Zach Britton only had three seasons as an elite closer over his 12-year career, but the Baltimore Oriole pitcher made them count. On this day in béisbol, October 29, 2016, the lefty was named the winner of the Mariano Rivera Award for being the year’s top American League reliever. Britton, 28, put together a record-breaking
Edwin Diaz’s last season as the Seattle Mariners’ hard-throwing closer was arguably his best. On this day in béisbol, October 27, 2018, Diaz was deemed the top reliever in the American League when he took home the Mariano Rivera Award named for the Yankees’ Hall of Fame closer and all-time saves leader. Diaz, from Naguabo,
On this day in béisbol, October 26, 2005, Freddy Garcia of the White Sox hurled seven shutout innings in Game 4 of the 2005 World Series to become the first starting pitcher from Venezuela to win a Fall Classic game. Garcia pitched seven shoutout innings in a 1-0 win against the Astros, who were swept
Finalists for MLB’s annual Silver Slugger Award honoring the top hitters at each position were announced on the eve of the 2025 World Series by bat maker Louisville Slugger. Among the players are Toronto Blue Jays postseason heroes Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the first basemen slot and George Springer, a finalist as both a DH
Yusmeiro Petit was a dependable middle reliever for the San Francisco Giants when on this day in béisbol, October 25, 2014 he pitched three scoreless innings to notch the win in Game 4 of the World Series. The victory gave the Venezuelan righty, a win in each of the three postseason series the Giants played —
On a team already loaded with hitting stars like Jose Altuve, Kyle Tucker, Alex Bregman and Jordan Alvarez, Astros rookie shortstop Jeremy Peña held his own in 2022, when the Dominican native took over the position from departed fan favorite Carlos Correa. He hit 22 home runs and won a Gold Glove. But on this day
