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Joseph Francis Page (October 28, 1917 – April 21, 1980), nicknamed "Fireman" and "the Gay Reliever", [1] was an American professional baseball relief pitcher. Page, who was left-handed, played in Major League Baseball with the New York Yankees from 1944 to 1950 and with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1954 .
The Yankees adhered to what became known as the "Joba Rules", where they carefully monitored and limited his appearances. During the 2008 season, the Yankees transitioned Chamberlain to the starting rotation, and he suffered a shoulder injury later in the season. Chamberlain struggled as a starter in 2009, and was shifted back to a relief role.
On May 20, Aker was traded to the Yankees for Fred Talbot. [1] After the trade, he ran up a string of 33 consecutive scoreless innings, still a regular season Yankee record. [9] Aker led the Yankees in saves that year and finished both 1969 and 1970 with ERAs of 2.06, despite career-threatening back surgery in the intervening winter. [1]
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During the 2019 season, Ottavino appeared in 73 games for the Yankees, all in relief, pitching to a 6–5 record with 1.90 ERA and 88 strikeouts in 66 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings pitched. [27] During the shortened 2020 season, he made 24 appearances, all in relief, with a 5.89 ERA and 2–3 record with 25 strikeouts in 18 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings pitched.
In 2022, the Yankees transitioned Maciejewski from a starting pitcher to a relief pitcher. He spent the year primarily with the Double–A Somerset Patriots, and compiled a 2.88 ERA with 48 strikeouts in 14 games for the team. [5] Maciejewski split the 2023 campaign between High–A Hudson Valley, Double–A Somerset, and Triple–A Scranton.
Jesse Russell Orosco (born April 21, 1957) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher.He played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 2003 for the New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins.
The return of Casey Stengel to spring training received considerable publicity, and when the Mets played the Yankees in an exhibition game, Stengel played his best pitchers while the Yankees treated it as a meaningless game, and the Mets won, 4–3. The team won nearly as many games as it lost in spring training, but Stengel warned, "I ain't ...