BR Bullpen:News Archive/2009

2009

• December 30 The Seoul Heroes conduct a fire sale, sending away three of their best players, including Taek-keun Lee, to three different clubs, all in deals involving cash coming their way.
• December 8: Eddy Garabito is honored as MVP of the Italian Baseball League for 2009.
• December 7: Doug Harvey and Whitey Herzog are voted into the Hall of Fame.
• December 6: Ricardo Fraccari of Italy is elected President of the International Baseball Federation, succeeding Harvey Schiller.
• December 5: Yi-Chuan Lin is named 2009 CPBL MVP and Rookie of the Year.
• December 2: The Korea Professional Baseball Players Association led by Min-han Son, votes to unionize.
• November 24: Albert Pujols is named 2009 NL MVP, his third MVP Award.
• November 23: Joe Mauer wins the 2009 AL MVP.
• November 19: Tim Lincecum wins the 2009 National League Cy Young Award.
• November 18: Jim Tracy and Mike Scioscia are named the 2009 MLB Managers of the Year.
• November 18: Yu Darvish and Alex Ramirez are named MVPs of the Pacific League and Central League respectively for 2009.
• November 17: Zach Greinke wins the 2009 American League Cy Young Award.
• November 13: Dainer Moreira ties the Cuban league record with six hits in a nine-inning game.
• November 7: The Yomiuri Giants win their 21st title, taking the 2009 Japan Series in six games. Shinnosuke Abe is named Series MVP.
• November 4: The New York Yankees win their 27th title, defeating Philadelphia 7-3 in Game 6 of the 2009 World Series. Hideki Matsui is named Series MVP.
• November 3: Alexei Bell becomes the first Cuban Serie Nacional player to hit two grand slams in an inning; he ties the single-game record of 12 RBI and sets a single-inning mark with 8 RBI.
• November 2: Hideaki Wakui is named the Sawamura Award winner for 2009.
• October 28: The 2009 World Series starts, matching the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies against the New York Yankees in a match-up not seen since 1950. It is the latest date for the start of the World Series in the history of the Fall Classic.
• October 27: Sang-hyeon Kim is named the 2009 KBO MVP.
• October 25: The Uni-President Lions win the 2009 Taiwan Series. Luther Hackman is named Series MVP.
• October 24: The KIA Tigers win the 2009 Korean Series. Ji-wan Na is named Korean Series MVP.
• October 3: Albert Pujols sets a new major league record for assists in a season by a first baseman.
• September 27: The USA wins the 2009 Baseball World Cup. Justin Smoak wins the Baseball World Cup MVP Award.
• September 22: Mark Reynolds breaks his own MLB record for strikeouts in a season.
• September 13: Ichiro Suzuki reaches the 200-hit mark for the 9th straight time, become the first major leaguer to do so.
• September 7: The Pittsburgh Pirates post their 17th straight consecutive losing season, a record for North American professional sports.
• August 30: The Heidenheim Heideköpfe win their first Bundesliga pennant. Simon Gühring returns from a leg fracture to hit 3 homers and drive in 7 runs in the final two games.
• August 30: Chula Vista, CA wins the 2009 Little League World Series.
• August 29 The Saraperos de Saltillo win the 2009 Mexican League pennant. Rafael Diaz is named MVP of the finals.
• August 29: DOOR Neptunus wins the 2009 Holland Series to tie for the record with 12 Hoofdklasse titles. Benjamin Dille is named Series MVP.
• August 23: Eric Bruntlett of the Philadelphia Phillies executes an unassisted triple play in a victory over the New York Mets, only the second game-ending unassisted triple killing in Major League Baseball history.
• August 23: The United States tops Cuba 7-6 in the finale of the 2009 World Youth Championship. Austin Cousino wins MVP honors.
• August 19: Fortitudo Bologna wins the 2009 Italian Series. Claudio Liverziani is named MVP.
• August 3: The Japanese national team wins the '2009 Asian Championship. Ikuhiro Kiyota is named MVP of the final round.
• July 26: Rickey Henderson, Jim Rice and Joe Gordon are inducted in the Hall of Fame in a ceremony in Cooperstown, NY.
