeagueBaseball: InMay,therewere1,135homerunshit,whichsetanewMajorLeaguerecordforthemosthomerunsinamonth.ThepreviousrecordwasfromAugust2017,whentherewere1,119homerunshit.[117]TherecordwasbrokenagaininJune,with1,142homerunshit.[118]TherecordwasbrokenyetagaininAugust,with1,228homerunshit.[119] AnewMajorLeaguerecordforthemosthomerunsinaseasonwassetonSeptember11,whenJonathanVillaroftheBaltimoreOrioleshitago-aheadthree-runhomeruninthebottomoftheseventhinningagainsttheLosAngelesDodgers.Thehomerunwasthe6,106thhomerunleague-wideoftheseason,breakingthepreviousrecordof6,105homerunsthatwassettwoyearsearlierduringthe2017season.[120]MajorLeagueBaseballfinishedwithatotalof6,776homeruns.[121] Forthe12thstraightseason,MajorLeagueBaseballsetanewrecordformoststrikeoutsinasingleseason.[122] ForthefirsttimeinMajorLeagueBaseballhistory,atleastfourteams(theHoustonAstros,LosAngelesDodgers,NewYorkYankeesandMinnesotaTwins)recorded100ormorewinsinthesameseason.[123] TheWorldSerieswasthefirstbest-of-sevenpostseasonseriesinthehistoryofthemajorNorthAmericansportswhereallsevengameswerewonbytheroadteam.[124] LosAngelesDodgers: OnMarch28,theDodgerssetaMajorLeaguerecordformosthomeruns(eight)onOpeningDay,intheir12–5winagainsttheArizonaDiamondbacks.[125]TheDodgerstiedtheMajorLeaguerecordformosthomerunsinateam'sfirstsixgameswith17.[126] OnApril17,theDodgerstiedaMajorLeaguerecordbyhittingahomerunin32straighthomegamesagainsttheCincinnatiReds.A.J.Pollockhittherecordtyinghomeruninthesixthinning.Thestreakstarted,andonlyincludestheregularseason,onAugust21,2018.Thistiedtherecordthatwaspreviouslyheldbythe1999ColoradoRockies.[127]TheDodgerssetthenewrecordtheirnexthomegameonApril26againstthePittsburghPiratesonCodyBellinger'shomeruninthefirstinning.[34]Thestreakcametoanend,at33consecutivegames,theverynextgameagainstthePirates.[128] BecamethefirstteaminMajorLeaguehistorytowintwoconsecutivegamesonawalk-offhomerunbyarookieonJune22againsttheColoradoRockies.[129]Thefollowingday,theywouldgoontowinthegameonanotherrookiewalk-offhomertomakeitthreeinarow.[130] Becamethefirstteamintheliveballera(since1920)toendagameonfiveconsecutivewalksonJuly2ina5–4winagainsttheArizonaDiamondbacks.[131] SettheMajorLeaguerecordformosthomerunsinafive-gamestretchwith22homerunsfromAugust11–16(offonAugust12).[132] SettheNationalLeaguerecordformosthomerunsinasingleseasonwith279homeruns.[133]That's30morethanthe2000HoustonAstros.[134] ElvisLuciano(TOR): IsthefirstplayerinMajorLeaguehistoryborninthe2000s.HemadehisdebutonMarch31againsttheDetroitTigers.[135]HewonhisfirstgameonApril28againsttheOaklandAthletics.[136] SeattleMariners: SetaMajorLeaguerecordforhittingahomeruninarecord15straightgamestoopentheseason,breakingthemarksetbythe2002ClevelandIndians.DeeGordonhitthehomeruninthesixthinningagainsttheKansasCityRoyalsonApril11.[137]TheMarinerswereabletoextendtherecordto20straightgamesbutwereunabletohitahomeruninalosstotheClevelandIndiansonApril17.[138] EdwinJackson(TOR): SetaMajorLeaguerecordforappearinginagameforhis14thMajorLeagueteamwithhisfirstpitchtoGiants'JoePanikonMay15.HebroketherecordthathesharedwithOctavioDotel.[139] SanDiegoPadres: ThePadresbroketherecordforthelongestno-hitterdroughtwith8,020gamesonMay16againstthePittsburghPirates.Thedroughtstartedwiththeteam'sinauguralgameonApril8,1969.TheybroketherecordthatwassetbytheNewYorkMets,thatendedwithJohanSantana'sno-hitterin2012.[140] HoustonAstros: WiththeirwinagainsttheBostonRedSoxonMay18,theAstrosbecamethethirdteaminMajorLeaguehistorytohavetwowinningstreaksofatleast10gamesbeforeJune1ofaseason,followingthe1941St.LouisCardinalsand1955BrooklynDodgers.