Making his major league debut for the Pirates, Nick Kingham retires the first 20 Cardinals batters he faces before allowing a single to Paul DeJong with two outs in the 7th. He then retires the next batter, ending his day with just that hit allowed, no walks and 9 strikeouts in 7 innings, earning his first career win, 5 – 0. No pitcher had made it through six perfect innings in his debut since 1974.

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Making his major league debut for the Pirates, Nick Kingham retires the first 20 Cardinals batters he faces before allowing a single to Paul DeJong with two outs in the 7th. He then retires the next batter, ending his day with just that hit allowed, no walks and 9 strikeouts in 7 innings, earning his first career win, 5 – 0. No pitcher had made it through six perfect innings in his debut since 1974.

2018 – By defeating the Blue Jays, 7 – 4, Bartolo Colon records a victory for his 11th different team, the Rangers. That ties the all-time record he now shares with three other pitching nomads: LaTroy Hawkins, Mike Morgan and Ron Villone.

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2018 – By defeating the Blue Jays, 7 – 4, Bartolo Colon records a victory for his 11th different team, the Rangers. That ties the all-time record he now shares with three other pitching nomads: LaTroy Hawkins, Mike Morgan and Ron Villone.

2018 – Boston’s Public Improvement Commission accedes to a demand spearheaded by Red Sox owner John Henry to rename Tom Yawkey Way, the street on which Fenway Park and the team’s corporate address is located. Tom Yawkey’s reputation has been badly damaged due to his central role in keeping the Red Sox from integrating until every other major league team had done so. The street will now revert to its former name, Jersey Street. The move is not without controversy, as the “Yawkey Foundations”, set up by the late owner’s estate, have provided millions to civic improvement projects in and around the city.

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2018 – Boston’s Public Improvement Commission accedes to a demand spearheaded by Red Sox owner John Henry to rename Tom Yawkey Way, the street on which Fenway Park and the team’s corporate address is located. Tom Yawkey’s reputation has been badly damaged due to his central role in keeping the Red Sox from integrating until every other major league team had done so. The street will now revert to its former name, Jersey Street. The move is not without controversy, as the “Yawkey Foundations”, set up by the late owner’s estate, have provided millions to civic improvement projects in and around the city.

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Brandon Belt forces Jaime Barria to throw a record 21 pitches before flying out to right field

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Facing rookie Jaime Barria of the Angels in the 1st inning, Brandon Belt of the Giants forces him to throw a record 21 pitches before flying out to right field. The 12-minute battle features 16 consecutive foul balls at one point, in addition to four unsuccessful pick-off attempts at first base. The previous record was 20 pitches, in a 1998 confrontation between Ricky Gutierrez and Bartolo Colon, although detailed pitch counts have only been tracked since 1988, so there may have been longer at-bats before that which went unrecorded.

Facing the Boston Red Sox, who are a scorching 17-2 heading into the game, Sean Manaea of the Athletics pitches the first no-hitter of the season, winning 3 – 0. He strikes out 10 while walking 2 in his first career complete game.

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Facing the Boston Red Sox, who are a scorching 17-2 heading into the game, Sean Manaea of the Athletics pitches the first no-hitter of the season, winning 3 – 0. He strikes out 10 while walking 2 in his first career complete game.

Sean Manaea tosses the 12th no-hitter in A’s franchise history and the first since southpaw Dallas Braden’s perfect game in 2010, when he keeps the opponents hitless in the team’s 3-0 victory over the 17-2 Red Sox at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The 26 year old southpaw’s performance ends Boston’s run of 3,987 games without being no-hit, a streak dating back Mariners’ Chris Bosio’s no-no against the club at the Kingdome on April 22, 1993.

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Sean Manaea tosses the 12th no-hitter in A’s franchise history and the first since southpaw Dallas Braden’s perfect game in 2010, when he keeps the opponents hitless in the team’s 3-0 victory over the 17-2 Red Sox at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The 26 year old southpaw’s performance ends Boston’s run of 3,987 games without being no-hit, a streak dating back Mariners’ Chris Bosio’s no-no against the club at the Kingdome on April 22, 1993.

Tyson Ross makes a bid to pitch the first no-hitter in the history of the Padres

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Tyson Ross makes a bid to pitch the first no-hitter in the history of the Padres, keeping the Diamondbacks from getting a base hit until two are out in the game. Unfortunately, CF Franchy Cordero, who has accounted for the game’s only run until then with a massive homer in the 4th, mis-judges a very catchable fly ball by PH Christian Walker, and it falls in for a game-tying double. Ross then leaves the game, with nothing to show for his tremendous performance. Reliever Brad Hand records the last four outs without allowing another safety and gets credit for the 4 – 1 win after San Diego scores three runs in the top of the 9th.

Sean Manaea tosses the 12th no-hitter in A’s franchise history

Sean Manaea tosses the 12th no-hitter in A’s franchise history

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Sean Manaea tosses the 12th no-hitter in A’s franchise history and the first since southpaw Dallas Braden’s perfect game in 2010, when he keeps the opponents hitless in the team’s 3-0 victory over the 17-2 Red Sox at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The 26 year old southpaw’s performance ends Boston’s run of 3,987 games without being no-hit, a streak dating back Mariners’ Chris Bosio’s no-no against the club at the Kingdome on April 22, 1993.