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class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Retirements"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3</span> <span>Retirements</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Retirements-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Players" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Players"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3.1</span> <span>Players</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Players-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Management" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Management"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3.2</span> <span>Management</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Management-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Announcers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Announcers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3.3</span> <span>Announcers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Announcers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_accomplishments" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_accomplishments"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Other accomplishments</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Other_accomplishments-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Other accomplishments subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Other_accomplishments-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Pitching" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Pitching"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Pitching</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Pitching-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-No-hitters" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#No-hitters"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1.1</span> <span>No-hitters</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-No-hitters-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_notable_accomplishments" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_notable_accomplishments"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1.2</span> <span>Other notable accomplishments</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_notable_accomplishments-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Hitting" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Hitting"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Hitting</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Hitting-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Fielding" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Fielding"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>Fielding</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Fielding-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Managers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Managers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Managers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Managers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-All-star_game" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#All-star_game"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>All-star game</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-All-star_game-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Awards" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Awards"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Awards</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Awards-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Awards subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Awards-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Player_of_the_Month" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Player_of_the_Month"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.1</span> <span>Player of the Month</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Player_of_the_Month-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Pitcher_of_the_Month" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Pitcher_of_the_Month"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.2</span> <span>Pitcher of the Month</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Pitcher_of_the_Month-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Rookie_of_the_Month" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Rookie_of_the_Month"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.3</span> <span>Rookie of the Month</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Rookie_of_the_Month-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_awards" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_awards"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.4</span> <span>Other awards</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_awards-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Home_field_attendance_and_payroll" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Home_field_attendance_and_payroll"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Home field attendance and payroll</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Home_field_attendance_and_payroll-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Stadiums" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Stadiums"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Stadiums</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Stadiums-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Stadiums subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Stadiums-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Spring_training" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Spring_training"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.1</span> <span>Spring training</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Spring_training-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Openings_and_closings" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Openings_and_closings"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.1.1</span> <span>Openings and closings</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Openings_and_closings-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Exhibitions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Exhibitions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.1.2</span> <span>Exhibitions</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Exhibitions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Regular_season_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Regular_season_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.2</span> <span>Regular season</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Regular_season_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Openings_and_closings_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Openings_and_closings_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.2.1</span> <span>Openings and closings</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Openings_and_closings_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Naming_rights" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Naming_rights"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.2.2</span> <span>Naming rights</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Naming_rights-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.2.3</span> <span>Other</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Instant_Replay" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a 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States</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-United_States-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Canada" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Canada"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12.2</span> <span>Canada</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Canada-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Tampa_Bay_Devil_Rays_drop_the_"Devil"" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tampa_Bay_Devil_Rays_drop_the_"Devil""> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13</span> <span>Tampa Bay Devil Rays drop the "Devil"</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Tampa_Bay_Devil_Rays_drop_the_"Devil"-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Apparel" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Apparel"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14</span> <span>Apparel</span> 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id="toc-Weather" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Weather"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">15</span> <span>Weather</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Weather-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">16</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">17</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div 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class="infobox-label">Duration</th><td class="infobox-data">March 25 – October 29, 2008</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of games</th><td class="infobox-data">162</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of teams</th><td class="infobox-data">30</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">TV partner(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fox_Major_League_Baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Fox Major League Baseball">Fox</a>, <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_TBS" class="mw-redirect" title="Major League Baseball on TBS">TBS</a>, <a href="/wiki/ESPN_Major_League_Baseball" title="ESPN Major League Baseball">ESPN</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/2008_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2008 Major League Baseball draft">Draft</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_first_overall_MLB_draft_picks" class="mw-redirect" title="List 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/8px-ButtonBlue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/12px-ButtonBlue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/16px-ButtonBlue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/National_League_East" title="National League East">East</a></div></div></div></div> <p>The <b>2008 Major League Baseball season</b> <a href="/wiki/MLB_Japan_Opening_Day_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB Japan Opening Day 2008">began</a> on March 25, 2008, in Tokyo, Japan with the <a href="/wiki/2007_World_Series" title="2007 World Series">2007 World Series</a> champion <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> defeating the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" class="mw-redirect" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Dome" title="Tokyo Dome">Tokyo Dome</a> 6–5 (in 10 innings) in the first game of a two-game series,<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> and ended on September 30 with the host <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> defeating the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a> in a <a href="/wiki/One-game_playoff" title="One-game playoff">one-game playoff</a> to win the <a href="/wiki/American_League_Central" title="American League Central">AL Central</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Civil_Rights_Game" title="Civil Rights Game">Civil Rights Game</a>, an exhibition, in <a href="/wiki/AutoZone_Park" title="AutoZone Park">Memphis, Tennessee</a>, took place March 29 when the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> beat the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a>, 3–2. </p><p>The Tampa Bay Devil Rays shortened their name to <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rays" title="Tampa Bay Rays">Tampa Bay Rays</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/2008_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a> was played on July 15 at the Old <a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">Yankee Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/The_Bronx" title="The Bronx">The Bronx</a>, New York City, with the AL winning 4 to 3 in 15 innings. 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href="/wiki/Home_(sports)" title="Home (sports)">Home</a> </th> <th width="10%"><a href="/wiki/Road_(sports)" title="Road (sports)">Road</a> </th></tr> <tr class="MLBStandingsHighlightedRow"> <td><sup>(3)</sup> <a href="/wiki/2008_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="2008 Chicago White Sox season">Chicago White Sox</a> </td> <td>89</td> <td>74 </td> <td>.546 </td> <td>— </td> <td>54‍–‍28 </td> <td>35‍–‍46 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_Minnesota_Twins_season" title="2008 Minnesota Twins season">Minnesota Twins</a> </td> <td>88</td> <td>75 </td> <td>.540 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>53‍–‍28 </td> <td>35‍–‍47 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_Cleveland_Indians_season" title="2008 Cleveland Indians season">Cleveland Indians</a> </td> <td>81</td> <td>81 </td> <td>.500 </td> <td>7½ </td> <td>45‍–‍36 </td> <td>36‍–‍45 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="2008 Kansas City Royals season">Kansas City Royals</a> </td> <td>75</td> <td>87 </td> <td>.463 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class="mw-redirect" title="2008 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season">Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim</a> </td> <td>100</td> <td>62 </td> <td>.617 </td> <td>— </td> <td>50‍–‍31 </td> <td>50‍–‍31 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2008 Texas Rangers season">Texas Rangers</a> </td> <td>79</td> <td>83 </td> <td>.488 </td> <td>21 </td> <td>40‍–‍41 </td> <td>39‍–‍42 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="2008 Oakland Athletics season">Oakland Athletics</a> </td> <td>75</td> <td>86 </td> <td>.466 </td> <td>24½ </td> <td>43‍–‍38 </td> <td>32‍–‍48 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_Seattle_Mariners_season" title="2008 Seattle Mariners season">Seattle Mariners</a> </td> <td>61</td> <td>101 </td> <td>.377 </td> <td>39 </td> <td>35‍–‍46 </td> <td>26‍–‍55 </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1232882159"></div><div class="flexboxWrapComponent"> <div class="mw-heading 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href="/wiki/2008_Philadelphia_Phillies_season" title="2008 Philadelphia Phillies season">Philadelphia Phillies</a> </td> <td>92</td> <td>70 </td> <td>.568 </td> <td>— </td> <td>48‍–‍33 </td> <td>44‍–‍37 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_New_York_Mets_season" title="2008 New York Mets season">New York Mets</a> </td> <td>89</td> <td>73 </td> <td>.549 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>48‍–‍33 </td> <td>41‍–‍40 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_Florida_Marlins_season" title="2008 Florida Marlins season">Florida Marlins</a> </td> <td>84</td> <td>77 </td> <td>.522 </td> <td>7½ </td> <td>45‍–‍36 </td> <td>39‍–‍41 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_Atlanta_Braves_season" title="2008 Atlanta Braves season">Atlanta Braves</a> </td> <td>72</td> <td>90 </td> <td>.444 </td> <td>20 </td> <td>43‍–‍38 </td> <td>29‍–‍52 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2008 Washington Nationals season">Washington Nationals</a> </td> <td>59</td> <td>102 </td> <td>.366 </td> <td>32½ </td> <td>34‍–‍46 </td> <td>25‍–‍56 </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1248642426"> <table class="wikitable MLBStandingsTable"> <caption><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini" style="float:left;width:0;"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:2008_NL_Central_standings" title="Template:2008 NL Central standings"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:2008_NL_Central_standings" title="Template talk:2008 NL Central standings"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2008_NL_Central_standings" title="Special:EditPage/Template:2008 NL Central standings"><abbr title="Edit this 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class="MLBStandingsHighlightedRow"> <td><sup>(4)</sup> <a href="/wiki/2008_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="2008 Milwaukee Brewers season">Milwaukee Brewers</a> </td> <td>90</td> <td>72 </td> <td>.556 </td> <td>7½ </td> <td>49‍–‍32 </td> <td>41‍–‍40 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_Houston_Astros_season" title="2008 Houston Astros season">Houston Astros</a> </td> <td>86</td> <td>75 </td> <td>.534 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>47‍–‍33 </td> <td>39‍–‍42 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2008 St. Louis Cardinals season">St. Louis Cardinals</a> </td> <td>86</td> <td>76 </td> <td>.531 </td> <td>11½ </td> <td>46‍–‍35 </td> <td>40‍–‍41 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="2008 Cincinnati Reds season">Cincinnati Reds</a> </td> <td>74</td> <td>88 </td> <td>.457 </td> <td>23½ </td> <td>43‍–‍38 </td> <td>31‍–‍50 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_Pittsburgh_Pirates_season" title="2008 Pittsburgh Pirates season">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> </td> <td>67</td> <td>95 </td> <td>.414 </td> <td>30½ </td> <td>39‍–‍42 </td> <td>28‍–‍53 </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1248642426"> <table class="wikitable MLBStandingsTable"> <caption><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini" style="float:left;width:0;"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:2008_NL_West_standings" title="Template:2008 NL West standings"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:2008_NL_West_standings" title="Template talk:2008 NL West standings"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2008_NL_West_standings" title="Special:EditPage/Template:2008 NL West 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<td>36‍–‍45 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_Arizona_Diamondbacks_season" title="2008 Arizona Diamondbacks season">Arizona Diamondbacks</a> </td> <td>82</td> <td>80 </td> <td>.506 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>48‍–‍33 </td> <td>34‍–‍47 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_Colorado_Rockies_season" title="2008 Colorado Rockies season">Colorado Rockies</a> </td> <td>74</td> <td>88 </td> <td>.457 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>43‍–‍38 </td> <td>31‍–‍50 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="2008 San Francisco Giants season">San Francisco Giants</a> </td> <td>72</td> <td>90 </td> <td>.444 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>37‍–‍44 </td> <td>35‍–‍46 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_San_Diego_Padres_season" title="2008 San Diego Padres season">San Diego Padres</a> </td> <td>63</td> <td>99 </td> <td>.389 </td> <td>21 </td> <td>35‍–‍46 </td> <td>28‍–‍53 </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1232882159"></div></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/2008_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="2008 Chicago White Sox season">Chicago White Sox</a> defeated the <a href="/wiki/2008_Minnesota_Twins_season" title="2008 Minnesota Twins season">Minnesota Twins</a> in a <a href="/wiki/2008_American_League_Central_tie-breaker_game" title="2008 American League Central tie-breaker game">one-game playoff</a> to earn the AL Central division title.