BR Bullpen:Did You Know Archive8

This is an archive of articles that were featured on the Main Page as part of Did You Know? from June 26, 2018 to December 15, 2020.

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...what Toshizo Sakamoto was the first player to do?
...that Tito Figueroa was a two-time Gold Medal winner in a different sport before becoming the Puerto Rican League's first strikeout king?
...that Jesús Torrijos was the first person to steal five bases in an international tournament - only to matched by his brother in the same event?
...what Eulogio Osorio was the first player to accomplish in the Cuban Serie Nacional?
...in what tournament Sasika Dulshan won MVP?
...that Garrett Crochet was the first player in over a decade to go straight to the majors?
...that Rafael Marchan's first major league homer was also his first since turning professional?
...that Kentaro Ogawa did not appear in Nippon Pro Baseball for over a decade after his signing but still wound up making four All-Star teams?
...that Enrique Fonseca was the last living member of one of Venezuela's most famous teams?
...what Shigeyuki Takahashi did that no other Central League rookie would do for over 40 years?
...that Timothy Kelly suffered from a very rare disorder that caused his brain to shut down?
...what special gift Matteo Bocchi brought for his collegiate teammates?
...what Toshiro Miyazaki did that no one had done before in Nippon Pro Baseball history?
...what Shota Nakazaki became the fourth player in franchise annals to accomplish?
...what record Min-sung Kim set?
...what national finale Brandon Waddell won?
...what Kazuma Okamoto was the youngest player to do in Nippon Pro Baseball annals?
...what historic first Kuen-Chi Cheng accomplished?
...what honor Alfredo Street won in 1966?
...what statistic Hyun-hee Han was the youngest player to lead the Korea Baseball Organization?
...what international tournament Ryota Sekiya led in ERA?
...what happened in 1971 NPB All-Star Game 1 that had not happened before and has not happened since?
...that Ben Richardson was the third two-time winner of an award - but the second Richardson to do it?
...that Lassina Sanfo was the first professional baseball player from his country?
...what Kazuto Taguchi was the youngest Yomiuri Giants pitcher in 45 years to do?
...that Evelio Hernández would have led all three Amateur World Series he played in in batting average - but never got enough plate appearances to qualify?
...that Pedro Sierra's career took him from Cuba to the Negro Leagues to the minor leagues to Canada to Panama to Mexico to Taiwan?
...what big win Oriel Caicedo got for Panama?
...what Australian rule change resulted from a play involving John Ramsden?
...that Luis Mercado was a tourney statistic leader in three different major international competitions?
...what tragedy ended Ted Kimbro's life at age 23?
...what Luis Castro did in 2019 that no one had done since Candy Maldonado 39 years prior?
...what records Scott Bryant set at the University of Texas?
...what organizational award JT Brubaker took home in 2018?
...what historic win Glennis Scott picked up for Team Canada?
...that Nick Mears made the majors less than two years after being signed as an undrafted free agent?
...what major league record Coco Crisp set?
...that Norman Caes led his league in both walks drawn and walks issued?
...that Craig Weissmann was already working as a scout when he became a replacement player during the 1994 strike?
...what historic homer Alvin Crowder gave up?
...that George Crowe was the first winner of Indiana's Mr. Basketball?
...that Daniel Schmidt was first or second in the Australian Baseball League in wins four years in a row?
...what legend was signed by Katsutoshi Miwata‎?
...that Fred Webb was forbidden to play sports by doctors yet wound up pitching for Team USA?
...that Toshihiko Kuramoto was the first rookie to start at shortstop for the Yokohama BayStars franchise on Opening Day in 34 years?
...what Pavel Chadim was the first Czech coach to accomplish?
...what happened in 1968 NPB All-Star Game 1 that had never been done before in a NPB All-Star Game?
...in what event Yi Chang was named the top starting pitcher?
...what Team USA record Matt Clark set?
...which players have won the Platinum Glove?