[141] BecamethefirstteaminMajorLeagueAll-Starhistorythatthreeplayersfromthesameclubgotthefirstthreehitsforoneteam.ThiswasaccomplishedbyGeorgeSpringer,AlexBregmanandMichaelBrantley.[142] BecamethefirstteaminMajorLeaguehistorytohitsixhomerunsinthefirsttwoinningsofagameonSeptember9againsttheOaklandAthletics.[143] BecamethefirstteaminMajorLeaguehistorytoleadthemajorsinpitchingstrikeouts(1,671)andthefewesthittingstrikeouts(1,166).[144] TorontoBlueJays: UpontheformermakinghisMajorLeaguedebutonMay24,CavanBiggio(sonofCraigBiggio)andfellowrookieVladimirGuerreroJr.becamethefirstteammatesinMajorLeaguehistorywhosefatherswerebothmembersoftheBaseballHallofFame.[145] MinnesotaTwins: BecamethefirstteaminMajorLeaguehistorytohavefivegameswithatleastfivehomerunsbeforethestartofJuneaftertheirgameagainsttheSeattleMarinersonMay18.[146] Withtheirsecondeight-home-rundayoftheseasononMay23againsttheLosAngelesAngels,theTwinshadhit98homerunsintheirfirst49games,matchingthemosthitbyateamthroughitsfirst49gamesinMajorLeaguehistory.Theytiedtherecordsetbythe1999SeattleMarinersandthe2000St.LouisCardinals.[147] OnJuly5,settheMajorLeaguerecordformosthomerunsbeforetheAll-Starbreakwith165beatingtherecordof161setlastseasonbytheNewYorkYankees.[148]TheTwinsfinishedwith166homerunsattheAll-Starbreak. BecamethefirstteaminMajorLeaguehistorywithnine5-plus-home-rungamesinsingleseasononJuly25againsttheChicagoWhiteSox.Thefollowingnight,theTwinsbecamethefastestteaminMajorLeaguehistorytoreachtheir200thhomerun,doingsoin103games,19gameslessthanthe2005TexasRangers.[149] SettheMajorLeaguerecordformostroadhomerunsinaseasonbyhittingtheir141sthomerunagainsttheChicagoWhiteSoxonAugust29.Theybroketherecordthatwassetin2001bytheSanFranciscoGiants.[150] SettheMajorLeaguerecordformosthomerunsinaseasonbyhittingtheir268thhomerunagainsttheDetroitTigersonAugust31.TheybroketherecordsetlastseasonbytheNewYorkYankees.[151]TheTwinsfinishedtheseasonwith307homeruns,whichsetanewMajorLeaguerecord.[152] WithJorgePolanco's20thhomerunonAugust31againsttheDetroitTigers,theTwinssettheMajorLeaguerecordformostplayerswithatleast20homerunsduringtheseason.PolancobecametheeighthTwintoreachthisplateau,breakingthemarkthatwassetheldbyseventeams,mostrecentlybythe2018LosAngelesDodgers.[151] BecamethefirstteaminMajorLeaguehistorytohavefiveplayers(NelsonCruz,MaxKepler,EddieRosario,MitchGarverandMiguelSano)tohitatleast30homerunsinaseason.[153] WithJonathanSchoop'shomerunonSeptember26againsttheDetroitTigers,theTwinsbecamethefirstteaminMajorLeaguehistorytohit300homerunsinaseason.[154] BaltimoreOrioles: Gaveuptheir100thhomerunoftheseasononMay21againsttheNewYorkYankees.TheOriolespitchingstaffdiditin48games,whichwasninegamesfasterthanthepreviousfastestheldbythe2000KansasCityRoyals.[155] BecamethefirstteaminMajorLeaguehistorytoscoreatleast13runseachinconsecutiveshutoutgames.BothgameswereagainsttheClevelandIndiansonJune28and29.[156] BecamethefirstteaminMajorLeaguehistorytohomeratleasttwicein10consecutivegamesonJuly27againsttheLosAngelesAngels.[157] BecamethefirstteaminMajorLeaguehistorytoallowmultiplehomerunsin10consecutivegamesonAugust5againsttheNewYorkYankees.[158] Settherecordformosthomerunsallowedinaseasonbygivinguptheir259thonAugust22againsttheTampaBayRays.AustinMeadowshitthehomeruninthethirdinning,breakingthemarkthatwassetbytheCincinnatiRedsduringthe2016season.[159]TheOriolesgaveup305homerunstoestablishthenewrecord.[121] NewYorkYankees: OnMay22becamethefirstteaminMajorLeaguehistorytohitatleastthreehomerunsinsixconsecutivegamesinthesameballpark(OrioleParkatCamdenYards).