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Major League Baseball 2K7


Major League Baseball 2K7 (or MLB 2K7) is a Major League Baseball licensed baseball simulation video game developed by Kush Games and published by 2K Sports. Released on February 27, 2007, it is the only 2007 MLB licensed game available for the Xbox 360 and Xbox. It is also available for the PlayStation Portable, the PlayStation 2 and, for the first time, the PlayStation 3, though its competition came in the form of "" from 989 Sports. Portable versions for the Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable,
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Major League Baseball 2K8


development cycle for 2K's baseball series for next gen systems, with "MLB 2K7" being the first stage. According to Brinkman, "At the same time we set out a three year plan for the MLB franchise so that once 2K7 ended we could get right to work on 2K8 and have a set of goals and features to accomplish." From an interview in an IGN article, "MLB 2K7 was the first step in a long process of reinventing the 2K Sports baseball brand and the MLB franchise.
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Major League Baseball 2K7


and Game Boy Advance were released. It is the first baseball game to be released for the Nintendo DS and the last major release for the Xbox game console. For the third year in a row, Derek Jeter is the cover athlete, and ESPN baseball broadcasters Jon Miller and Joe Morgan serve as announcers, despite the loss of the ESPN license to Electronic Arts in 2005. Steve Physioc and Jeanne Zelasko cover the pre-game. According to lead developer Ben Brinkman, "MLB 2K7" will be skipped as a Wii
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MLB 2K


Portable, and, for the first time, the Wii. José Reyes was the new cover athlete, taking over for Jeter. A special version of the game was developed for the Nintendo DS called "Major League Baseball 2K8 Fantasy All-Stars", which featured fantasy elements such as power ups and fantasy stadiums. The 2009 edition, "Major League Baseball 2K9", represented the final act of a planned three year development cycle that started with "2K7". Tim Lincecum replaced Reyes as the cover athlete, and
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Major League Baseball 2K7


touches include ball boys retrieving baseballs, fans catching foul balls, and dynamic bullpen activity. The PS2 features are tuned fielding, improved baseruning, 2k sports online play, and Inside Edge. On June 28, 2007, the Xbox 360 version received an online update, and announced that a line of classic stadiums would be appearing on Xbox Live Marketplace, starting with Olympic Stadium for free. "MLB 2K7" owners have reported in dedicated forums that the update created a save game glitch on their system. This glitch has not
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Major League Baseball 2K7


title; the first game for the Wii will be "MLB 2K8". "MLB 2K7" was officially announced as gold on February 23, 2007 and was shipped on February 26; its previous release date had been advertised as March 5. This was presumably to prevent early adoption of "" on Sony platforms. However, the Nintendo DS and GBA versions were conspicuously absent from the announcement.The reported release date for those handhelds is March 19, 2007. It differs vastly from its 2006 release of MLB 2K6.
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MLB 2K


MLB 2K was a series of Major League Baseball video games that was developed by Visual Concepts and Kush Games, and published by 2K Sports. There were nine games in the series: "2K5", "2K6", "2K7", "2K8", "2K9", "2K10", "2K11", "2K12" and "2K13". All games were created for each MLB season. The series was created in 2005 after Visual Concepts teamed up with 2K Sports. Visual Concepts
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Major League Baseball 2K7


versions received negative reviews due to shallow gameplay. GameSpot stated in its 2.5/10 review of the DS version that it "lacks basic features every sports game should have." The PSP version fared better, averaging a 58% score at GameRankings, but most reviews unfavorably compared it to the PSP version of Sony's "MLB 07: The Show". GameSpot awarded the game a 7.3/10, stating "MLB 2K7 is packed with content and solid gameplay. The chiefly alternative rock soundtrack includes the following artists and songs: "(
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MLB 2K


was released on April 3, 2006 for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox; April 10 for the Xbox 360, and April 13 for the PSP. The game was also released for the GameCube, making it the first and "only" MLB 2K title to ever appear on the system. The cover baseball player was once again Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter. The 2007 edition, "Major League Baseball 2K7", featured a major overhaul on the "next gen" systems, the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3, featuring
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been acknowledged nor addressed by the publishers or developers of the game, although players have independently confirmed downloading Olympic Stadium will fix this glitch. Also it adds players who were not in the original roster such as Alex Gordon and Daisuke Matsuzaka, who had signed with the Boston Red Sox, after the game was made. On July 9, 2007, four packages were made available: The seventh generation console versions of the game were released to generally positive reviews. The March 2007 issue of Game Informer awarded the game an 8.5/10 score
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MLB 07: The Show


MLB 07: The Show, produced by SCE San Diego Studio, is a baseball video game for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and PSP. It is the only first-party MLB-licensed video game for the season, and the only baseball game available for the PlayStation systems aside from Major League Baseball 2K7. New York Mets 2007 All-Star third baseman that played for the METS: David Wright is featured on the cover. The three-man team of announcers once again include Rex Hudler, Matt Vasgersian and Dave
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Eddie Gaedel


Gaedel, was the only Major League Baseball figure to attend the funeral. Gaedel was interred at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum in Cook County, Illinois (plot: section G, gravestone number X-363B). Gaedel is one of only five Major League players who drew a walk in their only plate appearance and never played the field. The first three all played in the 1910s: Dutch Schirick (Sep 17, 1914 with the Browns), Bill Batsch (Sep 9, 1916 with Pittsburgh) and Joe Cobb (April
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Major League Baseball 2K7