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Postseason">Postseason</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Postseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2008_MLB_Postseason" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 MLB Postseason">2008 MLB Postseason</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bracket">Bracket</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Bracket"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <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 />(<a href="/wiki/2008_American_League_Division_Series" title="2008 American League Division Series">ALDS</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_National_League_Division_Series" title="2008 National League Division Series">NLDS</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 />(<a href="/wiki/2008_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2008 National League Championship Series">NLCS</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2008 American League Championship Series">ALCS</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/2008_World_Series" title="2008 World Series">World Series</a> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="width:1px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:160px"> </td><td style="width:30px"> </td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:160px"> </td><td style="width:30px"> </td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:160px"> </td><td style="width:30px"> </td><td style="width:1px"></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"><a href="/wiki/2008_Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season">LA Angels</a> </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">1 </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><a href="/wiki/2008_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="2008 Boston Red Sox season">Boston</a></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>3</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">Boston </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">3 </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"><a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> </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"><b>Tampa Bay</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>4</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"><b><a href="/wiki/2008_Tampa_Bay_Rays_season" title="2008 Tampa Bay Rays season">Tampa Bay</a></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>3</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="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"><a href="/wiki/2008_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="2008 Chicago White Sox season">Chicago White Sox</a> </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">1 </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">AL2 </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">Tampa Bay </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">1 </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">NL2 </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>Philadelphia</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>4</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" 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"><a href="/wiki/2008_Chicago_Cubs_season" title="2008 Chicago Cubs season">Chicago Cubs</a> </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">0 </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 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><a href="/wiki/2008_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="2008 Los Angeles Dodgers season">LA Dodgers</a></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>3</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">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">LA Dodgers </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">1 </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"><a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> </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"><b>Philadelphia</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>4</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="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><a href="/wiki/2008_Philadelphia_Phillies_season" title="2008 Philadelphia Phillies season">Philadelphia</a></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>3</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">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"><a href="/wiki/2008_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="2008 Milwaukee Brewers season">Milwaukee</a> </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">1 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Note: Two teams in the same division could not meet in the division series. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="League_leaders">League leaders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: League leaders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="American_League_2">American League</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: American League"><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 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href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">DET</a>)</td> <td>37 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">RBI</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Josh_Hamilton" title="Josh Hamilton">Josh Hamilton</a> (<a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">TEX</a>)</td> <td>130 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dustin_Pedroia" title="Dustin Pedroia">Dustin Pedroia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">BOS</a>)</td> <td>118 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">H</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dustin_Pedroia" title="Dustin Pedroia">Dustin Pedroia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">BOS</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Ichiro_Suzuki" title="Ichiro Suzuki">Ichiro Suzuki</a> (<a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">SEA</a>)</td> <td>213 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Stolen_base" title="Stolen base">SB</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jacoby_Ellsbury" title="Jacoby Ellsbury">Jacoby Ellsbury</a> (<a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">BOS</a>)</td> <td>50 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption>Pitching leaders </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:15%">Stat </th> <th>Player </th> <th style="width:15%">Total </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)">W</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Lee" title="Cliff Lee">Cliff Lee</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">CLE</a>)</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Loss_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Loss (baseball)">L</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Justin Verlander</a> (<a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">DET</a>)</td> <td>17 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">ERA</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Lee" title="Cliff Lee">Cliff Lee</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">CLE</a>)</td> <td>2.54 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">K</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/A._J._Burnett" title="A. J. Burnett">A. J. Burnett</a> (<a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">TOR</a>)</td> <td>231 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Innings_pitched" title="Innings pitched">IP</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roy_Halladay" title="Roy Halladay">Roy Halladay</a> (<a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">TOR</a>)</td> <td>246 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)">SV</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Francisco_Rodr%C3%ADguez_(Venezuelan_pitcher)" title="Francisco Rodríguez (Venezuelan pitcher)">Francisco Rodríguez</a> (<a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim">LAA</a>)</td> <td>62 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_League_2">National League</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: National League"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption>Batting leaders </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:15%">Stat </th> <th>Player </th> <th style="width:15%">Total </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">AVG</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chipper_Jones" title="Chipper Jones">Chipper Jones</a> (<a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">ATL</a>)</td> <td>.364 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">HR</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Howard" title="Ryan Howard">Ryan Howard</a> (<a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">PHI</a>)</td> <td>48 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">RBI</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Howard" title="Ryan Howard">Ryan Howard</a> (<a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">PHI</a>)</td> <td>146 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hanley_Ram%C3%ADrez" title="Hanley Ramírez">Hanley Ramírez</a> (<a href="/wiki/Florida_Marlins" class="mw-redirect" title="Florida Marlins">FLA</a>)</td> <td>125 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">H</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Reyes_(shortstop)" class="mw-redirect" title="José Reyes (shortstop)">José Reyes</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">NYM</a>)</td> <td>204 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Stolen_base" title="Stolen base">SB</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Willy_Taveras" title="Willy Taveras">Willy Taveras</a> (<a href="/wiki/Colorado_Rockies" title="Colorado Rockies">COL</a>)</td> <td>68 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption>Pitching leaders </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:15%">Stat </th> <th>Player </th> <th style="width:15%">Total </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)">W</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Webb" title="Brandon Webb">Brandon Webb</a> (<a href="/wiki/Arizona_Diamondbacks" title="Arizona Diamondbacks">AZ</a>)</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Loss_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Loss (baseball)">L</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Harang" title="Aaron Harang">Aaron Harang</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">CIN</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Barry_Zito" title="Barry Zito">Barry Zito</a> (<a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">SF</a>)</td> <td>17 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">ERA</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johan_Santana" title="Johan Santana">Johan Santana</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">NYM</a>)</td> <td>2.53 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">K</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Lincecum" title="Tim Lincecum">Tim Lincecum</a> (<a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">SF</a>)</td> <td>265 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Innings_pitched" title="Innings pitched">IP</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johan_Santana" title="Johan Santana">Johan Santana</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">NYM</a>)</td> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac">234<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)">SV</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Valverde" title="José Valverde">José Valverde</a> (<a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">HOU</a>)</td> <td>44 </td></tr></tbody></table>  </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Accomplishments">Accomplishments</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Accomplishments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Career_milestones">Career milestones</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Career milestones"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Iv%C3%A1n_Rodr%C3%ADguez" title="Iván Rodríguez">Iván Rodríguez</a> of the Detroit Tigers recorded his 2,500th <a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">hit</a> April 9 against the Boston Red Sox.<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> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Smoltz" title="John Smoltz">John Smoltz</a> of the Atlanta Braves recorded his <a href="/wiki/3000_strikeout_club" class="mw-redirect" title="3000 strikeout club">3,000th strikeout</a> against <a href="/wiki/Felipe_L%C3%B3pez_(baseball)" title="Felipe López (baseball)">Felipe López</a> of the Washington Nationals April 22.<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></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Rogers_(baseball)" title="Kenny Rogers (baseball)">Kenny Rogers</a> of the Detroit Tigers became the all-time career <a href="/wiki/Pickoff" title="Pickoff">pickoff</a> leader with 92. On May 9, Rogers picked off <a href="/wiki/Wilson_Betemit" title="Wilson Betemit">Wilson Betemit</a> of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>, passing <a href="/wiki/Mark_Langston" title="Mark Langston">Mark Langston</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Maddux" title="Greg Maddux">Greg Maddux</a> of the San Diego Padres recorded his 350th career win against the Colorado Rockies on May 10.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brad_Ausmus" title="Brad Ausmus">Brad Ausmus</a> of the Houston Astros recorded his 1,500th hit on May 12 against the Giants. Along with his 101 stolen bases, he became 1 of 8 catchers in MLB history that have achieved at least 1,500 hits and 100 stolen bases.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omar_Vizquel" title="Omar Vizquel">Omar Vizquel</a> of the San Francisco Giants played his 2,584th game as a shortstop on May 25, breaking the record previously held by Luis Aparicio.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> left-handed pitcher <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Moyer" title="Jamie Moyer">Jamie Moyer</a> became the sixth pitcher in Major League Baseball history to defeat all 30 teams on May 26 by defeating the Rockies 20–5.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manny_Ram%C3%ADrez" class="mw-redirect" title="Manny Ramírez">Manny Ramírez</a> of the Boston Red Sox hit his <a href="/wiki/500_home_run_club" title="500 home run club">500th career home run</a> off of <a href="/wiki/Chad_Bradford" title="Chad Bradford">Chad Bradford</a> of the Baltimore Orioles on May 31. Ramírez became the 24th player to hit 500 career home runs.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ramírez was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three-way trade that also involved the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> in July. Ramirez then recorded his 500th double, and became the first player to record fifty RBIs in the same season in both leagues.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Johnson" title="Randy Johnson">Randy Johnson</a> of the Arizona Diamondbacks recorded his 4,673rd career strikeout when he struck-out <a href="/wiki/Mike_Cameron" title="Mike Cameron">Mike Cameron</a> of the Milwaukee Brewers on June 3. With this strikeout, Johnson passed <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Roger Clemens</a> for 2nd on the All-time Career Strikeout Leaders.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chipper_Jones" title="Chipper Jones">Chipper Jones</a> of the Atlanta Braves hits his 400th career home run on June 5 off of <a href="/wiki/Ricky_Nolasco" title="Ricky Nolasco">Ricky Nolasco</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Florida_Marlins" class="mw-redirect" title="Florida Marlins">Florida Marlins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Ken Griffey Jr.</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> hit his 600th career home run on June 9, a two-run shot off <a href="/wiki/Mark_Hendrickson" title="Mark Hendrickson">Mark Hendrickson</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Florida_Marlins" class="mw-redirect" title="Florida Marlins">Florida Marlins</a>, becoming only the sixth player to reach this plateau. On July 3, Griffey hit a home run off of <a href="/wiki/Jason_Bergmann" title="Jason Bergmann">Jason Bergmann</a> that gave him 5,000 career total bases, becoming the 18th player to do so. Griffey, who was traded to the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> on July 31, hit his 610th career home run on September 23, passing former White Sox player <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Sosa" title="Sammy Sosa">Sammy Sosa</a> for fifth on the all-time list. He's also hit his 500th double as a member of the South Siders.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albert_Pujols" title="Albert Pujols">Albert Pujols</a> of the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> hit his 300th career home run on July 4, a screaming line drive against the left field foul pole off the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> at <a href="/wiki/Busch_Stadium" title="Busch Stadium">Busch Stadium</a>. Also in the season, he recorded his 1,500th hit. He also became the third player in Major League history to begin his career with eight straight 100-RBI seasons, joining Hall of Famers <a href="/wiki/Al_Simmons" title="Al Simmons">Al Simmons</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">Ted Williams</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Crawford" title="Carl Crawford">Carl Crawford</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rays" title="Tampa Bay Rays">Tampa Bay Rays</a> stole his 300th career base on July 7 against the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a>, making him only the ninth player in history to steal that many before age 27.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derek_Jeter" title="Derek Jeter">Derek Jeter</a> of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> hit his 200th home run.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Papelbon" title="Jonathan Papelbon">Jonathan Papelbon</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> recorded his 100th career save on July 13 against the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grady_Sizemore" title="Grady Sizemore">Grady Sizemore</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> hits his 100th home run and stole his 100th base.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2008)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Kent" title="Jeff Kent">Jeff Kent</a> of the Los Angeles Dodgers passed 1500 RBI.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ichiro_Suzuki" title="Ichiro Suzuki">Ichiro Suzuki</a> broke the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> franchise record for <a href="/wiki/Stolen_base" title="Stolen base">stolen bases</a> of 290 previously held by <a href="/wiki/Julio_Cruz_(baseball)" title="Julio Cruz (baseball)">Julio Cruz</a>. He also recorded his 3,000th hit when combining his records in MLB and <a href="/wiki/Nippon_Professional_Baseball" title="Nippon Professional Baseball">Nippon Professional Baseball</a>, Japan's major league.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Mussina" title="Mike Mussina">Mike Mussina</a> of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> recorded his first 20 win season at the age of 39, becoming the oldest player to do so for the first time.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Team_milestones">Team milestones</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Team milestones"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> notched two 20-run games in one season for their first time since 1900.