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Associated Press
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
This Date in Baseball - Barry Bonds hits his 715th HR to pass Babe Ruth for 2nd place all-time
May 28 1918 -- Boston's Joe Bush pitched a 1-0 one-hitter against the Chicago White Sox and drove in the lone run. The only Chicago hit was by Happy Felsch. It occurred when he threw his bat at the ball on a hit and run. 1939 -- Philadelphia pitcher Robert Joyce was victimized two straight days by New York's George Selkirk. Joyce gave up two homers to Selkirk a day earlier. Joyce came on in relief on this day and gave up two more homers to Selkirk. Selkirk ended with four homers in four at-bats against the same pitcher over two successive games. The Yankees won 9-5. 1946 -- The Washington Senators beat New York 2-1 in the first night game at Yankee Stadium. The first ball was thrown out by General Electric president Charles E. Wilson. 1951 -- After going 0-for-12 in his first three major league games, Willie Mays of the New York Giants hit a home run off Warren Spahn in a 4-1 loss to the Boston Braves. 1956 -- Dale Long of the Pittsburgh Pirates hit a home run in his eighth consecutive game, a major league record. Long connected off Brooklyn's Carl Erskine at Forbes Field. 1968 -- The American League announced the league will be split into two divisions. The East division will consist of Baltimore, Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, New York and Washington. California, Chicago, Kansas City, Minnesota, Oakland and Seattle will make up the West. 1979 -- George Brett of the Kansas City Royals hit for the cycle and added another home run to beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 in 16 innings. 1986 -- Joe Cowley of the Chicago White Sox set a major league record by striking out the first seven batters he faced. He lasted 4 2-3 innings in a 6-3 loss to the Texas Rangers. 1995 -- The White Sox and Tigers set a major league record with 12 homers, and combined for an American League-record 21 extra-base hits in Chicago's 14-12 victory in Detroit. 1998 -- Arizona manager Buck Showalter intentionally walked Barry Bonds with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the ninth, and the Diamondbacks held on to beat San Francisco 8-7. 2003 -- Atlanta became the second team in major league history to start a game with three straight homers in its 15-3 win over the Reds. Rafael Furcal, Mark DeRosa and Gary Sheffield hit consecutive home runs off Jeff Austin in the bottom of the first. The Padres did it against the Giants on April 13, 1987. 2006 -- Barry Bonds hit his 715th home run during the San Francisco Giants' 6-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies to slip past Babe Ruth and pull in behind Hank Aaron and his long-standing record of 755. 2007 -- Adrian Beltre tied a franchise record with four extra-base hits, including two homers, as Seattle pounded the Los Angeles Angels 12-5. 2010 -- Detroit's Miguel Cabrera hit three homers in a 5-4 loss to Oakland. Oakland's Ben Sheets gave up three runs -- on Cabrera's first two homers -- worked seven innings in his longest start of the season. 2012 — The Cubs end a twelve-game losing streak, their longest since 1997, with an 11-7 win over the Padres at Wrigley Field. 2010 -- Matt Cain pitched a one-hitter to match a career best, giving up only a two-out double in the second to Mark Reynolds, and San Francisco beat Arizona 5-0. 2013 — The Mets honor Yankees great Mariano Rivera, who has announced his retirement at the end of the year, by having him throw the ceremonial first pitch before the game between the two teams from the Big Apple at Citi Field, with retired Mets closer John Franco acting as his catcher for the occasion. 2016 — In the 3rd inning of a game against the Dodgers, Mets P Noah Syndergaard is ejected for throwing at Chase Utley, in apparent retaliation for Utley's aggressive slide which injured Mets SS Ruben Tejada in last year's NLDS. Umpire Adam Hamari also tosses Mets manager Terry Collins for arguing his decision, then Utley gets his revenge when he opens the score with a solo homer off Logan Verrett in the 6th and adds a grand slam off Hansel Robles in the 7th. The Dodgers hit five homers in total as they win the game, 9-1. 2019 — Derek Dietrich continues his unlikely homer binge as he hits three, all two-run shots, in leading the Reds to an 11-6 win over the Pirates. With 17 homers this year, he has already topped his career high, and 12 of his last 17 hits have gone over the fence. For the Pirates, rookie Kevin Newman hits his first career homer, a grand slam off Lucas Sims. 2023 — Spencer Strider of the Braves becomes the fastest starting pitcher to record 100 strikeouts in a season, doing so in his 61st inning in an 11 - 4 win over the Phillies. Last year, Strider set the record for the fastest pitcher to reach 200 Ks in a season. _____
Forbes
09-04-2025
- Sport
- Forbes
The Blue Jays Extended Vlad Guerrero, Now They Must Build Around Him
Who is the greatest player in Toronto Blue Jays history? There isn't an obvious answer like there is for the Kansas City Royals (George Brett) or San Diego Padres (Tony Gwynn), but that will change soon. Slugging first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. signed a 14-year, $500 million extension that will keep him in Toronto through 2039. Guerrero came up through the Blue Jays system and debuted in 2019, so he will have played 21 years for the club by the time his new deal expires. By then, he ought to possess nearly every franchise record a hitter can have. Now the organization has to determine how to build a winning ballclub around him. They've got plenty of work to do on that front as they seek to build on a last place finish in the AL East and a 74-88 record. Toronto has a luxury tax payroll of $269.3 million this season according to Cot's Contracts, which is the sixth-highest figure in MLB. That represents an increase of about $35 million over last season, and they'll exceed the luxury tax threshold as a first-time payor by around $28 million. Their biggest free agent signings this winter include outfielder Anthony Santander on a five-year, $92.5 million contract, relievers Jeff Hoffman and Yimi García for a combined $18.5 million per year, and future Hall of Famer Max Scherzer for one year and $15.5 million. Overhauling an ineffective bullpen was an important objective for the front office, but they also came up short for several big-name free agents including Juan Soto and Roki Sasaki. They were perceived as the runner-up for Shohei Ohtani the previous offseason. By extending Guerrero, the Blue Jays have already signed next offseason's biggest free agent, but they still have a lot of work to do to round out their lineup. Shortstop Bo Bichette is also on the precipice of free agency, and with an upgrade needed over Ernie Clement and Will Wagner at third base, the team has to replace the left side of the infield. Bichette could become an extension candidate depending on how his season goes. After two All-Star appearances earlier in his career, his production crashed last year with a .225/.277/.322 batting line. A full rebound could mean a lucrative long-term contract, but a repeat of 2024's performance could lead to a one-year pillow contract as he seeks to re-establish his value. Toronto's main focus next offseason will have to be rebuilding the starting rotation. Scherzer, who's currently on the injured list, and Chris Bassitt are both impending free agents. That will clear $37.5 million in salary, but leave substantial holes in the pitching staff. José Berríos is locked up on a long-term deal and Kevin Gausman is signed through 2026. Late-bloomer Bowden Francis won't even be eligible for arbitration for two more years, but the team will need to add two premium starters to begin next year with a strong five-man rotation. The Blue Jays can continue to upgrade other areas as well, such as center field where the aging George Springer is miscast. They can also use another proven bat in their corner outfield/designated hitter mix, and their bullpen is always a work in progress. Now that they've secured their face of the franchise, they will need to commit to building a winner around him. They haven't been successful recruiting the top free agents over the last few years, but now that Guerrero is staying put, they'll hope he becomes a drawing card.
