August 1, 2000: Orioles’ Mike Mussina pitches 1-hitter and strikes out 15 Twins

On August 1, the 2000 trade deadline had come and gone, but in…

August 18, 2000: Yankees and Rivera stumble as Angels rally to win in 11

“One of the toughest losses I’ve had to deal with in a while.”…

August 22, 2000: In Rockies’ exciting rally, the winning pitcher was the catcher

The game between the Atlanta Braves and Colorado Rockies was…
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August 22, 2000: Padres trounce the Mets, 16-1

It was another beautiful, sunny afternoon in San Diego as the…

September 28, 2000: Milwaukee County Stadium hosts its final game

The Milwaukee Brewers’ last home game in 2000 was played on…

September 30, 2000: Athletics inch closer to playoffs in 23-2 rout of Rangers

Inconsistency is not usually a recipe for success in baseball,…

October 1, 2000: Shane Halter plays all nine positions for Tigers

Late-season games involving two teams out of playoff contention…

October 4, 2000: Giants’ Livan Hernandez shuts down Mets in NLDS opener

When the New York Mets played the San Francisco Giants in the…

October 5, 2000: John Franco saves the day, Mets even Division Series vs. Giants

The 2000 National League Division Series against the NL West…

October 7, 2000: Benny Agbayani’s blast ends playoff drama in 13th inning

This game started at 4:20 on a crisp fall afternoon.1 It ended…

October 8, 2000: Bobby Jones pitches ‘game of his life’ to send Mets to NLCS

Per Bobby Valentine, on the eve of what was to be the most important…

October 11, 2000: Mets’ pitching powers them to win in NLCS opener vs. Cardinals

The New York Mets believed that they would be playing their division…

October 12, 2000: Ninth-inning rally leads Mets to win in NLCS Game 2

After losing the first game of the NLCS, the St. Louis Cardinals…

October 14, 2000: Andy Benes, Cardinals shut down Mets in Game 3

After losing two games at home, the St. Louis Cardinals headed…

October 15, 2000: Mets close in on NL pennant with win in Game 4

With their 8-2 win in the third game of the National League Championship…

October 16, 2000: Mets punch their ticket to a Subway Series

The New York Mets came into the 2000 National League Championship…
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October 17, 2000: David Justice powers Yankees to 37th AL pennant in comeback win

Nearly a quarter of a century had passed since the New York Yankees…
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October 21, 2000: José Vizcaino wins Game 1 for Yankees in 12th inning

In October 2000, for the first time in 44 years, two New York…

October 22, 2000: Clemens and Piazza clash as Yankees win Game Two

After losing in 12 innings to the New York Yankees in the first…

October 24, 2000: Mets end Yankees’ 14-game World Series winning streak in Game 3

For the first time since 1956, the major leagues had a Subway…

April 4, 2001: Hideo Nomo joins elite company with no-hitters in both leagues

In his first start with the Boston Red Sox, Hideo Nomo pitched…