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2008)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Rockies" title="Colorado Rockies">Colorado Rockies</a> and <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> played a game that took 22 innings to complete on April 17 at <a href="/wiki/Petco_Park" title="Petco Park">Petco Park</a>, lasting 6 hours, 16 minutes, marking the longest game (in terms of innings played) in the history of both franchises. The Rockies won 2–1.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Padres would later play another long home game on May 25, this time an 18-inning affair against the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a>. The game, which ran five hours, 57 minutes was the longest game (time wise) in the Reds' history.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> won their 10,000th <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> game on April 23,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> defeating the Colorado Rockies 7–6 in 10 innings. The Cubs also won 77 games during their time in the <a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Professional_Base_Ball_Players" title="National Association of Professional Base Ball Players">National Association</a> (1871–1875), a predecessor of the National League, but those wins are not counted by <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a>. The <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a> are the only other professional sports team with more than 10,000 wins, having reached that milestone in 2005.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> achieved a franchise record of 18 wins for the month of April.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Florida_Marlins" class="mw-redirect" title="Florida Marlins">Florida Marlins</a> had their best start in franchise history, with a record of 22–14.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2008)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rays" title="Tampa Bay Rays">Tampa Bay Rays</a> had their best start in franchise history, with a record of 55–32, 23 games over .500. Along with their best start, they are the first team since 1900 with the worst record in baseball the previous year to have the best record on July 4.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On August 10, the Rays earned their 71st victory in an 11–4 win over the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a>. This bests the franchise's previous best of 70 wins in 2004. They would ultimately win 97 games by the end of the regular season, 27 more than their previous record. The Rays reached the postseason for the first time in the Franchise's history.</li> <li>On August 12, the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> scored ten runs in the first inning, but had to come from behind to beat the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a>, who had overcome two ten-run deficits in this game, by a score of 19–17. On September 8, the Red Sox set a Major League Baseball record for the longest consecutive streak of home-park sellout games with their 456th consecutive sellout.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2008)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The previous record had been held by the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a>, who sold out 455 games between June 12, <a href="/wiki/1995_Cleveland_Indians_season" title="1995 Cleveland Indians season">1995</a> and April 2, <a href="/wiki/2001_Cleveland_Indians_season" title="2001 Cleveland Indians season">2001</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2008)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The streak began on May 15, <a href="/wiki/2003_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="2003 Boston Red Sox season">2003</a>, in a 14–3 blowout against the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a>. The Red Sox are only the fourth team to sell out every home game of an entire season, the others being the <a href="/wiki/1996_Colorado_Rockies_season" title="1996 Colorado Rockies season">1996</a> <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Rockies" title="Colorado Rockies">Colorado Rockies</a> and the <a href="/wiki/2000_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="2000 San Francisco Giants season">2000</a> <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2008)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>On September 10, the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim">Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim</a> clinched the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> <a href="/wiki/American_League_West" title="American League West">West</a> division title, becoming the earliest team to clinch that division in its history. On September 28, the Angels won their 100th game of the season, beating their previous record of 99 back in 2002.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> lost 100 games for the first time since the 1983 season, a span of 25 years. They are also the first team to lose 100 games with a <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">US $</a>100 million payroll. Meanwhile, they had company as the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals" title="Washington Nationals">Washington Nationals</a> also registered 100 losses, marking the first time since the 1976 season, when the franchise was known as the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Expos" title="Montreal Expos">Montréal Expos</a>, that they would reach this dubious mark.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a> secured their first playoff berth since <a href="/wiki/1982_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1982 Milwaukee Brewers season">1982</a> by winning the NL Wild Card berth.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> broke the club record for <a href="/wiki/Grand_slam_(baseball)" title="Grand slam (baseball)">grand slams</a> in a single season with 12. The White Sox also became the first team ever to win their last three games of the season against three different teams<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2008)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>: 5–1 vs. <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> in the scheduled season ending game on September 28, 8–2 vs <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> in a make-up game on September 29 from a rainout 16 days earlier, and a one-game playoff on September 30, 1–0 vs <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a> respectively.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Florida_Marlins" class="mw-redirect" title="Florida Marlins">Florida Marlins</a> are the first team in <a href="/wiki/MLB" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB">MLB</a> history to have all four infielders hit 25 or more home runs (<a href="/wiki/Jorge_Cant%C3%BA" title="Jorge Cantú">Jorge Cantú</a>, 29, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Jacobs_(first_baseman)" title="Mike Jacobs (first baseman)">Mike Jacobs</a>/<a href="/wiki/Dan_Uggla" title="Dan Uggla">Dan Uggla</a>, 32, and <a href="/wiki/Hanley_Ram%C3%ADrez" title="Hanley Ramírez">Hanley Ramírez</a>, 33)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Retirements">Retirements</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Retirements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Players">Players</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Players"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Todd_Jones" title="Todd Jones">Todd Jones</a> on September 23 in an article published in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News" title="The Sporting News">The Sporting News</a></i>, of which he is a columnist, announced he would retire following the season's completion. He was twelve appearances shy of reaching the 1,000 game plateau.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salom%C3%B3n_Torres" title="Salomón Torres">Salomón Torres</a> announced in November that he would not return for the 2009 MLB season.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Mussina" title="Mike Mussina">Mike Mussina</a> on November 20, 2008, officially announced his retirement. Mussina is the first pitcher to call it quits following a 20-victory season since Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax in 1966.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Maddux" title="Greg Maddux">Greg Maddux</a> announced his retirement on December 8.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Kent" title="Jeff Kent">Jeff Kent</a> announced his retirement on January 22.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sean_Casey_(baseball)" title="Sean Casey (baseball)">Sean Casey</a> decided to retire and become an analyst with the MLB Network <sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Management">Management</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Management"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Amaro_Jr.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Amaro_Jr.jpg/140px-Amaro_Jr.jpg" decoding="async" width="140" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Amaro_Jr.jpg/210px-Amaro_Jr.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Amaro_Jr.jpg/280px-Amaro_Jr.jpg 2x" data-file-width="837" data-file-height="927" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Rub%C3%A9n_Amaro_Jr." title="Rubén Amaro Jr.">Rubén Amaro Jr.</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li>Philadelphia Phillies general manager <a href="/wiki/Pat_Gillick" title="Pat Gillick">Pat Gillick</a> announced his retirement following the end of the season. The team named <a href="/wiki/Rub%C3%A9n_Amaro_Jr." title="Rubén Amaro Jr.">Rubén Amaro Jr.</a> as his replacement November 3; Gillick remains as a team consultant.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Announcers">Announcers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Announcers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lanny_Frattare" title="Lanny Frattare">Lanny Frattare</a>, longtime radio and cable television voice of the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a>, called it a career following the Pirates season, his 33rd in the booth. His trademark victory call was "There was <i>noooooooooooo</i> doubt about it."</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Van_Wieren" title="Pete Van Wieren">Pete Van Wieren</a>, announcer for the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a> since its first broadcasts on then-Superstation <a href="/wiki/TBS_(TV_network)" class="mw-redirect" title="TBS (TV network)">TBS</a> in 1976, announced his immediate retirement on October 21. This followed the death of his play-by-play announcer, <a href="/wiki/Skip_Caray" title="Skip Caray">Skip Caray</a>, earlier in the year.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_accomplishments">Other accomplishments</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Other accomplishments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pitching">Pitching</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Pitching"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="No-hitters">No-hitters</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: No-hitters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Lester" title="Jon Lester">Jon Lester</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> threw the team's 18th <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hitter</a> on May 19 against the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a> in a 7–0 victory.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Zambrano" title="Carlos Zambrano">Carlos Zambrano</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> tossed the team's first no-hitter since <a href="/wiki/Milt_Pappas" title="Milt Pappas">Milt Pappas</a> threw one against the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> on September 2, 1972, on September 14 against the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a> in a 5–0 win. The accomplishment was historic as it was the first no-hitter ever hurled at a neutral site, in this case, <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee,_Wisconsin" class="mw-redirect" title="Milwaukee, Wisconsin">Milwaukee</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Miller_Park_(Milwaukee)" class="mw-redirect" title="Miller Park (Milwaukee)">Miller Park</a>, which was made possible because the Astros' home, <a href="/wiki/Minute_Maid_Park" title="Minute Maid Park">Minute Maid Park</a> was unavailable due to damage in the <a href="/wiki/Houston,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston, Texas">Houston</a> area from <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Ike" title="Hurricane Ike">Hurricane Ike</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Other_notable_accomplishments">Other notable accomplishments</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Other notable accomplishments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Edinson_V%C3%B3lquez" title="Edinson Vólquez">Edinson Vólquez</a> of the Cincinnati Reds tied a Major League record by going eight starts without allowing more than one <a href="/wiki/Earned_run" title="Earned run">earned run</a>. It is the first time this feat has been accomplished since <a href="/wiki/Mike_Norris_(baseball)" title="Mike Norris (baseball)">Mike Norris</a> did it for the Oakland Athletics in 1980.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On June 8, <a href="/wiki/Rich_Harden" title="Rich Harden">Rich Harden</a>, then a member of the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_A%27s" class="mw-redirect" title="Oakland A's">Oakland A's</a>, pitched an <a href="/wiki/Immaculate_inning" class="mw-redirect" title="Immaculate inning">immaculate inning</a> (i.e., he struck out all three batters in the inning on the minimum 9 pitches required to do so), becoming the 37th MLB pitcher to do so.</li> <li>On June 17, <a href="/wiki/F%C3%A9lix_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Félix Hernández">Félix Hernández</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> pitched an immaculate inning, becoming the 38th MLB pitcher to do so.</li> <li>On June 28, <a href="/wiki/Jered_Weaver" title="Jered Weaver">Jered Weaver</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Arredondo" title="José Arredondo">José Arredondo</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim">Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim</a> pitched a combined eight innings, allowing no hits in a 1–0 loss to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>. This became the fifth time in Major League history, and the first time since 1992, that a team has held its opponent hitless in a losing effort. This was not an official MLB-recognized no-hitter, however, because the rulebook states that a no-hitter occurs when a pitcher (or pitchers) holds their opponent hitless over the course of a whole game, which consists of at least nine innings.</li> <li>On July 27, rookie pitcher <a href="/wiki/Brad_Ziegler" title="Brad Ziegler">Brad Ziegler</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" class="mw-redirect" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> set a Major League record for most consecutive scoreless innings to start a career by pitching his 26th and 27th consecutive scoreless innings in a game against the Texas Rangers.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Angels then <a href="/wiki/Closing_pitcher" class="mw-redirect" title="Closing pitcher">closer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Francisco_Rodr%C3%ADguez_(Venezuelan_pitcher)" title="Francisco Rodríguez (Venezuelan pitcher)">Francisco Rodríguez</a> recorded his 58th <a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)">save</a> of the season on September 13, breaking the single season record previously held by <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Thigpen" title="Bobby Thigpen">Bobby Thigpen</a>. "K-Rod" would end the season with 62 saves.</li> <li>Oakland Athletics reliever <a href="/wiki/Joey_Devine" title="Joey Devine">Joey Devine</a> finished the season with a 6–1 record and a 0.59 ERA. That's the lowest single-season ERA in Major League history (since ERA began being recorded in 1912) for a pitcher with a minimum of 40 innings.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> pitcher <a href="/wiki/Brad_Lidge" title="Brad Lidge">Brad Lidge</a> ended the season 48 for 48 in save opportunities, including 2 saves in the <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hitting">Hitting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Hitting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_L%C3%B3pez_(first_baseman)" class="mw-redirect" title="José López (first baseman)">José López</a>, a second baseman for the Seattle Mariners, became the 12th player in Major League history to hit three <a href="/wiki/Sacrifice_fly" title="Sacrifice fly">sacrifice flies</a> in a single game, doing so during an April 15 game against the Kansas City Royals. The Mariners also became only the third team in Major League history to hit five sacrifice flies in a single game.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chase_Utley" title="Chase Utley">Chase Utley</a>, a second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies, tied a team record with home runs in 5 consecutive games (twice) that lasted from April 17 to 21. He hit home runs against the Astros, Mets, and Rockies during the streak.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On May 7, <a href="/wiki/Carlos_G%C3%B3mez" title="Carlos Gómez">Carlos Gómez</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a> hit for the cycle on the road against the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a>. Gómez became the first Twin to hit for the cycle since <a href="/wiki/Kirby_Puckett" title="Kirby Puckett">Kirby Puckett</a> did it in 1986.</li> <li>On June 23 at <a href="/wiki/Shea_Stadium" title="Shea Stadium">Shea Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> <a href="/wiki/F%C3%A9lix_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Félix Hernández">Félix Hernández</a> became the first <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> pitcher to hit a <a href="/wiki/Grand_slam_(baseball)" title="Grand slam (baseball)">grand slam</a> in modern <a href="/wiki/Interleague_play" title="Interleague play">Interleague play</a> (the last grand slam hit by an AL pitcher occurred before implementation of the <a href="/wiki/Designated_hitter_rule" class="mw-redirect" title="Designated hitter rule">designated hitter rule</a>), as well as the first pitcher in Mariners franchise history to hit a <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a>.</li> <li>Boston Red Sox <a href="/wiki/Designated_hitter" title="Designated hitter">designated hitter</a> <a href="/wiki/David_Ortiz" title="David Ortiz">David Ortiz</a> became the fifth player in Major League Baseball history to hit two home runs in the first inning with a pair of three-run four-ply swats on August 11 against the Texas Rangers.