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League (baseball)">National League</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>World Series Champion – <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a></li> <li>Postseason – October 3 to October 26</li></ul> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-style:none;font-size:90%;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;margin:1em 2em 1em 1em"><tbody><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">Division Series<br />TV: <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a>/<a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a>/<a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">FOX</a> </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">League Championship Series<br />TV: <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a>/<a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">FOX</a> </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)"><a href="/wiki/2000_World_Series" title="2000 World Series">World Series</a><br />TV: <a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">FOX</a> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="width:1px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td 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style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2000_American_League_Division_Series" title="2000 American League Division Series">0</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td rowspan="9" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">4 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>Seattle Mariners</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/2000_American_League_Division_Series" title="2000 American League Division Series">3</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">4 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Seattle Mariners </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2000_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2000 American League Championship Series">2</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"><b>American League</b> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>New York Yankees</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/2000_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2000 American League Championship Series">4</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Oakland Athletics </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2000_American_League_Division_Series" title="2000 American League Division Series">2</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>New York Yankees</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/2000_American_League_Division_Series" title="2000 American League Division Series">3</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">AL3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>New York Yankees</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/2000_World_Series" title="2000 World Series">4</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="8" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">NL4 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">New York Mets </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2000_World_Series" title="2000 World Series">1</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">San Francisco Giants </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2000_National_League_Division_Series" title="2000 National League Division Series">1</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="8" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid 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style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">4 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>New York Mets</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/2000_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2000 National League Championship Series">4</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"><b>National League</b> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">St. Louis Cardinals </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2000_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2000 National League Championship Series">1</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>St. Louis Cardinals</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/2000_National_League_Division_Series" title="2000 National League Division Series">3</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Atlanta Braves </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2000_National_League_Division_Series" title="2000 National League Division Series">0</a> </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><small>Click on any series score to link to that series' page.<br /> Higher seed has home field advantage during Division Series and League Championship Series.<br /> The American League Champion has home field advantage in the World Series as a result of the pre-2003 "<a href="/wiki/World_Series#Structure" title="World Series">alternating years</a>" rule.</small> </p> <ul><li>Postseason MVPs <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2000_World_Series" title="2000 World Series">World Series</a> MVP – <a href="/wiki/Derek_Jeter" title="Derek Jeter">Derek Jeter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2000 American League Championship Series">ALCS</a> MVP – <a href="/wiki/David_Justice" title="David Justice">David Justice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2000 National League Championship Series">NLCS</a> MVP – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Hampton" title="Mike Hampton">Mike Hampton</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2000 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a>, July 11 at <a href="/wiki/Turner_Field" title="Turner Field">Turner Field</a> – American League, 6–3; <a href="/wiki/Derek_Jeter" title="Derek Jeter">Derek Jeter</a>, MVP <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Home_Run_Derby" title="Home Run Derby">Home Run Derby</a>, July 10 – <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Sosa" title="Sammy Sosa">Sammy Sosa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_champions">Other champions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Other champions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2000_Caribbean_Series" title="2000 Caribbean Series">Caribbean World Series</a>: <a href="/wiki/Santurce_Crabbers_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Santurce Crabbers (baseball)">Cangrejeros de Santurce</a> (Puerto Rico)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_World_Series" title="College World Series">College World Series</a>: <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_University" title="Louisiana State University">LSU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Cuban_National_Series" title="1999–2000 Cuban National Series">Cuban National Series</a>: <a href="/wiki/Santiago_de_Cuba_(baseball_team)" class="mw-redirect" title="Santiago de Cuba (baseball team)">Santiago de Cuba</a> over <a href="/wiki/Pinar_del_R%C3%ADo_(baseball_team)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pinar del Río (baseball team)">Pinar del Río</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Japan_Series" title="2000 Japan Series">Japan Series</a>: <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> over <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Daiei_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Fukuoka Daiei Hawks">Fukuoka Daiei Hawks</a> (4–2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_Series" title="Korean Series">Korean Series</a>: <a href="/wiki/Hyundai_Unicorns" title="Hyundai Unicorns">Hyundai Unicorns</a> over <a href="/wiki/Doosan_Bears" title="Doosan Bears">Doosan Bears</a> (4–2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Big_League_World_Series" title="2000 Big League World Series">Big League World Series</a>: Fraser Valley, Canada</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Junior_League_World_Series" title="2000 Junior League World Series">Junior League World Series</a>: <a href="/wiki/Aiea,_Hawaii" title="Aiea, Hawaii">Aiea, Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Little_League_World_Series" title="2000 Little League World Series">Little League World Series</a>: Sierra Maestra, <a href="/wiki/Maracaibo" title="Maracaibo">Maracaibo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela">Venezuela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Senior_League_World_Series" title="2000 Senior League World Series">Senior League World Series</a>: <a href="/wiki/Panama_City,_Panama" class="mw-redirect" title="Panama City, Panama">Panama City, Panama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baseball_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics" title="Baseball at the 2000 Summer Olympics">Summer Olympic Games</a> at <a href="/wiki/Sydney" title="Sydney">Sydney</a>, Australia: <a href="/wiki/United_States_national_baseball_team" title="United States national baseball team">United States</a> (<a href="/wiki/Gold_medal" title="Gold medal">Gold</a>), <a href="/wiki/Cuba_national_baseball_team" title="Cuba national baseball team">Cuba</a> (<a href="/wiki/Silver_medal" title="Silver medal">Silver</a>), <a href="/wiki/South_Korea_national_baseball_team" title="South Korea national baseball team">South Korea</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bronze_medal" title="Bronze medal">Bronze</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taiwan_Series" title="Taiwan Series">CPBL Championship</a>: <a href="/wiki/Uni-President_Lions" class="mw-redirect" title="Uni-President Lions">Uni-President Lions</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_honors">Awards and honors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Awards and honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball Hall of Fame">Baseball Hall of Fame</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sparky_Anderson" title="Sparky Anderson">Sparky Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Fisk" title="Carlton Fisk">Carlton Fisk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bid_McPhee" title="Bid McPhee">Bid McPhee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_P%C3%A9rez" title="Tony Pérez">Tony Pérez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkey_Stearnes" title="Turkey Stearnes">Turkey Stearnes</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/MLB_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB Most Valuable Player Award">Most Valuable Player</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Giambi" title="Jason Giambi">Jason Giambi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a>, 1B (AL)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Kent" title="Jeff Kent">Jeff Kent</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a>, 2B (NL)</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Cy_Young_Award" title="Cy Young Award">Cy Young Award</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pedro_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Pedro Martínez">Pedro Martínez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> (AL)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Johnson" title="Randy Johnson">Randy Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Diamondbacks" title="Arizona Diamondbacks">Arizona Diamondbacks</a> (NL)</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/MLB_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB Rookie of the Year Award">Rookie of the Year</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kazuhiro_Sasaki" title="Kazuhiro Sasaki">Kazuhiro Sasaki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a>, P (AL)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rafael_Furcal" title="Rafael Furcal">Rafael Furcal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a>, SS (NL)</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Manager_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Manager of the Year Award">Manager of the Year Award</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Manuel" title="Jerry Manuel">Jerry Manuel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> (AL)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dusty_Baker" title="Dusty Baker">Dusty Baker</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a> (NL)</li></ul></li> <li><b>Woman Executive of the Year (major or minor league):</b> Mary Barney, <a href="/wiki/Louisville_Bats" title="Louisville Bats">Louisville RiverBats</a>, International League</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Gold_Glove_Award" title="Gold Glove Award">Gold Glove Award</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Olerud" title="John Olerud">John Olerud</a> (1B) (AL)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roberto_Alomar" title="Roberto Alomar">Roberto Alomar</a> (2B) (AL)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Travis_Fryman" title="Travis Fryman">Travis Fryman</a> (3B) (AL)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omar_Vizquel" title="Omar Vizquel">Omar Vizquel</a> (SS) (AL)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Dye" title="Jermaine Dye">Jermaine Dye</a> (OF) (AL)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darin_Erstad" title="Darin Erstad">Darin Erstad</a> (OF) (AL)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bernie_Williams" title="Bernie