He married Japanese pop singer Mai Satoda in 2012. Associated With At the time of his signing, his contract ranked as the 5th largest contract for a pitcher in MLB history. The first place spot had been claimed by Clayton Kershaw earlier in the same offseason when the Dodgers locked him ...
He led the American League (AL) in batting average and stolen bases en route to being named AL Rookie of the Year and AL MVP. Ichiro was the first MLB player to enter the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (The Golden Players Club). He was a ten-time MLB All-Star and won the 2007 ...
Before his professional career, he played college baseball at Georgia Tech, where in 2001 he won the Dick Howser Trophy as the national collegiate baseball player of the year. One of the most prolific switch hitters in MLB history, Teixeira was an integral part of the Yankees' 27th World ...
Hideki Kamiya is a prominent Japanese video game designer and director known for his work at Capcom and PlatinumGames. He began his career with Capcom, where he directed acclaimed titles such as Resident Evil 2, Devil May Cry, Viewtiful Joe, and Ōkami. After leaving Capcom, he co-founded...
Peter Morgan Alonso, known as "Polar Bear," is a professional baseball player for the New York Mets in Major League Baseball (MLB). He began his career in 2019 with an impressive debut, winning the National League's Rookie of the Year Award after hitting a record-breaking 53 home runs....
Famous Firsts in MLB History During the 19th Century Era |Baseball Almanac The birth of baseball. The first rules. The first game including first hit, single, double, triple, home run - they are all here in print. Some historians may differentiate between modern baseball and nineteenth century...
Would Boras scuttle any deal so he could buy out Matsuzaka's contract on the cheap and deal directly with other MLB teams? Would the "Diceman" have to come back home with his head hung in shame? The media storm was reminiscent of the one surrounding Nomo Hideo, the first Japanese ...
But even the MLB total alone puts him in Hall of Fame company.One of the few questions remaining about Ichiro is whether he will be inducted into the Japanese or the US Hall of Fame, or become the first ever player to make it into both....
William Daro Bean (born May 11, 1964) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder for the Detroit Tigers (1987–1989), Los Angeles Dodgers (1989), and San Diego Padres (1993–1995), as well as the Kintetsu Buffaloes of ...
Aloysius Harry Simmons (May 22, 1902 – May 26, 1956), born Alois Szymanski, was an American professional baseball player. Nicknamed "Bucketfoot Al", he played for two decades in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder and had his best years with Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics ...