Tag Archives: Atlanta Braves

117th World Series Set

The 117th edition of the World Series is set to begin tonight in Houston. The series features National League Pennant winners, Atlanta Braves, and American League Pennant winners, Houston Astros. This is the fifth time that the two teams have … Continue reading

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Hank Aaron has Passed Away at 86

Legendary baseball player Hank Aaron has passed away at the age of 86. Mr. Aaron was a right fielder and played 23 season in the Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1954 to 1976.  He spent the majority of his career … Continue reading

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2019 League Championship Series

The 2019 Divisional Series have now been completed and the Amercian League Championship Series (ALCS) and National League Championship Series (NLCS) are now set. Let’s look at the two series:

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Baseball Wild Card Games

The Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season has now been completed, and the 10 postseason teams have now all qualified. The postseason opens tonight, with the National League Wild Gard Game. In the first round, the one game Wild Card … Continue reading

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2018 World Series

The 114th edition of the World Series is set to start between the National League (NL) Pennant winners the Los Angeles Dodgers and the American League (AL) Pennant winners the Boston Red Sox.  The Red Sox have home field advantage. … Continue reading

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Vladimir Guerrero leads Class of 2018

The National Baseball Hall of Fame (i.e. Cooperstown) has announced that four players will be inducted into the Hall of Fame this year. The players elected by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America are Chipper Jones (97.2%), Vladimir Guerrero (92.9%) … Continue reading

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MLB All-Star Teams Announced

Major League Baseball (MLB) has announced the players who will be the starters for the 2015 All-Star Game on July 14th in Cincinnati. With the exception of the starting pitcher for both teams, each position player starting the game is … Continue reading

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Blue Jays Pre-season TV Schedule

The Toronto Blue Jays have announce their list of pre-season games which will be broadcast on Sportsnet in Canada. The following games will be broadcast on television:

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2015 Inductees into Cooperstown

The Baseball Hall of Fame (Cooperstown) has announced the inductees for the 2015 induction ceremony.  For the first time since 1955, four players received sufficient votes to be inducted. The four inductiees are Randy Johnson (97.3%), Pedro Martinez (91.1%), John … Continue reading

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The Strike that ended the Montreal Expos

Today, August 12th 1994, marks the 20th anniversary of the famous 1994 Major League Baseball (MLB) strike.  When the strike started, the Montreal Expos were 74-40 when the strike started, and were the best team in the National League, including … Continue reading

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