BR Bullpen:News Archive/2015

2015

• December 21: Tyler White wins Dominican League MVP, the first American to win in 14 years.
• December 18: Hassan Peña‎ sets a new Venezuelan Winter League record with his 22nd save of the year, breaking Santos Hernandez's 18-year-old mark.
• December 12: Dashenko Ricardo is named MVP of the 2015 Hoofdklasse. Rob Cordemans wins his 9th Hoofdklasse Pitcher of the Year Award.
• December 8: Seung-yeop Lee becomes the oldest player to win a KBO Gold Glove, at age 39.
• December 6: Giuseppe Mazzanti becomes the second three-time Italian Baseball League MVP.
• December 6: Roberto De Franceschi, Alberto De Carolis and Rino Zangheri are inducted to the Italian Baseball Hall of Fame.
• November 25: Yuki Yanagita wins the 2015 Pacific League MVP while Tetsuto Yamada is named Central League MVP. Yasuaki Yamasaki wins CL Rookie of the Year while Kohei Arihara takes the 2015 Pacific League Rookie of the Year Award.
• November 24: Eric Thames is named KBO MVP for 2015. Ja-wook Koo wins KBO Rookie of the Year.
• November 21: The South Korean national team wins the 2015 Premier 12. Hyun-soo Kim wins tournament MVP.
• November 19: OF Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals is the winner of the 2015 National League Most Valuable Player Award, while 3B Josh Donaldson of the Toronto Blue Jays is the winner in the American League.
• November 19: Kimiyasu Kudoh becomes the third person to win the Matsutaro Shoriki Award as both a player and a manager.
• November 18: Chicago Cubs ace Jake Arrieta wins the Cy Young Award in the National League, while Dallas Keuchel of the Houston Astros in the winner in the American League.
• November 17: Jeff Banister'of the Texas Rangers is named the American League Manager of the Year in his first season as a major league skipper, while Joe Maddon of the Chicago Cubs wins the award in the National League.
• November 16: Kris Bryant is a unanimous choice for the 2015 National League Rookie of the Year Award, while Carlos Correa wins the award in the American League.
• November 5: Matt Harvey of the New York Mets is named the National League Comeback Player of the Year, while Prince Fielder wins the award in the American League.
• November 5: Chi-Hung Hsu wins Rookie of the Year in the 2015 CPBL.
• November 4: Chih-Sheng Lin is named CPBL MVP for 2015.
• November 1: The Kansas City Royals win the second World Series title of their history by defeating the New York Mets, 7-2, in Game 5. Salvador Perez is named MVP.
• October 31: The Doosan Bears win the 2015 Korean Series. Soo-bin Jung wins Korean Series MVP.
• October 30: Raul Adalberto Mondesi becomes the first player to make his major league debut in a World Series game when he strikes out as pinch-hitter in Game 3 of the 2015 World Series.
• October 29: The Softbank Hawks win the 2015 Japan Series, becoming the first repeat Japan Series titlist in 23 years. Dae-ho Lee is Series MVP.
• October 28: Mark Melancon of the Pirates is named the winner of the Trevor Hoffman Award as the top relief pitcher in the National League while Andrew Miller wins the Mariano Rivera Award, its American League equivalent.
• October 27: Tetsuto Yamada has the first three-homer game in Japan Series history.
• October 26: Kenta Maeda wins his second Sawamura Award.
• October 25: The Lamigo Monkeys win the 2015 Taiwan Series. Chih-Sheng Lin is named Taiwan Series MVP. Pat Misch throws the first no-hitter in Taiwan Series history.
• October 23: The Kansas City Royals repeat as American League champions, defeating the Toronto Blue Jays in the ALCS.
• October 22: Chih-Sheng Lin breaks Min-Ching Lo's record for career Taiwan Series home runs.
• October 21: The New York Mets win their first National League pennant since 2000, defeating the Chicago Cubs 4 games to 0 in the NLCS.
• October 21: Daniel Murphy sets a postseason record by hitting a home run in six straight games, passing Carlos Beltran's previous record of five set in 2004.
• October 21: Leslie Nacar is named Division de Honor MVP for 2015.
• October 19: Simon Gühring and Wilson Lee are named Bundesliga-1 MVPs for the South and North, respectively.
• October 17: Mike Sandlock becomes one of the few centenarians in Major League Baseball history.
• October 12: Chih-Sheng Lin reaches the 30-30 mark, something no one had ever done before in the history of the Chinese Professional Baseball League.
• October 4: Clayton Kershaw becomes the first pitcher since Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling in 2002 to strike out 300 or more batters in a season.
• October 3: The Heidenheim Heideköpfe win their second Bundesliga title; Simon Gühring‎ wins finals MVP honors.
• October 3: Max Scherzer of the Washington Nationals pitches his second no-hitter of the year, 2-0 over the New York Mets, striking out 17 batters in the process.
• October 3: The K. Deurne Spartans win the First Division for the first time ever.
• September 27: The Rouen Huskies win the French Division I title. Owen Ozanich is named finals MVP.
• September 22: Hall of Famer Yogi Berra, one of the greatest catchers of all-time and just as famous for his nonsensical aphorisms, passes away at the age of 90.
• September 22: The Fresno Grizzlies win the Triple-A National Championship. Chris Devenski wins game MVP in his AAA debut.
• September 21: The Stockholm Monarchs win their third consecutive Elitserien title. Matt Merrifield is MVP of the finals.
• September 20: Curaçao Neptunus wins the 2015 Holland Series. Benjamin Dille wins his third Holland Series MVP.
• September 20: Kotlářka Praha wins their first Extraliga title; they are the first champion from outside Brno since 1992.