A demo was released on Xbox Live Marketplace for Xbox 360 owners on February 26, 2007, allowing them to play Game 7 of the 2006 National League Championship Series starting in the 7th inning. The game and the demo of the game for the 360 and all other game formats were only available in North America and Japan with no plans to release the game in the Europe for "PAL" systems. The new iteration features a stunningly lifelike batter/pitcher interface on seventh generation console systems, as well as more detailed models
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Munich (song)


minute. It is featured on the soundtrack to the video games "Saints Row", "FIFA Street 2" and "Major League Baseball 2K7". The song is played when the guests are being introduced on the English television programme "A Question of Sport". It also appeared on the third season finale of "Cold Case" and in various episodes of the BBC drama "Waterloo Road". It is featured in the 2008 film "One Missed Call". "Munich" alone comes as a free pack
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Woman (Wolfmother song)


the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in 2007. In Australia, the original recording of the song was ranked number 45 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004 after appearing on their debut EP "Wolfmother". All songs written by Andrew Stockdale, Chris Ross and Myles Heskett. "Woman" was featured in the soundtracks of "Major League Baseball 2K7", "MotorStorm", "Madden NFL 07", "Tony Hawk's Project 8", "Pure", and remix in "" and is a playable song
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Major League Baseball 2K7


. A managerial ejection will cause the player's team to be controlled by the CPU. Umpires also have their own personalities and AI, meaning each umpire will have a unique style of calling a game. An important feature is the use of the joystick's force feedback during same-machine multiplayer - as the invisible icon reaches the edges of the strike zone, the rumble will increase. (PlayStation 3 owners are not able to enjoy this feature due to the lack of such a feature in the gamepad.) Other minor
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Major League Baseball 2K9


", eliminating the third "Release Timing" step of "2K8", simplifying the motion while retaining the style. "Meatballs" (mistake pitches) have been removed - instead, badly released pitches will be less effective (fastballs will be straighter, curveballs will hang, and so forth.) The AI's pitch selection was also improved. (Players may elect to use the third step as an option, and users may also still use the older Precision Pitching from "2K7".) "Influence hitting"
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Dixie Witch


, was released that spring and "Smoke and Mirrors", produced by Joel Hamilton, was released in 2006. The band was a regular act at the Emissions from the Monolith festival, performed at the Roadburn Festival in 2008 and appeared at the South by Southwest Music Conference every year since 2001. Dixie Witch's songs have appeared on soundtracks to the video games NHL 2005 and Major League Baseball 2K7 as well as TV shows Viva La Bam and the Mentalist, among others. In 2009, Clayton Mills left the band and
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Down (311 song)


other video games such as Big Air Freestyle, BMX XXX, and Major League Baseball 2K7. On July 20, 2018, The Offspring released a cover version of this song, while 311 released a "reggaefied" version of the latter's "Self Esteem". Those cover versions coincided with the beginning of their 2018 Never Ending Summer co-tour. "Down" contains dancehall vocals, hard rock guitars and turntable scratches. At "Spin", the song was compared to the band Bad Brains, and described it
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Major League Baseball 2K7


and AI tweaks. Last year's "Inside Edge" also returns, with a tweak in that playing to a player's strengths causes a boost in ability. Other new features, as published by 2K Sports, include: Other additions include a ramped up player and manager ejection system, including a minigame in which the player controlling the manager will tap a button to argue with the umpire; in multiplayer, the opponent will take control of the umpire and try to precision tap a button to eject the opponent's manager
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Major League Baseball 2K8


2K7 was year one of that, and a lot of that was just getting back onto stable ground -- getting back with the people who play our game and putting something out there that they're happy with, they have a blast playing and that they can play for an extended period of time. I think we delivered upon that, especially given the short timeline with which we had to create that game." The following songs appear in the soundtrack: /div The PlayStation 2 version received "generally favorable reviews", while
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Major League Baseball 2K7


for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The Xbox 360 version of the game received ratings of 7.9/10 from IGN, a B from 1UP and an 8.4/10 from Team Xbox. IGN's score for the PlayStation 3 version was lower (7.5/10). Of the sixth generation console versions, IGN awarded both the Xbox and PlayStation 2 versions a 7.0/10. However, IGN strongly criticized the current generation versions for having too many bugs, unimproved player models, incorrect commentary, and most of all, extremely illogical player ratings. The handheld
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Minor League Baseball


Minor League Baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball (MLB) and provide opportunities for player development and a way to prepare for the major leagues. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses. Most are members of the umbrella organization known as Minor League Baseball (MiLB), which operates under the Commissioner of Baseball within the scope of organized baseball. Several leagues, known as independent baseball leagues, do not have any official links to Major League Baseball
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Major League Baseball (video game)


endorsement of Major League Baseball. In 1980 Mattel Electronics released "Major League Baseball" (also known as "Super Challenge Baseball" and "Big League Baseball") for the Atari 2600 and the Intellivision. This version was developed by APh Technological Consulting. Four years later MicroLeague was licensed to develop and publish "MicroLeague Baseball" for the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and PC. This version contained contemporary and classic teams and players and MicroLeague released extra disks that featured additional lineups. In 1988 Atlus signed on
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Professional sports leagues in the United States


and Division III USL League One. Minor League Baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the United States that compete at levels below Major League Baseball (MLB) and provide opportunities for player development and a way to prepare for the major leagues. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses. Most are members of the umbrella organization known as Minor League Baseball (MiLB), which operates under the Commissioner of Baseball within the scope of organized baseball, a seven-tier league hierarchy (eight when Major League
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Rockstar Leeds