...what record Joe Cicero set?
...that Rachel Balkovec is the first woman hired as a minor league coach?
...that Elehuris Montero was the first Cards farmhand to be named Midwest League MVP since Albert Pujols?
...that Carlos Molina was the first batter in the history of the Guatemalan national team but won his medal in a different event?
...what Nobel Peace Prize winner helped Donn Clendenon adjust to college life?
...in what country Alejandro Mejia has won the last three RBI titles?
...that Juan Martínez set Costa Rican records in all three pitching Triple Crown categories - in different seasons?
...how Charlie Culver came to be one of an exceedingly small number of African-Americans to play in organized baseball between 1890 and 1945?
...what first Ollie Brantley accomplished after his two-decade pitching career?
...that Cocoliso Torres was the first of 14 Cubans to be named Baseball World Cup MVP?
...that Derell McCall did not average less than a hit allowed per inning until his 14th professional season?
...what famous basketball team Ezell King played for?
...what key start Arturo Reyes made for the Mexican national team?
...what Thomas Mays did after his one umpiring stint in pro ball?
...that Oscar González won a minor league MVP three years before he added a batting title to his resume?
...in what league Freddie Cabrera won Rookie of the Year?
...that Óscar Romero went 10-0 in winning six Gold Medals in the Amateur World Series and Pan American Games?
...that Sam Buelens was the second player raised in Belgium to sign with a MLB team?
...that every Southern Tier League team featured at least one former or future major leaguer, save for the 1904 Penn Yan Grape Pickers?
...what history J.W. Wingate made when he signed his first minor league deal?
...that Al Robertson was the first Canadian national team member to lead a major international tournament in a Triple Crown stat?
...in what country Agustín Tissera won MVP?
...that Edouard Julien broke a record that belonged to Frank Thomas
...that Ukyo Shuto led a major tournament in steals despite not having a plate appearance?
...in what league Drew Waters won MVP in 2019?
...what Giljegiljaw Kungkuan did that no Taiwanese player in the US had done before?
...that Otto López played for two different national teams in the same year?
...which major league team José Ángel Meléndez once threw a no-hitter against?
...what two awards Yariel González won in 2019?
...what commitment will keep prospect Noah Song off the mound for the next two years?
...what records Jesús Ríos set in Mexico?
...that Jimmy Figueroa once led the Olympics in ERA?
...that Calten Daal was the first All-Star shortstop in the history of which event?
...what tournament Luis Mateo led in RBI?
...what future All-Star outfielder was MVP of the 2000 World Junior Championship primarily for his pitching?
...that Edwin Espinal twice led the Pittsburgh Pirates chain in RBI?
...that Hamidou Kafando was the first player from Burkina Faso to lead a major international tournament in an offensive category - and also led in pitching categories as well?
...what feat Oscar Colás was the 9th player to perform in Nippon Pro Baseball annals?
...in which country Anthony Vizcaya won an ERA title after having finished second in the Dominican Republic?
...that Daniel Tillo was named the best basketball player in his state before opting to focus on baseball instead?
...what record Seiji Uebayashi set in 2018?
...what Dean Pelman did for the Israeli national team that no one had done before?
...what Yoshinobu Yamamoto accomplished that no 20-year-old had ever done in Nippon Pro Baseball?
...in what event Shuta Tonosaki was named MVP?
...that Louis Boyd was only 25 when he was named a minor league manager for the first time?
...in what categories Alí Castillo led Philadelphia Phillies farmhands in 2019?
...what Olympic record Tomohito Ito set?
...that Pavel Quesada made the Cuban national team after having previously defected?
...what award Shih-Peng Chen took home in 2019?
...what record Kensuke Kondo challenged in 2016 before an injury cut his season short?
...that Frederick Westervelt is presumably the only person to have been an umpire in all three major leagues and the top three minor leagues of the 20th Century?
...that Zach Penprase led NCAA Division I in stolen bases?
