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2023 Major League Baseball Season
The 2023 Major League Baseball season (MLB) began on March 30. The 93rd All-Star Game was played on July 11, hosted by the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, with the National League winning, 3–2. The regular season ended on October 1, and the postseason began on October 3, and ended with Game 5 of the World Series on November 1. This season saw the introduction of several rule changes: in an effort to create a quicker pace of play, a pitch clock was introduced along with other minor changes, while limits on defensive shifts and larger bases were also introduced. Schedule On August 24, 2022, Major League Baseball released its 2023 schedule. There were 162 games scheduled for all teams. This season was the first MLB season of a new balanced schedule in which every team played each other at least once, similar to the NBA and NHL. The new balanced schedule included 13 games against their division rivals, totaling 52 games. Each team played six games a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and is considered the premier professional baseball league in the world. Each team plays 162 games per season, with Opening Day traditionally held during the first week of April. Six teams in each league then advance to a four-round Major League Baseball postseason, postseason tournament in October, culminating in the World Series, a best-of-seven championship series between the two league champions first played in 1903. MLB is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan. Formed in 1876 and 1901, respectively, the NL and AL cemented their cooperation with the National Agreement in 1903, making MLB the oldest major professional sports league in the world. They remained le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shohei Ohtani
is a Japanese professional baseball designated hitter and pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "Shotime", he has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Angels and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. Because of his elite contributions as a hitter and as a pitcher, a rarity as a Two-way player#Baseball, two-way player, Ohtani's prime seasons have been considered among the greatest in baseball history, with some comparing them favorably to the early career of Babe Ruth. Considered early on as an elite two-way player, Ohtani was the first pick of the Fighters in the 2012 Nippon Professional Baseball draft, 2012 NPB draft. He played for the Fighters from 2013 through 2017 as a pitcher and an outfielder, and won the 2016 Japan Series with them. The Fighters posting system, posted Ohtani to MLB after the 2017 season, and he signed with the Angels, soon winning the 2018 American League (AL) Major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 World Series
The 2023 World Series was the World Series, championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2023 Major League Baseball season, 2023 season, and the 119th edition of the World Series. It was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) 2023 American League Championship Series, champion Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers and the National League (baseball), National League (NL) 2023 National League Championship Series, champion Arizona Diamondbacks. The series began on October 27 and ended on November 1 with Texas winning in five games. The Rangers won their first World Series title since their founding in 1961 and relocation to the DFW metroplex in 1971. This marked the first time since 1989 World Series, 1989 in which consecutive championships were won by different teams from the same state. The Rangers and Diamondbacks entered the 2023 Major League Baseball postseason, 2023 MLB postseason as wild card (sports), wild cards, making this the third World S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seattle, Washington
Seattle ( ) is the List of municipalities in Washington, most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington and in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. With a population of 780,995 in 2024, it is the List of United States cities by population, 18th-most populous city in the United States. The city is the county seat of King County, Washington, King County, the List of counties in Washington, most populous county in Washington. The Seattle metropolitan area's population is 4.02 million, making it the List of metropolitan statistical areas, 15th-most populous in the United States. Its growth rate of 21.1% between 2010 and 2020 made it one of the country's fastest-growing large cities. Seattle is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, and Lake Washington. It is the northernmost major city in the United States, located about south of the Canada–United States border, Canadian border. A gateway for trade with East ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
T-Mobile Park
T-Mobile Park is a retractable roof ballpark in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the home stadium of the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball and has a seating capacity of 47,929. It is in Seattle's SoDo neighborhood, near the western terminus of Interstate 90 and is owned and operated by the Washington State Major League Baseball Stadium Public Facilities District. The first game at the stadium was played on July 15, 1999. During the 1990s, the suitability of the Mariners' original stadium—the Kingdome—as an MLB facility came under question, and the team's ownership group threatened to relocate the team. In September 1995, King County voters defeated a ballot measure to secure public funding for a new baseball stadium. Shortly thereafter, the Mariners' first appearance in the MLB postseason and their victory in the 1995 American League Division Series (ALDS) revived public desire to keep the team in Seattle. As a result, the Washington State Legislature ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. The Mariners compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League West, West Division. The team joined the American League as an expansion team in 1977 Major League Baseball expansion, 1977, playing their home games in the Kingdome. Since July , the Mariners' home Baseball park, ballpark has been T-Mobile Park, located in the SoDo, Seattle, SoDo neighborhood of Seattle. The "Mariners" name originates from the prominence of seamanship, marine culture in the city of Seattle. They are List of baseball nicknames, nicknamed the M's, a title featured in their primary logo from 1987 to 1992. They adopted their current team colors – navy blue, northwest green (teal), and Silver (color), silver – before the 1993 season, after having been royal blue and Gold (color), gold since the team's inception; the original colors continue to be used in alternate unifor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The 2023 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 93rd Major League Baseball All-Star Game, held between the American League (AL) and the National League (NL) of Major League Baseball (MLB). The game was played on July 11, 2023, and was broadcast nationally by Fox, Fox Deportes, and ESPN Radio. The game was hosted by the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington. Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson managed the National League team, while Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker managed the American League team. The NL beat the AL, 3–2, and earned their first win since 2012. Background Host selection The Seattle Mariners were awarded the game on September 14, 2021. This was the third time that the Mariners hosted an All-Star Game; the previous games were in 1979 at the Kingdome and 2001 at Safeco Field, which was renamed T-Mobile Park before the 2019 season. To prepare for the All-Star Game and other events, a ride-hailing lot was added to T-Mobile Park in Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corey Seager
Corey Drew Seager (born April 27, 1994) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He is often regarded as one of the best shortstops of his generation. The Dodgers selected Seager in the first round of the 2012 MLB draft, and he made his major league debut in 2015. He was the 2016 National League (NL) Rookie of the Year and was an MLB All-Star in his first two full seasons in the majors. He was named the NL Championship Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) and the World Series MVP while leading the Dodgers to the 2020 World Series title. After seven years with the Dodgers, Seager entered free agency and signed a 10-year contract worth $325 million with the Rangers. With the Rangers, Seager has been named an All-Star three times. He helped Texas claim their first World Series championship in 2023 and was named World Series MVP for the second time, becomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arizona Diamondbacks
The Arizona Diamondbacks are an American professional baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. The Diamondbacks compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. The franchise was established on March 9, 1995 and began play in 1998 as an expansion team. The team plays its home games at Chase Field. Along with the Tampa Bay Rays, the Diamondbacks are one of the newest teams in the MLB and are the youngest team to win a World Series, doing so in only their fourth season of existence in 2001. After a fifth-place finish in their inaugural season, the Diamondbacks made several off-season acquisitions, including future Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson, who won four consecutive Cy Young Awards in his first four seasons with the team. In 1999, Arizona won 100 games and their first division championship. In 2001, they won the World Series over the three-time defending champion New York Yankees, becoming the fastest expansion team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas Rangers (baseball)
The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Rangers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League West, West Division. The team was founded as the Washington Senators (1961–1971), Washington Senators in 1961, an expansion team awarded to Washington, D.C., after Washington Senators (1901–1960), its previous team became the Minnesota Twins. The new Senators relocated to Arlington, Texas after the season and debuted as the Rangers the following spring. In 2020, the Rangers moved to the new Globe Life Field after having played at Globe Life Park (now Choctaw Stadium) from 1994 to 2019. The team's name is derived from a historic Texas Ranger Division, law enforcement agency. The Rangers have made nine appearances in the MLB postseason, seven following division championships in 1996, 1998, 1999, 2010, 2011, 2015, and 2016 and as a Major League Baseball wild card, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Philadelphia Phillies Season
The 2023 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 141st season in the history of the franchise, and its 20th season at Citizens Bank Park. They entered the season as the defending National League champions and runners-up of the World Series. The Phillies drew an average home attendance of 38,157 in 80 home games in the 2023 MLB season, the sixth highest in the league. On September 26, the Phillies clinched a playoff berth for the second consecutive season and they defeated the Miami Marlins in the NLWCS. They defeated the Atlanta Braves in the NLDS in four games and advanced to the NLCS where they lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks in seven games. Offseason Player transactions Players becoming free agents * Corey Knebel – Elected free agency on November 6, 2022. * Chris Devenski – Agreed to a minor-league deal with the Los Angeles Angels on November 28, 2022. * Kyle Gibson – Signed a one-year, $10 million contract with the Baltimore Orioles on December 5, 2022. * D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Arizona Diamondbacks Season
The 2023 Arizona Diamondbacks season was the franchise's 26th season in Major League Baseball and their 26th season at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, as members of the National League West. They were managed by Torey Lovullo in his seventh season with the franchise. The Diamondbacks drew an average home attendance of 24,212 in 81 home games in the 2023 MLB season, the 20th highest in the league. The total attendance was 1,961,182. On September 30, the Diamondbacks clinched a playoff spot and they faced the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLWCS. They upset the Brewers, sweeping them in two games to advance to the NLDS where they faced the Los Angeles Dodgers. They swept the heavily favored Dodgers in three games to advance to the NLCS for the first time since 2007. In the NLCS, they defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in seven games to advance to their first World Series in 22 years where they lost to the Texas Rangers in five games, earning their first World Series loss in franchi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
