
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 15, 2000: Mike Cameron powers Mariners as Robert Ramsay wins first game
On June 15, 2000, the Seattle Mariners played the first of a…

May 29, 2000: Randy Velarde’s unassisted triple play and homer not enough as A’s lose to Yankees
“Ho-hum” was Randy Velarde’s description of an unassisted…

April 15, 2000: Cal Ripken Jr. collects his 3,000th hit
In addition to his seemingly unbreakable streak of 2,632 consecutive…

May 22, 2000: Brewers treat ex-teammate poorly in 10-9 comeback win
Doug Henry returned to Milwaukee County Stadium’s visitors…

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.”…

June 24, 2000: SABR and Sammy Sosa circus come to town
As members of the Society for American Baseball Research descended…

June 21, 2000: Brevard County Manatees hold off Jupiter Hammerheads for a road win
On Wednesday, June 21, 2000, the Jupiter Hammerheads opened a…

April 27, 2000: José Valentin wins a Big Wheel with natural cycle
On April 27, 2000, the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox…

June 24, 2000: Announcers accidentally expose plot, but Maddux and Braves still lose to Brewers
It is safe to say that most of the 49,802 people at Turner Field…

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…

August 22, 2000: Padres trounce the Mets, 16-1
It was another beautiful, sunny afternoon in San Diego as the…

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…

September 28, 2000: ‘They should have a mercy rule’: Orioles score record 23 runs in blowout of Blue Jays
With four games left in the 2000 season, the only role available…

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…

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…

June 22, 2000: Shawon Dunston’s unlikely home run, 6 RBIs bring Cardinals back from 7-run deficit
Perhaps distracted by a heavy swarm of moths, a perennial Gold…

May 5, 2000: Darrin Fletcher scores walk-off run for Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays in early May were hovering near .500, five…

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 22, 2000: In Rockies’ exciting rally, the winning pitcher was the catcher
The game between the Atlanta Braves and Colorado Rockies was…

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…

September 28, 2000: Milwaukee County Stadium hosts its final game
The Milwaukee Brewers’ last home game in 2000 was played on…

June 18, 2000: Rockies’ Mike Lansing hits fastest cycle in MLB history
Mike Lansing placed himself in the record books before his Colorado…

June 30, 2000: Mets score 10 runs in 8th inning to beat Braves
The Mets and the Braves had become intense rivals towards the…