Boy Advance conversion for "High Heat Major League Baseball 2002", the then-newest entry in the "High Heat Major League Baseball" series, and later extend to "High Heat Major League Baseball 2003". Both titles were met with mixed reception. In late 2002, The 3DO Company also released Möbius Entertainment-developed "". Another entry in the "High Heat Major League Baseball" series, "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004", was announced in late 2002. Although the game was completed,
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Dusty Dellinger


Duston "Dusty" Eugene Dellinger (born April 4, 1973) is a former Major League Baseball umpire. He made his first Major League umpiring appearance on July 4, 2005 and his last on June 3, 2007. Currently, he serves as the Director of Minor League Baseball Umpire Development and the Minor League Baseball Umpire Training Academy. Prior to joining Minor League Baseball Umpire Development, Dellinger umpired in the New York–Penn League (1997), South Atlantic League (1998), Carolina League (1999),
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NBA 2K7


NBA 2K7 is a basketball simulation video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports. It is the eighth installment in the "NBA 2K" franchise and the successor to "NBA 2K6". It was released in 2006 for PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox, and Xbox 360. Shaquille O'Neal of the Miami Heat is the cover athlete of the game. "NBA 2K7" is the predecessor to "NBA 2K8" in the "NBA 2K" series. The game strives to simulate the
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Baseball in the United States


Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball (MLB) and provide opportunities for player development and a way to prepare for the major leagues. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses. Most are members of the umbrella organization known as Minor League Baseball (MiLB), which operates under the Commissioner of Baseball within the scope of organized baseball. Except for the Mexican League, teams in the organized minor leagues are generally independently owned and operated but are directly affiliated with one major league team through a standardized Player
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Minor League Baseball Umpire Training Academy


The Minor League Baseball Umpire Training Academy provides umpire training and development for umpires in Minor League Baseball since 2012. Since Minor League Baseball Umpire Development’s inception in 1997, every umpire hired by Major League Baseball has come through the Minor League Baseball Umpire Development system. The Minor League Baseball Umpire Training Academy is located at the Historic Dodgertown sports facility in Vero Beach, Florida. The campus includes classrooms, a Triple-A level approved stadium, four full-size baseball fields, eight indoor batting and pitching tunnels, 32 mounds
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Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada


efforts to thwart tanking, use a draft lottery to determine the early draft order.) Three of the top four major leagues possess sophisticated player development systems. The vast majority of MLB players are developed through the minor league baseball system. Prospective players generally are drafted, and are then assigned to the appropriate minor league level for development. With the growth of college baseball and in the past few decades, more players opt to play at the collegiate level and delay entry into the MLB draft; college baseball players with professional aspirations
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Major League Baseball (video game)


to develop an "official" Major League Baseball game for the Nintendo Entertainment System, which would be a first for that particular console. In 1987 Tengen had released "R.B.I. Baseball" for the NES, which contained a Major League Baseball Players Association license, but no endorsement from Major League Baseball itself. This meant that, while the players were named in this version, the team names and logos were absent and replaced by generic place references such as Boston or St. Louis. An earlier version for the console, entitled "
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List of Major League Baseball awards


online via MLB's official website, MLB.com, gets one vote in addition to the votes cast by the panel. Yadier Molina of the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League is the 2018 winner and current holder of the award. The Major League Baseball Delivery Man Award is presented by Major League Baseball to the best relief pitcher in the league. The award was developed in 2005, as part of a sponsorship agreement between Major League Baseball and package delivery company DHL Express. A monthly version of the award is also handed out
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Baseball in the United States


Baseball in the United States is one of the most popular sports for both participants and spectators. The highest level of baseball in the U.S. is Major League Baseball. The World Series of Major League Baseball is the culmination of the sport's postseason each October. It is played between the winner of each of the two leagues, the American League and the National League, and the winner is determined through a best-of-seven playoff. As baseball developed over 150 years ago in the northeast, it has been played and
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Major League Baseball Australia Academy Program


The Major League Baseball Australian Academy Program (MLBAAP) is a seven-week baseball development program held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia for prospective Australian baseball players and officials. The Academy began in 2001 with the backing of the Australian Baseball Federation, Major League Baseball and the Australian Sports Commission, with the aim of improving the quantity and quality of young Australian baseball players. The Academy has included notable MLB coaches such as Rod Carew, Pat Kelly, Graeme Lloyd, David Nilsson, Mark Hutton and Luke Prokopec.
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USA Baseball


coach and umpire certification and the Sport Development Blog. As part of an ongoing partnership, USA Baseball and Major League Baseball have worked together to create a host of events that contribute to the growth and proliferation of the game of baseball, as well as the identification and growth of young athletes. The Breakthrough Series, established in 2008, is a joint effort on behalf of USA Baseball and Major League Baseball. This unique program focuses on developing the player on and off the field through seminars, mentorship, gameplay, scout evaluations
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History of the American League


The history of the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs stretches back into the late-19th century. Prior to 2000, when the AL and NL were dissolved as separate entities and merged into the organization called Major League Baseball, the American League was one of the two leagues that made up major league baseball. Originally a minor league known as the Western League, the league later developed into a major league after the American Association disbanded. In its early history, the Western League struggled until 1894, when Byron Bancroft “Ban” Johnson
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Baseball Factory


leading source in the nation for in-depth articles on high school, college, minor league and major league baseball players. Baseball Factory’s scouting staff provides Baseball America with detailed scouting reports on the thousands of players seen throughout the year. Baseball Factory announced a strategic partnership with "Little League International" in March 2009 in order to provide youth players worldwide with increased player development and college placement opportunities. Little League International named Baseball Factory as the Exclusive and Official Player Development Partner of Little League Baseball. In July, 2009
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Major League Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award