...in what event Andrija Tomić won MVP honors?
...that Harry Decker was a notorious con artist who used many different aliases and served time at St. Quentin Prison?
...that Jake Cronenworth won a batting title in AAA the same year he helped pitch a no-hitter there?
...that Yi-Chung Liao was bypassed in the draft in two different countries before he signed a pro contract?
...which country won the 2015 South American Championship for their first South American title, even though they had won a couple world titles to that point?
...that Olmedo Arroba was named both baseball player of the year and doctor of the year in Ecuador?
...what record Kenji Akashi set?
...that Dominican José Saint-Claire hit the most famous home run in Puerto Rican League history?
...that Ludovico Coveri was the youngest player in the first Premier 12?
...what franchise record Shun Yamaguchi set for the Yokohama BayStars?
...that Jon Jones played for the Mexican national team the same year his cousin was on the British national team?
...that Bobby Dalbec won Carolina League MVP despite spending the last month of the year in AA?
...what honor Robbie Glendinning took home in 2019?
...that 6' 9" Dylan Rheault was signed, appropriately enough, by the Giants?
...in what tournament Nick Pratto was named MVP?
...what historic win Andika Arlistianto got for Indonesia?
...the history of the Quebec Provincial League before it joined Organized Baseball?
...that Drew Rasmussen threw the first perfect game for Oregon State University?
...that Wander Franco has the same name as his two older brothers, who are also professional baseball players?
...that Nanda Dwi Saputra not only pitched in all five games for Indonesia in the 2018 Asian Games but started three of them in a six-day period?
...that Gareth Morgan had one at-bat total in the first two editions of the Premier 12 despite making Canada's roster for both events?
...that Wayne Ough won MVP at age 40 after barely playing the prior two years?
...that Jhonny Bethencourt was the last player to lead the Venezuelan Summer League in runs?
...what major wins Jonathan de Marte got for the Israeli national team in 2019?
...in what two countries Elián Leyva has led a league in ERA?
...that Benny Wanger was All-Ivy League both as a DH and as a pitcher?
...what critical starting nod R.J. Freure got for Team Canada?
...that Maury Ornest had a posthumous art show?
...what unusual venue Willis Chamness got married at?
...that Wes Darvill led the 2019 Pan American Games in runs, RBI and steals?
...that Vern Campbell led his league in triples his last season as a pro?
...that Jovanny Cedeno had a career record of 30-6 in the pro ranks?
...what Seattle Mariners organizational record Michael Frierson set?
...that Bobby Estalella had a three-homer game in only his 10th major league game?
...in what event Akihiro Togo was the All-Star shortstop?
...what season Frank Medina led Cuba in ERA?
...that Vendula Nesvadbová was the first pitcher, first batter and first baserunner in the history of the Czech women's national team?
...that Christian Correa led one 2019 international event in slugging and another in homers?
...how John Waltz ended up as manager of the Baltimore Orioles in spite of having no background in baseball?
...in what country Carlos Quevedo has twice led the league in wins?
...that Eric Wood was the first Canadian picked in the 2012 amateur draft?
...that Simon Rosenbaum led NCAA Division III in OBP one year?
...what was unusual about Delano Selassa's Holland Series MVP award?
...what non-profit Jeremy Wolf began?
...what league record Alex Crosby set?
...where the title of the classic baseball novel Bang the Drum Slowly originates?
...that Hank Matsubu was part of the first All-Nisei battery in minor league annals?
...that Amadeo Zazueta has played for over 25 teams?
...that Tom Mee was the first employee of the Minnesota Twins?
...in what event Shih-Yun Lee was the All-Star catcher?
...what adversity Devin Smeltzer overcame?
...what college record Tony Rossi holds?
...why it makes sense that the book Jackie Robinson: un été à Montréal was originally published in French?
...that even though he went to high school in the U.S. and was subject to the amateur draft, Tayler Scott was only the second major leaguer born in Africa?
