BR Bullpen:News Archive/2014

• December 31: Iván Maldonado sets a new Puerto Rican League record for ERA (0.39), breaking a mark that had stood for 21 seasons.
• December 22: Marcos Mateo wins the Dominican League MVP Award, the first pitcher selected in 30 years.
• December 13: Bas de Jong is named MVP of the 2014 Hoofdklasse while Kevin Heijstek wins Pitcher of the Year.
• December 13: Elio Gambuti, Umberto Calzolari, Roberto Buganè and Anna Maria Paini are inducted into the Italian Baseball Hall of Fame.
• December 9: Seung-yeop Lee wins his record 9th KBO Gold Glove.
• December 1: Claudio Liverziani is named MVP of the Italian Baseball League for 2014, his third MVP but first in 11 years.
• November 26: Chihiro Kaneko wins the 2014 Pacific League MVP while Tomoyuki Sugano takes the 2014 Central League MVP. Daichi Osera wins CL Rookie of the Year while Ayumu Ishikawa takes the PL Rookie of the Year.
• November 21: The Cuban national team wins the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games.
• November 19: Geon-chang Seo wins KBO MVP honors for 2014 while Min-woo Park is named KBO Rookie of the Year.
• November 15: Takahiro Norimoto and three relievers no-hit a MLB All-Star team in the 2014 Nichi-Bei Series, the first time the NPB All-Stars no-hit the MLB ones.
• November 13: Mike Trout is the unanimous winner of the 2014 American League Most Valuable Player Award, while Clayton Kershaw adds the National League MVP Award to the Cy Young Award he won the day before.
• November 12: Clayton Kershaw wins the National League Cy Young Award for the third time, by unanimous vote. Corey Kluber is the winner in the American League.
• November 11: Matt Williams and Buck Showalter win the Manager of the Year Award in their respective league.
• November 11: The Samsung Lions win the 2014 Korean Series, tying a record with their fourth straight Korean Series title. Yamaico Navarro is named Korean Series MVP, the first foreigner so honored in 13 years.
• November 10: José Abreu is the unanimous winner of the 2014 American League Rookie of the Year Award while Jacob deGrom wins the award in the National League.
• November 6: Yi-Chuan Lin becomes the first three-time CPBL MVP after winning the 2014 award. Yin-Lun Lan is named Rookie of the Year.
• November 5: Koji Akiyama wins his third Matsutaro Shoriki Award, tying for second-most.
• November 3: Luke Sommer and Tanner Leighton win Bundesliga-1 MVPs for the north and south respectively.
• October 30: The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks win the 2014 Japan Series. Seiichi Uchikawa wins the MVP Award.
• October 29: The San Francisco Giants win their third Major League Baseball Championship in five years by defeating the Kansas City Royals, 3-2, in Game 7 of the 2014 World Series. Madison Bumgarner is named World Series MVP.
• October 27: Chihiro Kaneko wins the Sawamura Award for 2014.
• October 26: 22-year-old St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Oscar Taveras is killed in a car accident two weeks after hitting a dramatic home run in the 2014 National League Championship Series.
• October 23: The Lamigo Monkeys win the 2014 Taiwan Series; De-Long Yu is named Taiwan Series MVP.
• October 22: Craig Kimbrel wins the inaugural Trevor Hoffman Award, awarded to the best relief pitcher in the National League while [[Greg Holland] is the initial winner of its American League equivalent, the Mariano Rivera Award.
• October 16: The San Francisco Giants win the National League pennant by defeating the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Championship Series
• October 15: The Kansas City Royals win their first American League pennant since 1985 with a sweep of the Baltimore Orioles in the American League Championship Series
• October 14: Cody Cain, Josh Chetwynd and Alan Smith are inducted into the British Baseball Hall of Fame.
• October 12: DOOR Neptunus wins the 2014 Holland Series. Berry van Driel is named Series MVP.
• October 4: Loek Loevendie is inducted into the Dutch Baseball Hall of Fame, the first inductee in five years.
• September 28: Jordan Zimmermann of the Washington Nationals tosses a 1-0 no-hitter on the final day of the 2014 Major League Baseball season.
• September 28: South Korea wins the Gold Medal at the 2014 Asian Games.
• September 21: The Dutch national team wins the 2014 European Championship for their 21st European Championship but first in seven years; Curt Smith is named European Championship MVP.
• September 14: Mike Bolsenbroek throws a perfect game at the 2014 European Championship.
• September 11: The Mexico City Red Devils win their 16th Mexican League title.
• September 9: Third baseman Kris Bryant is named the Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year.
• September 7: Japan wins the 2014 Women's Baseball World Cup. Ayami Sato is named Cup MVP.