The Major League Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award is presented by Major League Baseball (MLB) to the player who is judged to have "re-emerged on the baseball field during a given season." The award was developed in 2005, as part of a sponsorship agreement between MLB and Viagra. In 2005 and 2006 representatives from MLB and MLB.com selected six candidates each from the American (AL) and National Leagues (NL) and one winner for each league was selected via an online poll on MLB.com. Since
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Professional baseball


the advent of interleague play. In addition to the major leagues, many North American cities and towns feature minor league teams. An organization officially styled Minor League Baseball, formerly the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, oversees nearly all minor league baseball in the United States and Canada. The minor leagues are divided into classes AAA, AA, High A, Low A, Short-Season A, Advanced Rookie, and Rookie. These minor-league divisions are affiliated with major league teams, and serve to develop young players
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Major League Baseball 2K6


Major League Baseball 2K6, simply known as "MLB 2K6", is a Major League Baseball licensed baseball video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports. It is the only 2006 MLB licensed game available for the Xbox 360 and Nintendo GameCube along with the original Xbox. It is also available for the PlayStation 2 & PlayStation Portable, though its competition comes in the form of "" from Sony Computer Entertainment's San Diego Studio. It has new features, such as Inside Edge, World Baseball Classic,
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USA Baseball


aide in the continued advancement of their life and baseball skills. Utilizing the successful Breakthrough Series instructional model incorporating multiple seminars, Major League Baseball, USA Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association teamed up to develop the revolutionary Elite Development Invitational. In 2017, the event welcomed 200 players (ages 12–17) and more than two dozen coaches with a combined 200-plus years of baseball experience to historic Dodgertown in Vero Beach, Florida, for two weeks of intensive instruction. The wide-ranging group of coaches covered every field position and
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Minor League Baseball


rules and player agreements of the players association. Minor league players not on the 40-man reserve list are under contract to their respective parent Major League Baseball clubs but have no union. They generally work for far less pay as they develop their skills and work their way up the ladder toward the major leagues. Many players have signing bonuses and other additional compensation that can run into the millions of dollars, although that is generally reserved for early round draft picks. A major league team's director of player Development determines where a given
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Nippon Professional Baseball


Major League Baseball (MLB) players, scouts, and sabermetricians describe play in the NPB as "AAAA"; less competitive than in MLB, but more competitive than in Triple A's (AAA) developing level minor league baseball. Play in the Pacific League is similar to that in American League baseball, with the use of designated hitters, unlike the Central League, which has no DH rule and is closer to National League baseball. Unlike North American baseball, Japanese baseball games may end in a tie. If the
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Trea Turner


Trea Vance Turner (born June 30, 1993) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at NC State. The San Diego Padres selected Turner in the first round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft, and traded him to the Nationals in 2015. Turner made his MLB debut with the Nationals on August 21, 2015. Developed by the Padres and Nationals primarily as a shortstop, Turner broke into the major leagues in the 2016 season as Washington
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Major League Baseball (video game)


official Major League Baseball licensing and lineups. "Major League Baseball" was developed by Atlus and published by LJN. It featured many facets of realistic gameplay and a focus on managerial details, which stressed the importance of choosing a well-balanced team. Despite its graphical limitations, it was considered a three-dimensional game at the time and was featured in the first issue of "Nintendo Power" as compared the system's other baseball games of the era. Prior to 1988 there had been two games released with the official
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Major League Baseball 2K13


Major League Baseball 2K13 is a Major League Baseball licensed baseball simulation video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports and was released on March 5, 2013 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The commentary is delivered by the trio of Gary Thorne, Steve Phillips, and John Kruk. David Price (then of the Tampa Bay Rays) is the game's cover athlete. On January 6, 2014, 2K Sports announced that MLB 2K13 would be the final game in the MLB 2K Series.
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Alex Rodriguez


9th, he hit his third, a towering two-run blast into the waterfall in Kauffman Stadium. On September 6, he recorded his 100th RBI; it was the 14th year he had reached the mark, the most times of any player in baseball history. On Sep 29, he hit his 30th home run of the season, recording his major league record 13th straight year of at least 30 home runs and 100 RBIs, breaking a tie with Jimmie Foxx, who had 12 seasons. In 2011, Rodriguez batted
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Jayce Tingler


Jayce Michael Tingler (born November 28, 1980) is an American professional baseball coach and front office executive. He is the Major League Player Development Field Coordinator for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball and in Minor League Baseball for four years. Tingler graduated from Smithville High School in Smithville, Missouri. He was named to four All-Midland Empire Conference teams in baseball. He attended the University of Missouri, where he played college baseball for the Missouri Tigers baseball team. He
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John Thorn


The Official Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball", "Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of Major League Football", "Treasures of the Baseball Hall of Fame", "The Hidden Game of Baseball", "The Glory Days: New York Baseball 1947–1957", and "The Armchair Book of Baseball". His 2011 book, "Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game", published by Simon & Schuster, was an in-depth chronicle of the seminal development and pioneers of
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MVP Baseball 2005