Williams">Bernie Williams</a> (OF) (AL)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iv%C3%A1n_Rodr%C3%ADguez" title="Iván Rodríguez">Iván Rodríguez</a> (C) (AL)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Rogers_(baseball)" title="Kenny Rogers (baseball)">Kenny Rogers</a> (P) (AL)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._T._Snow" title="J. T. Snow">J. T. Snow</a> (1B) (NL)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pokey_Reese" title="Pokey Reese">Pokey Reese</a> (2B) (NL)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Rolen" title="Scott Rolen">Scott Rolen</a> (3B) (NL)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neifi_P%C3%A9rez" title="Neifi Pérez">Neifi Pérez</a> (SS) (NL)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Edmonds" title="Jim Edmonds">Jim Edmonds</a> (OF) (NL)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Finley" title="Steve Finley">Steve Finley</a> (OF) (NL)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andruw_Jones" title="Andruw Jones">Andruw Jones</a> (OF) (NL)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Matheny" title="Mike Matheny">Mike Matheny</a> (C) (NL)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Maddux" title="Greg Maddux">Greg Maddux</a> (P) (NL)</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="MLB_statistical_leaders">MLB statistical leaders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: MLB statistical leaders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellpadding="1" style="width:auto;font-size: 90%; border: 1px solid gray;"> <tbody><tr align="center" style="font-size: larger;"> <td>  </td> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> </th></tr> <tr style="background:lightblue;"> <th>Type</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Stat</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Stat </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">AVG</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nomar_Garciaparra" title="Nomar Garciaparra">Nomar Garciaparra</a> BOS</td> <td>.372</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Todd_Helton" title="Todd Helton">Todd Helton</a> COL</td> <td>.372 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">HR</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Troy_Glaus" title="Troy Glaus">Troy Glaus</a> ANA</td> <td>47</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sammy_Sosa" title="Sammy Sosa">Sammy Sosa</a> CHC</td> <td>50 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">RBI</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edgar_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Edgar Martínez">Edgar Martínez</a> SEA</td> <td>145</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Todd_Helton" title="Todd Helton">Todd Helton</a> COL</td> <td>147 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)">Wins</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Hudson" title="Tim Hudson">Tim Hudson</a> OAK<br /><a href="/wiki/David_Wells" title="David Wells">David Wells</a> TOR</td> <td>20</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Glavine" title="Tom Glavine">Tom Glavine</a> ATL</td> <td>21 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">ERA</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pedro_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Pedro Martínez">Pedro Martínez</a> BOS</td> <td>1.74</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Brown_(right-handed_pitcher)" title="Kevin Brown (right-handed pitcher)">Kevin Brown</a> LAD</td> <td>2.58 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Major_League_Baseball_final_standings">Major League Baseball final standings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Major League Baseball final standings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <table cellpadding="1" style="width:auto;font-size: 90%; border: 1px solid gray;"> <tbody><tr align="center" style="font-size: larger;"> <th colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> </th></tr> <tr style="background:lightblue;"> <th>Rank</th> <th>Club</th> <th>Wins</th> <th>Losses</th> <th>Win %</th> <th>  GB </th></tr> <tr align="center" style="background:lightblue;"> <th colspan="6">East Division </th></tr> <tr> <td>1st</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a></td> <td>87</td> <td>74</td> <td>.540</td> <td>   -- </td></tr> <tr> <td>2nd</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a></td> <td>85</td> <td>77</td> <td>.525</td> <td>  2.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3rd</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a></td> <td>83</td> <td>79</td> <td>.512</td> <td>  4.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4th</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a></td> <td>74</td> <td>88</td> <td>.457</td> <td>13.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5th</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Devil_Rays" class="mw-redirect" title="Tampa Bay Devil Rays">Tampa Bay Devil Rays</a></td> <td>69</td> <td>92</td> <td>.429</td> <td>18.0 </td></tr> <tr align="center" style="background:lightblue;"> <th colspan="6">Central Division </th></tr> <tr> <td>1st</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a></td> <td>95</td> <td>67</td> <td>.586</td> <td>   -- </td></tr> <tr> <td>2nd</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a></td> <td>90</td> <td>72</td> <td>.556</td> <td>  5.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3rd</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a></td> <td>79</td> <td>83</td> <td>.488</td> <td>16.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4th</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a></td> <td>77</td> <td>85</td> <td>.475</td> <td>18.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5th</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a></td> <td>69</td> <td>93</td> <td>.426</td> <td>26.0 </td></tr> <tr align="center" style="background:lightblue;"> <th colspan="6">West Division </th></tr> <tr> <td>1st</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a></td> <td>91</td> <td>70</td> <td>.565</td> <td>   -- </td></tr> <tr> <td>2nd</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> *</td> <td>91</td> <td>71</td> <td>.562</td> <td>  0.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3rd</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anaheim_Angels" class="mw-redirect" title="Anaheim Angels">Anaheim Angels</a></td> <td>82</td> <td>80</td> <td>.506</td> <td>  9.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4th</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a></td> <td>71</td> <td>91</td> <td>.438</td> <td>20.5 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> </td> <td class="col-break" style="padding-left: 2em;"> <table cellpadding="1" style="width:auto;font-size: 90%; border: 1px solid gray;"> <tbody><tr align="center" style="font-size: larger;"> <th colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> </th></tr> <tr style="background:lightblue;"> <th>Rank</th> <th>Club</th> <th>Wins</th> <th>Losses</th> <th>Win %</th> <th>  GB </th></tr> <tr align="center" style="background:lightblue;"> <th colspan="6">East Division </th></tr> <tr> <td>1st</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a></td> <td>95</td> <td>67</td> <td>.586</td> <td>   -- </td></tr> <tr> <td>2nd</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> *</td> <td>94</td> <td>68</td> <td>.580</td> <td>  1.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3rd</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida_Marlins" class="mw-redirect" title="Florida Marlins">Florida Marlins</a></td> <td>79</td> <td>82</td> <td>.491</td> <td>15.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4th</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Montreal_Expos" title="Montreal Expos">Montreal Expos</a></td> <td>67</td> <td>95</td> <td>.414</td> <td>28.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5th</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a></td> <td>65</td> <td>97</td> <td>.401</td> <td>30.0 </td></tr> <tr align="center" style="background:lightblue;"> <th colspan="6">Central Division </th></tr> <tr> <td>1st</td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a></td> <td>95</td> <td>67</td> <td>.586</td> <td>   -- </td></tr> <tr> <td>2nd</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a></td> <td>85</td> <td>77</td> <td>.525</td> <td>10.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3rd</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a></td> <td>73</td> <td>89</td> <td>.451</td> <td>22.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4th</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a></td> <td>72</td> <td>90</td> <td>.444</td> <td>23.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5th</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a></td> <td>69</td> <td>93</td> <td>.426</td> <td>26.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6th</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a></td> <td>65</td> <td>97</td> <td>.401</td> <td>30.0 </td></tr> <tr align="center" style="background:lightblue;"> <th colspan="6">West Division </th></tr> <tr> <td>1st</td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a></td> <td>97</td> <td>65</td> <td>.599</td> <td>   -- </td></tr> <tr> <td>2nd</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a></td> <td>86</td> <td>76</td> <td>.531</td> <td>11.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3rd</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Diamondbacks" title="Arizona Diamondbacks">Arizona Diamondbacks</a></td> <td>85</td> <td>77</td> <td>.525</td> <td>12.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4th</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Rockies" title="Colorado Rockies">Colorado Rockies</a></td> <td>82</td> <td>80</td> <td>.506</td> <td>15.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5th</td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a></td> <td>76</td> <td>86</td> <td>.469</td> <td>21.0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <dl><dd>* <i>The asterisk denotes the club that won the <a href="/wiki/Wild_card_(sports)" title="Wild card (sports)">wild card</a> for its respective league.</i></dd> <dd>NOTE: Oakland did not have to make up one postponed game, because even if they had lost and had finished in a tie with Seattle, they would have been awarded the division title due to winning the season series (9-4) between the teams.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="January">January</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: January"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January 3 - <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bonilla" title="Bobby Bonilla">Bobby Bonilla</a> is released by the New York Mets. The Mets, still owing Bonilla money on his contract, agree to a deferment system that would pay Bonilla $1.19 million dollars every year on July 1st from 2011 until the year 2035.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>January 6 – Major league officials say that <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a> reliever <a href="/wiki/John_Rocker" title="John Rocker">John Rocker</a> is to undergo psychological testing following derogatory racist remarks he makes in an interview with <i><a href="/wiki/Sports_Illustrated" title="Sports Illustrated">Sports Illustrated</a></i> magazine. Commissioner <a href="/wiki/Bud_Selig" title="Bud Selig">Bud Selig</a> says he'll listen to what the doctors say before deciding what punishment—if any—is handed down to the pitcher. <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dwight_Gooden" title="Dwight Gooden">Dwight Gooden</a> is signed as a free agent by the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a>.</li></ul></li> <li>January 11 – The baseball writers elect catcher <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Fisk" title="Carlton Fisk">Carlton Fisk</a> and first baseman <a href="/wiki/Tony_P%C3%A9rez" title="Tony Pérez">Tony Pérez</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball Hall of Fame">Hall of Fame</a>. Fisk is chosen in his 2nd year on the ballot, while Pérez is picked on his 9th try.</li> <li>January 31 – Atlanta Braves reliever <a href="/wiki/John_Rocker" title="John Rocker">John Rocker</a> is suspended from baseball until May 1 by Commissioner <a href="/wiki/Bud_Selig" title="Bud Selig">Bud Selig</a> for his racial and ethnic remarks in an article published in <i>Sports Illustrated</i> last month. He is also fined an undisclosed amount and ordered to undergo sensitivity training.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="February">February</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: February"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>February 10 – The <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> accommodate center fielder <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Ken Griffey Jr.</a>, trading him to his hometown <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> in exchange for <a href="/wiki/Mike_Cameron" title="Mike Cameron">Mike Cameron</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brett_Tomko" title="Brett Tomko">Brett Tomko</a>, <a href="/wiki/Antonio_P%C3%A9rez_(baseball)" title="Antonio Pérez (baseball)">Antonio Pérez</a> and minor leaguer Jake Meyer.