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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…

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…

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

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

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…
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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…

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…
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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…

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

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

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…

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…