</li> <li>The Chicago White Sox tied the major league record for most consecutive home runs hit in an inning with four consecutive dingers against the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a> in the sixth inning of their game on August 14. <a href="/wiki/Jim_Thome" title="Jim Thome">Jim Thome</a> began the two-out swatfest with a three-run dinger, which were followed by solo home runs by <a href="/wiki/Paul_Konerko" title="Paul Konerko">Paul Konerko</a>, Alexei Ramìrez and <a href="/wiki/Juan_Uribe" title="Juan Uribe">Juan Uribe</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Kotsay" title="Mark Kotsay">Mark Kotsay</a>, Atlanta Braves center fielder, <a href="/wiki/Hitting_for_the_cycle" title="Hitting for the cycle">hit for the cycle</a> on August 14 against the Chicago Cubs. However, the Cubs got the win, 11–7. Kostay became the first Brave since <a href="/wiki/Albert_Hall_(baseball)" title="Albert Hall (baseball)">Albert Hall</a> did it in September 1987.</li> <li>On September 1, <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Diamondbacks" title="Arizona Diamondbacks">Arizona Diamondbacks</a> <a href="/wiki/Shortstop" title="Shortstop">shortstop</a> <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Drew" title="Stephen Drew">Stephen Drew</a> and <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> <a href="/wiki/Third_baseman" title="Third baseman">third baseman</a> <a href="/wiki/Adri%C3%A1n_Beltr%C3%A9" title="Adrián Beltré">Adrián Beltré</a> each hit for the cycle in their respective games, the first time two players accomplished the feat on the same day since the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers'</a> <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Veach" title="Bobby Veach">Bobby Veach</a> and the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(NL)" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Giants (NL)">New York Giants</a>' <a href="/wiki/George_Burns_(outfielder)" title="George Burns (outfielder)">George Burns</a> did so in 1920.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ichiro_Suzuki" title="Ichiro Suzuki">Ichiro Suzuki</a> recorded his 200th hit of the season on September 17. This marked the eighth consecutive season he reached the milestone, tying the record set by <a href="/wiki/Willie_Keeler" title="Willie Keeler">"Wee" Willie Keeler</a> from 1894 to 1901.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Reynolds_(baseball)" title="Mark Reynolds (baseball)">Mark Reynolds</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Diamondbacks" title="Arizona Diamondbacks">Arizona Diamondbacks</a>' third baseman, broke the record for most strikeouts by a batter by whiffing for the 200th time on September 25 against the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a>. The previous record was set one year earlier by <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> first baseman <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Howard" title="Ryan Howard">Ryan Howard</a>, who had 199. Reynolds finished with a new record of 204 strikeouts.</li> <li>On September 29 <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> 2nd-basemen <a href="/wiki/Alexei_Ram%C3%ADrez" title="Alexei Ramírez">Alexei Ramírez</a> hit his 4th <a href="/wiki/Grand_slam_(baseball)" title="Grand slam (baseball)">grand slam</a> of the season, breaking the record for most in a season by a rookie. This same hit also broke the franchise record for most grand slams in a single season.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fielding">Fielding</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Fielding"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Youkilis_in_the_field.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Youkilis_in_the_field.jpg/120px-Youkilis_in_the_field.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Youkilis_in_the_field.jpg/180px-Youkilis_in_the_field.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Youkilis_in_the_field.jpg/240px-Youkilis_in_the_field.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1087" data-file-height="1199" /></a><figcaption>Gold Glove first baseman <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Youkilis" title="Kevin Youkilis">Kevin Youkilis</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Youkilis" title="Kevin Youkilis">Kevin Youkilis</a>, a first baseman for the Boston Red Sox, set a new Major League record by playing 237 consecutive <a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">errorless</a> games at first base. He broke <a href="/wiki/Steve_Garvey" title="Steve Garvey">Steve Garvey</a>'s 193-game streak record on April 2 against Oakland.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asdr%C3%BAbal_Cabrera" title="Asdrúbal Cabrera">Asdrúbal Cabrera</a>, a second baseman for the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> recorded the 14th <a href="/wiki/Unassisted_triple_play" title="Unassisted triple play">unassisted triple play</a> in baseball history May 12 against the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a> in the nightcap of a <a href="/wiki/Doubleheader_(baseball)" title="Doubleheader (baseball)">doubleheader</a> at <a href="/wiki/Progressive_Field" title="Progressive Field">Progressive Field</a> in <a href="/wiki/Cleveland,_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland, Ohio">Cleveland, Ohio</a>. Cabrera caught a <a href="/wiki/Lyle_Overbay" title="Lyle Overbay">Lyle Overbay</a> line drive, then stepped on the bag to retire <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Mench" title="Kevin Mench">Kevin Mench</a>, and then tagged the incoming <a href="/wiki/Marco_Scutaro" title="Marco Scutaro">Marco Scutaro</a> to complete the triple play. It was the first unassisted triple play in Indians history since <a href="/wiki/Bill_Wambsganss" title="Bill Wambsganss">Bill Wambsganss</a>' historic <a href="/wiki/1920_World_Series" title="1920 World Series">1920 World Series</a> Game 5 event against the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the Tribe lost to the Blue Jays by a score of 3–0 in 10 innings.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Managers">Managers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Managers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="9">American League </th></tr> <tr> <th>Team </th> <th>Manager </th> <th>Comments </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dave_Trembley" title="Dave Trembley">Dave Trembley</a> </td> <td>In his first full season as Orioles skipper, Trembley was given a one-year extension for the 2009 season with an option for 2010. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Terry_Francona" title="Terry Francona">Terry Francona</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ozzie_Guill%C3%A9n" title="Ozzie Guillén">Ozzie Guillén</a> </td> <td>In his fifth season as Chicago White Sox skipper, Guillén led his team to the American League Central Division title in a one-game playoff against the Minnesota Twins on September 30, 2008. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eric_Wedge" title="Eric Wedge">Eric Wedge</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Leyland" title="Jim Leyland">Jim Leyland</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Trey_Hillman" title="Trey Hillman">Trey Hillman</a> </td> <td>Former <a href="/wiki/Nippon_Ham_Fighters" class="mw-redirect" title="Nippon Ham Fighters">Nippon Ham Fighters</a> skipper joined Royals in his first MLB managerial job. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim">Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Scioscia" title="Mike Scioscia">Mike Scioscia</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ron_Gardenhire" title="Ron Gardenhire">Ron Gardenhire</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Girardi" title="Joe Girardi">Joe Girardi</a> </td> <td>Replaced Joe Torre with three-year, $6 million deal after being TV analyst for <a href="/wiki/YES_Network" title="YES Network">YES</a> and <a href="/wiki/WWOR-TV" title="WWOR-TV">WWOR-TV</a> in 2007. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" class="mw-redirect" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Geren" title="Bob Geren">Bob Geren</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_McLaren_(baseball)" title="John McLaren (baseball)">John McLaren</a> </td> <td>Was in first full season as Mariners' manager until he was sacked June 19; <a href="/wiki/Jim_Riggleman" title="Jim Riggleman">Jim Riggleman</a> replaced McLaren as interim manager for the remainder of the season. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rays" title="Tampa Bay Rays">Tampa Bay Rays</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Maddon" title="Joe Maddon">Joe Maddon</a> </td> <td>Lead the Rays to their first playoffs. Won the AL <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Manager_of_the_Year_Award" title="Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award">Manager of the Year Award</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ron_Washington" title="Ron Washington">Ron Washington</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Gibbons" title="John Gibbons">John Gibbons</a> </td> <td>Fired June 20; <a href="/wiki/Cito_Gaston" title="Cito Gaston">Cito Gaston</a> returned to dugout as replacement. Following season, Gaston was given a contract extension. </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="9">National League </th></tr> <tr> <th>Team </th> <th>Manager </th> <th>Comments </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Diamondbacks" title="Arizona Diamondbacks">Arizona Diamondbacks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Melvin" title="Bob Melvin">Bob Melvin</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Cox" title="Bobby Cox">Bobby Cox</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lou_Piniella" title="Lou Piniella">Lou Piniella</a> </td> <td>Led the Cubs to the NLDS, won NL Manager of the year. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dusty_Baker" title="Dusty Baker">Dusty Baker</a> </td> <td>After one year at <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a>, Baker returned to dugout with Reds. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Rockies" title="Colorado Rockies">Colorado Rockies</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clint_Hurdle" title="Clint Hurdle">Clint Hurdle</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida_Marlins" class="mw-redirect" title="Florida Marlins">Florida Marlins</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fredi_Gonz%C3%A1lez" title="Fredi González">Fredi González</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cecil_Cooper" title="Cecil Cooper">Cecil Cooper</a> </td> <td>First full season as Astros' skipper. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Torre" title="Joe Torre">Joe Torre</a> </td> <td>Walked away from Yankees after rejecting one-year deal valued at $7.5 million to join Dodgers. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ned_Yost" title="Ned Yost">Ned Yost</a> </td> <td>Fired on September 15; <a href="/wiki/Dale_Sveum" title="Dale Sveum">Dale Sveum</a> named interim manager for remainder of season, and led team to wild card. <a href="/wiki/Ken_Macha" title="Ken Macha">Ken Macha</a> was hired to manage the 2009 season on October 30; Sveum, who was third base coach in 2008, will become hitting coach in 2009 under Macha. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Willie_Randolph" title="Willie Randolph">Willie Randolph</a> </td> <td>Sacked June 17 in middle of night. <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Manuel" title="Jerry Manuel">Jerry Manuel</a> named replacement. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Manuel" title="Charlie Manuel">Charlie Manuel</a> </td> <td>Led team to first World Series win in 28 years. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Russell_(catcher)" title="John Russell (catcher)">John Russell</a> </td> <td>Former catcher had his first season as an MLB manager. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_La_Russa" title="Tony La Russa">Tony La Russa</a> </td> <td>La Russa signed a new two-year contract October 22, 2007, through 2009. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bud_Black" title="Bud Black">Bud Black</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Bochy" title="Bruce Bochy">Bruce Bochy</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals" title="Washington Nationals">Washington Nationals</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manny_Acta" title="Manny Acta">Manny Acta</a> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="All-star_game">All-star game</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: All-star game"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2008_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="9"><a href="/wiki/Baseball_Writers%27_Association_of_America" title="Baseball Writers' Association of America">Baseball Writers' Association of America</a> Awards </th></tr> <tr> <th>BBWAA Award</th> <th>National League</th> <th>American League </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" title="Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award">Rookie of the Year</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geovany_Soto" title="Geovany Soto">Geovany Soto</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">CHC</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Evan_Longoria" title="Evan Longoria">Evan Longoria</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rays" title="Tampa Bay Rays">TB</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cy_Young_Award" title="Cy Young Award">Cy Young Award</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Lincecum" title="Tim Lincecum">Tim Lincecum</a> (<a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">SF</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Lee" title="Cliff Lee">Cliff Lee</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">CLE</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Manager_of_the_Year_Award" title="Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award">Manager of the Year</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lou_Piniella" title="Lou Piniella">Lou Piniella</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">CHC</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Maddon" title="Joe Maddon">Joe Maddon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rays" title="Tampa Bay Rays">TB</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award">Most Valuable Player</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Albert_Pujols" title="Albert Pujols">Albert Pujols</a> (<a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">STL</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dustin_Pedroia" title="Dustin Pedroia">Dustin Pedroia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">BOS</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="9"><a href="/wiki/Gold_Glove_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="Gold Glove Awards">Gold Glove Awards</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Position</th> <th>National League</th> <th>American League </th></tr> <tr> <td>Pitcher</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greg_Maddux" title="Greg Maddux">Greg Maddux</a> (<a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">SD</a>/<a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">LAD</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Mussina" title="Mike Mussina">Mike Mussina</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">NYY</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Catcher</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yadier_Molina" title="Yadier Molina">Yadier Molina</a> (<a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">STL</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Mauer" title="Joe Mauer">Joe Mauer</a> (<a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">MIN</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>1st Base</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adri%C3%A1n_Gonz%C3%A1lez" title="Adrián González">Adrián González</a> (<a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">SD</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Pe%C3%B1a" title="Carlos Peña">Carlos Peña</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rays" title="Tampa Bay Rays">TB</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2nd Base</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Phillips" title="Brandon Phillips">Brandon Phillips</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">CIN</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dustin_Pedroia" title="Dustin Pedroia">Dustin Pedroia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">BOS</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>3rd Base</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Wright" title="David Wright">David Wright</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">NYM</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adri%C3%A1n_Beltr%C3%A9" title="Adrián Beltré">Adrián Beltré</a> (<a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">SEA</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Shortstop</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Rollins" title="Jimmy Rollins">Jimmy Rollins</a> (<a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">PHI</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Young_(baseball)" title="Michael Young (baseball)">Michael Young</a> (<a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">TEX</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Outfield</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nate_McLouth" title="Nate McLouth">Nate McLouth</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">PIT</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Beltr%C3%A1n" title="Carlos Beltrán">Carlos Beltrán</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">NYM</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Shane_Victorino" title="Shane Victorino">Shane Victorino</a> (<a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">PHI</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Torii_Hunter" title="Torii Hunter">Torii Hunter</a> (<a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim">LAA</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Grady_Sizemore" title="Grady Sizemore">Grady Sizemore</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">CLE</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Ichiro_Suzuki" title="Ichiro Suzuki">Ichiro Suzuki</a> (<a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">SEA</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="9"><a href="/wiki/Silver_Slugger_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="Silver Slugger Awards">Silver Slugger Awards</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Position</th> <th>National League</th> <th>American League </th></tr> <tr> <td>Pitcher/Designated Hitter</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Zambrano" title="Carlos Zambrano">Carlos Zambrano</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">CHC</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aubrey_Huff" title="Aubrey Huff">Aubrey Huff</a> (<a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">BAL</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Catcher</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_McCann_(baseball)" title="Brian McCann (baseball)">Brian McCann</a> (<a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">ATL</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Mauer" title="Joe Mauer">Joe Mauer</a> (<a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">MIN</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>1st Base</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Albert_Pujols" title="Albert Pujols">Albert Pujols</a> (<a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">STL</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Justin_Morneau" title="Justin Morneau">Justin Morneau</a> (<a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">MIN</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2nd