on November 22, 2021 Cloyd Boyer, Last of a Three-Brother Baseball Rarity, Dies at 94 Cloyd Boyer pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Athletics and, in a baseball career of nearly a half century, later worked as a pitching coach for the Yankees and the Atlanta Braves and as a minor…
With a spot in the Gold Medal game at the 2017 Bolivarian Games at stake, Panama tops Venezuela, 3-0. Davis Romero strikes out 19 in a three-hit shutout; no other pitcher will strike out more than 9 in the whole tournament, while Romero had 10 in his prior outing for 29 overall.
According to a report in the magazine Forbes, Major League Baseball revenues in 2017 grew for the 15th consecutive year and passed the $10 billion threshold for the first time. The growing value of television rights and increasing ratings are the primary reasons behind this growth, in spite of a slight decline in attendance at ballparks.
President Barack Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to broadcaster Vin Scully, the voice of the Dodgers for the past 67 seasons. The recently retired play-by-play announcer joins other baseball notables, including Hank Aaron, Moe Berg, Jackie Robinson, Roberto Clemente, Ted Williams, and Stan Musial, to have received the nation’s highest civilian honor.
In a trade of former top prospects coming off disappointing seasons, the Cardinals send 3B David Freese to the Angels in return for OF Peter Bourjos. P Fernando Salas also heads to Los Angeles, while minor league OF Randal Grichuk will go to St. Louis.
The Mets sign OF Chris Young to a one-year contract.
OF Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers is voted the winner of the 2011 National League Most Valuable Player Award. Braun hit .332 with 33 homers and 111 RBI as the Brewers won the AL Central title for the first time. He outpolls Los Angeles’ Matt Kemp who flirted with a Triple Crown but whose team was left far out of the running for a postseason slot.
The Marlins trade C John Baker to the Padres in return for left-handed P Wade LeBlanc.
Joey Votto of the Cincinnati Reds wins the 2010 National League Most Valuable Player Award. He defeats fellow 1B Albert Pujols of the Cardinals who had beaten him in voting for both the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger awards, by getting 31 of 32 first-place votes in recognition of his leadership role on a young Reds team that reached the postseason for the first time in 15 years. Carlos Gonzalez of the Rockies finishes third.
The New York Mets announce the hiring of Terry Collins as their new manager, replacing Jerry Manuel. Collins last managed in the major leagues with the Anaheim Angels from 1997 to 1999. He has since spent time in Japan and China and last season was the Mets’ minor league field coordinator.