The Padres retire uniform number 51 worn by reliever Trevor Hoffman during his stellar career before their game with the Florida Marlins, then Will Venable caps off the day with a game-winning single off Edward Mujicaagainst a five-man infield for a 4 – 3 win. Hoffman’s successor as the Padres’ closer, Heath Bell, gives up a homer to Mike Cameron with two outs in the top of the 9th for a blown save, but earns the win instead.

On August 21, 2011 — The Padres retire uniform number 51 worn by reliever Trevor Hoffman during his stellar career before their game with the Florida Marlins, then Will Venable caps off the day with a game-winning single off Edward Mujica against a five-man infield for a 4 – 3 win. Hoffman’s successor as the Padres’ closer, Heath Bell, gives up a homer to Mike Cameron with two outs in the top of the 9th for a blown save, but earns the win instead.

Hoffman’s retired in the off-season after playing 18 big league seasons, 16 with San Diego. After he was acquired by the team in a five-player deal in 1993, the right-handed reliever compiled 552 of his 601 saves for the Friars.

Baseball is the only game you can watch on the radio. Join the community today and listen to hundreds of broadcasts from baseball’s golden age.

Lets go! Start listening!

Share the Post:

Xu Guiyan signs with Orioles, becoming the first player who is Chinese by birth and ancestry to ink a contract to play in the United States. The 19 year-old outfielder/first baseman nicknamed ‘Itchy,’ at the MLB China Development Center in Wuxi, Jiangsu will be evaluated by the Orioles scouts in the spring, before being assigned to a minor league affiliate.

July 20, 2015

Two days after being acquired from Cleveland, Victor Martinez makes his presence felt in the Red Sox line-up, banging out 5 hits and collecting 4 RBI in an 18 – 10 thrashing of Baltimore. For his part, Kevin Youkilis goes 10 for 12 in the BoSox three-game sweep of the Birds at Camden Yards.

August 2, 2009

Mike Boddicker, 17-8 with Boston this season, signs a three-year deal with the Royals as a free agent worth approximately $9 million. The 33 year-old right-hander is slated to be the #2 starter in John Wathan’s rotation, behind two-time Cy Young winner Bret Saberhagen.

November 21, 1990

Start Listieng to Classic Baseball Broadcasts (1934 - 1973)

Enjoy our free trial and start listening to games, interviews and shows! Ruth, Mantle, Aaron, and Seaver!

class="wp-singular post-template-default single single-post postid-109101 single-format-standard wp-custom-logo wp-embed-responsive wp-theme-kadence wp-child-theme-kadence-child logged-out footer-on-bottom hide-focus-outline link-style-standard content-title-style-normal content-width-normal content-style-unboxed content-vertical-padding-show non-transparent-header mobile-non-transparent-header kadence-elementor-colors elementor-default elementor-kit-193430 elementor-page-193959"

Lets go! Start listening!

Related Posts

Two days after being acquired from Cleveland, Victor Martinez makes his presence felt in the Red Sox line-up, banging out 5 hits and collecting 4 RBI in an 18 – 10 thrashing of Baltimore. For his part, Kevin Youkilis goes 10 for 12 in the BoSox three-game sweep of the Birds at Camden Yards.

Mike Boddicker, 17-8 with Boston this season, signs a three-year deal with the Royals as a free agent worth approximately $9 million. The 33 year-old right-hander is slated to be the #2 starter in John Wathan’s rotation, behind two-time Cy Young winner Bret Saberhagen.

Start Listieng to Classic Baseball Broadcasts (1934 - 1973)

Podcast