[160] SettheMajorLeaguerecordformostconsecutivegames(28)withahomerunonJune25againsttheTorontoBlueJays.Theybroketherecordthatwassetin2002bytheTexasRangers.[161]Thestreakcametoanendat31gamesafternothittingahomerunagainsttheNewYorkMetsonJuly2.[162] IntheirseasonseriesagainsttheBaltimoreOrioles,theYankeeshit61homeruns,anewMajorLeaguerecord.[163] SettheMajorLeaguerecordformosthomerunsinanymonthwiththeir59thhomerunagainsttheLosAngelesDodgersonAugust26.ThisbroketherecordthatwasheldbytheBaltimoreOrioles(May1987)andtheSeattleMariners(May1999).[164]TheyfinishedAugustwith74homeruns.[165] WashingtonNationals: BecamethefirstfranchiseinMajorLeaguehistorytohitback-to-back-to-back-to-backhomerunsonmorethanoneoccasiononJune9againsttheSanDiegoPadres.TheyalsoaccomplishedthisfeatonJuly17,2017againsttheMilwaukeeBrewers.ThiswastheninthtimeinMajorLeaguehistorythatfourconsecutivehomerunswerehit.[166] ArizonaDiamondbacks: BecamethesecondteaminMajorLeaguehistorytohitthreestraighthomerunstostartagameontheroadonJune10againstthePhiladelphiaPhillies.ThefirstteamtoaccomplishthiswastheMilwaukeeBrewersonSeptember9,2007.[167] ThreeMajorLeaguefirstswerealsoaccomplishedinthisgame: TheDiamondbacksbecamethefirstteaminMajorLeaguehistorytohiteighthomerunsinagameandsurrendereighthomerunsinanothergame(March28againsttheLosAngelesDodgers)inthesameseason.[168] Back-to-back-to-backhomerunsbyateamonthreeconsecutivedays.TheLosAngelesAngelsonJune8,theWashingtonNationalsonJune9andtheDiamondbacksonJune10.[169] Thirteencombinedhomerunsinasinglegame.[170] Becamethefirstteaminthemodernera(since1900)towinagamethatlastednineormoreinningswhilehavingjustonebaserunner,accordingtoEliasSports.ThiswasaccomplishedonSeptember14againsttheCincinnatiReds.[171] TheSanDiegoPadresandColoradoRockiesscored92runsduringtheirfour-gameseriesfromJune13toJune16tosetaMajorLeaguerecord.Theybroketherecordof88runsthatwassetinMay1929bythePhiladelphiaPhilliesandBrooklynRobins.[172] CincinnatiReds: AgainsttheColoradoRockiesonJuly13,theReds,accordingtoEliasSports,becamethefirstMajorLeagueteaminthemoderneratocollectfivetriplesandatleastthreehomerunsinonegame.[173] ThegamebetweentheSanFranciscoGiantsandArizonaDiamondbacksonAugust16wasthefirstinNationalLeaguehistorythateachteamhitatleastsixhomeruns.[174] MichaelLorenzen(CIN): BecamethefirstplayersinceBabeRuthonJune13,1921toearnthewin,hitahomerunandplayinthefieldinthesamegameonSeptember4againstthePhiladelphiaPhillies.[175] BruceBochy(SF): Becamethe11thmanagerinMajorLeaguehistorytorecord2,000careervictoriesduringtheGiants'11–3victoryagainsttheBostonRedSoxonSeptember18.[176] Awardsandhonors[edit] Regularseason[edit] BaseballWriters'AssociationofAmericaAwards BBWAAAward NationalLeague AmericanLeague RookieoftheYear PeteAlonso(NYM) YordanAlvarez(HOU) CyYoungAward JacobdeGrom(NYM) JustinVerlander(HOU) ManageroftheYear MikeShildt(STL) RoccoBaldelli(MIN) MostValuablePlayer CodyBellinger(LAD) MikeTrout(LAA) GoldGloveAwards Position NationalLeague AmericanLeague Pitcher ZackGreinke(ARI) MikeLeake(SEA) Catcher J.T.Realmuto(PHI) RobertoPérez(CLE) 1stBase AnthonyRizzo(CHC) MattOlson(OAK) 2ndBase KoltenWong(STL) YolmerSánchez(CWS) 3rdBase NolanArenado(COL) MattChapman(OAK) Shortstop NickAhmed(ARI) FranciscoLindor(CLE) Leftfield DavidPeralta(ARI) AlexGordon(KC) Centerfield LorenzoCain(MIL) KevinKiermaier(TB) Rightfield CodyBellinger(LAD) MookieBetts(BOS) SilverSluggerAwards Pitcher/DesignatedHitter ZackGreinke(ARI) NelsonCruz(MIN) Catcher J.T.Realmuto(PHI) MitchGarver(MIN) 1stBase FreddieFreeman(ATL) CarlosSantana(CLE) 2ndBase OzzieAlbies(ATL) DJLeMahieu(NYY) 3rdBase AnthonyRendon(WAS) AlexBregman(HOU) Shortstop TrevorStory(COL) XanderBogaerts(BOS) Outfield RonaldAcuñaJr.