</li> <li>February 29 – Manager <a href="/wiki/Sparky_Anderson" title="Sparky Anderson">Sparky Anderson</a>, 19th-century star <a href="/wiki/Bid_McPhee" title="Bid McPhee">Bid McPhee</a>, and Negro leagues player <a href="/wiki/Turkey_Stearnes" title="Turkey Stearnes">Norman "Turkey" Stearnes</a> are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="March">March</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: March"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>March 1 – Independent arbitrator Shyam Das cuts <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a> pitcher <a href="/wiki/John_Rocker" title="John Rocker">John Rocker</a>'s suspension from 28 days to 14 days. Rocker, who is allowed to report to spring training with the team, also has his fine cut.</li> <li>March 29 – The <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> open the major league season in the <a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Dome" title="Tokyo Dome">Tokyo Dome</a> in Tokyo, Japan, by defeating the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a>, 5–3, in the first big league game ever played outside of North America. <a href="/wiki/Jon_Lieber" title="Jon Lieber">Jon Lieber</a> gets the victory and <a href="/wiki/Mike_Hampton" title="Mike Hampton">Mike Hampton</a> takes the loss. <a href="/wiki/Mark_Grace" title="Mark Grace">Mark Grace</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mike_Piazza" title="Mike Piazza">Mike Piazza</a> also homer.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="April">April</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: April"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>April 3 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Galarraga" title="Andrés Galarraga">Andrés Galarraga</a> hits a <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a> in his first game back after missing the entire <a href="/wiki/1999_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1999 Major League Baseball season">1999 season</a> following <a href="/wiki/Cancer" title="Cancer">cancer</a> surgery, as the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a> defeat his former team, the <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Rockies" title="Colorado Rockies">Colorado Rockies</a>, 2–0, at <a href="/wiki/Turner_Field" title="Turner Field">Turner Field</a>.</li> <li>A new major league record for <a href="/wiki/Opening_Day" title="Opening Day">Opening Day</a> is set with five players having multiple <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a> games. <a href="/wiki/Gabe_Kapler" title="Gabe Kapler">Gabe Kapler</a> becomes the first player to hit home runs in his first two at-bats in a <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> uniform, while his teammate <a href="/wiki/Iv%C3%A1n_Rodr%C3%ADguez" title="Iván Rodríguez">Iván Rodríguez</a> also adds a pair of homers in a 10–4 Texas victory against the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a>. <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Guerrero" title="Vladimir Guerrero">Vladimir Guerrero</a> also hits a pair of homers for the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Expos" title="Montreal Expos">Montreal Expos</a>, but the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> defeat Montreal, 10–4, behind <a href="/wiki/Eric_Karros" title="Eric Karros">Eric Karros</a>' <a href="/wiki/Grand_slam_(baseball)" title="Grand slam (baseball)">grand slam</a>. <a href="/wiki/Jason_Giambi" title="Jason Giambi">Jason Giambi</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> hits two home runs against the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a>. Despite Giambi's effort, Detroit edges the Athletics, 7–4.</li></ul></li> <li>April 4 – <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Expos" title="Montreal Expos">Montreal Expos</a> closer <a href="/wiki/Ugueth_Urbina" title="Ugueth Urbina">Ugueth Urbina</a> ties a major league record by <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_baseball_(S)#strike_out_the_side" class="mw-redirect" title="Glossary of baseball (S)">striking out the side</a> on nine pitches. His victims are <a href="/wiki/F._P._Santangelo" title="F. P. Santangelo">F. P. Santangelo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Devon_White_(baseball)" title="Devon White (baseball)">Devon White</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mark_Grudzielanek" title="Mark Grudzielanek">Mark Grudzielanek</a> in the ninth inning, as Montreal defeats the Los Angeles Dodgers, 10–4, at Montreal's <a href="/wiki/Olympic_Stadium_(Montreal)" title="Olympic Stadium (Montreal)">Olympic Stadium</a>.</li> <li>April 7 : <ul><li>A total of 57 home runs are hit in the 15 games played, for a new major league record. The previous mark of 55 was set in 17 games on August 13, <a href="/wiki/1999_in_baseball" title="1999 in baseball">1999</a>. There are 36 homers hit in the AL, smashing the previous mark for a single league.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a>, 4–1, in the first game played at <a href="/wiki/Minute_Maid_Park" title="Minute Maid Park">Enron Field</a> in Houston.</li></ul></li> <li>April 9 – The <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a> 13–7. In the process, they become the first teams in major league history to each hit back-to-back-to-back home runs in the same game. <a href="/wiki/Ron_Coomer" title="Ron Coomer">Ron Coomer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jacque_Jones" title="Jacque Jones">Jacque Jones</a> and <a href="/wiki/Matt_LeCroy" class="mw-redirect" title="Matt LeCroy">Matt LeCroy</a> hit consecutive homers for Minnesota in the 6th inning, followed by three in a row by <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Beltr%C3%A1n" title="Carlos Beltrán">Carlos Beltrán</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Dye" title="Jermaine Dye">Jermaine Dye</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mike_Sweeney" title="Mike Sweeney">Mike Sweeney</a> of Kansas City two innings later.</li> <li>April 10 – The <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Rockies" title="Colorado Rockies">Colorado Rockies</a> punch out the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a>, 7–5, despite <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Ken Griffey Jr.</a>'s 400th career home run. Aged 30, Griffey is the youngest player in major league history to reach that milestone.</li> <li>April 11 : <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> edge the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a>, 6–5, in the first game played at <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Bell_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Bell Park">Pacific Bell Park</a> in San Francisco. Shortstop <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Elster" title="Kevin Elster">Kevin Elster</a> leads the Dodgers attack with three home runs.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> sink the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a>, 5–2, in the first game played at <a href="/wiki/Comerica_Park" title="Comerica Park">Comerica Park</a> in Detroit.</li></ul></li> <li>April 13 The <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Devil_Rays" class="mw-redirect" title="Tampa Bay Devil Rays">Tampa Bay Devil Rays</a> purchase the contract of Dwight Gooden from the Houston Astros.</li> <li>April 15 – The <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a>, 6–4, as <a href="/wiki/Cal_Ripken_Jr." title="Cal Ripken Jr.">Cal Ripken Jr.</a> gets the 3,000th hit of his illustrious career. Ripken goes 3-for-5 in becoming the 24th player to reach the milestone, and the seventh to get 3,000 hits and 400 home runs.</li> <li>April 16 – <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> starter <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Finley" title="Chuck Finley">Chuck Finley</a>, who is already the only pitcher to strike out four batters in one inning twice, does it for the third time as the left-hander strikes out <a href="/wiki/Tom_Evans_(baseball)" title="Tom Evans (baseball)">Tom Evans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Royce_Clayton" title="Royce Clayton">Royce Clayton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chad_Curtis" title="Chad Curtis">Chad Curtis</a> (who takes first base on a <a href="/wiki/Passed_ball" title="Passed ball">passed ball</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Rafael_Palmeiro" title="Rafael Palmeiro">Rafael Palmeiro</a> in the third inning. Finley beats the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> 2–1 with the help of back-to-back ninth-inning home runs from <a href="/wiki/Manny_Ram%C3%ADrez" class="mw-redirect" title="Manny Ramírez">Manny Ramírez</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jim_Thome" title="Jim Thome">Jim Thome</a>.</li> <li>April 21 – The <a href="/wiki/Anaheim_Angels" class="mw-redirect" title="Anaheim Angels">Anaheim Angels</a> melt the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Devil_Rays" class="mw-redirect" title="Tampa Bay Devil Rays">Tampa Bay Devil Rays</a> 9–6. <a href="/wiki/Mo_Vaughn" title="Mo Vaughn">Mo Vaughn</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tim_Salmon" title="Tim Salmon">Tim Salmon</a> hit back-to-back home runs for Anaheim in the fourth inning, then repeat the feat in the ninth. <a href="/wiki/Troy_Glaus" title="Troy Glaus">Troy Glaus</a> also homers in those same two innings, marking the first time in major league history that three players homer in the same inning twice in the same game. The three players with two home runs in the game ties another major league record.</li> <li>April 23 – In the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>' 10–7 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a>, Yankees' <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Williams" title="Bernie Williams">Bernie Williams</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jorge_Posada" title="Jorge Posada">Jorge Posada</a> each hit home runs from both sides of the plate, marking the first time in major league history that a pair of teammates accomplish the feat in the same game.</li> <li>April 26 – <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Guerrero" title="Vladimir Guerrero">Vladimir Guerrero</a> hits his 100th career home run helping the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Expos" title="Montreal Expos">Montreal Expos</a> beat the <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Rockies" title="Colorado Rockies">Colorado Rockies</a> 9–2.</li> <li>April 29 – The <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a> finally win, beating the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Expos" title="Montreal Expos">Montreal Expos</a> 2–1 for their first victory at <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Bell_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Bell Park">Pacific Bell Park</a>. The Giants are the first team to lose six straight games to begin play in a newly constructed home park.</li> <li>April 30 : <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Johnson" title="Randy Johnson">Randy Johnson</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Diamondbacks" title="Arizona Diamondbacks">Arizona Diamondbacks</a> compiles what might have been the best first month for a pitcher in major league history, going 6–0 with an 0.91 <a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">ERA</a>, three <a href="/wiki/Complete_game" title="Complete game">complete games</a> and a pair of <a href="/wiki/Shutout" title="Shutout">shutouts</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a>, 4–3, as <a href="/wiki/Mark_McGwire" title="Mark McGwire">Mark McGwire</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jim_Edmonds" title="Jim Edmonds">Jim Edmonds</a> hit home runs. St. Louis finishes the month with 55 homers, a new record for the month of April. It also ties the National League mark for homers in any month. Major league batters also set a record for most home runs in a month by hitting 931 in April – the total is 140 more than the number hit in <a href="/wiki/1999_in_baseball" title="1999 in baseball">1999</a>.</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="May">May</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>May 10 – <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Rickey Henderson</a> becomes the 21st major leaguer to garner 10,000 <a href="/wiki/At-bat" class="mw-redirect" title="At-bat">at-bats</a> in his career. Henderson finishes the night with 10,002 at bats and trails only <a href="/wiki/Cal_Ripken_Jr." title="Cal Ripken Jr.">Cal Ripken Jr.</a> among active players.</li> <li>May 11 – The <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a> crash into the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a>, 14–8, in the longest nine-inning game played in National League history. Not only is the game memorable for Milwaukee's four-hour, 22-minute drubbing of Chicago, but also because it features one of the longest home runs in the history of <a href="/wiki/Wrigley_Field" title="Wrigley Field">Wrigley Field</a>. A captioned picture circulated by the <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a> put it this way: "Rick Frohock celebrates on the rooftop of a three-story building on Waveland Ave. behind the left-field bleachers of Wrigley Field after catching a home run hit by Chicago's <a href="/wiki/Glenallen_Hill" title="Glenallen Hill">Glenallen Hill</a> against the Brewers. It is believed to be the first time a ball lands on top of the apartment building." Hill's shot is estimated at 490 feet by the next day's press accounts and eventually measured at 500 feet.