Base</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chase_Utley" title="Chase Utley">Chase Utley</a> (<a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">PHI</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dustin_Pedroia" title="Dustin Pedroia">Dustin Pedroia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">BOS</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>3rd Base</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Wright" title="David Wright">David Wright</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">NYM</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez" title="Alex Rodriguez">Alex Rodriguez</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">NYY</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Shortstop</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hanley_Ram%C3%ADrez" title="Hanley Ramírez">Hanley Ramírez</a> (<a href="/wiki/Florida_Marlins" class="mw-redirect" title="Florida Marlins">FLA</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Derek_Jeter" title="Derek Jeter">Derek Jeter</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">NYY</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Outfield</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Braun" title="Ryan Braun">Ryan Braun</a> (<a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">MIL</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Matt_Holliday" title="Matt Holliday">Matt Holliday</a> (<a href="/wiki/Colorado_Rockies" title="Colorado Rockies">COL</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Ludwick" title="Ryan Ludwick">Ryan Ludwick</a> (<a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">STL</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Josh_Hamilton" title="Josh Hamilton">Josh Hamilton</a> (<a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">TEX</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Quentin" title="Carlos Quentin">Carlos Quentin</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">CWS</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Grady_Sizemore" title="Grady Sizemore">Grady Sizemore</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">CLE</a>) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Player_of_the_Month">Player of the Month</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Player of the Month"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Month</th> <th>National League</th> <th>American League </th></tr> <tr> <th>April </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Chase_Utley" title="Chase Utley">Chase Utley</a> (<a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">PHI</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Josh_Hamilton" title="Josh Hamilton">Josh Hamilton</a> (<a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">TEX</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <th>May </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Lance_Berkman" title="Lance Berkman">Lance Berkman</a> (<a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">HOU</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Josh_Hamilton" title="Josh Hamilton">Josh Hamilton</a> (<a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">TEX</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <th>June </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Hanley_Ram%C3%ADrez" title="Hanley Ramírez">Hanley Ramírez</a> (<a href="/wiki/Florida_Marlins" class="mw-redirect" title="Florida Marlins">FLA</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/J._D._Drew" title="J. D. Drew">J. D. Drew</a> (<a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">BOS</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <th>July </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Braun" title="Ryan Braun">Ryan Braun</a> (<a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">MIL</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miguel_Cabrera" title="Miguel Cabrera">Miguel Cabrera</a> (<a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">DET</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <th>August </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Manny_Ramirez" title="Manny Ramirez">Manny Ramirez</a> (<a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">LAD</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melvin_Mora" title="Melvin Mora">Melvin Mora</a> (<a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">BAL</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <th>September </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Howard" title="Ryan Howard">Ryan Howard</a> (<a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">PHI</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shin-Soo_Choo" title="Shin-Soo Choo">Shin-Soo Choo</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">CLE</a>) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pitcher_of_the_Month">Pitcher of the Month</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Pitcher of the Month"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Month</th> <th>National League</th> <th>American League </th></tr> <tr> <th>April </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Webb" title="Brandon Webb">Brandon Webb</a> (<a href="/wiki/Arizona_Diamondbacks" title="Arizona Diamondbacks">AZ</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Lee" title="Cliff Lee">Cliff Lee</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">CLE</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <th>May </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Todd_Wellemeyer" title="Todd Wellemeyer">Todd Wellemeyer</a> (<a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">STL</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Kazmir" title="Scott Kazmir">Scott Kazmir</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rays" title="Tampa Bay Rays">TB</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <th>June </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Dan_Haren" title="Dan Haren">Dan Haren</a> (<a href="/wiki/Arizona_Diamondbacks" title="Arizona Diamondbacks">AZ</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Lackey" title="John Lackey">John Lackey</a> (<a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim">LAA</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <th>July </th> <td><a href="/wiki/CC_Sabathia" title="CC Sabathia">CC Sabathia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">MIL</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jon_Lester" title="Jon Lester">Jon Lester</a> (<a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">BOS</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <th>August </th> <td><a href="/wiki/CC_Sabathia" title="CC Sabathia">CC Sabathia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">MIL</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Lee" title="Cliff Lee">Cliff Lee</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">CLE</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <th>September </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Johan_Santana" title="Johan Santana">Johan Santana</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">NYM</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jon_Lester" title="Jon Lester">Jon Lester</a> (<a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">BOS</a>) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rookie_of_the_Month">Rookie of the Month</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Rookie of the Month"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Month</th> <th>National League</th> <th>American League </th></tr> <tr> <th>April </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Geovany_Soto" title="Geovany Soto">Geovany Soto</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">CHC</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Murphy_(baseball)" title="David Murphy (baseball)">David Murphy</a> (<a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">TEX</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <th>May </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Blake_DeWitt" title="Blake DeWitt">Blake DeWitt</a> (<a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">LAD</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Laffey" title="Aaron Laffey">Aaron Laffey</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">CLE</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <th>June </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Jair_Jurrjens" title="Jair Jurrjens">Jair Jurrjens</a> (<a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">ATL</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Evan_Longoria" title="Evan Longoria">Evan Longoria</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rays" title="Tampa Bay Rays">TB</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <th>July </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Ian_Stewart_(baseball)" title="Ian Stewart (baseball)">Ian Stewart</a> (<a href="/wiki/Colorado_Rockies" title="Colorado Rockies">COL</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Davis_(baseball)" title="Chris Davis (baseball)">Chris Davis</a> (<a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">TEX</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <th>August </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Geovany_Soto" title="Geovany Soto">Geovany Soto</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">CHC</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alexei_Ram%C3%ADrez" title="Alexei Ramírez">Alexei Ramírez</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">CWS</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <th>September </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Joey_Votto" title="Joey Votto">Joey Votto</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">CIN</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Lewis_(left-handed_pitcher)" title="Scott Lewis (left-handed pitcher)">Scott Lewis</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">CLE</a>) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_awards">Other awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Other awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Comeback_Player_of_the_Year_Award" title="Major League Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award">Comeback Players of the Year</a>: <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Lee" title="Cliff Lee">Cliff Lee</a> (Pitcher, <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">CLE</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American</a>); <a href="/wiki/Brad_Lidge" title="Brad Lidge">Brad Lidge</a> (Pitcher, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">PHI</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National</a>).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgar_Mart%C3%ADnez_Award" title="Edgar Martínez Award">Edgar Martínez Award</a> (Best designated hitter): <a href="/wiki/Aubrey_Huff" title="Aubrey Huff">Aubrey Huff</a> (<a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">BAL</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hank_Aaron_Award" title="Hank Aaron Award">Hank Aaron Award</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Youkilis" title="Kevin Youkilis">Kevin Youkilis</a> (<a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">BOS</a>, American); <a href="/wiki/Aramis_Ram%C3%ADrez" title="Aramis Ramírez">Aramis Ramírez</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">CHC</a>, National).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roberto_Clemente_Award" title="Roberto Clemente Award">Roberto Clemente Award</a> (Humanitarian): <a href="/wiki/Albert_Pujols" title="Albert Pujols">Albert Pujols</a> (<a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">STL</a>).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rolaids_Relief_Man_Award" title="Rolaids Relief Man Award">Rolaids Relief Man Award</a>: <a href="/wiki/Francisco_Rodr%C3%ADguez_(Venezuelan_pitcher)" title="Francisco Rodríguez (Venezuelan pitcher)">Francisco Rodríguez</a> (<a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels" title="Los Angeles Angels">LAA</a>, American); <a href="/wiki/Brad_Lidge" title="Brad Lidge">Brad Lidge</a> (<a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">PHI</a>, National).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Delivery_Man_of_the_Year_Award" title="Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Year Award">Delivery Man of the Year</a> (Best Reliever): <a href="/wiki/Brad_Lidge" title="Brad Lidge">Brad Lidge</a> (<a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">PHI</a>).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_Spahn_Award" title="Warren Spahn Award">Warren Spahn Award</a> (Best left-handed pitcher): <a href="/wiki/CC_Sabathia" title="CC Sabathia">CC Sabathia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">CLE</a>/<a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">MIL</a>)</li> <li>Clutch Performer of the Year: <a href="/wiki/CC_Sabathia" title="CC Sabathia">CC Sabathia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">CLE</a>/<a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">MIL</a>).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Home_field_attendance_and_payroll">Home field attendance and payroll</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Home field attendance and payroll"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team name </th> <th>Wins </th> <th><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr> </th> <th>Home attendance </th> <th><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Average home attendance per game">Per game</abbr> </th> <th>Est. payroll </th> <th><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a><sup id="cite_ref-br_nyy_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-br_nyy-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>89 </td> <td>−5.3% </td> <td>4,298,655 </td> <td>0.6% </td> <td>53,070 </td> <td>$212,286,789 </td> <td>2.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a><sup id="cite_ref-br_nym_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-br_nym-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>89 </td> <td>1.1% </td> <td>4,042,045 </td> <td>4.9% </td> <td>49,902 </td> <td>$137,793,376 </td> <td>18.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>84 </td> <td>2.4% </td> <td>3,730,553 </td> <td>−3.3% </td> <td>46,056 </td> <td>$118,588,536 </td> <td>9.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>86 </td> <td>10.3% </td> <td>3,432,917 </td> <td>−3.4% </td> <td>42,382 </td> <td>$99,624,449 </td> <td>10.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>92 </td> <td>3.4% </td> <td>3,422,583 </td> <td>10.1% </td> <td>42,254 </td> <td>$97,879,880 </td> <td>9.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels" title="Los Angeles Angels">Los Angeles Angels</a> of Anaheim<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>100 </td> <td>6.4% </td> <td>3,336,747 </td> <td>−0.9% </td> <td>41,194 </td> <td>$119,216,333 </td> <td>9.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>97 </td> <td>14.1% </td> <td>3,300,200 </td> <td>1.5% </td> <td>40,743 </td> <td>$120,345,833 </td> <td>18.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>74 </td> <td>−15.9% </td> <td>3,202,645 </td> <td>5.1% </td> <td>39,539 </td> <td>$138,785,196 </td> <td>45.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>90 </td> <td>8.4% </td> <td>3,068,458 </td> <td>6.9% </td> <td>37,882 </td> <td>$80,937,499 </td> <td>14.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>95 </td> <td>−1.0% </td> <td>3,048,250 </td> <td>2.6% </td> <td>37,633 </td> <td>$133,390,035 </td> <td>−6.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>72 </td> <td>1.4% </td> <td>2,863,837 </td> <td>−11.1% </td> <td>35,356 </td> <td>$76,594,500 </td> <td>−15.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>86 </td> <td>17.8% </td> <td>2,779,487 </td> <td>−8.0% </td> <td>34,744 </td> <td>$87,946,807 </td> <td>0.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Rockies" title="Colorado Rockies">Colorado Rockies</a><sup id="cite_ref-br_col_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-br_col-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>74 </td> <td>−17.8% </td> <td>2,650,218 </td> <td>11.5% </td> <td>32,719 </td> <td>$68,655,500 </td> <td>27.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>72 </td> <td>−14.3% </td> <td>2,532,834 </td> <td>−7.7% </td> <td>31,270 </td> <td>$102,365,683 </td> <td>17.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Diamondbacks" title="Arizona Diamondbacks">Arizona Diamondbacks</a><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>82 </td> <td>−8.9% </td> <td>2,509,924 </td> <td>7.9% </td> <td>30,987 </td> <td>$66,202,712 </td> <td>27.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>89 </td> <td>23.6% </td> <td>2,500,648 </td> <td>−6.8% </td> <td>30,496 </td> <td>$121,189,332 </td> <td>11.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>63 </td> <td>−29.2% </td> <td>2,427,535 </td> <td>−13.0% </td> <td>29,970 </td> <td>$73,677,616 </td> <td>26.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a><sup id="cite_ref-br_tor_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-br_tor-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>86 </td> <td>3.6% </td> <td>2,399,786 </td> <td>1.7% </td> <td>29,627 </td> <td>$97,793,900 </td> <td>19.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>61 </td> <td>−30.7% </td> <td>2,329,702 </td> <td>−12.8% </td> <td>28,762 </td> <td>$117,666,482 </td> <td>10.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals" title="Washington Nationals">Washington Nationals</a><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>59 </td> <td>−19.2% </td> <td>2,320,400 </td> <td>19.4% </td> <td>29,005 </td> <td>$54,961,000 </td> <td>48.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>88 </td> <td>11.4% </td> <td>2,302,431 </td> <td>0.3% </td> <td>28,425 </td> <td>$56,932,766 </td> <td>−20.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>81 </td> <td>−15.6% </td> <td>2,169,760 </td> <td>−4.7% </td> <td>26,787 </td> <td>$78,970,066 </td> <td>28.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>74 </td> <td>2.8% </td> <td>2,058,632 </td> <td>0.0% </td> <td>25,415 </td> <td>$74,167,695 </td> <td>8.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>68 </td> <td>−1.4% </td> <td>1,950,075 </td> <td>−9.9% </td> <td>24,376 </td> <td>$67,196,246 </td> <td>−27.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>79 </td> <td>5.3% </td> <td>1,945,677 </td> <td>−17.3% </td> <td>24,021 </td> <td>$68,037,326 </td> <td>−0.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rays" title="Tampa Bay Rays">Tampa Bay Rays</a><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>97 </td> <td>47.0% </td> <td>1,811,986 </td> <td>30.6% </td> <td>22,370 </td> <td>$44,970,597 </td> <td>82.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" class="mw-redirect" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>75 </td> <td>−1.3% </td> <td>1,665,256 </td> <td>−13.4% </td> <td>20,559 </td> <td>$47,967,126 </td> <td>−39.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>67 </td> <td>−1.5% </td> <td>1,609,076 </td> <td>−8.0% </td> <td>19,865 </td> <td>$48,689,783 </td> <td>26.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>75 </td> <td>8.7% </td> <td>1,578,922 </td> <td>−2.3% </td> <td>19,493 </td> <td>$59,445,500 </td> <td>−12.