(ATL) MookieBetts(BOS) Outfield CodyBellinger(LAD) GeorgeSpringer(HOU) Outfield ChristianYelich(MIL) MikeTrout(LAA) All-MLBTeam[edit] OnDecember10,MajorLeagueBaseballannounceditsfirst-everAll-MLBteam.Playerswereselectedthroughfanvotes(50%)andvotesfromapanelofexperts(50%).Thewinnerswereselectedbasedonmerit,withnosetnumberofnomineesperpositionandnodistinctionbetweenleagues.[177] All-MLBFirstTeam Position Player(Team) Startingpitcher GerritCole(HOU) JustinVerlander(HOU) JacobdeGrom(NYM) MaxScherzer(WAS) StephenStrasburg(WAS) Reliefpitcher KirbyYates(SD) JoshHader(MIL) Designatedhitter NelsonCruz(MIN) Catcher J.T.Realmuto(PHI) 1stBase PeteAlonso(NYM) 2ndBase DJLeMahieu(NYY) 3rdBase AnthonyRendon(WAS) Shortstop XanderBogaerts(BOS) Outfield MikeTrout(LAA) CodyBellinger(LAD) ChristianYelich(MIL) All-MLBSecondTeam Startingpitcher ZackGreinke(HOU)/(ARI) Hyun-jinRyu(LAD) JackFlaherty(STL) CharlieMorton(TB) MikeSoroka(ATL) Reliefpitcher AroldisChapman(NYY) LiamHendriks(OAK) Designatedhitter YordanÁlvarez(HOU) Catcher YasmaniGrandal(MIL) 1stBase FreddieFreeman(ATL) 2ndBase JoséAltuve(HOU) 3rdBase AlexBregman(HOU) Shortstop MarcusSemien(OAK) Outfield RonaldAcuñaJr.(ATL) JuanSoto(WAS) MookieBetts(BOS) Otherawards[edit] TheSportingNewsPlayeroftheYearAward:MikeTrout(LAA) ComebackPlayersoftheYear:CarlosCarrasco(CLE,American);JoshDonaldson(ATL,National) HankAaronAward:MikeTrout(LAA,American);ChristianYelich(MIL,National) RobertoClementeAward(Humanitarian):CarlosCarrasco(CLE) MarianoRiveraALRelieveroftheYearAward(BestALreliever):AroldisChapman(NYY) TrevorHoffmanNLRelieveroftheYearAward(BestNLreliever):JoshHader(MIL) WarrenSpahnAward(Bestleft-handedpitcher):PatrickCorbin(WAS) FieldingBibleAwards Position Player Pitcher ZackGreinke Catcher RobertoPerez 1stBase MattOlson 2ndBase KoltenWong 3rdBase MattChapman Shortstop NickAhmed LeftField DavidPeralta CenterField LorenzoCain RightField CodyBellinger Multi-position CodyBellinger Monthlyawards[edit] PlayeroftheMonth[edit] Mainarticle:MajorLeagueBaseballPlayeroftheMonthAward Month AmericanLeague NationalLeague April TimAnderson CodyBellinger May RafaelDevers JoshBell June DJLeMahieu CharlieBlackmon July YuliGurriel PaulGoldschmidt August AlexBregman AristidesAquino September AustinMeadows EugenioSuárez PitcheroftheMonth[edit] Mainarticle:MajorLeagueBaseballPitcheroftheMonthAward Month AmericanLeague NationalLeague April TylerGlasnow LuisCastillo May LucasGiolito Hyun-jinRyu June GerritCole MaxScherzer July GerritCole StephenStrasburg August MikeClevinger JackFlaherty September GerritCole JackFlaherty RookieoftheMonth[edit] Mainarticle:MajorLeagueBaseballRookieoftheMonthAward Month AmericanLeague NationalLeague April BrandonLowe PeteAlonso May MichaelChavis AustinRiley June YordanÁlvarez PeteAlonso July YordanÁlvarez KestonHiura August YordanÁlvarez AristidesAquino September EloyJiménez PeteAlonso HomeFieldAttendance&Payroll[edit] TeamName Wins %± Homeattendance %± PerGame Est.Payroll %± LosAngelesDodgers[178] 106 15.2% 3,974,309 3.0% 49,066 $193,553,333 17.5% St.LouisCardinals[179] 91 3.4% 3,480,393 2.3% 42,968 $161,120,267 2.2% NewYorkYankees[180] 103 3.0% 3,304,404 -5.1% 40,795 $228,442,421 42.1% ChicagoCubs[181] 84 -11.6% 3,094,865 -2.7% 38,208 $217,805,215 6.1% LosAngelesAngels[182] 72 -10.0% 3,023,012 0.1% 37,321 $177,345,250 6.3% ColoradoRockies[183] 71 -22.0% 2,993,244 -0.8% 36,954 $145,348,500 