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June 24, 2000: 37-year-old rookie Joe Strong records first major-league win

When the Florida Marlins and Chicago Cubs met for the second…

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…
Bobby Valentine and Joe Torre: Courtesy of Jerry Coli / Dreamstime

July 8, 2000: Yankees defeat Mets twice in rare twin bill in separate ballparks

Mets manager Bobby Valentine and Yankees manager Joe Torre.…
Pedro Martinez (Trading Card Database)

July 23, 2000: Pedro Martínez throws third shutout of the season for Red Sox

On a Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park, Boston Red Sox right-hander…

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.”…
Damian Jackson (TRADING CARD DB)

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 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…