</li> <li>May 12 – <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> pitcher <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Pedro Martínez">Pedro Martínez</a>, who posts 17 strikeouts in his last start on May 6 against the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Devil_Rays" class="mw-redirect" title="Tampa Bay Devil Rays">Tampa Bay Devil Rays</a>, strikes out 15 batters in a 9–0 shutout over the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a>, to tie an American League pitching record for the most strikeouts over two games. The mark is set in <a href="/wiki/1968_in_baseball" title="1968 in baseball">1968</a> by <a href="/wiki/Luis_Tiant" title="Luis Tiant">Luis Tiant</a>, while pitching for the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a>.</li> <li>May 18 – <a href="/wiki/Mark_McGwire" title="Mark McGwire">Mark McGwire</a> hits three home runs and drives in seven runs in a <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> 7–2 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a>. The three homers move McGwire past <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mantle" title="Mickey Mantle">Mickey Mantle</a> into eighth place on the all-time list with 539.</li> <li>May 19 – The <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a>, 13–1, as catcher <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kendall" title="Jason Kendall">Jason Kendall</a> <a href="/wiki/Hitting_for_the_cycle" title="Hitting for the cycle">hits for the cycle</a> to become the only Pirate ever to do so at <a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium" title="Three Rivers Stadium">Three Rivers Stadium</a>.</li> <li>May 20 – <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Rickey Henderson</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> hits a <a href="/wiki/Leadoff_hitter" title="Leadoff hitter">leadoff</a> home run in the Mariners' 4–3 loss to the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Devil_Rays" class="mw-redirect" title="Tampa Bay Devil Rays">Tampa Bay Devil Rays</a> at <a href="/wiki/Safeco_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Safeco Field">Safeco Field</a>. Henderson joins <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">Ted Williams</a> and <a href="/wiki/Willie_McCovey" title="Willie McCovey">Willie McCovey</a> as the only players who have hit at least one home run in four different decades. Henderson signs with the Mariners the day before, after being released by the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> on May 13.</li> <li>May 23 – The <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> top the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a>, 4–2. Seattle's <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Rickey Henderson</a> draws his 2,000th career <a href="/wiki/Base_on_balls" title="Base on balls">walk</a> in the ninth inning, making him the third player to reach that level in the majors, just behind <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Babe Ruth</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">Ted Williams</a>.</li> <li>May 29 – Second baseman <a href="/wiki/Randy_Velarde" title="Randy Velarde">Randy Velarde</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> turns an <a href="/wiki/Unassisted_triple_play" title="Unassisted triple play">unassisted triple play</a>, just the 11th in major league history, on a line drive smashed by the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>' <a href="/wiki/Shane_Spencer" title="Shane Spencer">Shane Spencer</a>. With runners on first and second running with the pitch, Velarde tags <a href="/wiki/Jorge_Posada" title="Jorge Posada">Jorge Posada</a> as he nears second base, then touches the bag to retire <a href="/wiki/Tino_Martinez" title="Tino Martinez">Tino Martinez</a>. New York wins the game, 4–1. In <a href="/wiki/1995_in_baseball" title="1995 in baseball">1995</a>, while playing with the Yankees, Velarde turned an unassisted triple play against the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> in <a href="/wiki/Spring_training" title="Spring training">spring training</a> after the <a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_Major_League_Baseball_strike" title="1994–95 Major League Baseball strike">1994–95 strike</a> ended.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="June">June</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: June"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>June 1 – Japanese right-hander <a href="/wiki/Tomokazu_Ohka" class="mw-redirect" title="Tomokazu Ohka">Tomokazu Ohka</a>, a top prospect with the <a href="/wiki/Pawtucket_Red_Sox" title="Pawtucket Red Sox">Pawtucket Red Sox</a>, becomes the first pitcher in nearly 50 years to throw a nine-inning <a href="/wiki/Perfect_game_(baseball)" title="Perfect game (baseball)">perfect game</a> in the <a href="/wiki/International_League" title="International League">International League</a>. Ohka retired in succession all 27 batters he faces in a 2–0 triumph over the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Knights" title="Charlotte Knights">Charlotte Knights</a>. Aftermath, the 24-year-old rookie needs just 76 pitches to toss the first nine-inning perfect game in the league since <a href="/wiki/Dick_Marlowe" title="Dick Marlowe">Dick Marlowe</a> did it for the <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bisons" title="Buffalo Bisons">Buffalo Bisons</a> in <a href="/wiki/Dick_Marlowe" title="Dick Marlowe">its 1952 season</a>.</li> <li>June 2 : <ul><li>With the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> visiting <a href="/wiki/Wrigley_Field" title="Wrigley Field">Wrigley Field</a> for the first time since the <a href="/wiki/1945_World_Series" title="1945 World Series">1945 World Series</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> <a href="/wiki/Relief_pitcher" title="Relief pitcher">reliever</a> <a href="/wiki/Rick_Aguilera" title="Rick Aguilera">Rick Aguilera</a> pitches a perfect ninth inning for <a href="/wiki/300_save_club" title="300 save club">his 300th career save</a> in a 2–0 Chicago victory.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Devil_Rays" class="mw-redirect" title="Tampa Bay Devil Rays">Tampa Bay Devil Rays</a> first baseman <a href="/wiki/Fred_McGriff" title="Fred McGriff">Fred McGriff</a> becomes the 31st player to reach <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_home_run_leaders#List" title="List of Major League Baseball career home run leaders">400 career home runs</a>, when he goes deep against <a href="/wiki/Glendon_Rusch" title="Glendon Rusch">Glendon Rusch</a> with a two-run drive in a 5–3 loss to the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> at <a href="/wiki/Shea_Stadium" title="Shea Stadium">Shea Stadium</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Expos" title="Montreal Expos">Montreal Expos</a> announce they will wear <a href="/wiki/Maurice_Richard" title="Maurice Richard">Maurice Richard</a>'s uniform number 9 on their jerseys for the rest of the season to honor the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Canadiens" title="Montreal Canadiens">Montreal Canadiens</a> great who died the previous week. It is believed to be the first time a major league team honored an athlete from another sport in this way.</li></ul></li> <li>June 11 – After being released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Dwight Gooden agrees to terms with the New York Yankees.</li> <li>June 21 – At the <a href="/wiki/Oakland%E2%80%93Alameda_County_Coliseum" class="mw-redirect" title="Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum">Oakland Coliseum</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> defeats the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a>, 10–3, as <a href="/wiki/Eric_Chavez" title="Eric Chavez">Eric Chavez</a> becomes the first Athletics player to <a href="/wiki/Hitting_for_the_cycle" title="Hitting for the cycle">hit for the cycle</a> at home since the team moved to Oakland in 1968.</li> <li>June 26 – After hitting 35 home runs in 53 Minor league games,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Alex_Cabrera" title="Alex Cabrera">Alex Cabrera</a> makes his big league debut with the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Diamondbacks" title="Arizona Diamondbacks">Arizona Diamondbacks</a> and hits a two-run, <a href="/wiki/Pinch_hitter" title="Pinch hitter">pinch-hit</a> home run in the eighth inning. Arizona defeats the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a>, 6–1, while Cabrera becomes the 78th player in Major League Baseball history to homer in his first career at-bat.</li> <li>June 27 – One day after lasting just 1.2 innings and giving up eight runs in a start against the San Diego Padres, <a href="/wiki/Orel_Hershiser" title="Orel Hershiser">Orel Hershiser</a> is released by the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>. He never again appears in a major league game.</li> <li>June 30 – Trailing 8–1 to the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a>, the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> score 10 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning, capped off by <a href="/wiki/Mike_Piazza" title="Mike Piazza">Mike Piazza</a>'s three-run <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a> off reliever <a href="/wiki/Terry_Mulholland" title="Terry Mulholland">Terry Mulholland</a>. There are four <a href="/wiki/Base_on_balls" title="Base on balls">walks</a> in the inning, and 9 of the 10 runs score with two outs in the inning. The Mets win the game 11–8.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="July">July</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: July"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>July 1 – On Canada's 133rd birthday, the Marlins' <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Dempster" title="Ryan Dempster">Ryan Dempster</a> and the Expos' <a href="/wiki/Mike_Johnson_(1990s_pitcher)" title="Mike Johnson (1990s pitcher)">Mike Johnson</a> hook up in a rare matchup of Canadian starters. Dempster comes out on top as Florida defeats Montreal 6–5. Johnson hails from <a href="/wiki/Edmonton,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Edmonton, Alberta">Edmonton, Alberta</a>, while Dempster is a native of <a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">Sechelt, British Columbia</a>. This is the first matchup of Canadian-born starters since September <a href="/wiki/1999_in_baseball" title="1999 in baseball">1999</a>, when Dempster took on <a href="/wiki/%C3%89ric_Gagn%C3%A9" title="Éric Gagné">Éric Gagné</a> of the Dodgers.</li> <li>July 5 – Arizona outfielder <a href="/wiki/Luis_Gonzalez_(outfielder,_born_1967)" title="Luis Gonzalez (outfielder, born 1967)">Luis Gonzalez</a> becomes the first <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Diamondbacks" title="Arizona Diamondbacks">Diamondback</a> to <a href="/wiki/Hitting_for_the_cycle" title="Hitting for the cycle">hit for the cycle</a>, helping his team to trip the Astros 12–9. It is the first time the feat is accomplished in new <a href="/wiki/Enron_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Enron Field">Enron Field</a>, and Gonzalez is just the 9th player to both hit for the cycle and have a 30-or-more-game hitting streak.</li> <li>July 6 : <ul><li>St. Louis rookie catcher <a href="/wiki/Keith_McDonald_(baseball)" title="Keith McDonald (baseball)">Keith McDonald</a> hits a home run in his second at bat, becoming only the second player in major league history to hit home runs in each of his first two big league at bats. <a href="/wiki/Bob_Nieman" title="Bob Nieman">Bob Nieman</a>, in <a href="/wiki/1951_in_baseball" title="1951 in baseball">1951</a>, is the other.</li> <li>Dodgers pitcher <a href="/wiki/Orel_Hershiser" title="Orel Hershiser">Orel Hershiser</a> announces his retirement.</li> <li>The American Sportscasters Association names Dodgers legend <a href="/wiki/Vin_Scully" title="Vin Scully">Vin Scully</a> as the No. 1 sportscaster of the 20th century. <a href="/wiki/Howard_Cosell" title="Howard Cosell">Howard Cosell</a> finishes second, followed by <a href="/wiki/Mel_Allen" title="Mel Allen">Mel Allen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Red_Barber" title="Red Barber">Red Barber</a>.</li></ul></li> <li>July 8 – In a New York match, the Yankees whip the Mets by identical 4–2 scores in both ends of an unusual day-night doubleheader. With the first game played at <a href="/wiki/Shea_Stadium" title="Shea Stadium">Shea Stadium</a> and the nightcap at <a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">Yankee Stadium</a>, it is the first time since <a href="/wiki/1903_in_baseball" title="1903 in baseball">1903</a> that two teams play two games in different stadiums on the same day. <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Gooden" title="Dwight Gooden">Dwight Gooden</a> wins the first game with a six-inning effort in his first start since returning to the Yankees. <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Roger Clemens</a> wins the nightcap and precipitates a near-brawl when he drills <a href="/wiki/Mike_Piazza" title="Mike Piazza">Mike Piazza</a> in the helmet with an inside fastball. Piazza suffers a concussion.