MVP Baseball 2005 is a baseball video game developed and published by Electronic Arts. It features then-Boston Red Sox left fielder Manny Ramirez on its cover. The game features full Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball, and Major League Baseball Players Association licenses. It holds the 98th spot on IGN's reader's choice top 100 games ever as of 2006. As with previous versions of the game, the announcers are Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow, real-life announcers for the San Francisco Giants. A PlayStation Portable version
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Nate Silver


of Executive Vice-President, later renamed Managing Partner of BP. Silver further developed PECOTA and wrote a weekly column under the heading "Lies, Damned Lies". He applied sabermetric techniques to a broad range of topics including forecasting the performance of individual players, the economics of baseball, metrics for the valuation of players, and developing an Elo rating system for Major League baseball. Between 2003 and 2009, Silver co-authored the "Baseball Prospectus" annual book of Major League Baseball forecasts, as well as other books
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American League


The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League (AL), is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major league status. It is sometimes called the Junior Circuit because it claimed Major League status for the 1901 season, 25 years after the formation of the National League (the "Senior Circuit"). At the
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Major League Baseball 2K8


lite" version of "MLB 2K8" was released for the Nintendo DS called "Major League Baseball 2K8 Fantasy All-Stars", which extensively utilizes the DS touchscreen, and features fantasy elements such as power ups and fantasy stadiums. MLB 2K8 represents the third seventh generation console baseball game of the 2K Sports Major League Baseball series, and the second lead developed by Ben Brinkman for Kush. In Brinkman's "1UP.com" log, he revealed that "MLB 2K8" represents the middle act of a planned three year
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Cole Figueroa


Stephen Coleman Figueroa (born June 30, 1987) is an American former professional baseball infielder. Currently he works in the Tampa Bay Rays front office as the Assistant Director of Hitting Development. He was the starting shortstop at Florida during his college career, and was drafted by San Diego Padres in the sixth round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft. He was also drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 9th round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign and played in Major League Baseball (MLB
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Baseball in the United States


followed in the region longer than in others. An extensive minor league baseball system covers most mid-sized cities in the United States. Minor league baseball teams are organized in a six-tier hierarchy, in which the highest teams (AAA) are in major cities that do not have a major league team but often have a major team in another sport, and each level occupies progressively smaller cities. The lowest levels of professional baseball serve primarily as development systems for the sport's most inexperienced prospects, with the absolute bottom
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P. J. Carey


Paul Jerome "P. J." Carey (November 4, 1953 – December 7, 2012) was an American professional baseball player, manager, instructor, and farm system official. In , Carey served as senior advisor, player development, of the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball. Carey was a minor league catcher, coach and manager, and a Major League coach and player development official, during his 40-year baseball career, which began in . Carey was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Scranton Preparatory School
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Josh Bonifay


Joshua Cameron Bonifay (born July 30, 1978) is an American baseball executive and former American professional baseball player and coach. He is the director of player development for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball. Bonifay attended T. C. Roberson High School in Asheville, North Carolina. He attended the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW), where he played college baseball for the UNCW Seahawks. The Pittsburgh Pirates selected him in the 24th round of the 1999 Major League Baseball draft. He played Minor League Baseball for eight
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Sports in Ohio


Browns (National Football League), Cleveland Cavaliers (National Basketball Association), Columbus Blue Jackets (National Hockey League), the Columbus Crew (Major League Soccer), FC Cincinnati (Major League Soccer), and Ohio Machine (Major League Lacrosse). Ohio played a central role in the development of both Major League Baseball and the National Football League. Baseball's first fully professional team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings of 1869, were organized in Ohio. An informal early 20th century American football association, the Ohio League
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Harry Simmons (baseball)


about the early accounts of matches. At that time, he developed a friendship with Ernest Lanigan, a baseball historian and Information Director of the International League. Simmons worked for the International League from 1945 until 1966, first in New York then in Montreal. He then worked in the Baseball Commissioner's office until his retirement in 1982. He developed the playing schedules for the Majors and various minor leagues for over 20 years. Known as a historian and writer, he did much original research into 19th Century baseball. He developed
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Youth system


, Little League Baseball serves a similar purpose for professional baseball, although the vast majority of development and recruitment comes at the high school level. The other major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada do not have a youth development system. The National Football League's players are developed predominantly through the educational system, first with high school football and then college football. Basketball players are typically developed and recruited straight out of high school, although the National Basketball Association requires at least one year out of high school to be
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Kris Medlen


win, the Braves had won 21 consecutive games started by Medlen, the most in major league baseball since the Yankees won 22 consecutive games started by Whitey Ford from 1950 through 1953, a span interrupted by his service during the Korean War. On Sep 30, 2012, Medlen led the Braves to their 23rd consecutive victory in games that he started, as they beat the Mets, 6-2. Medlen pitched 6 Innings, allowing 3 hits, 1 walk and 1 unearned run, while striking out 4. This established
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Major League Baseball Featuring Ken Griffey Jr.