• September 20: The South Korean national team wins the 2015 Asian Championship, their first Gold in the event in 16 years. Joo-suk Ha is named tournament MVP.
• September 14: The Tigres de Quintana Roo win the Mexican League title for the third time in five years; Alfredo Amezaga wins finals MVP.
• September 12: David Ortiz becomes the 27th member of the 500 home run club.
• September 8: ASD Rimini wins the 2015 Italian Series. Alexis Candelario is named MVP.
• September 6: The USA wins the 2015 U-18 Baseball World Cup; Nick Pratto is the MVP.
• August 30: The Los Angeles Dodgers are no-hit for the second time in ten days, falling victim to the Chicago Cubs' Jake Arrieta, 2-0.
• August 30: Tokyo wins the 2015 Little League World Series.
• August 21: Mike Fiers of the Houston Astros throws the fifth no-hitter of the year, in an interleague game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
• August 12: Hisashi Iwakuma of the Seattle Mariners, throws a no-hitter against the Baltimore Orioles.
• August 9: Curaçao Neptunus wins the 2015 European Cup. Stijn van der Meer is finals MVP.
• August 4: The Salón de la Fama del Béisbol Venezolano inducts 12 people and one team for its second-largest class.
• July 26: Team USA wins the women's Gold at the 2015 Pan American Games. It is the first Pan American Games to feature women's baseball.
• July 25: Cole Hamels throws a no-hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies against the Chicago Cubs.
• July 19: Team Canada wins the men's Gold at the 2015 Pan American Games, defending their 2011 title.
• July 18: The Central League wins both of the 2015 NPB All-Star Games. Shintaro Fujinami becomes the youngest pitcher to win NPB All-Star Game MVP, in game 1. Tsubasa Aizawa is game 2 MVP.
• July 14: The American League wins the 2015 All-Star Game, 6-3, over the National League; Mike Trout becomes the first repeat winner of the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award.
• July 13: Todd Frazier wins the 2015 Home Run Derby, beating Joc Pederson in the Finals.
• July 12: The US wins the 2015 Futures Game. Kyle Schwarber is named MVP.
• July 11: The Tenerife Marlins Puerto Cruz win their third straight Division Honor title.
• June 25: The University of Virginia wins the 2015 College World Series for the first title in school history; they defeat Vanderbilt University in a rematch of the 2014 finals. Josh Sborz is named College World Series Most Outstanding Player.
• June 20: Max Scherzer of the Nationals pitches a no-hitter over the Pirates, 6-0; only a hit batsman with two outs in the 9th keeps him from a perfect game.
• June 19: Italian Baseball Hall of Famer Giulio Glorioso dies at age 84.
• June 19: Alex Rodriguez becomes the 29th player to join the 3,000 hit club.
• June 14: Eugen Heilmann becomes the all-time Bundesliga-1 leader in innings pitched.
• June 11: Kazuhiro Wada joins the meikyukai after becoming the oldest NPB player to 2,000 hits.
• June 9: Chris Heston of the San Francisco Giants throws the first major league no-hitter of the year, 5-0 over the New York Mets.
• June 8: Dansby Swanson is selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks with the first overall pick of the 2015 Amateur Draft.
• May 30: The University of Tampa wins the 2015 Division II College World Series.
• May 29: Lewis-Clark State College is the champion of the 2015 NAIA College World Series.
• May 27: SUNY Cortland wins the 2015 Division III College World Series for their first national title.
• April 17: Alfredo Despaigne is named Serie Nacional MVP for 2014-2015. He is the first four-time Serie Nacional MVP and ties Martin Dihigo for the most MVPs in Cuban history. Alfredo Rodríguez wins Rookie of the Year.
• April 11: Ciego de Ávila wins the 2014-2015 Serie Nacional. Yander Guevara is named postseason MVP.
• March 7: Colombia wins the South American Championship to clinch a spot in the 2015 Pan American Games, their first Pan American Games trip in 36 years.
• February 28: Aaron Miller wins the Helms Award for the 2014-2015 Australian Baseball League.
• February 8: Pinar del Río wins the 2015 Caribbean Series thanks to a 3-2 win over Culiacan in the final game. It is the first Caribbean Series title by a Cuban team since 1960. Frederich Cepeda is named Caribbean Series MVP.
• February 8: The Perth Heat wins its second straight Australian Baseball League title, defeating the Adelaide Bite, two games to one. Allan de San Miguel is named finals MVP.
• February 4: Matt Stairs, Corey Koskie, Felipe Alou, Carlos Delgado and Bob Elliott are named to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.
• February 3: The Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame inducts six people: Roberto Clemente, Juan González, Connie Marrero, Nap Reyes, Héctor Villanueva and Bernie Williams.
• January 28: The Caribes de Anzoátegui win the Venezuelan League title.
• January 27: The Cangrejeros de Santurce claim their first Puerto Rican League championship in 15 years.
• January 26: The Tomateros de Culiacán take the Mexican Pacific League pennant.
• January 25: The Gigantes del Cibao win their first Dominican League title.
• January 23: Hall of Famer Ernie Banks, perhaps the most popular player in the history of the Chicago Cubs, dies at age 83.
• January 19: Atsuya Furuta, Kazuo Hayashi and Ryohei Murayama are voted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in the 2015 election.
• January 16: The Baseball Australia Hall of Fame announces its 2015 class: Trent Durrington and John Galloway.
• January 15: Anthony García wins the Puerto Rican League MVP Award and Iván Maldonado is named the league's Pitcher of the Year.
• January 13: Odubel Herrera is named MVP of the Venezuelan League.
• January 6: Four players are elected to the Hall of Fame, with Pitchers Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez and John Smoltz making it in their first year of eligibility, while 2B Craig Biggio is elected on his third try.