6.4% MilwaukeeBrewers[184] 89 -7.3% 2,923,333 2.5% 36,091 $128,842,900 17.9% BostonRedSox[185] 84 -22.2% 2,915,502 0.7% 35,994 $218,978,142 -1.5% HoustonAstros[186] 107 3.9% 2,857,367 -4.1% 35,276 $166,042,500 -3.9% PhiladelphiaPhillies[187] 81 1.3% 2,727,421 26.4% 33,672 $141,786,962 51.0% SanFranciscoGiants[188] 77 5.5% 2,707,760 -14.2% 33,429 $175,550,753 -13.1% AtlantaBraves[189] 97 7.8% 2,654,920 3.9% 32,777 $133,186,667 15.0% NewYorkMets[190] 86 11.7% 2,442,532 9.8% 30,155 $154,837,230 -4.1% SanDiegoPadres[191] 70 6.1% 2,396,399 10.5% 29,585 $90,260,767 -3.8% MinnesotaTwins[192] 101 29.5% 2,303,299 17.6% 28,436 $113,758,333 3.2% WashingtonNationals[193] 93 13.4% 2,259,781 -10.7% 27,899 $203,016,595 7.5% ArizonaDiamondbacks[194] 85 3.7% 2,135,510 -4.8% 26,364 $124,016,266 -8.0% TexasRangers[195] 78 16.4% 2,132,994 1.2% 26,333 $104,433,499 -1.6% CincinnatiReds[196] 75 11.9% 1,809,075 11.0% 22,334 $109,737,499 16.0% SeattleMariners[197] 68 -23.6% 1,791,109 -22.1% 22,112 $126,874,600 -19.2% TorontoBlueJays[198] 67 -8.2% 1,750,144 -24.7% 21,607 $64,680,671 -57.4% ClevelandIndians[199] 93 2.2% 1,738,642 -9.8% 21,465 $151,257,783 5.5% OaklandAthletics[187] 97 0.0% 1,670,734 6.2% 20,626 $102,935,833 47.3% ChicagoWhiteSox[200] 72 16.1% 1,649,775 2.5% 20,622 $80,846,333 7.7% DetroitTigers[201] 47 -26.6% 1,501,430 -19.1% 18,536 $100,618,500 -9.8% PittsburghPirates[202] 69 -15.9% 1,491,439 1.8% 18,413 $72,915,501 -17.3% KansasCityRoyals[203] 59 1.7% 1,479,659 -11.1% 18,267 $98,183,242 3.1% BaltimoreOrioles[204] 54 14.9% 1,307,807 -16.4% 16,146 $82,696,100 -41.6% TampaBayRays[205] 96 6.7% 1,178,735 2.1% 14,552 $56,071,767 21.9% MiamiMarlins[206] 57 -9.5% 811,302 0.0% 10,016 $74,683,643 -13.7% Uniforms[edit] Changes[edit] OnNovember16,2018,theMiamiMarlinsunveiledanewlogo,teamcolors,anduniformfor2019,aspartofchangesinstitutedbytheteam'snewCEODerekJeter.Thenewdesignreplacesoneusedsincetheir2012movetoMarlinsParkandrebrandingfromtheFloridaMarlinstotheMiamiMarlins,andutilizesshadesofred,blue,black,andslate.[207] OnJanuary29,2018,MajorLeagueBaseballstatedthattheClevelandIndianshadagreedtostopusingtheir"ChiefWahoo"logo—whichhasattractedcontroversyasastereotypeofNativeAmericans—ontheiruniformsin2019,asitwasdeemedtobe"nolongerappropriateforon-fielduse".[208][209]TheblockCcapinsigniawillofficiallybecometheteam'smainlogo;onNovember19,2018,theteamunveilednewuniformsexcludingtheChiefWahoologo,aswellasnewhatswithredbrimsforhomegames,anewred-coloredhomealternatejersey(markingtheteam'sfirstredjerseysincethe1970s),andsleevepatchescommemoratingtheirhostingofthe2019All-StarGame.Inordertomaintaintrademarksandpreventitfromfallingintothepublicdomain,thelogowillcontinuetobeusedonalimitedamountofteammerchandise.[210][211][212] All30teamsworepatchesthisyearontherightsleevecommemoratingMLB's150thanniversary.ThepatchwasalsofeaturedoncapsonOpeningDay.[213] Anniversariesandspecialevents[edit] Thefollowingteamswillwearcommemorativepatchesforspecialoccasions Team Specialoccasion AllTeams 150thanniversaryofMajorLeagueBaseball #42patchforJackieRobinsonDay(April15) Pinkribbonsforbreastcancerawareness(May12,Mother'sDay) "PlayBall"patchinpartnershipwithUSABaseballandUSASoftball(June1–2) Blueribbonsforprostatecancerawareness(June16,Father'sDay) NoJuly4uniformsthisseasonbutspecialStarsandStripesfauxbackcapsJuly4–7[214] Goldribbonsforchildhoodcancer(August30) BaltimoreOrioles #20patchinmemoryofFrankRobinson BostonRedSox 2018WorldSeriesChampionship(April9) 2019MLBLondonSeries(June29–30) CincinnatiReds 150thanniversaryofprofessionalbaseball #20patchinmemoryofFrankRobinson ClevelandIndians 2019All-StarGame #20patchinmemoryofFrankRobinson(April1) LosAngelesAngels #45patchinmemoryofTylerSkaggs(FromJuly2onwards) LosAngelesDodgers #36patchinmemoryofDonNewcombe MilwaukeeBrewers 50thAnniversaryofthefranchise(astheSeattlePilots) NewYorkYankees BlackarmbandonleftsleeveinmemoryofMelStottlemyre 2019MLBLondonSeries(June29–30) PhiladelphiaPhillies "DPM"patchinmemoryofteamchairmanDavidMontgomery(FromMay13onwards) PatchtocommemorateRyanHoward'sretirement(July14) PittsburghPirates DepartmentofPublicSafetypatches(April20) 40thAnniversaryof1979WorldSeriesChampionship SanDiegoPadres 50thAnniversaryinSanDiego SanFranciscoGiants "PETER"patchinmemoryofformerteampresidentPeterMagowan "STRETCH44"patchinmemoryofWillieMcCovey SeattleMariners EdgarMartínezHallofFamePatch(August9–11) TampaBayRays "VJN"patchinmemoryoffounderandfirstownerVinceNaimoli(FromAugust30onwards) TexasRangers FinalSeasonatGlobeLifeParkinArlington TorontoBlueJays CanadianflagpatchforCanadaDay(July1) Otheruniforms[edit] Thissectionneedsadditionalcitationsforverification.Pleasehelpimprovethisarticlebyaddingcitationstoreliablesources.Unsourcedmaterialmaybechallengedandremoved.Findsources: "2019MajorLeagueBaseballseason" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(October2019)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) April15:Players,managersandumpireswore#42,the72ndanniversaryofJackieRobinson'sdebutinthemajors. May27:Allteamsworeauniformwithapoppywhichhadthewords"LestWeForget"forMemorialDay. June29:TheOriolesworeuniformsbasedontheMarylandstateflag. July12:TheAngelsworeuniformswiththename"Skaggs"andthenumber45torememberTylerSkaggs,whohaddiedonJuly1. July13:TheGiantsandBrewersworeSpanishlanguage"Gigantes"and"Cerveceros"uniforms. July22:TheAstrosworecapswiththeApollo11logotomarkthe50thanniversaryofthemoonlanding. August18:TheCubsandPiratesworespecialcapsanduniformsattheLittleLeagueWorldSeries.TheCubsworeuniformswiththeword"Cubbies"andthePiratesworeuniformswiththewords"TheBurgh".Playersworenicknamesontheirbacks. August23to25:Forthethirdstraightyear,therewasaPlayersWeekend,aneventforwhichallteamsallowedplayerstoshowcasetheirpassions,backgroundsandinterestsbyputtingtheirpersonaltouches,includingnicknames,onwhattheywearandtheequipmenttheyuse.[215]Theteamsworeeitherblackorwhiteuniformswiththehometeamchoosingwhatcolortheywantedtowearduringtheweekend.Thepitcheralwaysworeablackhat,nomatterwhatuniformcolortheteamwore.[216] September6:TheRedsandBravesworeSpanishlanguage"LosRojos"and"LosBravos"uniforms. September8and16:TheAthleticsworeSpanishlanguage"Atléticos"uniforms. September14:TheGiantsworeblackuniformswithorange"Gigantes"uniforms. Throwbacks[edit] Tohonorthe150thanniversaryoftheCincinnatiRedStockingsbecomingthefirstprofessionalbaseballteam,theCincinnatiRedsannouncedonNovember5,2018,[217]thattheteamwouldwearfifteenthrowbackuniforms.Theywore: May4–1902throwbacks(the150thanniversaryoftheRedStockings'1869homeopener) May5–1911roadthrowbacks May19–1919throwbacks July6–1939throwbacks July7–1956roadthrowbacks July21–1961throwbacks July28–1967throwbacks August11–1969throwbacks September22–1999throwbacks ThePiratesarecontinuingtowear1979"bumblebee"throwbacksonSundaysthisseason.Theteamworemono-blackuniformsJuly20asthe40thanniversaryofthe1979WorldSeries-winningteamwashonored. ThePiratesandBrewersworeNegroleaguesthrowbacksJune1and7.ThePiratesworeuniformsofthePittsburghCrawfordsandtheBrewersworetheuniformsoftheMilwaukeeBears. TheTwinsandRoyalsworeNegroleaguesthrowbacksJune23.TheTwinswore1908uniformsoftheSt.PaulColoredGophers,andtheRoyalswore1942uniformsoftheKansasCityMonarchs. TheMarinersandAstroswore1980s–1990sthrowbacksJune29.