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami_Marlins" title="Miami Marlins">Florida Marlins</a><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>84 </td> <td>18.3% </td> <td>1,335,076 </td> <td>−2.6% </td> <td>16,482 </td> <td>$21,811,500 </td> <td>−28.5% </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Stadiums">Stadiums</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Stadiums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Spring_training">Spring training</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Spring training"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Openings_and_closings">Openings and closings</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Openings and closings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 2008 <a href="/wiki/Spring_training" title="Spring training">Spring training</a> session was marked by the final at-bats for three stadiums that had been mainstays in the <a href="/wiki/Grapefruit_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Grapefruit League">Grapefruit League</a>, as the spring training sites in <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> are called. </p><p>The first to end its run was <a href="/wiki/Holman_Stadium_(Vero_Beach)" title="Holman Stadium (Vero Beach)">Holman Stadium</a>, longtime home to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>. On March 17, the Dodgers played their last game in <a href="/wiki/Vero_Beach,_Florida" title="Vero Beach, Florida">Vero Beach</a>; they lost to the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a>, 12–10.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has been rumored that the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> might move into the facility. </p><p>The next stadium to close its doors was <a href="/wiki/Chain_of_Lakes_Park" title="Chain of Lakes Park">Chain of Lakes Park</a> in <a href="/wiki/Winter_Haven,_Florida" title="Winter Haven, Florida">Winter Haven</a>, home of the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a>. On March 27, they lost their final game in the stadium to the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rays" title="Tampa Bay Rays">Tampa Bay Rays</a>, 9–7 in 10 innings.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both the Dodgers and the Indians left their longtime Florida homes for new stadiums in the <a href="/wiki/Spring_training" title="Spring training">Cactus League</a> in <a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a>. </p><p>The oldest of them all, <a href="/wiki/Progress_Energy_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="Progress Energy Park">Progress Energy Park, home of Al Lang Field</a> in <a href="/wiki/St._Petersburg,_Florida" title="St. Petersburg, Florida">St. Petersburg</a>, was retired on March 28 with the Tampa Bay Rays losing to the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> 6–3.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Rays, unlike the other teams to close stadiums before them, are staying in Florida; they are relocating their spring training home to the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Sports_Park" title="Charlotte Sports Park">Charlotte Sports Park</a> in <a href="/wiki/Port_Charlotte,_Florida" title="Port Charlotte, Florida">Port Charlotte</a>, where they spent $20 million to rebuild its main stadium. The site of Progress Energy Park was connected to <a href="/wiki/Rays_Ballpark" title="Rays Ballpark">plans to build a new retractable roof stadium</a> for the Rays to replace the fixed-dome <a href="/wiki/Tropicana_Field" title="Tropicana Field">Tropicana Field</a>, but was eventually withdrawn from consideration by team ownership in favor of a more thorough study. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Exhibitions">Exhibitions</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Exhibitions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On March 15 and 16, the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> and <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> played a 2-game exhibition series at <a href="/wiki/Beijing_Wukesong_Culture_%26_Sports_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Beijing Wukesong Culture & Sports Center">Wukesong Stadium</a> in Beijing, China, which would later be the baseball venue for the <a href="/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics" title="2008 Summer Olympics">2008 Summer Olympics</a>. The series marked MLB's first games played in China. The first game ended in a 3–3 tie, and the second ended in a 6–3 win for the Dodgers. </p><p>On March 29, as part of the 50th anniversary of the Dodgers' relocation from <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn" title="Brooklyn">Brooklyn</a> to Los Angeles, the Dodgers hosted an exhibition game against the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Memorial_Coliseum" title="Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum">Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum</a>, the Dodgers' home stadium from 1958 to 1961. Proceeds from the game were donated to the Dodgers' official charity, ThinkCure. The game saw a sellout crowd of 115,300, which broke the <a href="/wiki/Guinness_World_Record" class="mw-redirect" title="Guinness World Record">Guinness World Record</a> for the largest crowd to ever attend a baseball game. The previous record was an estimated 114,000 for a baseball demonstration during the <a href="/wiki/1956_Summer_Olympics" title="1956 Summer Olympics">1956 Summer Olympics</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">Melbourne Cricket Ground</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regular_season_2">Regular season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Openings_and_closings_2">Openings and closings</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Openings and closings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bush_Nationals_season_open.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Bush_Nationals_season_open.jpg/220px-Bush_Nationals_season_open.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Bush_Nationals_season_open.jpg/330px-Bush_Nationals_season_open.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Bush_Nationals_season_open.jpg/440px-Bush_Nationals_season_open.jpg 2x" data-file-width="514" data-file-height="343" /></a><figcaption>President <a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> throws the <a href="/wiki/Ceremonial_first_pitch" title="Ceremonial first pitch">ceremonial first pitch</a> before a sold-out crowd at the Washington Nationals <a href="/wiki/Opening_Day" title="Opening Day">season opener</a> on March 30 at their new park, <a href="/wiki/Nationals_Park" title="Nationals Park">Nationals Park</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals" title="Washington Nationals">Washington Nationals</a> began the domestic portion of the 2008 season in their new US$611 million home, <a href="/wiki/Nationals_Park" title="Nationals Park">Nationals Park</a> in Washington, D.C., with a nationally telecast <a href="/wiki/MLB_on_ESPN" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB on ESPN">ESPN</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Sunday_Night_Baseball" title="Sunday Night Baseball">Sunday Night Baseball</a></i> game (in a rare one-game series) against the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a> on March 30 in the first official baseball game stateside. <a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">President Bush</a> threw out the ceremonial first pitch while being booed by some of the crowd that night, and joined <a href="/wiki/Jon_Miller" title="Jon Miller">Jon Miller</a> and <a href="/wiki/Joe_Morgan" title="Joe Morgan">Joe Morgan</a> in the broadcast booth for the third and part of the fourth inning of the game telecast. Fittingly, <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Zimmerman" title="Ryan Zimmerman">Ryan Zimmerman</a> hit a <a href="/wiki/Walk-off_home_run" title="Walk-off home run">walk-off home run</a> to give the Nats a 3–2 win. Nationals Park replaced their temporary home, <a href="/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy_Memorial_Stadium" title="Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium">RFK Stadium</a>. Unlike RFK, Nationals Park has been considered to be fair to both hitters and pitchers. Additionally, there was an exhibition game March 29 against their <a href="/wiki/Interstate_495_(Capital_Beltway)" class="mw-redirect" title="Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway)">beltway</a> rivals, the Baltimore Orioles, in which season ticket holders were admitted free. The first game, however, was on March 22, when local university <a href="/wiki/George_Washington_University" title="George Washington University">George Washington</a> played a home <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_10_Conference" title="Atlantic 10 Conference">Atlantic 10</a> college contest against <a href="/wiki/Saint_Joseph%27s_Hawks" title="Saint Joseph's Hawks">Saint Joseph's</a> at Nationals Park. The Colonials sent their fans home happy by defeating the Hawks 9–5. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shea_Stadium_Ceremonial_first_pitch_2008-09-28.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Shea_Stadium_Ceremonial_first_pitch_2008-09-28.jpg/220px-Shea_Stadium_Ceremonial_first_pitch_2008-09-28.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Shea_Stadium_Ceremonial_first_pitch_2008-09-28.jpg/330px-Shea_Stadium_Ceremonial_first_pitch_2008-09-28.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Shea_Stadium_Ceremonial_first_pitch_2008-09-28.jpg/440px-Shea_Stadium_Ceremonial_first_pitch_2008-09-28.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3872" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>Ceremonial first pitch in Shea Stadium</figcaption></figure> <p>This season also marked the last season in New York City for two historic stadiums where the Mets and Yankees reside. <a href="/wiki/Shea_Stadium" title="Shea Stadium">Shea Stadium</a> closed in <a href="/wiki/Flushing_Meadows" class="mw-redirect" title="Flushing Meadows">Flushing Meadows</a>, <a href="/wiki/Queens" title="Queens">Queens</a> on a down note September 28 with the Mets being eliminated from postseason play for the second consecutive season by the Marlins, 4–2, while Yankee Stadium closed after 83 seasons (the Yankees played at Shea Stadium in 1974 and 1975 while Yankee Stadium was refurbished), with the final home game played on September 21 as the Bronx Bombers defeated the Orioles, 7–3. The teams will move into new ballparks near their current homes – <a href="/wiki/Citi_Field" title="Citi Field">Citi Field</a> for the Mets and <a href="/wiki/New_Yankee_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="New Yankee Stadium">New Yankee Stadium</a> for the Yankees – in time for their 2009 home openers on April 13 against the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> (Citi Field) and 16th against <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> (New Yankee Stadium) respectively. With the closing of these ballparks, <a href="/wiki/Dodger_Stadium" title="Dodger Stadium">Dodger Stadium</a> becomes the largest seating capacity park (56,000) and third oldest baseball stadium (after <a href="/wiki/Fenway_Park" title="Fenway Park">Fenway Park</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wrigley_Field" title="Wrigley Field">Wrigley Field</a>) starting in 2009, and <a href="/wiki/Angel_Stadium_of_Anaheim" class="mw-redirect" title="Angel Stadium of Anaheim">Angel Stadium of Anaheim</a> (built in 1966) and <a href="/wiki/Oakland%E2%80%93Alameda_County_Coliseum" class="mw-redirect" title="Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum">Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum</a> (first baseball game in 1968; stadium was built in 1966) become the fourth and fifth oldest baseball stadiums, respectively. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Naming_rights">Naming rights</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Naming rights"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Starting with the 2008 season, the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a>' home field was renamed <a href="/wiki/Progressive_Field" title="Progressive Field">Progressive Field</a> – after the <a href="/wiki/Progressive_Corporation" title="Progressive Corporation">insurance company</a> based in suburban <a href="/wiki/Mayfield,_Ohio" title="Mayfield, Ohio">Mayfield Heights</a> – in a deal valued at US$57.6 million over the next sixteen seasons. The new name replaces Jacobs Field, named for former team owner <a href="/wiki/Richard_Jacobs_(businessman)" title="Richard Jacobs (businessman)">Richard Jacobs</a>. </p><p>Another <a href="/wiki/Naming_rights" title="Naming rights">naming rights</a> agreement concerned a stadium still under construction. The <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a> and <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a>-based retail giant <a href="/wiki/Target_Corporation" title="Target Corporation">Target Corporation</a> announced on September 15 that the Twins' new stadium set to open in 2010 will be named <a href="/wiki/Target_Field" title="Target Field">Target Field</a>. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Target Field is located not far from another facility of which the discount retailer owns naming rights: <a href="/wiki/Target_Center" title="Target Center">Target Center</a> the home of the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">NBA</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Timberwolves</a>. </p><p>On September 19, the naming rights contract owned by <a href="/wiki/McAfee" title="McAfee">McAfee</a> for Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum lapsed; McAfee declined a new contract offer. The Coliseum, home to the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" class="mw-redirect" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> since their 1968 relocation from <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri" title="Kansas City, Missouri">Kansas City</a>, reverted to its old name after 10 years, during which it was originally known as <a href="/wiki/Network_Associates" class="mw-redirect" title="Network Associates">Network Associates</a> Coliseum, then McAfee Coliseum when the company changed its name in 2004. The A's played their last home series after the stadium reverted its name. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Other">Other</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Other"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As a consequence of <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Ike" title="Hurricane Ike">Hurricane Ike</a> damaging the <a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston</a> area, two games between the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> were relocated to <a href="/wiki/Miller_Park_(Milwaukee)" class="mw-redirect" title="Miller Park (Milwaukee)">Miller Park</a> in <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee" title="Milwaukee">Milwaukee</a>. Although Milwaukee was picked as a "neutral" site whose <a href="/wiki/Retractable_roof" title="Retractable roof">retractable roof</a> would ensure the game would be played in the event of inclement weather, Miller Park's location 90 miles (140 km) from <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a> – and well over 1,000 miles (1,600 km) from Houston – resulted in a decidedly pro-Cubs crowd in a series where Houston was officially designated as the home team. Adding to the controversy from the Houston perspective was the fact that <a href="/wiki/Turner_Field" title="Turner Field">Turner Field</a> in <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a> had been suggested by the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Players_Association" title="Major League Baseball Players Association">players' union</a> as a potential neutral site.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This would mark the second time in as many years that a series was moved to neutral Miller Park due to weather, as a series between the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> was relocated there <a href="/wiki/2007_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2007 Major League Baseball season">one year earlier</a> as a consequence of snow storms in northern Ohio. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Instant_Replay">Instant Replay</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Instant Replay"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During last season, especially the <a href="/wiki/2007_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2007 American League Championship Series">ALCS</a>, several plays were deemed to be considered controversial on whether or not balls were ruled home runs. During a game in the annual interleague Subway Series between the Mets and the Yankees at Yankee Stadium, a home run was taken away and ruled a ground rule double. This led to discussions about introducing <a href="/wiki/Instant_replay" title="Instant replay">instant replay</a> to baseball games, especially on balls that are ruled fair or foul and home runs. In August, all 30 parks have been wired to send feeds similar to a video goal judge in the <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">NHL</a>, where all video feeds are sent to a central control room at Major League Baseball Advanced Media's home office in New York City to be reviewed, and correct any errors. On August 20, MLB and the <a href="/wiki/World_Umpires_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="World Umpires Association">World Umpires Association</a>, the umpires union, agreed to start reviews based only on whether or not a ball that is ruled a home run was fair or foul, or whether or not balls that clear walls are home runs according to each team's ground rules. This practice started August 28. </p><p>The first official use of the Instant Replay system occurred on Wednesday, September 3 in a game between the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rays" title="Tampa Bay Rays">Tampa Bay Rays</a> at <a href="/wiki/Tropicana_Field" title="Tropicana Field">Tropicana Field</a>, when <a href="/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez" title="Alex Rodriguez">Alex Rodriguez</a> hit a home run in the top of the ninth inning with two outs remaining. Tampa Bay <a href="/wiki/Catcher_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Catcher (baseball)">catcher</a> <a href="/wiki/Dioner_Navarro" title="Dioner Navarro">Dioner Navarro</a> and <a href="/wiki/Manager_(baseball)" title="Manager (baseball)">manager</a> <a href="/wiki/Joe_Maddon" title="Joe Maddon">Joe Maddon</a> initially protested in order to reverse the call as it appeared to be foul. Television replays showed the ball hit Tropicana Field's <a href="/wiki/Tropicana_Field#Catwalks" title="Tropicana Field">D-Ring catwalk</a> on the foul side of the attached yellow post; however, the ball was still in <a href="/wiki/Fair_territory" class="mw-redirect" title="Fair territory">fair territory</a> when it left the playing field (passing over the <a href="/wiki/Foul_pole" class="mw-redirect" title="Foul pole">foul pole</a>) and was therefore a home run. Umpire crew chief <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Reliford" title="Charlie Reliford">Charlie Reliford</a> agreed to the review and after a delay of 2 minutes and 15 seconds, the ruling on the field was upheld and remained a home run.