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Wakamatsu, the first Major League Baseball manager of Asian descent, was the Athletics' bench coach. Cito Gaston and Jerry Manuel both entered their first full season as managers of the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Mets , respectively, after taking over for managers dismissed in the middle of the 2008 season.
View from Right Field, Camelback Ranch, Glendale, Az. 2009 saw the Dodgers open their brand new spring training facility, Camelback Ranch-Glendale.The 13,000-seat stadium and surrounding facilities that the Dodgers share with the Chicago White Sox replaced their former facility at Holman Stadium in Vero Beach, Florida, where the team had trained in the spring since 1948.
On September 22, 2009, after defeating the Los Angeles Angels, the Yankees became the first team to clinch a playoff spot for the 2009 MLB Postseason. [88] By beating the Boston Red Sox on September 27, the Yankees won their 100th game of the season, and clinched the American League East Division title. [ 89 ]
This is a list of seasons of Major League Baseball 1870s. Year National League Champion 1876: Chicago White Stockings ... 2009: New York Yankees: New York Yankees 2010s.
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
The postseason began on October 7, 2009, and ended on November 4, 2009, with the Yankees defeating the defending World Series champion Phillies in the 2009 World Series. It was the Yankees' 27th title in franchise history, and their most recent title win, as well as the most recent title win by a team from New York City.
The Milwaukee Brewers' 2009 season was the 40th season for the franchise in Milwaukee and 41st overall. It was Ken Macha's first season as manager of the team. The Brewers failed to improve on their 90–72 record of a year ago and missed the post season, finishing with a losing record of 80–82.
Josh Gibson, who played 510 game in the Negro League, holds the record for highest batting average, slugging percentage, and on-base plus slugging in a career. Barry Bonds holds the career home run and single-season home run records. Ichiro Suzuki collected 262 hits in 2004, breaking George Sisler's 84-year-old record for most hits in a season.