In what turned out to be his best power year, Jose Bautista set a Blue Jays franchise record with his 48th home run on this day in baseball, September 17, 2010. The Toronto right fielder slammed the homer in the sixth inning of an 11-9 thriller in Boston that saw the Red Sox battle back from a 10-2
It was a Rockie start that ended well. Jorge de la Rosa, a middle-of-the-rotation starter at best for the Colorado Rockies, had a barely .500 lifetime record as the 2009 season got underway — and it went downhill from there for the Monterrey, Mexico, native after he lost his first six decisions. But not for long,
Miguel Olivo enjoyed a solid, if unspectacular major league career as a mostly starting catcher with some pop, averaging 21 home runs and more than 70 RBI over a 162-game season. The Dominican Republic native retired in 2014 with a respectable 145 lifetime homers. But it was his first round-tripper ever that got plenty of
He was the definition of grace under pressure, and on this day in béisbol, Sept. 13, 2011, Yankees closer Mariano Rivera reached a milestone only one other pitcher before him had achieved. Rivera recorded the 600th save of his brilliant career, putting the Panama native just one behind Trevor Hoffman’s then-record of 601. The save
Few things frightened opposing pitchers more than the sight of David Ortiz striding to the plate with the game on the line, spitting into his batting gloves and daring them to throw their best stuff. On this day in béisbol, Sept. 12, 2015, Big Papi terrorized Tampa pitcher Matt Moore by hitting two home runs
Minnie Minoso hadn’t stepped up to the plate in 12 years. But on this day in béisbol, Sept. 11, 1976, the long-retired White Sox icon was activated for a three-game publicity stunt. The popular player known as the “Cuban Comet” broke into the Major Leagues in 1949 with the Cleveland Indians as a 23-year-old rookie
