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The 2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 73rd playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues that make up Major League Baseball.
Miguel Odalis Tejada (né Tejeda; [1] [2] born May 25, 1974) is a Dominican former professional baseball shortstop who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for six teams, most notably the Oakland Athletics and Baltimore Orioles, before short stints with the Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, and Kansas City Royals.
The 2002 American League Division Series (ALDS), the opening round of the American League side in Major League Baseball’s (MLB) 2002 postseason, began on Tuesday, October 1, and ended on Sunday, October 6, with the champions of the three AL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series.
Season MVP: AL: Miguel Tejada NL ... The 2002 Major League Baseball season finished with two wild-card teams ... American League Pitcher: Greg Maddux ...
Adam Kennedy won the 2002 ALCS MVP when he hit 3 home runs in 1 game; [6] he had hit 7 during the regular season and hit 80 in his 14-year career. [7] From the pitcher's mound , Steve Avery threw 16 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings without giving up a run in the 1991 NLCS , [ 8 ] and John Smoltz amassed 19 strikeouts the following year. [ 9 ]
The Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual Major League Baseball (MLB) award given to one outstanding player in the American League and one in the National League. The award has been presented by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) since 1931.
Derek Jeter is the only player to win the All-Star Game MVP and World Series MVP in the same season, doing so in 2000. Among prior MVP winners who are no longer active players, only five won the award in what turned out to be their only All-Star Game appearance; LaMarr Hoyt, Bo Jackson, J. D. Drew, Melky Cabrera, and Eric Hosmer.
March 11 – Al Cowens, 50, right fielder for four American League teams (1974 to 1986), who batted .312, won a Gold Glove, and was the AL MVP runner-up for the 1977 Kansas City Royals. March 11 – Genevieve George, 74, Canadian catcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.