</li> <li>July 11 – The <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> wins its fourth consecutive <a href="/wiki/2000_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2000 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a>, beating the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> 6–3. <a href="/wiki/Derek_Jeter" title="Derek Jeter">Derek Jeter</a> of the Yankees and <a href="/wiki/Chipper_Jones" title="Chipper Jones">Chipper Jones</a> of the Braves each go 3-for-3 in the contest. Jeter takes MVP honors, while <a href="/wiki/James_Baldwin_(baseball)" title="James Baldwin (baseball)">James Baldwin</a> of the White Sox is the winning pitcher.</li> <li>July 15 – A 1909 <a href="/wiki/Honus_Wagner" title="Honus Wagner">Honus Wagner</a> <a href="/wiki/Baseball_card" title="Baseball card">baseball card</a> is auctioned for a record $1.1 million on <a href="/wiki/EBay" title="EBay">eBay</a>. Other high-priced items in the auction include a baseball autographed by the entire 1919 "<a href="/wiki/1919_World_Series" title="1919 World Series">Chicago Black Sox</a>" team, including <a href="/wiki/Shoeless_Joe_Jackson" title="Shoeless Joe Jackson">Shoeless Joe Jackson</a> as well as the umpires who worked the final game of the 1919 World Series, which sells for $93,666, including a 15% buyer's premium. A ball signed by the 1919 Reds goes for $11,208, while a baseball autographed by <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Babe Ruth</a> sells for $76,020. A contract from Shoeless Joe Jackson's sale of his Chicago pool hall to teammate <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Williams" title="Lefty Williams">Lefty Williams</a> sells for $36,098. The contract, dated October 6, 1921, is for just $1.</li> <li>July 20 – In a Houston 6–2 win over Cincinnati, Reds pinch-hitter <a href="/wiki/Mike_Bell_(third_baseman)" title="Mike Bell (third baseman)">Mike Bell</a> strikes out in his major league debut, making history by becoming part of the first third-generation family to play for the same major league team. His grandfather <a href="/wiki/Gus_Bell" title="Gus Bell">Gus Bell</a> and father <a href="/wiki/Buddy_Bell" title="Buddy Bell">Buddy Bell</a> also played for the Reds.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="August">August</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: August"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>August 4 – The Blue Jays obtain outfielder <a href="/wiki/Dave_Martinez" title="Dave Martinez">Dave Martinez</a> from the Rangers. Martinez becomes the 9th major leaguer to play for four teams in a season. He begins the year with Tampa Bay and also plays with the Cubs, in addition to Texas and Toronto. The last one who did so was <a href="/wiki/Dave_Kingman" title="Dave Kingman">Dave Kingman</a> (1977). Before him, according to historian Scott Flatow, the four-in-one players were <a href="/wiki/Frank_Huelsman" title="Frank Huelsman">Frank Huelsman</a> (1904), <a href="/wiki/Willis_Hudlin" title="Willis Hudlin">Willis Hudlin</a> (1940), <a href="/wiki/Paul_Lehner" title="Paul Lehner">Paul Lehner</a> (1951), <a href="/wiki/Ted_Gray" title="Ted Gray">Ted Gray</a> (1955), <a href="/wiki/Wes_Covington" title="Wes Covington">Wes Covington</a> (1961) and <a href="/wiki/Mike_Kilkenny" title="Mike Kilkenny">Mike Kilkenny</a> (1972).</li> <li>August 19 – In the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a>' 10–8 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Bagwell" title="Jeff Bagwell">Jeff Bagwell</a> has two home runs and five RBI. Bagwell becomes the first Houston player to reach 300 homers in his career.</li> <li>August 21 – Potomac's <a href="/wiki/Esix_Snead" title="Esix Snead">Esix Snead</a> breaks <a href="/wiki/Lenny_Dykstra" title="Lenny Dykstra">Lenny Dykstra</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Carolina_League" title="Carolina League">Carolina League</a> record of 105 stolen bases by swiping his 106th of the season. Snead has a batting average of .242 and a .338 on-base percentage. It was the 10th time in the last 20 years that a minor-leaguer had stolen 100 or more bases in a season. According to <i>Howe Sports</i> data, the eight players who stole 100 or more bases in the minors were: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vince_Coleman_(baseball)" title="Vince Coleman (baseball)">Vince Coleman</a> : 145 (Macon, South Atlantic, 1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donell_Nixon" title="Donell Nixon">Donell Nixon</a> : 144 (Bakersfield, California, 1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Stone_(baseball)" title="Jeff Stone (baseball)">Jeff Stone</a> : 123 (Spartanburg, South Atlantic, 1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Wiggins" title="Alan Wiggins">Alan Wiggins</a> : 120 (Lodi, California, 1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Lawton" title="Marcus Lawton">Marcus Lawton</a> : 111 (Columbia, South Atlantic, 1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Esix_Snead" title="Esix Snead">Esix Snead</a> : 106 (Potomac, Carolina, 2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lenny_Dykstra" title="Lenny Dykstra">Lenny Dykstra</a> : 105 (Lynchburg, Carolina, 1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donell_Nixon" title="Donell Nixon">Donell Nixon</a> : 102 (Chattanooga, Southern, 1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vince_Coleman_(baseball)" title="Vince Coleman (baseball)">Vince Coleman</a> : 101 (Louisville, American Association, 1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albert_Hall_(baseball)" title="Albert Hall (baseball)">Albert Hall</a> : 100 (Durham, Carolina, 1980)</li></ul></li> <li>August 22 : <ul><li>The Dodgers defeat the Expos 14–6, as <a href="/wiki/Eric_Karros" title="Eric Karros">Eric Karros</a> becomes the first Dodger player to hit two home runs in the same single inning.</li> <li>In the 12th inning of 6–6 tie game against the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a> at <a href="/wiki/Coors_Field" title="Coors Field">Coors Field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Rockies" title="Colorado Rockies">Colorado Rockies</a> manager <a href="/wiki/Buddy_Bell" title="Buddy Bell">Buddy Bell</a>, out of pitchers, sends catcher <a href="/wiki/Brent_Mayne" title="Brent Mayne">Brent Mayne</a> in to pitch. Mayne pitches a scoreless inning; the Rockies win the game in the bottom of the 12th as <a href="/wiki/Adam_Melhuse" title="Adam Melhuse">Adam Melhuse</a>, pinch-hitting for Mayne, who is unable to swing a bat due to a sprained left wrist, singles off <a href="/wiki/John_Rocker" title="John Rocker">John Rocker</a> to drive in <a href="/wiki/Neifi_P%C3%A9rez" title="Neifi Pérez">Neifi Pérez</a> with the winning run. Mayne is credited with the win, becoming the first non-pitcher to win a game in 32 years since <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Colavito" title="Rocky Colavito">Rocky Colavito</a> did it on August 25, <a href="/wiki/1968_in_baseball" title="1968 in baseball">1968</a>.</li></ul></li> <li>August 27 – The <a href="/wiki/Anaheim_Angels" class="mw-redirect" title="Anaheim Angels">Anaheim Angels</a> edge the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> 10–9, as outfielder <a href="/wiki/Tim_Salmon" title="Tim Salmon">Tim Salmon</a> hits his 30th home run of the year in the 5th inning. The Angels become the first team in AL history to have four players (<a href="/wiki/Troy_Glaus" title="Troy Glaus">Troy Glaus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mo_Vaughn" title="Mo Vaughn">Mo Vaughn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Garret_Anderson" title="Garret Anderson">Garret Anderson</a>, Salmon) reach the 30-homer mark in a single season. The <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a> are close with two hitters over 30 and two at 28. It was done seven times in the NL.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="September">September</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: September"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>September 1 – For the second time in the season, pitcher <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Rupe" title="Ryan Rupe">Ryan Rupe</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Devil_Rays" class="mw-redirect" title="Tampa Bay Devil Rays">Tampa Bay Devil Rays</a> gives up a <a href="/wiki/Grand_slam_(baseball)" title="Grand slam (baseball)">grand slam</a> to <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a> outfielder <a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Dye" title="Jermaine Dye">Jermaine Dye</a>. The other slam was on April 26.</li> <li>September 3 – <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Lofton" title="Kenny Lofton">Kenny Lofton</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> ties a major league record by scoring in his 18th straight game in the first inning of the Cleveland Indians' 12–11, 13-inning victory over the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a>. <a href="/wiki/Red_Rolfe" title="Red Rolfe">Red Rolfe</a> set the record in <a href="/wiki/1939_in_baseball" title="1939 in baseball">1939</a> for the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>.</li> <li>September 4 – At <a href="/wiki/Fenway_Park" title="Fenway Park">Fenway Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carl_Everett" title="Carl Everett">Carl Everett</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> becomes only the sixth major-league switch-hitter to drive in 100 runs in both leagues when he knocks in his 100th RBI of the year. Boston wins over the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a>, 5–1. Everett drove in 108 runs for the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a> in 1999. The other five 100-100 switch-hitters are <a href="/wiki/Ted_Simmons" title="Ted Simmons">Ted Simmons</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ken_Singleton" title="Ken Singleton">Ken Singleton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Murray" title="Eddie Murray">Eddie Murray</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bonilla" title="Bobby Bonilla">Bobby Bonilla</a> and <a href="/wiki/J._T._Snow" title="J. T. Snow">J. T. Snow</a>. Before the game, the Red Sox honor Hall of Fame catcher <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Fisk" title="Carlton Fisk">Carlton Fisk</a>. Fisk, who plays his first nine seasons with Boston, joins <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Doerr" title="Bobby Doerr">Bobby Doerr</a> (1), <a href="/wiki/Joe_Cronin" title="Joe Cronin">Joe Cronin</a> (4), <a href="/wiki/Carl_Yastrzemski" title="Carl Yastrzemski">Carl Yastrzemski</a> (8) and <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">Ted Williams</a> (9) in having his number (27) be retired at Fenway.</li> <li>September 6 : <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Sheldon" title="Scott Sheldon">Scott Sheldon</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> becomes just the third player in major league history to play all nine positions in one game when he does it in a 13–1 loss to the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a>. Sheldon joins <a href="/wiki/Bert_Campaneris" title="Bert Campaneris">Bert Campaneris</a> (September 8, <a href="/wiki/1965_in_baseball" title="1965 in baseball">1965</a>) and <a href="/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_Tovar" title="César Tovar">César Tovar</a> (September 22, <a href="/wiki/1968_in_baseball" title="1968 in baseball">1968</a>) as true utility players.</li> <li>After reaching an agreement with <a href="/wiki/Morgan,_Lewis_%26_Bockius_LLP" class="mw-redirect" title="Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP">Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP</a>, Major League Baseball obtains the right to use <b><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.mlb.com">http://www.mlb.com</a></b>. The law firm had registered the mlb.com domain name in 1994 and refused to release it, making it necessary for the sport to use <b><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.majorleaguebaseball.com">http://www.majorleaguebaseball.com</a></b> until reaching this agreement.</li></ul></li> <li>September 10 – <a href="/wiki/Randy_Johnson" title="Randy Johnson">Randy Johnson</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Diamondbacks" title="Arizona Diamondbacks">Arizona Diamondbacks</a> becomes the 12th pitcher to reach the 3,000-strikeout plateau, fanning a season-high 14 in seven innings as the Diamondbacks lose to the <a href="/wiki/Florida_Marlins" class="mw-redirect" title="Florida Marlins">Florida Marlins</a> 4–3 in 12 innings. Johnson's 3,000 strikeout victim is <a href="/wiki/Mike_Lowell" title="Mike Lowell">Mike Lowell</a>, who fans to end the 4th inning. In the first inning, Johnson also records his 300th strikeout for the third consecutive season and the fourth time overall. <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Ryan" title="Nolan Ryan">Nolan Ryan</a> is the only other pitcher to accomplish the feat, and is the only pitcher who reached 300 strikeouts more times with six (<a href="/wiki/1972_in_baseball" title="1972 in baseball">1972</a>–<a href="/wiki/1974_in_baseball" title="1974 in baseball">74</a>, <a href="/wiki/1976_in_baseball" title="1976 in baseball">1976</a>–<a href="/wiki/1977_in_baseball" title="1977 in baseball">77</a> and <a href="/wiki/1989_in_baseball" title="1989 in baseball">1989</a>).