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Locations of NL teams for the 2009–2011 MLB seasons West Central East The 2009 Major League Baseball season began on April 5, 2009; the regular season was extended two days for a one-game playoff between the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins for the American League Central title.
2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game; 2009 American League Central tie-breaker game; 2009 American League Championship Series; 2009 American League Division Series; 2009 Arizona Diamondbacks season; 2009 Atlanta Braves season
Henry and Holly Stephenson, a husband-and-wife team, were in charge of constructing the MLB calendar for over two decades (1981–2004). [5] [6] [7] For the 2005 schedule, the MLB selected the Sports Scheduling Group, a small company located outside Pittsburgh, to craft the schedule for that year. Each year, the MLB considers the scheduling ...
The Danville Braves win the 2009 MiLBY award for the best Short-Season Team, and the San Jose Giants are named the best Class A Advanced Team. The Akron Aeros earn MLB.com's Double-A team of the Year honors, and the Durham Bulls are named MLB.com's Triple-A Minor League Team of the Year. The New York Mets sign reliever Kelvim Escobar to a one ...
Eric Hinske's contract expired at the end of the 2008 season, and the team did not exercise options on Rocco Baldelli, Cliff Floyd or Trever Miller, making all four free agents. None were offered salary arbitration. [1] In addition, Jonny Gomes was non-tendered on December 12, 2008, making him a free agent as well. [2]
The average salary increased 1.5% to $4.98 million on opening day, according to a study by The Associated Press. ... AP study: Nine MLB teams cut payroll this winter, and the average salary is up ...
They were the last team in the 2009 season to lose three games in a row. [12] This was the deepest into the season a Major League Baseball team had gone without losing three straight since the 2001 Seattle Mariners, who lost their third straight on September 22. [13] The team suffered a blowout 10–0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on July
The Yankees opened their new Yankee Stadium on April 3, 2009, when they hosted an exhibition game against the Chicago Cubs. The new stadium hosted its first regular season game on April 16, when the team played against the Cleveland Indians [1] [2] and their first playoff game against the Minnesota Twins in the ALDS on October 7, 2009. The ...