[218] TheRoyalsandNationalswore1969throwbacksJuly6.TheNationalsworethe1969throwbacksoftheMontrealExpos. ThePhilliesworemono-burgundy1979"SaturdayNightSpecial"throwbacksJuly27.Theywereonlywornonce,onMay27,1979.TheBraveswore1979throwbacks,aswell. TheBraveswore1970'sthrowbacksAugust1to4. TheMarinersandAstroswore1980sthrowbacksAugust2. TheOriolesandAstroswore1989throwbacksAugust9. TheAngelswore1970sCaliforniaAngelsthrowbacksAugust16. Venues[edit] ThiswastheTexasRangers'finalseasonatGlobeLifeParkinArlington(formerlyknownastheBallparkinArlingtonandAmeriquestField),wheretheteamplayeditsfinalregularseasonhomegamewitha6–1winovertheNewYorkYankeesonSeptember29beforemovingtoGlobeLifeFieldin2020.[219] ThestadiumoftheSeattleMarinerswasrenamedT-MobileParkforthemobileprovider(includingitsmagenta-pinklogocoloraspartofthepark'sbrandingatmosphere),afterSafeco'scontractwiththeteamtocallthevenueSafecoFieldexpiredattheendofthe2018season.[220] ThehomefieldoftheSanFranciscoGiantshaditsfourthnameinitshistorysinceopeningin2000,butitsfirstnameoutsidethesamecompany,asOraclewillpayanunknownbutsignificantamountforatwenty-yearagreementtorenametheformerAT&TParkasOraclePark.ItalsokeepsOracle'snameonaBayAreasportsvenue,astheGoldenStateWarriorsleftOakland'sOracleArenafortheChaseCenter.75miles(1.2 km)southofOracleParkattheendofthe2018–19NBAseason.[221] Broadcastrights[edit] Television[edit] National[edit] Thiswasthesixthyearofthecurrenteight-yeardealswithFoxSports,ESPN,andTBS.FoxairedeightweeksofbaseballonSaturdayNightswhichleduptothe2019MajorLeagueBaseballAll-StarGamewhichalsoairedonFox.FoxthentelevisedSaturdayafternoongamesforthefinalfourweeksoftheseason.FS1televisedgamesonTuesdayandonSaturdaybothduringtheafternoonandnight.ESPNtelevisedgamesonitsflagshiptelecastSundayNightBaseballaswellasMondayandWednesdaynights.TBStelevisedSundayafternoongamesforthelast13weeksoftheregularseason.FoxandESPNSundayNightBaseballtelecastswereexclusive;allothernationaltelecastsweresubjecttolocalblackout.[citationneeded] TBStelevisedtheNationalLeagueWildCardGame,DivisionSeries,andtheChampionshipSeries.ESPNtelevisedtheAmericanLeagueWildCard.FS1andMLBNetworktelevisedtheAmericanLeagueDivisionSeries.FoxandFS1televisedtheAmericanLeagueChampionshipSeries.TheWorldSerieswillairexclusivelyonFoxforthe20thconsecutiveyear.[citationneeded] Local[edit] UnderanagreementwiththeU.S.DepartmentofJusticeregardingDisney'sacquisitionof21stCenturyFox,theFoxSportsRegionalNetworkswererequiredtobesoldofftothirdpartiesbyJune18,2019.[222]FoxalsoinvokedaclausetogiveYankeeGlobalEnterprisestherightstobuytheirstakebackintheYESNetwork.[223]IncludingYES,theFoxSportsRegionalNetworksbroadcastgamesfor15ofthe30MLBteams.[224]OnMarch8,YESwassoldtoaconsortiumincludingYankeeGlobalEnterprises,Amazon,andSinclairBroadcastGroupfor$3.5billion.[225]ThenonMay3,SinclairandEntertainmentStudiosagreedtopurchasetherestoftheFoxSportsRegionalNetworks.[226]ThenetworkscontinuedtousetheFoxSportsbrandingfortherestoftheregularseasonunderatransitionallicenseagreement.[227] WGN-TVbroadcastsofChicagoCubsandWhiteSoxgamesconcludedattheendoftheseason.WGNheldthelocalbroadcasttelevisionrightsofbothteamssince1948.Thenetwork'sfinaltelecaststookplaceonSeptember28(Cubs)andSeptember29(WhiteSox).Effectivewiththe2020season,CubsgameswillmoveexclusivelytothenewMarqueeSportsNetwork,[228]whileWhiteSoxgameswillairfull-timeonNBCSportsChicago.