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This is a list of nicknames of Major League Baseball teams and players. It includes a complete list of nicknames of players in the Baseball Hall of Fame, a list of nicknames of current players, nicknames of popular players who have played for each major league team, and lists of nicknames grouped into particular categories (e.g., ethnic nicknames, personality trait nicknames etc.). [1]
This is a list of fictional sports teams, athletic groups that have been identified by name in works of fiction but do not really exist as such.Teams have been organized by the sport they participate in, followed by the media product they appear in. Specific television episodes are noted when available.
Name of the Cardinals' Triple-A affiliate Memphis Redbirds. The Birds – Reference to the cardinal, which is a bird. The Birds on the Bat – Reference to the longtime logo on the front of the uniform jersey. The Dirty Birds – Derisive term used mostly by Met fans in the '80s. The Gashouse Gang – Name for the 1934 World Championship team ...
Name Date Away team Score Home team Notes Addie Joss Benefit Game: July 24, 1911 All-Stars 0–2 Cleveland Naps: Exhibition benefit game for the family of recently deceased pitcher Addie Joss, preceding the creation of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in 1933. [1] [2] [3] Mack Attack: October 12, 1929 Chicago Cubs: 8–10 Philadelphia ...
By the time the American League expanded to Toronto in 1977, the NHL club's strong identification as the Maple Leafs precluded any chance of reviving that name for the baseball team. The Toronto franchise was originally owned by Labatt Breweries, with Imperial Trust and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce as minority owners. The name "Blue ...
While the baseball purists may not like any change in the sport, they're working. The average nine-inning game in the 2024 regular season was two hours and 36 minutes, the lowest since 1984.
Start of Major League Baseball games depends on days of the week, game number in series, holidays, and other factors. As of 2021, most games start at 6:30 p.m., 7 p.m., or 7:30 p.m. in the local time zone, so there are more night games than day games even though baseball is traditionally played during the day.
All of that being said, Scott has a high ceiling (2.31 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 104 SO in 2023) and is only a small part of the problem on a Marlins team that sits last in baseball with a 1-11 record. Who ...