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The 2021 T-Mobile Home Run Derby will be held at Coors Field on Monday, July 12 as part of this year s MLB All-Star Week festivities. It ll be the first since the wild, record-breaking affair that was 2019, and given the venue this time around, it s safe to assume we re in for another show.
Few things go together quite like home runs and Coors Field, and as we approach the first Home Run Derby in Denver since 1998, it seems the perfect time to get in the festive spirit by taking a look back on every team s best Derby performance.
AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST
Result: Runner-up (91 total HR)
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There’s nothing quite like a debut season to make a positive first impression for the fans.
There have been so many memorable debut seasons for players, whether it’s as a rookie, after a trade or after a signing with a new team. MLB.com is compiling the Top 5 debut seasons for each club, so here are the Top 5 for the Angels:
(Only players in their first season with the Angels count in the rankings, so Rookie of the Year Award winners such as Tim Salmon and Mike Trout aren’t eligible because they saw limited action in the year prior to their rookie season.)
Who could the Royals have drafted in the 80s?
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This is the second installment looking back at who the Royals could have selected in past drafts, by the decade. I’m not sure if there is anything more difficult in life than identifying baseball talent. Brain surgery? Talking to women? The list is pretty short. Staking your career as a scout or General Manager to the analysis of 18–22-year-old ball players is a risky endeavor. Why do some players make it and some do not? That remains the million-dollar question that vexes all teams.
1980
The 1980 draft was the Darryl Strawberry draft. There was little doubt about the straw man going #1. Even the Mets, who held the pick, couldn’t have blown that one. Kansas City held the 16
Dodgers Hall of Fame ironman pitcher Don Sutton dies at 75 [Los Angeles Times :: BC-SUTTON-OBIT-1ST-LEDE:LA]
LOS ANGELES When Don Sutton joined the Dodgers in 1966, he was the new arm in town. Sandy Koufax was known as the left arm of God. Don Drysdale was known for his menacing fastball, high and tight, if you please.
Sutton took the ball every fourth day.
In the ‘70s, the Dodgers were as colorful as their new manager, Tommy Lasorda. They had a Penguin at third base (Ron Cey), the people’s choice at first base (Steve Garvey), a center fielder who had rescued the American flag (Rick Monday), and wise souls at the outfield corners (Dusty Baker and Reggie Smith).