• September 5: Masahiro Yamamoto becomes the oldest player to win a game, pitch in a game and bat in a game in Nippon Pro Baseball history, tossing five shutout innings at age 49 years, 25 days.
• September 1: Cole Hamels and three relievers - Jake Diekman, Ken Giles and Jonathan Papelbon - combine to pitch a 7-0 no-hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies over the Atlanta Braves.
• August 31: Stockholm BSK wins the Elitserien title.
• August 30: Unipol Bologna wins the 2014 Italian Series; Guillermo Rodriguez is named Series MVP.
• August 30: The Templiers de Sénart win their first French Division I championship; Ciro Silvino Licea is finals MVP.
• August 28: Yusmeiro Petit of the San Francisco Giants sets a new major league record by retiring 46 consecutive batters.
• August 24: The team from Seoul, South Korea wins the 2014 Little League World Series finals, defeating the Jackie Robinson West team of Chicago, IL, 8-4, in the championship game.
• August 24: The Solingen Alligators win the Bundesliga title. Harry Glynne is finals MVP.
• August 24: Draci Brno wins the Czech Extraliga for the third straight year.
• August 14: Major League Baseball owners select Rob Manfred to be baseball's next Commissioner; he will succeed Bud Selig on January 25, 2015.
• August 9: T&A San Marino wins the 2014 European Cup. Joe Mazzuca is named MVP of the finals.
• July 27: Dirk van 't Klooster breaks Marcel Joost's Hoofdklasse career hit record.
• July 27: The Class of 2014 is inducted in the Hall of Fame. It features Ps Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine, DH/1B Frank Thomas, and managers Bobby Cox, Tony LaRussa and Joe Torre.
• July 19: The Tenerife Marlins repeat as Division de Honor champions.
• July 17: 1B/P A.J. Reed of the University of Kentucky is named the recipient of the Golden Spikes Award as the top college player in the United States.
• July 15: The American League wins the 2014 All-Star Game, 5-3, over the National League. Mike Trout is voted the game's MVP while Derek Jeter goes 2 for 2 in his last participation in the mid-summer classic.
• July 14: Yoenis Cespedes successfully defends his title in the annual Home Run Derby.
• July 13: The United States team wins the 2014 Futures Game, 3-2, over the World team. Joey Gallo wins the Larry Doby Award as the game's MVP.
• June 25: Tim Lincecum no-hits the San Diego Padres for the second time of his career, 4-0.
• June 25: Vanderbilt University defeats the University of Virginia in the finals of the 2014 College World Series to win its first national title.
• June 18: Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches the second no-hitter of the season, 8-0 over the Colorado Rockies, less than a month after teammate Josh Beckett.
• June 16: Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn, winner of eight National League batting titles, dies of cancer at age 54.
• June 5: The Houston Astros select left-handed pitcher Brady Aiken with the first overall pick in the 2014 amateur draft.
• May 25: Josh Beckett of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches the first no-hitter of the season, 6-0 over the Philadelphia Phillies.
• April 27: DOOR Neptunus becomes the first team in Hoofdklasse history to 1,000 wins.
• April 23: Connie Marrero, the oldest living former Major League Baseball player, dies at 102 years old.
• April 22: Albert Pujols becomes the 26th member of the 500 Home Run Club.
• April 16: Pinar del Río wins the 2013-2014 Cuban Serie Nacional for their fourth title.
• April 15: Yosvani Torres is named Serie Nacional MVP for 2013-2014 while Vladimir Gutiérrez is named Rookie of the Year.
• March 22: The Major League Baseball 2014 season opens in Sydney, New South Wales. Scott Van Slyke hits the season's first homer and Clayton Kershaw picks up the first win.
• February 8: The Naranjeros de Hermosillo are champions of the 2014 Caribbean Series, defeating the Indios de Mayagüez in the final, 7-1. OF Chris Roberson is named Caribbean Series MVP.
• February 8: The Perth Heat win the 2013-2014 Australian Baseball League title. Joey Wong wins finals MVP.
• February 6: Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner dies at age 91.
• February 4: The Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame inducts Jesús Alfaro, Álvaro Espinoza and Carlos Quintana.
• February 3: Murray Cook, Dave Van Horne, Jim Ridley and Tim Wallach are named to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.
• January 29: The Naranjeros de Hermosillo win the title in the Mexican Pacific League.
• January 28: The Navegantes del Magallanes win the Venezuelan League pennant.
• January 28: The Tigres del Licey take their record 21st Dominican League crown.
• January 26: The Indios de Mayagüez win the Puerto Rican League title.
• January 17: Kazuhiro Sasaki, Koji Akiyama, Hideo Nomo, and Choichi Aida are voted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame.
• January 8: Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, and Frank Thomas are elected to the Hall of Fame.