...that Yorfrank López won a pitching Triple Crown a year after leading his league in losses?
...that writing his master's thesis on the Houston Astros' rebuilding strategy landed Jason Bell a job with the organization?
...how Joseph Herr ended up with two death certificates?
...that Harold Ramírez won two batting titles in the span of a year?
...that Jasson Atondo led his league in hits despite being a backup infielder?
...in what tournament Drew Janssen was the youngest player?
...that Terutoshi Okiyama was part of the first team to win consecutive All-Japan University Baseball Championships, the first Japanese Asian Championship winner and the first and only Taiyo Whales Japan Series champion?
...what historic first Faldy Akhmad Zulfikar had for Indonesia?
...that Vincent Ahrens had the first hit in Super6 history?
...that Lachlan Wells was Australia's youngest player in the 2017 World Baseball Classic but was still called on in two critical pitching situations?
...that Jonathan Castellanos was the only pitcher to beat the Dominican national team in the 2019 Pan American Games Qualifier?
...which future stars were signed by superscout Larry Sutton?
...that Julien Tucker was traded straight-up for a five-time major league All-Star?
...that Bernard Adei managed Nicholas Alumai in little league four years before they were teammates?
...that Víctor Greenidge was the first Panamanian to play in the Cuban Winter League?
...that Raul Barron spent his entire US career as an infielder and nearly his entire Mexican career as a pitcher?
...that Robelys Reyes was not promoted the year after winning a batting title?
...that Wes Johnson went straight from being a coach at the college level to a job as a major league pitching coach?
...that fans and players hated Metropolitan Park because it was built on a former landfill and was beset by foul odors ?
...that Zenón Ochoa nearly won a home run title in a league where he later won Umpire of the Year?
...what career record César Tapia set the year he won Mexican League MVP?
...in what event Charlie Valerio was named the best defensive player?
...that Rafael Espada was on the only Dominican national team to win the Amateur World Series but was inducted into the Dominican Sports Hall of Fame for his performance in another sport?
...what categories Yunior Paumier has led Cuban batters in?
...what is a split season?
...that Hamtramck Stadium is one of the last remaining Negro Leagues ballparks still standing?
...in what 2018 event Artuur Driessens won Best Pitcher honors?
...why A False Spring is considered a classic tale of failure?
...what star Ha-seong Kim replaced in the 2017 World Baseball Classic?
...how close Takahiro Okada came to the 100,000th home run in Nippon Pro Baseball annals?
...that Balbino Fuenmayor hit cleanup in the Futures Game two years after being released by his first organization?
...what Bo-Hao Chen was the youngest player to do?
...what happened in the 1983 Serie A that had not happened before in Italy?
...that Leonid Korneev had the first hit in a game between the USA and USSR?
...that Luis Lunar is among the top 10 on a career leaderboard in both Italy and Venezuela?
...the Mike Kelly was indicted for murder in Sioux City, IA four years after pitching for the Philadelphia Phillies?
...why Rafael Viñales did not appear in the Cuban Serie Nacional two seasons before he was named the loop's MVP?
...what big hit Rodrigo Orozco Jr. had for Panama?
...that Claudio Custodio has led his leagues in both runs scored and lowest ERA?
...which three leagues Nao Higashihama has led in wins?
...in what tournament Júnior Sosa had the most runs and the most doubles?
...what is the origin of Gene Vadeboncoeur's unusual last name?
...that Robel Garcia was the first player to hit for the cycle in a Super6?
...what record Juan Izaguirre held for 38 years before Robin Ventura broke it?
...that Octavio Acosta had the most wins in the combined 2017 minor leagues and 2017-2018 winter leagues?
...that Heriberto Feliciano represented Puerto Rico in another sport in the Central American and Caribbean Games before he played baseball for them in the Pan American Games?
...who led the 2015 Pacific Coast League in average, posting the league's highest mark in 67 years, yet did not get called up to the majors that year?
...in what event Yasunori Takami won the MVP?
