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Randy Vásquez (baseball)
Randy Marcelino Vásquez (born November 3, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the New York Yankees. Career New York Yankees Vásquez signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent on May 21, 2018. He spent his first professional season with the Dominican Summer League Yankees and Gulf Coast Yankees. He spent 2019 with the rookie-level Pulaski Yankees, making 11 starts and recording a 3.29 ERA with 53 strikeouts in 54.2 innings pitched. Vásquez did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, he pitched for the Single-A Tampa Tarpons, High-A Hudson Valley Renegades and Double-A Somerset Patriots. In 23 appearances (21 starts) between the three affiliates, Vásquez pitched to an 8–4 record and 2.52 ERA with 130 strikeouts in 107.1 innings of work. He was assigned to Somerset to beg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Diego Padres
The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League West, West Division. The team plays its home games at Petco Park in downtown San Diego. Founded in 1969 as 1969 Major League Baseball expansion, an expansion franchise, the Padres adopted their name from the Pacific Coast League (PCL) team that arrived in San Diego in 1936. The team's name, Spanish for "fathers", refers to the Spanish Franciscan friars who founded Mission San Diego de Alcalá in 1769. In 1976, Randy Jones (baseball), Randy Jones achieved the first Cy Young Award for the Padres. In the 1980s, Tony Gwynn became a major star, winning eight National League List of Major League Baseball batting champions, batting titles. Under manager Dick Williams, the Padres clinched their first NL pennant, losing to the Detroit Tigers in the 1984 World Series. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somerset Patriots
The Somerset Patriots are an American professional Minor League Baseball (MiLB) team based in Bridgewater, New Jersey. They are the Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. They compete in the Eastern League (EL), known as the Double-A Northeast in 2021, and were previously members of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB) from 1998 to 2020. The Patriots have played their home games at TD Bank Ballpark since 1999. From 1998 to 2020, the Patriots were the most successful franchise in the Atlantic League. During their twenty-two seasons, they compiled 1,580 regular seasons wins, 47 playoff wins, captured thirteen division titles and six league championship titles in 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, and 2015, all league records. Their most recent Atlantic League playoff appearance was in 2018 when they lost in the semifinals against the Long Island Ducks. Their success continued with the move to the Eastern League in 2021 winning back-to-back division t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1998 Births
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. * January 11 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. * January 12 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. * January 17 – The ''Drudge Report'' breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which will lead to the Impeachment of Bill Clinton, House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February * February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster (1998), Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car. * February 4 – The 5.9 February 1998 Afghanistan earthquake, Afghani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trent Grisham
Trenton Marcus Grisham (''né'' Clark; born November 1, 1996) is an American professional baseball center fielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Milwaukee Brewers and San Diego Padres. Grisham was born and raised in the Fort Worth, Texas area, where he attended Richland High School and emerged as a top MLB draft prospect. The Brewers selected Grisham in the first round of the 2015 MLB draft with the 15th pick. After spending all or parts of five seasons in the Brewers farm system, he made his MLB debut in 2019. Following the 2019 season, Grisham was sent to the Padres as part of a multi-player trade and became the team's primary center fielder. In 2020, he won the first Gold Glove Award of his career. In 2022, Grisham posted the lowest batting average in the league among qualified batters at .184 but won his second career Gold Glove. He was traded to the Yankees following the 2023 season. Career Amateur career Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Soto
Juan José Soto Pacheco (born October 25, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Washington Nationals, San Diego Padres, and New York Yankees. Soto is a five-time Silver Slugger Award winner and four-time All-Star. Soto signed with the Nationals as an international free agent in 2015. He made his MLB debut in 2018 and was the runner-up for the NL Rookie of the Year Award. In 2019, he played a key part in the Nationals' first World Series championship, earning him the Babe Ruth Award. In 2020, he won the National League batting title with a .351 average. After being traded to the Padres at the 2022 trade deadline, Soto was dealt to the Yankees following the 2023 season. In his lone season with the team, he reached the 2024 World Series and finished third in AL MVP voting. After becoming a free agent for the first time in his career, Soto signed a 15-year, $765 million ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyle Higashioka
Kyle “Higgy” Harris Higashioka (born April 20, 1990) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres. He also played for the United States national baseball team at the 2023 World Baseball Classic. Amateur career Higashioka attended Edison High School (Huntington Beach, California), Edison High School in Huntington Beach, California. He played for the school's baseball team and committed to the University of California, Berkeley to play college baseball for the California Golden Bears baseball, California Golden Bears. Professional career Minor leagues (2008–2017) The New York Yankees selected him in the seventh round of the 2008 MLB draft. He signed with the Yankees, receiving a $500,000 signing bonus, rather than attending college. Higashioka played in 2012 for the Tampa Yankees of the Class A-Advanced, High–A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
