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The 2000 Major League Baseball season ended with the New York Yankees defeating the New York Mets in five games, for their third consecutive World Series title. [1]A then-record 5,693 home runs were hit during the regular season in 2000 (the record was broken in 2017, when 6,105 home runs were hit). [1]
The postseason began on October 3, 2000, and ended on October 26, 2000, with the Yankees defeating the Mets in five games in the 2000 World Series, also known as the "Subway Series" as both teams were from New York City. The Yankees completed a three-peat and won their 26th title in franchise history.
October 17 – Orlando Hernández pitches the New York Yankees to a 9–7 victory in the decisive sixth game of the ALCS, in would be the last Major League Baseball game televised by NBC. October 26 – The New York Yankees defeat the New York Mets 4–2, to win their 26th World Series in five games.
The 2000 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 71st playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 11, 2000 at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia, home of the Atlanta Braves of the National League.
Pages in category "2000 Major League Baseball season" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. ... 2000 Major League Baseball All-Star Game;
A starting pitcher, then, may be credited with a game played even as he is not credited with a game started or an inning pitched. Ty Cobb was the first player to reach 3,000 games played. Cobb's record of 3,035 games played lasted for 46 seasons until Hank Aaron would break the record.
After 50 seasons — 1947–1989 and 1994–2000 — Game 6 was the last Major League Baseball game that NBC would televised for the next 22 years. Major League Baseball coverage would eventually return to NBC Sports in 2022 via a deal with their streaming service Peacock to broadcast games on Sunday afternoons.
When Bob Boone became the first player to catch 2,000 major league games in 1988, it was over a quarter century after every other non-pitching position had seen a player reach that milestone. But in recent decades, the workload of top major league catchers has gradually increased, and the top ten career leaders all made their major league ...