</li> <li>September 12 – The Diamondbacks edge the Dodgers 5–4, despite <a href="/wiki/Dave_Hansen_(baseball)" title="Dave Hansen (baseball)">Dave Hansen</a>'s major league record-breaking seventh pinch-hit home run of the season. Hansen's blast, off <a href="/wiki/Curt_Schilling" title="Curt Schilling">Curt Schilling</a>, breaks the mark set in <a href="/wiki/1932_in_baseball" title="1932 in baseball">1932</a> by <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Frederick" title="Johnny Frederick">Johnny Frederick</a>.</li> <li>September 15 – <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Rickey Henderson</a> scores his first two at bats to pace the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> to a 10–2 win over the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a>. Henderson moves into second place on the all-time list of runs (2,175), one ahead of <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Babe Ruth</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hank_Aaron" title="Hank Aaron">Hank Aaron</a>, and behind only <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Ty Cobb</a>.</li> <li>September 16 – The <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> 7–6, despite <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Sosa" title="Sammy Sosa">Sammy Sosa</a>'s 50th home run of the season. Sosa becomes the second player to hit 50 or more in three consecutive years, joining <a href="/wiki/Mark_McGwire" title="Mark McGwire">Mark McGwire</a>.</li> <li>September 19 – In the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a>' 7–3 loss to the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Ken Griffey Jr.</a> pinch-hits his 400th home run. He is the first major leaguer to reach the mark as a pinch-hitter.</li> <li>September 22 – <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Lima" title="José Lima">José Lima</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a> sets an NL single-season record by allowing his 47th home run in the Astros' 12–5 loss to the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a>. The major league record for home runs allowed in a season is 50, set by the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a>' <a href="/wiki/Bert_Blyleven" title="Bert Blyleven">Bert Blyleven</a> in <a href="/wiki/1986_in_baseball" title="1986 in baseball">1986</a>.</li> <li>September 23 – <a href="/wiki/Rafael_Palmeiro" title="Rafael Palmeiro">Rafael Palmeiro</a> hits his 400th career home run.</li> <li>September 26 – Longtime broadcast partner <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_NBC" title="Major League Baseball on NBC">NBC</a> declines to renew its rights. NBC had televised baseball since <a href="/wiki/1947_World_Series" title="1947 World Series">1947</a>, with the exception of <a href="/wiki/MLB_on_CBS" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB on CBS">1990–93</a>, and was the exclusive home of the World Series for <a href="/wiki/1950_World_Series" title="1950 World Series">27</a> <a href="/wiki/1976_World_Series" title="1976 World Series">years</a>.</li> <li>September 27 – In an Oakland 9–7 victory over the Angels, Anaheim's <a href="/wiki/Darin_Erstad" title="Darin Erstad">Darin Erstad</a> hits a home run in the 2nd inning for his 99th RBI of the year from the leadoff spot to set a new record. <a href="/wiki/Nomar_Garciaparra" title="Nomar Garciaparra">Nomar Garciaparra</a> drove home 98 in <a href="/wiki/1997_in_baseball" title="1997 in baseball">1997</a> for the previous mark.</li> <li>September 28 – At <a href="/wiki/Camden_Yards" class="mw-redirect" title="Camden Yards">Camden Yards</a>, the Orioles bat around in back-to-back innings and set a single-game franchise scoring record in a 23–1 rout of the Toronto Blue Jays.</li> <li>September 28 – In the final game ever played at <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee" title="Milwaukee">Milwaukee</a>'s <a href="/wiki/County_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="County Stadium">County Stadium</a> the Brewers drop an 8–1 decision to the Cincinnati Reds.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="October">October</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: October"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>October 1 : <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a>, 10–9, in the last game played at <a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium" title="Three Rivers Stadium">Three Rivers Stadium</a>. Coincidentally, the Pirates defeated the Cubs in 1970 in the last game played at their previous stadium, <a href="/wiki/Forbes_Field" title="Forbes Field">Forbes Field</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shane_Halter" title="Shane Halter">Shane Halter</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> becomes the fourth player to play all nine positions in a single game as the Tigers won the game 12–11 on the final day of the regular season.</li></ul></li> <li>October 8 – <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Jones_(right-handed_pitcher)" title="Bobby Jones (right-handed pitcher)">Bobby Jones</a> of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> one-hits the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a> in Game 4 of the NL Division Series to advance the Mets to the <a href="/wiki/National_League_Championship_Series" title="National League Championship Series">NLCS</a>.</li> <li>October 14 – In Game 4 of the <a href="/wiki/2000_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2000 American League Championship Series">AL Championship Series</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> ace <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Roger Clemens</a> strikes out 15 and allows one hit – a seventh-inning double by <a href="/wiki/Al_Martin" title="Al Martin">Al Martin</a> in a 5–0 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a>.</li> <li>October 17 – <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Orlando Hernández">Orlando Hernández</a> pitches the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> to a 9–7 victory in the decisive sixth game of the <a href="/wiki/2000_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2000 American League Championship Series">ALCS</a>, in would be the last Major League Baseball game televised by <i><a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a></i>.</li> <li>October 26 – The <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> 4–2, to win their 26th <a href="/wiki/2000_World_Series" title="2000 World Series">World Series</a> in five games. <a href="/wiki/Luis_Sojo" title="Luis Sojo">Luis Sojo</a> hits a single in the top of the 9th inning and drives home the winning run for the Yankees. Teammates <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Williams" title="Bernie Williams">Bernie Williams</a> and <a href="/wiki/Derek_Jeter" title="Derek Jeter">Derek Jeter</a> hit home runs, and Jeter is named the Series MVP.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="November">November</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: November"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>November 16 – <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Kent" title="Jeff Kent">Jeff Kent</a> of the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a> was named the National League MVP.</li> <li>November 17 – <a href="/wiki/Jason_Giambi" title="Jason Giambi">Jason Giambi</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> was named the American League MVP beating out a big lineup of stars like <a href="/wiki/Frank_Thomas_(designated_hitter)" title="Frank Thomas (designated hitter)">Frank Thomas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez" title="Alex Rodriguez">Alex Rodriguez</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Pedro Martínez">Pedro Martínez</a>.</li> <li>November 18 – The <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> sign Japanese star outfielder <a href="/wiki/Ichiro_Suzuki" title="Ichiro Suzuki">Ichiro Suzuki</a> to a three-year contract.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="December">December</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: December"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>December 1 – Relief pitcher <a href="/wiki/Turk_Wendell" title="Turk Wendell">Turk Wendell</a>, who wears uniform number 99, agrees to a three-year deal worth $9,999,999.99 with the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a>. Wendell asks that his contract include an option year in which he plays for free, but that plan is unworkable because the MLB collective bargaining agreement set a $200,000 minimum salary.</li> <li>December 11 – The <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> sign free agent shortstop <a href="/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez" title="Alex Rodriguez">Alex Rodriguez</a> to a record $252 million, 10-year contract. It is, at the time, the richest contract in the history of professional sports.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Movies">Movies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Movies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fastpitch_(film)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fastpitch (film) (page does not exist)">Fastpitch</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Finding_Buck_McHenry&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Finding Buck McHenry (page does not exist)">Finding Buck McHenry</a></i> (TV)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Century_Team" title="Major League Baseball All-Century Team">Major League Baseball All-Century Team</a></i> (Video)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Births">Births</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Births"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="January_2">January</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: January"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January 2 – <a href="/wiki/Spencer_Arrighetti" title="Spencer Arrighetti">Spencer Arrighetti</a></li> <li>January 4 – <a href="/wiki/Valente_Bellozo" title="Valente Bellozo">Valente Bellozo</a></li> <li>January 15 – <a href="/wiki/Triston_Casas" title="Triston Casas">Triston Casas</a></li> <li>January 18 – <a href="/wiki/Lyon_Richardson" title="Lyon Richardson">Lyon Richardson</a></li> <li>January 25 – <a href="/wiki/Lenyn_Sosa" title="Lenyn Sosa">Lenyn Sosa</a></li> <li>January 26 – <a href="/wiki/Kelvin_C%C3%A1ceres" title="Kelvin Cáceres">Kelvin Cáceres</a></li> <li>January 30 – <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Woo" title="Bryan Woo">Bryan Woo</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="February_2">February</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: February"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>February 5 – <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Palencia" title="Daniel Palencia">Daniel Palencia</a></li> <li>February 7 – <a href="/wiki/Juan_Then" title="Juan Then">Juan Then</a></li> <li>February 9 – <a href="/wiki/Logan_O%27Hoppe" title="Logan O'Hoppe">Logan O'Hoppe</a></li> <li>February 14 – <a href="/wiki/Gabriel_Moreno" title="Gabriel Moreno">Gabriel Moreno</a></li> <li>February 15 – <a href="/wiki/Elvis_Luciano" title="Elvis Luciano">Elvis Luciano</a></li> <li>February 18 – <a href="/wiki/Seth_Halvorsen" title="Seth Halvorsen">Seth Halvorsen</a></li> <li>February 18 – <a href="/wiki/Nick_Nastrini" title="Nick Nastrini">Nick Nastrini</a></li> <li>February 19 – <a href="/wiki/Justyn-Henry_Malloy" title="Justyn-Henry Malloy">Justyn-Henry Malloy</a></li> <li>February 21 – <a href="/wiki/Ty_Madden" title="Ty Madden">Ty Madden</a></li> <li>February 21 – <a href="/wiki/Bo_Naylor" title="Bo Naylor">Bo Naylor</a></li> <li>February 27 – <a href="/wiki/Gabriel_Arias_(shortstop)" title="Gabriel Arias (shortstop)">Gabriel Arias</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="March_2">March</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: March"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>March 3 – <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_A._Ferrer" title="José A. Ferrer">José A. Ferrer</a></li> <li>March 3 – <a href="/wiki/Maikel_Garc%C3%ADa" title="Maikel García">Maikel García</a></li> <li>March 8 – <a href="/wiki/David_Festa" title="David Festa">David Festa</a></li> <li>March 14 – <a href="/wiki/Jack_O%27Loughlin_(baseball)" title="Jack O'Loughlin (baseball)">Jack O'Loughlin</a></li> <li>March 17 – <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Graceffo" title="Gordon Graceffo">Gordon Graceffo</a></li> <li>March 20 – <a href="/wiki/Colton_Cowser" title="Colton Cowser">Colton Cowser</a></li> <li>March 27 – <a href="/wiki/Nick_Schnell" title="Nick Schnell">Nick Schnell</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="April_2">April</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: April"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>April 3 – <a href="/wiki/Israel_Pineda" title="Israel Pineda">Israel Pineda</a></li> <li>April 12 – <a href="/wiki/Cade_Povich" title="Cade Povich">Cade Povich</a></li> <li>April 14 – <a href="/wiki/Roddery_Mu%C3%B1oz" title="Roddery Muñoz">Roddery Muñoz</a></li> <li>April 18 – <a href="/wiki/Prelander_Berroa" title="Prelander Berroa">Prelander Berroa</a></li> <li>April 19 – <a href="/wiki/Sal_Frelick" title="Sal Frelick">Sal Frelick</a></li> <li>April 21 – <a href="/wiki/Jack_Leiter" title="Jack Leiter">Jack Leiter</a></li> <li>April 21 – <a href="/wiki/Wade_Meckler" title="Wade Meckler">Wade Meckler</a></li> <li>April 24 – <a href="/wiki/Trey_Sweeney" title="Trey Sweeney">Trey Sweeney</a></li> <li>April 28 – <a href="/wiki/Alek_Thomas" title="Alek Thomas">Alek Thomas</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="May_2">May</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: May"><span>edit</span></a><span 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Holman">Grant Holman</a></li> <li>May 31 – <a href="/wiki/Spencer_Schwellenbach" title="Spencer Schwellenbach">Spencer Schwellenbach</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="June_2">June</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: June"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>June 1 – <a href="/wiki/Iv%C3%A1n_Herrera" title="Iván Herrera">Iván Herrera</a></li> <li>June 5 – <a href="/wiki/Jack_Neely" title="Jack Neely">Jack Neely</a></li> <li>June 8 – <a href="/wiki/Connor_Norby" title="Connor Norby">Connor Norby</a></li> <li>June 14 – <a href="/wiki/Trey_Lipscomb" title="Trey Lipscomb">Trey Lipscomb</a></li> <li>June 14 – <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Witt_Jr." title="Bobby Witt Jr.">Bobby Witt Jr.</a></li> <li>June 15 – <a href="/wiki/Oswald_Peraza" title="Oswald Peraza">Oswald Peraza</a></li> <li>June 17 – <a href="/wiki/Mason_Montgomery" title="Mason Montgomery">Mason Montgomery</a></li> <li>June 20 – <a href="/wiki/Ronny_Henr%C3%ADquez" class="mw-redirect" title="Ronny Henríquez">Ronny Henríquez</a></li> <li>June 20 – <a href="/wiki/Abner_Uribe" title="Abner Uribe">Abner Uribe</a></li> <li>June 22 – <a href="/wiki/Livan_Soto" class="mw-redirect" title="Livan Soto">Livan Soto</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="July_2">July</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: July"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>July 6 – <a href="/wiki/Keider_Montero" title="Keider Montero">Keider Montero</a></li> <li>July 8 – <a href="/wiki/Michael_McGreevy" title="Michael McGreevy">Michael McGreevy</a></li> <li>July 10 – <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Butler_(baseball)" title="Lawrence Butler (baseball)">Lawrence Butler</a></li> <li>July 14 – <a href="/wiki/Justin_Wrobleski" title="Justin Wrobleski">Justin Wrobleski</a></li> <li>July 18 – <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Manzardo" title="Kyle Manzardo">Kyle Manzardo</a></li> <li>July 19 – <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Cannon" title="Jonathan Cannon">Jonathan Cannon</a></li> <li>July 26 – <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Black_(baseball)" title="Tyler Black (baseball)">Tyler Black</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="August_2">August</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: August"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>August 5 – <a href="/wiki/Luis_Guerrero_(baseball)" title="Luis Guerrero (baseball)">Luis Guerrero</a></li> <li>August 13 – <a href="/wiki/Jordan_D%C3%ADaz_(baseball)" title="Jordan Díaz (baseball)">Jordan Díaz</a></li> <li>August 14 – <a href="/wiki/Johan_Rojas" title="Johan Rojas">Johan Rojas</a></li> <li>August 15 – <a href="/wiki/Brooks_Baldwin" title="Brooks Baldwin">Brooks Baldwin</a></li> <li>August 18 – <a href="/wiki/Nasim_Nu%C3%B1ez" title="Nasim Nuñez">Nasim Nuñez</a></li> <li>August 19 – <a href="/wiki/Yilber_D%C3%ADaz" title="Yilber Díaz">Yilber Díaz</a></li> <li>August 21 – <a href="/wiki/Corbin_Carroll" title="Corbin Carroll">Corbin Carroll</a></li> <li>August 25 – <a href="/wiki/Adam_Kloffenstein" title="Adam Kloffenstein">Adam Kloffenstein</a></li> <li>August 30 – <a href="/wiki/Luke_Little" title="Luke Little">Luke Little</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="September_2">September</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: September"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>September 5 – <a href="/wiki/Rece_Hinds" title="Rece Hinds">Rece Hinds</a></li> <li>September 5 – <a href="/wiki/Miguel_Hiraldo" class="mw-redirect" title="Miguel Hiraldo">Miguel Hiraldo</a></li> <li>September 8 – <a href="/wiki/Brennan_Malone" class="mw-redirect" title="Brennan Malone">Brennan Malone</a></li> <li>September 13 – <a href="/wiki/Osleivis_Basabe" title="Osleivis Basabe">Osleivis Basabe</a></li> <li>September 15 – <a href="/wiki/Quinn_Priester" title="Quinn Priester">Quinn Priester</a></li> <li>September 17 – <a href="/wiki/Ben_Joyce_(baseball)" title="Ben Joyce (baseball)">Ben Joyce</a></li> <li>September 18 – <a href="/wiki/Ceddanne_Rafaela" title="Ceddanne Rafaela">Ceddanne Rafaela</a></li> <li>September 24 – <a href="/wiki/Graham_Pauley" title="Graham Pauley">Graham Pauley</a></li> <li>September 27 – <a href="/wiki/Simeon_Woods_Richardson" title="Simeon Woods Richardson">Simeon Woods Richardson</a></li> <li>September 28 – <a href="/wiki/Riley_Greene" title="Riley Greene">Riley Greene</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="October_2">October</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: October"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>October 1 – <a href="/wiki/Drew_Thorpe" title="Drew Thorpe">Drew Thorpe</a></li> <li>October 3 – <a href="/wiki/C._J._Abrams" class="mw-redirect" title="C. J. Abrams">C. J. Abrams</a></li> <li>October 4 – <a href="/wiki/Jace_Jung" title="Jace Jung">Jace Jung</a></li> <li>October 15 – <a href="/wiki/Lenny_Torres" title="Lenny Torres">Lenny Torres</a></li> <li>October 26 – <a href="/wiki/Curtis_Mead" title="Curtis Mead">Curtis Mead</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="November_2">November</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: November"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>November 24 – <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Locklear" title="Tyler Locklear">Tyler Locklear</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="December_2">December</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: December"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>December 7 – <a href="/wiki/Grant_McCray" title="Grant McCray">Grant McCray</a></li> <li>December 8 – <a href="/wiki/Andy_Pages" title="Andy Pages">Andy Pages</a></li> <li>December 8 – <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Walters_(baseball)" title="Andrew Walters (baseball)">Andrew Walters</a></li> <li>December 22 – <a href="/wiki/Jack_Kochanowicz" title="Jack Kochanowicz">Jack Kochanowicz</a></li> <li>December 25 – <a href="/wiki/Bradley_Blalock" title="Bradley Blalock">Bradley Blalock</a></li> <li>December 29 – <a href="/wiki/Julio_Rodr%C3%ADguez" title="Julio Rodríguez">Julio Rodríguez</a></li> <li>December 31 – <a href="/wiki/Liover_Peguero" title="Liover Peguero">Liover Peguero</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Deaths">Deaths</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Deaths"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="January_3">January</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: January"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January   1 – <a href="/wiki/Andy_Spognardi" title="Andy Spognardi">Andy Spognardi</a>, 91, infielder for the 1931 Boston Red Sox.</li> <li>January   4 – <a href="/wiki/John_Milner" title="John Milner">John Milner</a>, 50, first baseman and left fielder who appeared in 1,215 games for the New York Mets (1971–1977), Pittsburgh Pirates (1978–1981, 1982) and Montreal Expos (1981–1982) whose 131 career home runs included ten career <a href="/wiki/Grand_slam_(baseball)" title="Grand slam (baseball)">grand slams</a>; member 1973 National League (NL) champions and <a href="/wiki/1979_World_Series" title="1979 World Series">1979 World Series</a> champions.</li> <li>January 11 – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lemon" title="Bob Lemon">Bob Lemon</a>, 79, Hall of Fame and seven-time All-Star pitcher and former third baseman who spent his entire career with the Cleveland Indians, winning 207 games, including a no-hitter, while recording seven 20-win seasons and winning final game of the <a href="/wiki/1948_World_Series" title="1948 World Series">1948 World Series</a>; managed New York Yankees to the <a href="/wiki/1978_World_Series" title="1978 World Series">1978 World Series</a> title and 1981 American League (AL) pennant; in addition to skippering Yanks (1978–1979, 1981–1982), he managed the Kansas City Royals (1970–1972) and Chicago White Sox (1977–1978).</li> <li>January 15 – <a href="/wiki/Marie_Kazmierczak" title="Marie Kazmierczak">Marie Kazmierczak</a>, 79, <a href="/wiki/All-American_Girls_Professional_Baseball_League" title="All-American Girls Professional Baseball League">All-American Girls Professional Baseball League</a> outfielder.</li> <li>January 16 – <a href="/wiki/By_Saam" title="By Saam">By Saam</a>, 85, broadcaster for the Philadelphia Athletics and Phillies clubs from 1938 through 1975; honored with <a href="/wiki/Ford_C._Frick_Award" title="Ford C. Frick Award">Ford C. Frick Award</a> in 1990.</li> <li>January 19 – <a href="/wiki/Manny_Montejo" title="Manny Montejo">Manny Montejo</a>, 64, Cuban pitcher for the 1961 Detroit Tigers.</li> <li>January 19 – <a href="/wiki/Lynn_Myers_(baseball)" title="Lynn Myers (baseball)">Lynn Myers</a>, 85, shortstop who played from 1938 to 1939 for the St. Louis Cardinals.</li> <li>January 20 – <a href="/wiki/Ron_Herbel" title="Ron Herbel">Ron Herbel</a>, 62, relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres, New York Mets and Atlanta Braves in a span of nine seasons from 1963 to 1971, whose career <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batting average</a> of .029 (6-for-206) is the worst ever for a major leaguer with a minimum of 100 <a href="/wiki/At_bat" title="At bat">at bats</a>.</li> <li>January 25 – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Linsalata" title="Joe Linsalata">Joe Linsalata</a>, 83, American League umpire who worked in 166 games during the 1961 season; veteran minor-league arbiter.</li> <li>January 26 – <a href="/wiki/Frankie_Pack" title="Frankie Pack">Frankie Pack</a>, 75, pinch-hitter for the 1949 St. Louis Browns.</li> <li>January 26 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Strickland_(baseball)" title="Bill Strickland (baseball)">Bill Strickland</a>, 91, pitcher for the 1937 St. Louis Browns.</li> <li>January 27 – <a href="/wiki/Dorothy_Damaschke" title="Dorothy Damaschke">Dorothy Damaschke</a>, 82, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League outfielder.</li> <li>January 28 – <a href="/wiki/Ted_Gullic" title="Ted Gullic">Ted Gullic</a>, 93, outfielder who played in 196 total games for 1930 and 1933 St. Louis Browns; starred for minor-league Milwaukee Brewers teams of the 1930s.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="February_3">February</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: February"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>February   3 – <a href="/wiki/John_Leovich" title="John Leovich">John Leovich</a>, 81, backup catcher for the 1941 Philadelphia Athletics.</li> <li>February 10 – <a href="/wiki/Gene_Lambert" title="Gene Lambert">Gene Lambert</a>, 78, who pitched in three games for the 1941–1942 Philadelphia Phillies.</li> <li>February 10 – <a href="/wiki/Blas_Monaco" title="Blas Monaco">Blas Monaco</a>, 84, second baseman who played with the Cleveland Indians in the 1937 and 1946 seasons.</li> <li>February 11 – <a href="/wiki/Robert_Gaston" title="Robert Gaston">Robert Gaston</a>, 89, catcher for the <a href="/wiki/Homestead_Grays" title="Homestead Grays">Homestead Grays</a> of the Negro leagues from 1933 to 1948.</li> <li>February 15 – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Ramazzotti" title="Bob Ramazzotti">Bob Ramazzotti</a>, 83, backup infielder who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago Cubs over part of seven seasons between 1946 and 1953.</li> <li>February 16 – <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Blackburn" title="Wayne Blackburn">Wayne Blackburn</a>, 85, minor-league infielder and manager over 19 seasons between 1936 and 1956 who served the Detroit Tigers as an MLB coach from June 1963 through 1964, and then as a longtime scout.</li> <li>February 16 – <a href="/wiki/Soup_Campbell" title="Soup Campbell">Soup Campbell</a>, 84, outfielder who played for the Cleveland Indians from 1940 to 1941.</li> <li>February 17 – <a href="/wiki/Turkey_Tyson" title="Turkey Tyson">Turkey Tyson</a>, 85, minor league first baseman who had one at-bat as a pinch-hitter for the 1944 Philadelphia Phillies.</li> <li>February 18 – <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Hoerst" title="Lefty Hoerst">Lefty Hoerst</a>, 82, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies who posted a 10–33 mark and 5.17 ERA in 98 games (1940–1942 and 1946–1947).</li> <li>February 25 – <a href="/wiki/Culley_Rikard" title="Culley Rikard">Culley Rikard</a>, 85, fourth outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates in part of three seasons spanning 1941–1947.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="March_3">March</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: March"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>March   2 – <a href="/wiki/Danny_Musser" title="Danny Musser">Danny Musser</a>, 94, third baseman for the 1932 Washington Senators.</li> <li>March   2 – <a href="/wiki/Jack_Robinson_(pitcher)" title="Jack Robinson (pitcher)">Jack Robinson</a>, 79, relief pitcher for the 1949 Boston Red Sox.