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Replay made its <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> debut on September 9 at <a href="/wiki/Minute_Maid_Park" title="Minute Maid Park">Minute Maid Park</a> in a game between the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a>. Houston <a href="/wiki/Right_fielder" title="Right fielder">right fielder</a> <a href="/wiki/Hunter_Pence" title="Hunter Pence">Hunter Pence</a> hit a fly ball to right field that bounced off the top of the fence and back onto the field of play. The umpires on the field ruled a <a href="/wiki/Live_ball_(baseball)" title="Live ball (baseball)">live ball</a>, and Pence was credited with a <a href="/wiki/Double_(baseball)" title="Double (baseball)">double</a>. Houston manager <a href="/wiki/Cecil_Cooper" title="Cecil Cooper">Cecil Cooper</a> argued the ball bounced beyond the fence before bouncing back onto the field and was therefore a home run. After a discussion among the umpires, crew chief <a href="/wiki/Tim_Welke" title="Tim Welke">Tim Welke</a> allowed the review and reviewed the play with his brother <a href="/wiki/Bill_Welke" title="Bill Welke">Bill Welke</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Umpire_(baseball)#Duties_and_positions" title="Umpire (baseball)">home plate umpire</a>. After the review the call was upheld as a double.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first call to be reversed by instant replay occurred on September 19, and again involved the Tampa Bay Rays in a game against the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a> at Tropicana Field. A fly ball hit by Rays' first baseman <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Pe%C3%B1a" title="Carlos Peña">Carlos Peña</a>, the umpires ruled, was interfered with by a fan sitting in the front row of the stands, when the ball hit the hands of the fan and fell back onto the field of play. The umpires originally ruled that the fan reached over the wall to touch the ball. After Rays manager Joe Maddon requested the umpires hold a conference to discuss the play, the umpires, headed by <a href="/wiki/Gerry_Davis_(umpire)" title="Gerry Davis (umpire)">Gerry Davis</a>, decided to look at instant replay. Replays showed that the fan did not reach over the wall; the ball was over the wall when he tried to catch the ball, and the ball bounced back onto the field. Just over four minutes later, Davis returned to the field and signaled that the ball was a home run.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The use of replay created a statistical anomaly September 26, in which San Francisco Giants catcher Bengie Molina hit what was ruled a single off the high wall in right field at AT&T Park in San Francisco, in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Once he reached base, Molina was replaced by pinch runner Emmanuel Burriss, while Umpires conferred on whether the ball had actually hit the roof and bounced back, which would make it a home run. After a replay review, the umpires reversed their call, awarding Molina the home run. Giants manager Bruce Bochy then attempted to retract Burriss from the game, and put back Molina, under the logic that he wouldn't have pulled Molina had the correct call of home run been made in the first place. After a 15-minute delay, the umpires denied Bochy, citing the replacement rule. Burriss was told to complete the home run circuit, making it a two-run home run in which Molina, who had hit it, didn't score. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media_coverage">Media coverage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Media coverage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States">United States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For the 2008 season, <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_TBS" class="mw-redirect" title="Major League Baseball on TBS">TBS</a> switched from doing <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a> games (who telecast 45 contests on <a href="/wiki/WPCH-TV" title="WPCH-TV">WPCH-TV</a> a/k/a "Peachtree TV" locally in Atlanta) to a national Sunday afternoon <i>Game of the Week</i> format (though some games have involved the Braves). In addition, the <a href="/wiki/Time_Warner" class="mw-redirect" title="Time Warner">Time Warner</a>-owned cable channel also carried the one-game AL Central playoff between the Minnesota Twins and the Chicago White Sox on September 30 as well as the entire <a href="/wiki/League_Division_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="League Division Series">League Division Series</a> and the <a href="/wiki/American_League_Championship_Series" title="American League Championship Series">American League Championship Series</a> this season, with <a href="/wiki/Turner_Network_Television" class="mw-redirect" title="Turner Network Television">TNT</a> possibly carrying some games when there are time conflicts. </p><p><a href="/wiki/The_Walt_Disney_Company" title="The Walt Disney Company">Disney</a>-owned <a href="/wiki/ESPN_Major_League_Baseball" title="ESPN Major League Baseball">ESPN</a> continued to televise games on <a href="/wiki/Sunday_Night_Baseball" title="Sunday Night Baseball">Sunday nights</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wednesday_Night_Baseball" title="Wednesday Night Baseball">Wednesday nights</a>, and (through the first week in August) <a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_Baseball" title="Monday Night Baseball">Monday nights</a>, switching to Friday nights for the remainder of the season, plus multiple afternoon and prime-time games on the traditional <a href="/wiki/Opening_Day" title="Opening Day">Opening Day</a> (March 31) and the annual <a href="/wiki/Home_Run_Derby" title="Home Run Derby">State Farm Home Run Derby</a> on July 14. Certain games aired on <a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a> due to scheduling conflicts with the parent network. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_Fox" class="mw-redirect" title="Major League Baseball on Fox">FOX Sports</a> continued with a weekly regional Saturday <i><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Game_of_the_Week" title="Major League Baseball Game of the Week">Game of the Week</a></i>, the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a>, the <a href="/wiki/National_League_Championship_Series" title="National League Championship Series">National League Championship Series</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a>. The <i>Game of the Week</i> was expanded in 2007, as for the first time FOX was allowed to air Saturday games for all 26 weeks of the season, marking the first time since 1989, when <a href="/wiki/MLB_on_NBC" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB on NBC">NBC</a> ended their iconic run of televising America's Pastime on a weekly basis, that a network covered games on a week to week basis for the entire season. Also, all games on FOX were televised in high definition; in previous years, only the primary (or "A") game was in HD. </p><p>The limits for telecasts per season (starting in 2008) that any team can make are as follows: </p> <ul><li>TBS: 13 times per season.</li> <li>ESPN: Five Sunday night games per season.</li> <li>FOX: Eight games per season.</li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_ESPN_Radio" title="Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio">ESPN Radio</a> continued as the national radio carrier for Major League Baseball, airing Sunday night games throughout the regular season as well as Saturday afternoon games after the All-Star break, the All-Star Game and Home Run Derby, along with selected Opening Day and holiday games, and the entire postseason. </p><p>The biggest change in local rights came as the San Francisco Giants switched their terrestrial telecast rights from longtime home <a href="/wiki/KTVU" title="KTVU">KTVU</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cox_Communications" title="Cox Communications">Cox Communications</a>-owned <a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a> affiliate) to <a href="/wiki/NBC_Universal" class="mw-redirect" title="NBC Universal">NBC Universal</a>-owned <a href="/wiki/KNTV" title="KNTV">KNTV</a> after fifty years, one of the longest in televised sports history. KTVU will continue to air some Giants games as part of the Fox Sports' Saturday afternoon <i>Game of the Week</i> package if the team is competitive. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Canada">Canada</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: Canada"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Baseball games – mostly involving the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a> – were televised on <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Sportsnet" class="mw-redirect" title="Rogers Sportsnet">Rogers Sportsnet</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Sports_Network" title="The Sports Network">TSN</a>, and <a href="/wiki/CBC_Television" title="CBC Television">CBC</a>. RSN airs Fox and ESPN/ESPN 2 feeds if they do not conflict with the Toronto Blue Jays games, as well as the All-Star Game and the entire post-season. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tampa_Bay_Devil_Rays_drop_the_"Devil""><span id="Tampa_Bay_Devil_Rays_drop_the_.22Devil.22"></span>Tampa Bay Devil Rays drop the "Devil"</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: Tampa Bay Devil Rays drop the "Devil""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>In a ceremony November 8, 2007, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays debuted a new set of uniforms and changed the team name to the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rays" title="Tampa Bay Rays">Tampa Bay Rays</a>. The ceremony took place in <a href="/wiki/St._Petersburg,_Florida" title="St. Petersburg, Florida">St. Petersburg, Florida</a>, and it featured a concert by <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Costner" title="Kevin Costner">Kevin Costner's</a> band, Modern West.<sup id="cite_ref-mlb_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mlb-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Apparel">Apparel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: Apparel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Commemorative_patches">Commemorative patches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=44" title="Edit section: Commemorative patches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>With the previously mentioned Nationals, Yankees and Mets stadiums, those teams wore commemorative patches on their home and away uniforms.</li> <li>The Cincinnati Reds paid tribute to <a href="/wiki/Joe_Nuxhall" title="Joe Nuxhall">Joe Nuxhall</a> with a black patch with "NUXY" (his nickname) in white lettering.</li> <li>The Atlanta Braves honored their former bench coach <a href="/wiki/Jim_Beauchamp" title="Jim Beauchamp">Jim Beauchamp</a> with a patch bearing his nickname ("Beach") following his death on <a href="/wiki/Christmas_Day" class="mw-redirect" title="Christmas Day">Christmas Day</a> 2007 from <a href="/wiki/Leukemia" title="Leukemia">leukemia</a>, and in August 2008 added a memorial patch for longtime announcer <a href="/wiki/Skip_Caray" title="Skip Caray">Skip Caray</a> on their right sleeve following his death.</li> <li>The Yankees, who hosted the 2008 MLB All-Star Game, also wore the game patch on their uniform right sleeves. They added an armband on their left sleeve following the passing of former player and announcer <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Murcer" title="Bobby Murcer">Bobby Murcer</a> from cancer just days before said All-Star Game.</li> <li>Both the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> and the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a> wore special patches to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of their franchises moving to <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> from the New York area – the Dodgers from <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn" title="Brooklyn">Brooklyn</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Ebbets_Field" title="Ebbets Field">Ebbets Field</a> to Los Angeles and the Giants from the <a href="/wiki/Polo_Grounds" title="Polo Grounds">Polo Grounds</a> to San Francisco.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Diamondbacks" title="Arizona Diamondbacks">Arizona Diamondbacks</a> wore a 10th Anniversary patch, celebrating a Decade in the Desert</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" class="mw-redirect" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> celebrated their 40th Anniversary on the East Side of <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Bay" title="San Francisco Bay">San Francisco Bay</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Throwback/Alternate_uniforms"><span id="Throwback.2FAlternate_uniforms"></span>Throwback/Alternate uniforms</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=45" title="Edit section: Throwback/Alternate uniforms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> added an alternate uniform that emulates their 1948 uniforms, which was all off-white with no red pinstripes, but have red and blue trim around the neck, sleeve ends and outseams of the pants, and a blue hat with a red "P" and bill. The interleague alternate hat (Red hat with blue bill with white P with blue star in the middle) was dropped;</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> added an alternate off-white home uniform, based on the one worn in the late 1950s and early 1960s without player names on the back, replacing their "Chief Wahoo" vest;</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a> added an alternate light blue jersey based on their successful era from the 1970s and 1980s;</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a> wore a replica of their 1979 road uniform – complete with pullover jersey and belt loops with a blue belt that were not featured in the original outfits (there was a blue/white/blue knit-in belt) to be worn on Friday night home games. The Jays also had a new road uniform with blue lettering and numbers, a change from the gray-on-gray numbering from a year ago. The Jays utilized 'Flashback Friday', where they would use a retro uniform every Friday at the Rogers Centre.</li> <li>Additionally, teams such as the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim">Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim</a> and <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> wore <a href="/wiki/Throwback_uniform" title="Throwback uniform">throwback uniforms</a> in "Turn Back the Clock Day" events as a tribute to a particular year in that team's history. Two of the more notable throwback uniforms started on June 12, when the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a> wore 1948-styled uniforms to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Cubs games being broadcast on WGN-TV. The Atlanta Braves wore Boston Braves uniforms because they didn't move to <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a> until 1966, moving to <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee,_Wisconsin" class="mw-redirect" title="Milwaukee, Wisconsin">Milwaukee</a> in 1953. The game, which was played at <a href="/wiki/Wrigley_Field" title="Wrigley Field">Wrigley Field</a> was broadcast in black and white, as they did in 1948, for the first two innings. Also notable was when the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> celebrated baseball's <a href="/wiki/Negro_league_baseball" title="Negro league baseball">Negro league</a> heritage by wearing the uniform of the 1933–38 <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Crawfords" title="Pittsburgh Crawfords">Pittsburgh Crawfords</a> during several Saturday home games, and in Washington on May 3, the Pirates and the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals" title="Washington Nationals">Washington Nationals</a> wore the home and road uniforms of the <a href="/wiki/Homestead_Grays" title="Homestead Grays">Homestead Grays</a>, a team which used both Pittsburgh and Washington as their "home" city. The <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rays" title="Tampa Bay Rays">Tampa Bay Rays</a> (dressed as the <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Red_Caps" title="Jacksonville Red Caps">Jacksonville Red Caps</a>) participated on June 28, and the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a> (dressed as the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bears" title="Milwaukee Bears">Milwaukee Bears</a>) participated on July 5. The Detroit Tigers (1920 Detroit Stars) and Kansas City Royals (Kansas City Monarchs) also paid annual tributes to this era in the season.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" class="mw-redirect" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> brought back their black alternate jerseys and caps (with modifications of the jersey) from the 2000 season.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a> began wearing new blue jerseys for Sunday away games.</li> <li>After discarding them for one season, the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> revived the blue alternate jersey.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> dropped the pinstriped alternate home vests.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Military_tributes">Military tributes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=46" title="Edit section: Military tributes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Several teams wore special uniforms to honor military serving overseas: </p> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> donned their <a href="/wiki/Military_camouflage" title="Military camouflage">camouflage</a> jerseys for every Sunday home game, while the White Sox and the Reds each honored the military with camouflage jerseys in a "one-off" event during the <a href="/wiki/Independence_Day_(United_States)" title="Independence Day (United States)">July 4th</a> holiday weekend;</li> <li>All teams during the July 4 weekend and on September 11 wore special caps with each team's cap logo woven into the "<a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States" title="Flag of the United States">Stars and Stripes</a>" (with the exception of the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a>, whose logo is woven with the <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Canada" title="Flag of Canada">Canadian flag</a>). The sales of these caps to the public will benefit Welcome Back Veterans, a group of veterans organizations.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Helmets_for_coaches">Helmets for coaches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=47" title="Edit section: Helmets for coaches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Following the death of <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Rockies" title="Colorado Rockies">Colorado Rockies</a> minor league coach <a href="/wiki/Mike_Coolbaugh" title="Mike Coolbaugh">Mike Coolbaugh</a> as a result of a foul ball striking him on the neck, all coaches on the first and third base lines began to wear <a href="/wiki/Batting_helmet" title="Batting helmet">batting helmets</a> as a mandatory rule starting this season.