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Pitcher Max Scherzer has over 200 wins and 3,000 strikeouts in the major leagues. He won three Cy Young Awards and led his league in wins four times and strikeouts three times. An eight-time All-Star, he is a two-time World Series champion. He was the sixth pitcher to win Cy Young Awards in each league. By fashioning a no-hitter and a one-hitter in consecutive starts, he had the best back-to-back series of starts since Johnny Vander Meer's famed consecutive no-hitters. Barring controversy on or off the field, he would seem to be a shoo-in Hall of Famer when he retires. Recently featured: 2015 World Series - Seung-yeop Lee - Arky Vaughan
Did You Know...
From the Bullpen's newest and recently updated articles: ...what record Mikiya Tanaka (pictured) tied in 2022? ...what title Jong-un Lee guided South Korea to? ...in what league Andretty Cordero won back-to-back All-Star honors? ...what Tatsuro Iwasaki was the first player to do? ...what record Won-woo Cho holds? ...that Koji Otsuka never won a starting job in 12 seasons yet was a frequent postseason star, setting records? ...in what country Glen Buckley won a MVP? ...what history Yusuke Kosai made? ...how Jean Walters followed in his grandfather's footsteps 62 years later? ...what record Shingo Tatsumi set? ...what franchise history Hideki Asai made? ...what 58-year-old record Shinji Ohara tied?

News
Three players are elected to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA: Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner (pictured). The 2025 Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame Election yields four new Hall-of-Famers: Ichiro Suzuki, Hitoki Iwase, Masayuki Kakefu and Hiroya Tomizawa. Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson (pictured) passes away just days short of his 66th birthday. Tom Hamilton wins the Ford Frick Award. Thomas Boswell wins the BBWAA Career Excellence Award. Dick Allen and Dave Parker are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee.
Today in Baseball
January 26: Today's featured birthday is that of Joe Pettini, who turns 70. 1895 - After the 1894 season had been the highest-scoring in Major League Baseball history, plans are discussed to revert to the pre-1893 pitching distance of 50 feet. These plans are not passed and the 60' 6" distance remains the standard today. 1930 - Buzz Arlett is sold to the Philadelphia Phillies by the Oakland Oaks. One of the greatest minor league hitters ever, Arlett has a very good year in Philadelphia but never plays again in the majors, returning to star in the minors. 1951 - Mel Ott (pictured) and Jimmie Foxx are voted into the Hall of Fame. 1965 - In the highest rated television program of the year in Japan, Shigeo Nagashima marries Akiko Nishimura. 1989 - The balk rule is changed to its pre-1988 version due to a public outcry over the "year of the balk" that had just taken place. Recent days: January 25 – January 24 – January 23

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Recent Events
October 25, 2024 - Game 1 of the 2024 World Series was played. November 9, 2024 - The 2024 Premier 12 opened. November 15, 2024 - The 2024 South American Championship started. December 8, 2024 - Results of voting by the Veterans Committee for the 2025 Hall of Fame Election were announced. January 21, 2025 - Results of the BBWAA voting for the 2025 Hall of Fame Election were announced.
Future Events
February 20, 2025 - The first spring training game of the season will be played. February 21, 2025 - Pool A of the 2026 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers starts in Taipei. March 2, 2025 - Pool B of the 2026 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers starts in Tucson, AZ. March 18, 2025 - The 2025 Major League Baseball season will begin with the "Tokyo Series" played at the Tokyo Dome. March 27, 2025 - Opening Day for the 2025 Major League Baseball season. June 25, 2025 - The annual SABR Convention will begin in Arlington, TX.

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