October 19, 1999: Braves win NL pennant as Mets’ Rogers walks in winning run

The Atlanta Braves returned to Turner Field still needing a win…
Mariano Rivera: Trading Card Database

October 27, 1999: Clemens, Rivera shut down Braves to sweep World Series

“We’re just like everyone else. When good things are happening,…
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March 29, 2000: Cubs top Mets in season opener at Japan’s Tokyo Dome

The Chicago Cubs and New York Mets traveled halfway around the…

April 10, 2000: Ken Griffey Jr. becomes youngest player to hit 400 home runs

What do you give as a birthday present to a person who already…
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April 15, 2000: Cal Ripken Jr. collects his 3,000th hit

In addition to his seemingly unbreakable streak of 2,632 consecutive…

April 27, 2000: José Valentin wins a Big Wheel with natural cycle

On April 27, 2000, the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox…

May 5, 2000: Darrin Fletcher scores walk-off run for Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays in early May were hovering near .500, five…

May 14, 2000: Rondell White leads Expos to wild 16-15 win over Cubs

Surrendering 21 hits and making two errors in a nine-inning game…

May 22, 2000: Brewers treat ex-teammate poorly in 10-9 comeback win

Doug Henry returned to Milwaukee County Stadium’s visitors…

May 24, 2000: Shawn Estes throws shutout, hits grand slam as Giants rock Expos, 18-0

With 40,930 fans in attendance, it only took 2 hours and 40 minutes…

June 18, 2000: Rockies’ Mike Lansing hits fastest cycle in MLB history

Mike Lansing placed himself in the record books before his Colorado…

June 19, 2000: Yankees destroy Red Sox, 22-1, scoring 16 runs in last two innings

The 2000 Yankees were part of the Yankees dynasty led by manager…

June 24, 2000: SABR and Sammy Sosa circus come to town

As members of the Society for American Baseball Research descended…

June 30, 2000: Mets score 10 runs in 8th inning to beat Braves

The Mets and the Braves had become intense rivals towards the…
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July 8, 2000: Yankees defeat Mets twice in rare twin bill in separate ballparks

Mets manager Bobby Valentine and Yankees manager Joe Torre.…