Major League Baseball Featuring Ken Griffey Jr. is a baseball video game produced by Nintendo and developed by Angel Studios for the Nintendo 64 platform. The game is follow-up to Nintendo's previous title featuring Griffey, "Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run". It was released on May 31, 1998, and allows players to choose any contemporary Major League Baseball franchise and play through an exhibition, a complete season, or a World Series. Players can also select up to four individuals from any team to compete in a Home
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Branch Rickey


to another." Rickey had wisely invested in several minor league baseball clubs, using them to develop future talent and supplement the Cardinals major league roster. At 43 years of age upon his firing, he had been a player, manager and executive in the Major Leagues. However, there had been little indication to this point that he would ever belong in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Although he was not the first executive titled as a "general manager" in Major League Baseball history — his actual title was "business
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Gary Denbo


Gary Brian Denbo (born December 9, 1960) is an American former baseball player and current Director of Player Development and Scouting for the Miami Marlins in Major League Baseball (MLB). Denbo attended Princeton Community High School in Princeton, Indiana, and Oakland City College in Oakland City, Indiana. He was drafted as an infielder by the Cincinnati Reds in the 17th round of the 1983 Major League Baseball draft. Denbo played in Minor League Baseball for four years. After retiring as a player, Denbo became a minor league
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Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run


Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run is a baseball video game developed by Rare for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System that is named after the baseball player Ken Griffey Jr. It is the follow-up to Nintendo's previous "Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball" but with a Japanese publisher, and a British developer. Two years later, Nintendo released another game featuring Griffey, "Major League Baseball Featuring Ken Griffey Jr.", for the Nintendo 64. The game's title is derived from the final play of the 1995 American
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Professional sports league organization


Many North American systems have a secondary or minor league but without promotion and relegation of teams between them. Often a minor league team is partly or wholly owned by a major league team, or affiliated with one, and utilized for player development. For example, Major League Baseball has an affiliation with Minor League Baseball. The minor clubs do not move up or down in the hierarchy by on-field success or failure. Professional ice hockey has a system somewhat similar to baseball's (without as many levels), while
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Scott Little


Dennis Scott Little (born January 19, 1963 in East St. Louis, Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played three games in the majors for the Pittsburgh Pirates in . He currently works for the Colorado Rockies in the Player Development Department. Little, an outfielder, played collegiate football and baseball at the University of Missouri. He played in the 1981 Tangerine Bowl and was drafted by the New York Mets in the 7th round of the 1984 Major League Baseball Draft, playing three seasons in their minor league
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List of bespectacled baseball players


In baseball, players rarely wear spectacles but some players played in the major leagues with glasses. For many years, wearing glasses while playing the sport was an embarrassment. Baseball talent scouts routinely rejected spectacled prospects on sight. The stigma had diminished by the early 1960s and by one estimate 20 percent of major league players wore glasses by the end of the 1970s. The development of shatter-resistant lenses in the latter half of the 1940s contributed to their acceptance. The first major-league player to wear spectacles was Will '
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1992 Major League Baseball expansion draft


Ausmus to the Rockies and Everett to the Marlins. Invoking the "best interests of baseball" clause, Commissioner Bud Selig and the major league executive council affirmed the draft results. In the 1993 Major League Baseball season, the Marlins and Rockies both finished sixth out of seven teams in their respective divisions. The Rockies were the first team to reach the playoffs, using the roster they developed through the expansion draft to win the wild card in 1995, a record for the shortest amount of time for an expansion team to make
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Gary LaRocque


Gary LaRocque is the director of player development for the St. Louis Cardinals, a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise. A graduate of the University of Hartford, he was an All-American shortstop. LaRocque began his professional baseball career when the Milwaukee Brewers selected him in the 14th round of the 1975 Major League Baseball Draft as a shortstop. He played Minor League Baseball for three seasons, managed for eight and has also served as a coach, regional professional scout, and scouting director. In 308 total games played in
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Out of the Park Baseball


has licenses for Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball. The license covers historical MLB teams too. The mobile version is covered by the license too, and was renamed from iOOTP Baseball to MLB Manager. In September 2013, OOTP Developments branched out into ice hockey with the release of "Franchise Hockey Manager", which features 23 leagues, including the NHL, KHL, and many others. In January 2014, the company announced that an American football sim named "Beyond the Sideline Football" was in development with a release
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Major League Baseball 2K10


past, the 2K series was hampered by a lot of little things. The developers obviously put a lot of time in improving the overall gameplay and it shows. The new modes are fun but need some attention to iron out bugs, and there are some areas where the errors are just downright contrary to the game of baseball. On the surface, baseball seems a simple game, but to the baseball fan, the layers of complexity are what create that overall feeling that is Major League Baseball." In early February
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Professional sports leagues in the United States


Baseball is included as the top tier) that classifies leagues by level of development. The highest level of minor league baseball, Triple-A, features high level major league prospects almost ready to join the majors playing in large cities without MLB franchises, while each successively lower class (Double-A, A-Advanced, Class A, Short Season A, Rookie-Advanced and Rookie) features players with correspondingly less experience and, generally, playing in smaller markets. Additionally, several independent baseball leagues, which do not
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Wuxi


of a swimming stadium, soccer stadium and other facilities. It is located in the south-west part of the city, near Lake Tai. Major League Baseball has also had its main Chinese Development Center in Wuxi since 2008. At the Development Center, Major League Baseball scouts and recruits the best players in China to play at the DC in the hopes that they will eventually play professional baseball in America. In 2017, Wuxi New Stadium also hosted the 2017 ITTF Asian-Championships (Ping Pong). Wuxi is situated
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Phil Plantier


Phillip Alan Plantier (born January 27, 1969) is a former Major League Baseball player who played in the major leagues primarily as an outfielder from -. Plantier was an 11th round draft pick of the Boston Red Sox in the 1987 Major League Baseball Draft. He developed a knack for hitting home runs in the minor leagues and skipped the Double-A level altogether. Plantier first entered the major leagues in after a midseason call-up from the Pawtucket Red Sox and primarily served as a pinch hitter, but did not
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Major League Baseball 2K9 Fantasy All-Stars