[229] Radio[edit] Local[edit] TheNewYorkMetsmovedfromiHeartMedia'sWOR(710)toEntercom'sWCBS(880),returningtheteamtothefoldoftheformerCBSRadioNewYorkclusterafterfiveyearswithWOR(theteampreviouslyhadadecades-longassociationwithWFAN).However,theteam'sradionetworkthroughoutNewYorkStatewasdissolvedbeforetheseason,leavingWCBStheonlystationbroadcastingtheteam'sgames.[230] National[edit] ESPNRadiowillairits22ndseasonofnationalcoverage,includingSundayNightBaseball,Saturdaygames,OpeningDayandholidaygames,theAll-StarGame,andHomeRunDerby,andtheentireMajorLeagueBaseballpostseason.[citationneeded] Digital[edit] MLB'scontractwithFacebookWatchhasbeenfurtherdownsized,nowonlyconsistingofsixgames(reducedfrom25).Inaddition,thegameswillnolongerbeexclusivetotheservice,andsubjecttoblackoutin-market.[231][232]TheleaguealsoreachedanewdigitalpartnershipwiththestreamingserviceDAZN,whonowairsadailystudioprogram,ChangeUp,whichfeatureslivelook-insongamesinprogress.[233][234] Inmid-July,MLBandGoogleannouncedthat13gameswillairexclusivelyonYouTube,producedbyMLBNetwork.[235] Retirements[edit] Thefollowingplayersandmanagersretiredfromthestartof2019seasonthroughOpeningDayofthe2020season: BruceBochy–February18thathewillretirefrommanagingtheSanFranciscoGiantsattheendoftheseason[236] IchiroSuzuki–March21[237] JasonHammel–March23[238] CraigGentry–May2[239] JakePeavy,–May5,buthadnotpitchedprofessionallysince2016[240] JamesLoney–May10[241] KojiUehara–May19,buthadnotpitchedinthemajorssince2017[242] SeanBurnett–May28[243] MattdenDekker–June7[244] AlexMeyer–June25[245] CodyDecker–July7[246] ChrisStewart–July12[247] KirkNieuwenhuis–July12[247] TroyTulowitzki–July25[248] DannyFarquhar–July31[249] TyKelly–August24[250] NedYost–September23thathewillretirefrommanagingtheKansasCityRoyalsattheendoftheseason[251] BrianMcCann–October9[252] DavidFreese–October12[253] CCSabathia–October21[254] MikeOlt–October25[255] MichaelSaunders–October25,buthadnotplayedprofessionallysince2018[256] KristopherNegrón–November12[257] ClintHurdle–November13thatheisretiringfrommanaging[258] KodaGlover–December2[259] IanKinsler–December20[260] CarlosGomez–January16,2020[261] TonyBarnette–January28,2020[262] PeterBourjos–January30,2020[263] CurtisGranderson–January31,2020[264] MikeDunn–February4,2020[265] KendrysMorales–February7,2020[266] MartínPrado–February12,2020[267] JeremyHellickson–February14,2020[268] LonnieChisenhall–February21,2020[269] TomKoehler–March2,2020[270] A.J.Reed–March4,2020[271] EvanGattis–March30,2020[272] MarkReynolds–April9,2020[273] StevePearce–April14,2020[274] RobWooten–April18,2020[275] RyanO'Rourke–June8,2020[276] DenardSpan–June8,2020[277] ChadBettis–June25,2020[278] BlakeTrahan–June28,2020[279] BrandonGuyer–July6,2020[280] DevinMesoraco–July10,2020[281] GeorgeKontos–July20,2020[282] Retirednumbers[edit] AdriánBeltréhadhis#29retiredbytheTexasRangersonJune8.Itwasthefifthnumberretiredbythefranchise.[283] JoeMauerhadhis#7retiredbytheMinnesotaTwinsonJune15.Itwastheninthnumberretiredbythefranchise.[284] MichaelYounghadhis#10retiredbytheTexasRangersonAugust31.Itwasthesixthnumberretiredbythefranchise.[285] Seealso[edit] 2019inbaseball 2019KBOLeagueseason 2019NipponProfessionalBaseballseason References[edit] ^abCalcaterra,Craig(August22,2018)."MLBreleases2019schedule". ^"AmericanLeaguewinsitsseventhstraightMLBAll-StarGame".sports.yahoo.com. ^Schoenfield,David(August22,2018)."WhatyouneedtoknowaboutMLB's2019schedule".ABCNews.RetrievedMarch27,2019. ^"MLBslateincludesregular-seasongamesinTokyo,LondonandMexico".ESPN.com.AP.August22,2018. 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