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Posted on November 6, 2014 | Leave a comment

Only two pitchers in all of the Colorado Rockies franchise history have pitched in more than 400 games as a member of the franchise. They are: Steve Reed (461 games) and Brian Fuentes (428 games).

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Posted on November 4, 2014 | Leave a comment

The first Philadelphia Phillies left-handed pitcher to be named to the NL All-Star Team was Ken Raffensberger. Raffensberger was chosen as a member of the 1944 squad.

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Harmon Killebrew is the first player in Minnesota Twins history to have his jersey retired. His #3 was retired on May 4, 1975.

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Posted on October 27, 2014 | 2 comments

Tim Lincecum is the only pitcher in major league history to win the Cy Young Award during his first two full seasons as a pitcher in the major leagues.

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Posted on October 24, 2014 | Leave a comment

The first New York Mets third baseman to be selected to represent the team during the MLB All-Star game was Howard Johnson. Johnson’s first selection came in 1989.

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Posted on October 19, 2014 | Leave a comment

The Opening Day starting pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks in their inaugural baseball games as a major league franchise was Andy Benes.

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Posted on October 17, 2014 | Leave a comment

In 2001, the Cleveland Indians retired the number 455 as a way to honor their loyal fans for selling out 455 consecutive home games between the 1995-2001 baseball seasons.

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