Major League Baseball 2K9 Fantasy All-Stars is a Nintendo DS spin-off of "Major League Baseball 2K9" in the vein of "MLB Power Pros", developed by Canadian studio Deep Fried Entertainment and published by 2K Sports. The game was released on March 3, 2009. According to the ESRB listing: Nothing else about the game is known, though it is expected to retain similar gameplay to its predecessor. Like "MLB 2K9", Tim Lincecum is the cover athlete, albeit in cartoon form.
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Branch Barrett Rickey


this capacity during his summers through 1965. After college, he returned to professional baseball in 1972 as assistant director of the Kansas City Royals Baseball Academy in Sarasota, Florida. The Academy was a major league experiment to take teenage players with overall athletic skill and develop them into major league players. When the Academy was closed by the Royals in 1974, Rickey rejoined the Pirates. Rickey continued in Major League Baseball for over twenty years with Pittsburgh and the Cincinnati Reds as a scout, assistant scouting director during the 1970s, and
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Bob Carpenter (sportscaster)


. In his first major league season, 1984, Carpenter developed his own baseball scorebook. He started marketing it in 1995, and "Bob Carpenter's Scorebook" is now used by many college, major and minor league announcers. It is the most widely used scorebook in the nation by fans and broadcasters. He also called NCAA Basketball on CBS as well as college football and basketball games for USA Sports and Major League Baseball for NBC. In addition to baseball and college sports, Carpenter called tennis (1995 U.S. Open)
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Major League Baseball 2K8 Fantasy All-Stars


Major League Baseball 2K8 Fantasy All-Stars is the Nintendo DS spin-off of "Major League Baseball 2K8" in the vein of "MLB Power Pros", developed by Canadian studio Deep Fried Entertainment and published by 2K Sports. It was released on April 14, 2008. The game extensively utilizes the Nintendo DS touchscreen, which controls the power and technique of bat swings and the speed and accuracy of pitches. Fielding, baserunning and other controls will also utilize the DS touch screen, by dragging and tracing lines
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Minor league


Soon Major League Baseball began formal developmental agreements with some minor league teams, while others remained independent. Since it was first developed in the 1920s by St. Louis Cardinals executive Branch Rickey, the formal developmental affiliations have come to dominate minor league baseball, and the majority of minor leagues are part of the affiliated system. A general decline in minor league attendance occurred following the advent of television; minor league clubs only survived in many markets because their major league affiliations included financial support. The trend began to reverse in the 1990s,
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World Series Baseball 2K1


World Series Baseball 2K1 is a sports video game developed by Wow Entertainment and published by Sega for the Dreamcast. It was the first game in the modern series to be featured on the Dreamcast, and was the spiritual successor to World Series Baseball for the Sega Genesis. It was released in July 2000 to coincide with the 2000 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Atlanta. "World Series Baseball 2K1" featured a cutting-edge graphical presentation adapted from the NAOMI game "Super Major League", and its visuals were
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Sports in the United States


AAA) are in major cities that do not have a major league team but often have a major team in another sport, and each level occupies progressively smaller cities. The lowest levels of professional baseball serve primarily as development systems for the sport's most inexperienced prospects, with the absolute bottom, the rookie leagues, occupying the major league squads' spring training complexes. Some limited independent professional baseball exists, the most prominent being the Atlantic League, which occupies mostly suburban locales that are not eligible for high level minor league teams
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Jim Crow laws


heavyweight boxing champions) and track and field athlete Jesse Owens (who won four gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin) earned fame during this era. In baseball, a color line instituted in the 1880s had informally barred blacks from playing in the major leagues, leading to the development of the Negro Leagues, which featured many fine players. A major breakthrough occurred in 1947, when Jackie Robinson was hired as the first African American to play in Major League Baseball; he permanently broke the color bar. Baseball teams
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Cincinnati Steam


The Cincinnati Steam is a collegiate summer baseball club that competes in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League, which is one of eight leagues formed under the National Alliance of College Summer Baseball. The Steam club was founded in 2006 and plays their home games at Western Hills High School in Cincinnati.The Cincinnati Steam Baseball Club has a close association with the Cincinnati Reds Community Fund and The Reds Rookie Success League. The GLSCL was established by Major League Baseball in order to develop college baseball prospects and is one of many summer collegiate baseball
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USA Baseball


culmination of evidence-based information from the principal contributor group and input from a leadership group consisting of experts from the medical safety industry, MLB league and club executives, and an advisory group inclusive of leaders from across the amateur baseball spectrum. The high school baseball program manual has been developed to support the thousands of dedicated high school coaches around the country in their quest to provide a positive, development-based experience to their student-athletes. The Prospect Development Pipeline (PDP) is a collaborative effort between Major League Baseball
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USA Baseball


Pitch Smart is a joint initiative by Major League Baseball and USA Baseball that provides a series of practical, age-appropriate guidelines to help parents, players and coaches avoid overuse injuries and foster long, healthy careers for youth pitchers. Fun At Bat is an entry-level bat and ball program for kids with an emphasis on character development, functional movement, active play, and fun. The initiative stems from meticulous research on introductory youth sport programs and is supported by Major League Baseball, USA Baseball and industry professionals. Hit
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High Heat Major League Baseball


Major League Baseball 2004". In August 2003, Microsoft purchased the rights to the High Heat franchise from 3DO, however, Microsoft has yet to develop a new title in the series. "High Heat" was traditionally known for possessing more simulation-style qualities than competitors "World Series Baseball", "All Star Baseball", or "Triple Play Baseball", but frequently lagged behind in graphical quality. At the core of "High Heat"′s gameplay was its batter-pitcher interface, which was often hailed as the
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MicroLeague Baseball


