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 4-0 in their last season as a National League team before moving to the AL West. Two defensive gems in the bottom of the ninth by shortstop Juan Uribe preserved the victory for Chicago, who won its first championship since 1917, a span of 88

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 — the ALDS, ALCS and the World Series against the Kansas City Royals. Petit, 29, also got a single in Game 4, making him the first relief pitcher to get a hit in a Fall Classic game in nearly 20 years. The Giants went on to

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 in béisbol, October 22, 2022, Peña proved he wasn’t about to wilt under the harsh glare of the postseason, either — especially in an ALCS game against the rival Yankees. Peña hit a three-run homer early off New York starter Nestor Torres that helped Houston

Yordan Alvarez took home the ALCS MVP award on this day in béisbol, October 22, 2001 after going 4-for-4 in a Game 6 Astros win over the Red Sox. The DH from La Tunas, Cuba hit a single, 2 doubles and a triple in the clincher that sent Houston to the World Series. Overall, Alvarez had 12 hits in the series including a home run, with 6 RBI. The 2019 Rookie of the Year was coming off a star-making season, slamming 33 HR with 107 RBI. Houston would go on to lose the Fall Classic to the Washington Nationals in

Alfonso Soriano was coming off a solid rookie season when on this day in béisbol, October 21, 2001 the Yankees second baseman hit what was arguably the biggest homer of his nascent career. The Dominican native blasted a walk-off homer in Game 4 of the ALCS into the right field bleachers at Yankee Stadium that sent the fans into a frenzy and sank the Seattle Mariners into a 3-1 hole. Bombers centerfielder Bernie Williams had homered in the bottom of the eighth to tie the score at 1-1 when Soriano hit his moon shot. The Yankees would go on to

He was only 20 years old and barely two weeks into his MLB career when Francisco Rodriguez became the youngest pitcher to win a World Series game on this day in beisbol, October 20, 2002. The Anaheim Angels reliever didn’t let his age or the pressure of October baseball get to him as he came on in the sixth inning of Game 2 against the San Francisco Giants to try to keep a lid on what turned into a see-saw slugfest the Angels eventually won 11-10. Rodriguez kept the power-packed Giants — who hit four homers in the game —

Los Angeles Dodgers utilityman Kiké Hernandez has a knack for stepping it up in the postseason, and on this day in béisbol, Oct. 19, 2017, Hernandez pulled off some October magic with a home-run hat trick that sent the Dodgers to the Fall Classic for the first time since 1988. Batting sixth and playing left in Game 5 of the NLCS, the San Juan, Puerto Rico-born Hernandez led off the top of the second with a home run to give L.A. a 2-1 lead against the Cubs, the 2016 defending champs.  In the following inning Hernandez broke it open for

The Yankees were three outs away from their sixth pennant in the last seven years when on this day in beisbol, October 18, 2004, the Red Sox pulled off a miracle win to kickstart the greatest comeback in MLB postseason history. It was also the beginning of Boston DH David Ortiz’s lasting legacy as arguably the most clutch postseason hitter ever. Down three games to none and facing elimination against the Yankees in Game 4 of the 2004 ALCS, Boston tied it in the bottom of the ninth against elite closer Mariano Rivera with a walk, a stolen base and