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_2">Other</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=48" title="Edit section: Other"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" class="mw-redirect" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> wore their classic white cleats for the first time since <a href="/wiki/1999_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1999 Major League Baseball season">1999</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Weather">Weather</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=49" title="Edit section: Weather"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Through the 2008 All-Star break, there had not been an official game called that was not suspendable. As of the break, every win and loss in the standings for every team represented a game played to its legitimate nine-inning (or more) completion. The streak ended on August 4 in Chicago, however, when the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a> were unable to complete their game due to a rainstorm. The Astros were leading the game 2–0 in the 8th inning, and since that was the score when the inning started, the game was not resumeable to the next day and the Astros were awarded the "win". This was the only game to be rain shortened until September 26, when the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a> defeated the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> in a game curtailed to seven innings, 2–0. The next day, the Jays lost another rain-shortened game against the O's, 2–1 after 6 innings. </p><p>Both the Astros and the Cubs were also involved in a rare "rain-in" due to <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Ike" title="Hurricane Ike">Hurricane Ike</a> postponing the first two games of their three-game series on September 12 and 13; the city of Houston had been evacuated so they were not able to play at the retractable-roof <a href="/wiki/Minute_Maid_Park" title="Minute Maid Park">Minute Maid Park</a>. The last rain-in was on June 15, 1976, when the Astros' game at the <a href="/wiki/Reliant_Astrodome" class="mw-redirect" title="Reliant Astrodome">Astrodome</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> was called due to heavy flooding in the Houston area. Two of the games were played at <a href="/wiki/Miller_Park_(Milwaukee)" class="mw-redirect" title="Miller Park (Milwaukee)">Miller Park</a> in <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee" title="Milwaukee">Milwaukee</a> on September 14 and 15, the remaining game was canceled outright, one of three games that would be outright canceled, the first being the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" class="mw-redirect" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> scheduled to play the Orioles on September 7; however, the game was switched due to a conflict with the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Ravens" title="Baltimore Ravens">Baltimore Ravens</a>' <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">NFL</a> season opener against the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bengals" title="Cincinnati Bengals">Cincinnati Bengals</a>. This game was moved to September 6 as part of a day/night <a href="/wiki/Doubleheader_(baseball)" title="Doubleheader (baseball)">doubleheader</a>. 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navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">NL East</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2008_Atlanta_Braves_season" title="2008 Atlanta Braves season">Atlanta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Florida_Marlins_season" title="2008 Florida Marlins season">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_New_York_Mets_season" title="2008 New York Mets season">New York</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2008_Philadelphia_Phillies_season" title="2008 Philadelphia Phillies season">Philadelphia</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2008 Washington Nationals season">Washington</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">NL Central</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2008_Chicago_Cubs_season" title="2008 Chicago Cubs season">Chicago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="2008 Cincinnati Reds season">Cincinnati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Houston_Astros_season" title="2008 Houston Astros season">Houston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="2008 Milwaukee Brewers season">Milwaukee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Pittsburgh_Pirates_season" title="2008 Pittsburgh Pirates season">Pittsburgh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2008 St. Louis Cardinals season">St. Louis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">NL West</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2008_Arizona_Diamondbacks_season" title="2008 Arizona Diamondbacks season">Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Colorado_Rockies_season" title="2008 Colorado Rockies season">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="2008 Los Angeles Dodgers season">Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_San_Diego_Padres_season" title="2008 San Diego Padres season">San Diego</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="2008 San Francisco Giants season">San Francisco</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2008_MLB_draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 MLB draft">2008 MLB draft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2008 All-Star Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_World_Series" title="2008 World Series">2008 World Series</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link 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href="/wiki/1877_Major_League_Baseball_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1877 Major League Baseball season">1877</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_Major_League_Baseball_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1878 Major League Baseball season">1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1879_Major_League_Baseball_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1879 Major League Baseball season">1879</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_Major_League_Baseball_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1880 Major League Baseball season">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1881_Major_League_Baseball_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1881 Major League Baseball season">1881</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Competition</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1882_Major_League_Baseball_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1882 Major League Baseball season">1882</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1883_Major_League_Baseball_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1883 Major League Baseball season">1883</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_Major_League_Baseball_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1884 Major League Baseball season">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885_Major_League_Baseball_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1885 Major League Baseball season">1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_Major_League_Baseball_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1886 Major League Baseball season">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1887 Major League Baseball season">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_Major_League_Baseball_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1888 Major League Baseball season">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1889_Major_League_Baseball_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1889 Major League Baseball season">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_Major_League_Baseball_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1890 Major League Baseball season">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_Major_League_Baseball_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1891 Major League Baseball season">1891</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">NL monopoly</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1892_Major_League_Baseball_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1892 Major League Baseball season">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_Major_League_Baseball_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1893 Major League Baseball season">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_Major_League_Baseball_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1894 Major League Baseball season">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_Major_League_Baseball_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1895 Major League Baseball season">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_Major_League_Baseball_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1896 Major League Baseball season">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_Major_League_Baseball_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1897 Major League Baseball season">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_Major_League_Baseball_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1898 Major League Baseball season">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_Major_League_Baseball_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1899 Major League Baseball season">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_Major_League_Baseball_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1900 Major League Baseball season">1900</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Modern era</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Dead-ball_era" title="Dead-ball era">Dead-ball era</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1901_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1901 Major League Baseball season">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1902 Major League Baseball season">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1903 Major League Baseball season">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1904 Major League Baseball season">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1905 Major League Baseball season">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1906 Major League Baseball season">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1907 Major League Baseball season">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1908 Major League Baseball season">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1909 Major League Baseball season">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1910 Major League Baseball season">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1911 Major League Baseball season">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1912 Major League Baseball season">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1913 Major League Baseball season">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1914 Major League Baseball season">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1915 Major League Baseball season">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1916 Major League Baseball season">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1917 Major League Baseball season">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1918 Major League Baseball season">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1919 Major League Baseball season">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1920 Major League Baseball season">1920</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Live-ball_era" title="Live-ball era">Live-ball era</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1921_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1921 Major League Baseball season">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1922 Major League Baseball season">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1923 Major League Baseball season">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1924 Major League Baseball season">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1925 Major League Baseball season">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1926 Major League Baseball season">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1927 Major League Baseball season">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1928 Major League Baseball season">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1929 Major League Baseball season">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1930 Major League Baseball season">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1931 Major League Baseball season">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1932 Major League Baseball season">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1933 Major League Baseball season">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1934 Major League Baseball season">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1935 Major League Baseball season">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1936 Major League Baseball season">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1937 Major League Baseball season">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1938 Major League Baseball season">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1939 Major League Baseball season">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1940 Major League Baseball season">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1941 Major League Baseball season">1941</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1942_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1942 Major League Baseball season">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1943 Major League Baseball season">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1944 Major League Baseball season">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1945 Major League Baseball season">1945</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Post-war" title="Post-war">Post-war</a> and <a href="/wiki/Baseball_color_line" title="Baseball color line">integration</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1946_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1946 Major League Baseball season">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1947 Major League Baseball season">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1948 Major League Baseball season">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1949 Major League Baseball season">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1950 Major League Baseball season">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1951 Major League Baseball season">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1952 Major League Baseball season">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1953 Major League Baseball season">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1954 Major League Baseball season">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1955 Major League Baseball season">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1956 Major League Baseball season">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1957 Major League Baseball season">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1958 Major League Baseball season">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1959 Major League Baseball season">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1960 Major League Baseball season">1960</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1961_Major_League_Baseball_expansion" title="1961 Major League Baseball expansion">First expansion</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1961_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1961 Major League Baseball season">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1962 Major League Baseball season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1963 Major League Baseball season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1964 Major League Baseball season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1965 Major League Baseball season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1966 Major League Baseball season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1967 Major League Baseball season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1968 Major League Baseball season">1968</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1969_Major_League_Baseball_expansion" title="1969 Major League Baseball expansion">Birth of division play</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1969_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1969 Major League Baseball season">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1970 Major League Baseball season">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1971 Major League Baseball season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1972 Major League Baseball season">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1973 Major League Baseball season">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1974 Major League Baseball season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1975 Major League Baseball season">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1976 Major League Baseball season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1977 Major League Baseball season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1978 Major League Baseball season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1979 Major League Baseball season">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1980 Major League Baseball season">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1981 Major League Baseball season">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1982 Major League Baseball season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1983 Major League Baseball season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1984 Major League Baseball season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1985 Major League Baseball season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1986 Major League Baseball season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1987 Major League Baseball season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1988 Major League Baseball season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1989 Major League Baseball season">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1990 Major League Baseball season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1991 Major League Baseball season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1992 Major League Baseball season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1993 Major League Baseball season">1993</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Wild_Card#One_wild_card_per_league_(1994–2011)" title="Major League Baseball Wild Card">Wild Card begins</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1994_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1994 Major League Baseball season">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1995 Major League Baseball season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1996 Major League Baseball season">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1997 Major League Baseball season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1998 Major League Baseball season">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1999 Major League Baseball season">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2000 Major League Baseball season">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2001 Major League Baseball season">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2002 Major League Baseball season">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2003 Major League Baseball season">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2004 Major League Baseball season">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2005 Major League Baseball season">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2006 Major League Baseball season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2007 Major League Baseball 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