MicroLeague Baseball is a 1984 baseball simulation video game. It was developed by MicroLeague and published by MicroLeague It was released on Amiga, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and PC. It was one of the first video games to carry the Major League Baseball license, allowing the game to feature MLB teams. It also carried the Major League Baseball Players Association license, allowing the game to use real players. A general manager disk available separately allowed users to make trades with other teams or create their
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NBA 2K7


by Dan the Automator; it features 13 songs. The soundtrack was also released on CD with the title "Dan the Automator Presents 2K7". "NBA 2K7" was released for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Xbox 360 on September 25, 2006; and for PlayStation 3 on November 13, 2006. This is the first game in the "NBA 2K" series to be released on the PlayStation 3, and the last to be released on the original Xbox. "NBA 2K7" received "favorable reviews
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Rich Rieker


Richard Gregory Rieker (born November 9, 1961) is an American former professional baseball umpire, who is the Director of Umpire Development for Major League Baseball (MLB). Rieker spent thirteen seasons as a minor league umpire. Rieker made major league appearances as early as 1992 and he joined the National League full-time in 1996, after the death of John McSherry. Rieker worked throughout both major leagues in 2000 and 2001. He wore uniform number 16 during his National League career, then switched to number 38 after the
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National Association of Professional Base Ball Players


league is in dispute. Major League Baseball and the Baseball Hall of Fame do not recognize it as a major league, but the NA comprised most of the professional clubs and the highest caliber of play then in existence. Its players, managers, and umpires are included among the "major leaguers" who define the scope of many encyclopedias and many databases developed by SABR or Retrosheet. Several factors limited the lifespan of the National Association including dominance by a single team (Boston) for most of the league's existence, instability
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Félix Rodríguez (baseball)


Félix Antonio Rodríguez (born September 9, 1972) is a Dominican former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. Rodríguez was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers in as a free agent, originally as a catcher. He batted .291 as a catcher, but his arm was so impressive that the organization moved him to the mound in . During the northern hemisphere winter, the Dodgers sent Rodríguez to play for their Australian affiliate the Adelaide Giants in the Australian Baseball League in 1993 as part of his pitching development. He began his major league
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Arizona Instructional League


The Arizona Instructional League (AIL), sometimes known informally as "instructs", is an American professional baseball league. The league was founded in 1958. Young major league prospects hone their skills in the AIL, while experienced players may go there to rehabilitate from an injury, to learn a new position or to refine a particular skill. The Arizona Instructional League, which plays its games each September and October, serves to develop players who have been drafted by teams in Major League Baseball (MLB). Players in the
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Logan Allen


Logan Shane Allen (born May 23, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the San Diego Padres. Logan Shane Allen was born in Palm Beach, Florida. He is the second of three sons. He studied at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, to develop his talent for baseball. Allen was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the eighth round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft out of IMG Academy. He signed
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2009 Challenge Trophy


4 to May 16. The Mike Traficante Challenge Cup will be held in Edmonton from 4 Sep to 7 Sep, 2009.info The teams will be seeded from the Alberta Major Soccer League. The groups will be S1, N2 and N3 in one and N1, S2 and S3 in the other. Seeds S3 and N3 are open to challenge from any district. This year, the teams in the AMSL include: North: South: AMSL Site The Saskatchewan representative shall be determined through the Saskatchewan Premier Soccer League. Six teams will
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Minor League Baseball


Harry Wendelstedt Umpire School and Minor League Baseball Umpire Training Academy, both located in Florida. The Minor League Baseball Umpire Training Academy is owned and operated by Minor League Baseball Umpire Development (MiLBUD), while Wendelstedt is independently owned by MLB Umpire Hunter Wendelstedt. The classes for each school are held for five weeks in January and February. The instructors at these schools are former or present major or minor league umpires. Simply attending one of these schools, however, does not guarantee that the candidate will also be recommended either to
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John P. Angelos


to build a 360-degree, multiplatform sales and sponsorship strategy. Angelos is a vocal advocate for introducing parity mechanisms in Major League Baseball to develop competitive balance in the league. In various speaking engagements, interviews and in a cover story with "SportsPro Magazine", Angelos has described the many disadvantages for small and mid-market teams within Major League Baseball's decentralized model. Angelos argues that introducing a salary cap and floor would reduce payroll inequality and allow small market teams to keep pace with baseball's wealthiest, big market teams.
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List of baseball players who went directly to Major League Baseball


This is a list of baseball players who went directly to the major leagues. They are distinguished as a group by the fact that they made their North American professional debut with a Major League Baseball franchise without previously having played at the professional level (excluding fall leagues and winter leagues), such as minor league affiliates of major league teams, the Negro Leagues, Japanese professional leagues, or independent professional teams. After their major league debuts, many of these players played in professional leagues other than Major League Baseball. Included are
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Venezuelan Summer League


The Venezuelan Summer League (VSL) was a Minor League Baseball rookie-level circuit which operated in the Major League Baseball's academies in the Venezuelan state of Carabobo. The VSL was created in 1997 as an alternative to the Dominican Summer League to improve the development of young prospects from Venezuela in their early years in organized baseball. Besides Carabobo, the states of Aragua, Lara and Yaracuy were represented in the league. Political instability in the region led to all the MLB teams pulling their affiliates out of the country and the
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