...what historic win Ray Blosse got for Team USA?
...what Luis Lugo was the first pitcher to accomplish?
...that Nick Nosti did not win a Silver Slugger the year he led the league in average and slugging?
...what year Sebastiano Poma won the MVP in the Italian Baseball League?
...what record Yuito Mori set in 2018?
...what historic Czech win Lukáš Hlouch played a key role in?
...what history-making duo Kelsie Whitmore was part of?
...that Hakeem Rahniady Putra Ady got the first home run for Indonesia in an Asian Games?
...what MVP award Edgardo Báez won?
...what Hall of Famer Carlo Tagliaboschi pitched against in Italy?
...which player set the ERA record in the 1961 Serie A while also winning the batting title?
...that Ka-Ho Sam Leung tied for the 2018 Asian Games lead in wins when no one else on his team won a game?
...that Clayton Freimuth led his league in saves one year after leading in losses?
...that Bob Maneely's career ended the year after he was named Pitcher of the Year?
...what event Tsun-Wai Yung led in steals?
...that Chiao-Yun Huang was the All-Star reliever in one Women's Baseball World Cup then the All-Star starter in the next?
...why Florida Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria was so eager to acquire pitcher Justin Wayne in a trade?
...that Aaron Kurcz was once traded for an executive and another time was the only player in a deal?
...that Haicheng Gong was the first pitcher signed from China's MLB Development Center?
...what job Nathanael Santiago worked for several years before being discovered by a scout?
...that umpire Billy Stage was one of the top sprinters of his day and would regularly outrun baserunners to first base?
...that Ulfrido García‎ pitched in the championship series in two different countries in 2018?
...what was the role of Sport Sullivan in the Black Sox Scandal?
...that umpire Jim Sheasgreen later became the mayor of Fort Saskatchewan, AB?
...what historic save Chindy Patria Yudharana got for the Indonesian national team?
...what record Guillermo Vento set in 1947 that has never been broken?
...in what 2018 tournament Dudley Leonora won the best hitter award?
...what a bullpen game refers to?
...that Karl Spongberg's major league debut was also his sole appearance in Organized Baseball?
...what is Beep Baseball?
...that the 1950s witnessed the first franchise shifts in major league baseball in half a century?
...in what 2018 tournament did Blake Ochoa win MVP?
...that the home team won all seven games in the 1999 Italian Series, four of them by shutout?
...that Huan-Hsun Song managed the first Taiwan Series titlist but never piloted another season in the CPBL?
...what future major leaguer was MVP of the 2004 Hoofdklasse, a season when he was 16 years old?
...that the Dodgers accepted to incur a 100% luxury tax penalty when they signed Yusniel Díaz to a large bonus in 2015?
...that Raidel Martínez was the youngest Cuban pitcher in the 2017 World Baseball Classic?
...how Christian Morris took the loss in a game in which he combined for a no-hitter?
...that Christian Zazueta once went a whole season without drawing a walk?
...how high school pitcher Jacob Nix ended up being a top pick in two consecutive amateur drafts?
...what dramatic home run Shinji Hata hit in the 1992 Japan Series?
...that Jorge Consuegra and Alfredo Consuegra were the first brothers to play on the Cuban national team?
...what record Tsuyoshi Sugano set?
...what major start Ariel Jurado made for the Panamanian national team?
...what record Ramón Fernández set in the 1945 Amateur World Series?
...that future NFL player Jim Temp held the Pan American Games record for RBI for decades?
...that Bobby Tucker hit .318 in the pro ranks but never made the majors?
...that Stanley Johnson was the first Team USA pitcher to lead an international tournament in wins?
...that Jim Mallon was in his league's top three in average every season he qualified?
...that Juan Mendizábal won two Gold Medals in the 1930 Central American Games?
...what Hall of Famer appeared in the 1955 East-West Game to help revive interest in the event?
...in what 2018 event was Philip Smith named the best hitter?

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