</li> <li>March   7 – <a href="/wiki/Jack_Sanford" title="Jack Sanford">Jack Sanford</a>, 70, All-Star pitcher named 1957 National League Rookie of the Year as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies, and posted a 24–7 record for the NL champion 1962 San Francisco Giants; led NL in shutouts (1960); also pitched for California Angels and Kansas City Athletics, and served as a pitching coach.</li> <li>March 13 – <a href="/wiki/Harry_Bright" title="Harry Bright">Harry Bright</a>, 70, utility infielder for five different teams between 1958 and 1965; a longtime player and manager in the minor leagues who also served as a scout for several major league organizations.</li> <li>March 16 – <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Vel%C3%A1zquez_(baseball)" title="Carlos Velázquez (baseball)">Carlos Velázquez</a>, 51, Puerto Rican pitcher for the 1973 Milwaukee Brewers of the American League.</li> <li>March 19 – <a href="/wiki/Joanne_Weaver" title="Joanne Weaver">Joanne Weaver</a>, 64, All-Star outfielder for the <a href="/wiki/Fort_Wayne_Daisies" title="Fort Wayne Daisies">Fort Wayne Daisies</a> of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, who hit a league-leading .429 in 1954, which remains the highest professional baseball single-season average posted in modern era.</li> <li>March 19 – <a href="/wiki/Dewey_Williams" title="Dewey Williams">Dewey Williams</a>, 84, catcher who played from 1944 through 1948 for the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds.</li> <li>March 29 – <a href="/wiki/Hank_Miklos" title="Hank Miklos">Hank Miklos</a>, 89, relief pitcher for the 1944 Chicago Cubs, and one of several players who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II.</li> <li>March 30 – <a href="/wiki/Mary_Flaherty_(baseball)" title="Mary Flaherty (baseball)">Mary Flaherty</a>, 74, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="April_3">April</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: April"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>April   6 – <a href="/wiki/Don_Johnson_(second_baseman)" title="Don Johnson (second baseman)">Don "Pep" Johnson</a>, 88, twice All-Star second baseman who in 1945 hit .302 with 94 runs and 58 runs batted in as leadoff hitter for the pennant-winning Chicago Cubs; his <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Johnson_(shortstop)" title="Ernie Johnson (shortstop)">father</a> was an MLB infielder and longtime scout.</li> <li>April 13 – <a href="/wiki/Frenchy_Bordagaray" title="Frenchy Bordagaray">Frenchy Bordagaray</a>, 90, outfielder/third baseman who appeared in 930 games for six teams during eleven seasons, most of them with the Brooklyn Dodgers; also a member of the <a href="/wiki/1941_World_Series" title="1941 World Series">1941 World Series</a> champion New York Yankees.</li> <li>April 14 – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Barthelson" title="Bob Barthelson">Bob Barthelson</a>, 73, pitcher for the 1944 New York Giants, and one of several players who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II.</li> <li>April 25 – <a href="/wiki/Edna_Scheer" title="Edna Scheer">Edna Scheer</a>, 73, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League pitcher for the <a href="/wiki/1950_All-American_Girls_Professional_Baseball_League_season#Postseason" title="1950 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season">1950 Rockford Peaches</a> champion team.</li> <li>April 27 – <a href="/wiki/Brooks_Lawrence" title="Brooks Lawrence">Brooks Lawrence</a>, 75, All-Star pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Redlegs/Reds from 1954 through 1960.</li> <li>April 28 – <a href="/wiki/Jack_Merson" title="Jack Merson">Jack Merson</a>, 78, infielder who played from 1951 to 1953 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Red Sox.</li> <li>April 29 – <a href="/wiki/Buck_Varner" title="Buck Varner">Buck Varner</a>, 69, backup outfielder who played briefly for the 1952 Washington Senators.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="May_3">May</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>May   3 – <a href="/wiki/Ed_Chapman_(baseball)" title="Ed Chapman (baseball)">Ed Chapman</a>, 94, pitcher for the 1934 Washington Senators.</li> <li>May 10 – <a href="/wiki/Carden_Gillenwater" title="Carden Gillenwater">Carden Gillenwater</a>, 81, backup outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves and Washington Senators who appeared in 335 games over five seasons between 1940 and 1948.</li> <li>May 14 – <a href="/wiki/Sarah_Mavis_Dabbs" title="Sarah Mavis Dabbs">Sarah Mavis Dabbs</a>, 78, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League outfielder.</li> <li>May 18 – <a href="/wiki/Doyle_Lade" title="Doyle Lade">Doyle Lade</a>, 79, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs from 1946 to 1950.</li> <li>May 23 – <a href="/wiki/Thomas_P._Johnson" title="Thomas P. Johnson">Thomas P. Johnson</a>, 85, prominent Pittsburgh attorney and minority owner of the Pirates between 1946 and 1984.</li> <li>May 27 – <a href="/wiki/Jane_Stoll" title="Jane Stoll">Jane Stoll</a>, 71, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League outfielder, and a veteran of three champion clubs between 1947 and 1954.</li> <li>May 31 – <a href="/wiki/Hank_Ruszkowski" title="Hank Ruszkowski">Hank Ruszkowski</a>, 74, catcher who got into 40 games over three seasons for the Cleveland Indians in the mid-1940s.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="June_3">June</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: June"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>June 2 – <a href="/wiki/Ellis_Clary" title="Ellis Clary">Ellis Clary</a>, 83, infielder for the Washington Senators and St. Louis Browns from 1942 through 1945 and coach for Washington from 1955 to 1960; later worked as a scout for 32 years.</li> <li>June 5 – <a href="/wiki/Don_Liddle" title="Don Liddle">Don Liddle</a>, 75, pitcher for the New York Giants during Game 1 of the 1954 World Series when teammate <a href="/wiki/Willie_Mays" title="Willie Mays">Willie Mays</a> made his famous over-the-shoulder catch.</li> <li>June 13 – <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Tiefenauer" title="Bobby Tiefenauer">Bobby Tiefenauer</a>, 70, knuckleball reliever who pitched in 179 games for six different teams during a ten-year career that stretched between 1952 and 1968.</li> <li>June 17 – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Albanese" title="Joe Albanese">Joe Albanese</a>, 66, pitcher for the 1958 Washington Senators, who also had a significant career in the minor leagues.</li> <li>June 19 – <a href="/wiki/Tokuji_Iida" title="Tokuji Iida">Tokuji Iida</a>, 76, Hall of Fame first baseman and manager who played for the Nankai Hawks from 1947 to 1957 and the Kokutestu Swallows from 1957 to 1963 and managed the Sankei Atoms from 1966 to 1968 and the 1969 Nankai Hawks.</li> <li>June 21 – <a href="/wiki/Bud_Stewart" title="Bud Stewart">Bud Stewart</a>, 84, outfielder who was the American League runner-up in triples with 1948 Washington Senators; also played for Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox during his nine-year, 773-game MLB career.</li> <li>June 23 – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Tillman" title="Bob Tillman">Bob Tillman</a>, 63, catcher for the Boston Red Sox (1962–1967), New York Yankees (1967) and Atlanta Braves (1968–1970) who caught no-hitters in 1962 and 1965 and belted three home runs in a single game on July 30, 1969, at Philadelphia.</li> <li>June 29 – <a href="/wiki/Ollie_Vanek" title="Ollie Vanek">Ollie Vanek</a>, 91, minor league player-manager who discovered future Hall of Famer <a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Stan Musial</a> for the St. Louis Cardinals and encouraged him to switch from pitching to the outfield; later, longtime scout for St. Louis and the New York Mets.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="July_3">July</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: July"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>July 14 – <a href="/wiki/Georges_Maranda" title="Georges Maranda">Georges Maranda</a>, 68, Canadian pitcher who played for the San Francisco Giants in 1960 and the Minnesota Twins in 1962.</li> <li>July 20 – <a href="/wiki/Leo_Egan" title="Leo Egan">Leo Egan</a>, 86, Boston sportscaster and a member of the radio and TV announcing team for the Braves and Red Sox in 1949 and 1950.</li> <li>July 20 – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Suchecki" title="Jim Suchecki">Jim Suchecki</a>, 73, pitcher from 1950 through 1952 for the Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Browns and Pittsburgh Pirates.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="August_3">August</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: August"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>August 6 – <a href="/wiki/Marv_Felderman" title="Marv Felderman">Marv Felderman</a>, 64, backup catcher for the 1942 Chicago Cubs.</li> <li>August 12 – <a href="/wiki/Noboru_Akiyama" title="Noboru Akiyama">Noboru Akiyama</a>, 66, Hall of Fame NPB pitcher who played for the Taiyo Whales from 1956 to 1967.</li> <li>August 14 – <a href="/wiki/Ken_Heintzelman" title="Ken Heintzelman">Ken Heintzelman</a>, 84, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies between 1937 and 1952; who led National League in shutouts in 1949 and a member of the Phillies' pennant winners in 1950; his son, <a href="/wiki/Tom_Heintzelman" title="Tom Heintzelman">Tom</a>, was an MLB infielder.</li> <li>August 21 – <a href="/wiki/Russ_Kerns" title="Russ Kerns">Russ Kerns</a>, 79, pinch-hitter who played briefly for the 1945 Detroit Tigers.</li> <li>August 22 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Bradford_(pitcher)" title="Bill Bradford (pitcher)">Bill Bradford</a>, 78, pitcher for the 1956 Kansas City Athletics.</li> <li>August 26 – <a href="/wiki/Ed_Rakow" title="Ed Rakow">Ed Rakow</a>, 65, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1960), Kansas City Athletics (1961–1963), Detroit Tigers (1964–1965) and Atlanta Braves (1967), who later played and coached in the <a href="/wiki/Senior_Professional_Baseball_Association" title="Senior Professional Baseball Association">Senior Professional Baseball Association</a>.</li> <li>August 27 – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Mahoney_(baseball)" title="Bob Mahoney (baseball)">Bob Mahoney</a>, 72, who pitched from 1951 to 1952 for the Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Browns.</li> <li>August 29 – <a href="/wiki/Fern_Bell" title="Fern Bell">Fern Bell</a>, 87, backup outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1939 to 1940.</li> <li>August 31 – <a href="/wiki/Dolores_Moore" title="Dolores Moore">Dolores Moore</a>, 67, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League infielder.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="September_3">September</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_in_baseball&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: September"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>September   3 – <a href="/wiki/Clyde_Sukeforth" title="Clyde Sukeforth">Clyde Sukeforth</a>, 98, catcher for the Cincinnati Reds and Brooklyn Dodgers (1926–1934 and 1945); scouted <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Robinson" title="Jackie Robinson">Jackie Robinson</a> and was his first MLB manager as acting skipper of 1947 Dodgers; coached and scouted for Brooklyn and the Pittsburgh Pirates, where he recommended the drafting of <a href="/wiki/Roberto_Clemente" title="Roberto Clemente">Roberto Clemente</a>.</li> <li>September   4 – <a href="/wiki/Pinky_May" title="Pinky May">Pinky May</a>, 89, All-Star second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1939 to 1943, who led his team in seven offensive categories in 1940, including a .293 batting average and a .371 on-base percentage; longtime minor league manager; father of <a href="/wiki/Milt_May" title="Milt May">Milt May</a>.</li> <li>September   7 – <a href="/wiki/Nick_Tremark" title="Nick Tremark">Nick Tremark</a>, 87, outfielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1934 through 1936.</li> <li>September 14 – <a href="/wiki/George_Myatt" title="George Myatt">George Myatt</a>, 86, major league infielder, coach and manager during a professional career that spanned more than four decades; as interim skipper of Phillies (two games in 1968 and 54 games in 1969), his teams went 21–35.</li> <li>September 16 – <a href="/wiki/John_Perkovich" title="John Perkovich">John Perkovich</a>, 76, pitcher for the 1950 Chicago White Sox.</li> <li>September 17 – <a href="/wiki/Chico_Salmon" title="Chico Salmon">Chico Salmon</a>, 59, Panamanian infielder for the Cleveland Indians and Baltimore Orioles from 1964 to 1972, who batted a crucial <a href="/wiki/Pinch-hitter" class="mw-redirect" title="Pinch-hitter">pinch-hit</a> during the <a href="/wiki/1970_World_Series" title="1970 World Series">1970 World Series</a>.</li> <li>September 22 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Sommers" title="Bill Sommers">Bill Sommers</a>, 77, backup infielder for the 1950 St. Louis Browns.</li> <li>September 23 – <a href="/wiki/Aurelio_Rodr%C3%ADguez" title="Aurelio Rodríguez">Aurelio Rodríguez</a>, 52, Mexican third baseman who appeared in 2,017 games, over 1,200 of them for the Detroit Tigers, over 17 seasons (1967–1983) for seven teams; 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