• July 23: Mark Buehrle throws the 18th perfect game in major league history.
• July 14: The American League defeats the National League 4 - 3 in the 2009 All-Star Game. Carl Crawford is the game's Most Valuable Player.
• July 10: Jonathan Sanchez of the Giants pitches the first major league no-hitter of the season, blanking San Diego 8-0.
• June 24: The LSU Tigers win the 2009 College World Series. Jared Mitchell is named Most Outstanding Player.
• June 21: Danesi Nettuno wins the 2009 European Cup.
• June 17: Ivan Rodriguez becomes the all-time leader in games played at catcher, passing Carlton Fisk.
• June 9: The 2009 amateur draft is held. Stephen Strasburg is the first overall selection.
• June 4: La Habana wins the 2008-2009 Serie Nacional title.
• June 4: Randy Johnson becomes the 24th pitcher to win 300 games in the majors.
• May 30: University of Texas at Austin defeats Boston College 3-2 in 25 innings - the longest game in NCAA history. 191 plate appearances, 171 at-bats, and 42 strikeouts are all new records established by the two teams.
• May 21: Jeanmar Gomez throws a perfect game for the Eastern League Akron Aeros against the Trenton Thunder. It is the first perfecto in the minor leagues since 2007.
• May 9: Joon-hyuk Yang sets a new Korea Baseball Organization home run record with the 341st of his career.
• May 7: Manny Ramirez is suspended 50 games for a positive test for banned substances, one of the highest-profile players to be suspended.
• May 3: 'Carl Crawford steals 6 bases in a game, becoming only the 4th major leaguer to do so since 1900.
• May 3: Alfredo Despaigne hits his 32nd homer of the season, setting a new Cuban record.
• April 30: 'Claudio Liverziani becomes the 7th Italian Baseball League player to collect 1,000 career hits.
• April 30: Bum-ho Lee ties the Korea Baseball Organization record of 8 RBI in a game.
• April 17: Gary Sheffield becomes the 25th member of the 500 Home Run Club.
• April 16: Ichiro Suzuki breaks Isao Harimoto's record for most hits by a professional Japanese baseball player.
• April 9: Jin-woo Song becomes the first pitcher in Korea Baseball Organization history to reach 3,000 innings.
• April 9: Nick Adenhart, a top pitching prospect of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, is killed in a car crash hours after making his first start of the season.
• April 3 through 5: Opening Days in the Japanese Central League and Pacific League, Korea Baseball Organization, Major League Baseball and the Bundesliga.
• April 2: Seiho High School wins the National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament
• March 28: The 2009 Chinese Professional Baseball League and Division Élite seasons started.
• March 23: Japan wins the 2009 World Baseball Classic. Daisuke Matsuzaka is named MVP for the second straight Classic.
• March 14: The 2009 Division Honor season begins.
• March 1: Jim Bowden resigns as General Manager of the Washington Nationals over several scandals.
• February 23: 2009 World Baseball Classic Rosters are announced.
• February 11: Miguel Tejada pleads guilty to lying to Congress, becoming the first star player convicted of a steroids-related crime.
• February 9: Alex Rodriguez publicly admits using steroids from 2001-2003.
• February 8: The Perth Heat win the 2009 Claxton Shield. Luke Hughes is MVP of the finals.
• February 6: The Tigres de Aragua win the 2009 Caribbean Series. Francisco Butto is the Caribbean Series MVP.
• February 4: Adrián González sets a new Caribbean Series record with 3 home runs in a game.
• February 4: Joan Carlos Pedroso becomes the first Cuban Serie Nacional player to hit 200 home runs during the wood bat era.
• February 2: Japanese Baseball Hall of Famer Kazuhiro Yamauchi dies.
• January 30: The Tigres de Aragua win their 5th Venezuelan League title in six seasons.
• January 25: The Venados de Mazatlán, Tigres del Licey and Leones de Ponce win three of the four major winter league titles.
• January 19: Preliminary 2009 World Baseball Classic Rosters are announced.
• January 13: Tsutomu Wakamatsu, Noboru Aota and two others are voted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame.
• January 12: Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice are elected to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA.