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Although he was never a major star, pitcher Scott Sanderson had a solid 19-year career as a starting pitcher in the Major Leagues, finishing with a record of 163-143 and a 3.84 ERA in 472 games. He won Gold and Silver medals with Team USA while in college, then starred in Venezuela and in the Caribbean Series on his path to The Show. A one-time All-Star, he reached 15 wins on three occasions and made numerous pitching leaderboards. He pitched in one World Series and later worked as a player agent and broadcaster. Recently featured: 2015 Pan American Games - Tiago Da Silva - Larry Jansen
Did You Know...
From the Bullpen's newest and recently updated articles: ...how Masaru Nakamura (pictured) won comparisons to Yu Darvish? ...that Sam Kennelly represented a different country than his brothers on the international stage? ...what records Shigeya Iijima set? ...what gem Orlando Rodríguez started for Spain in 2021? ...how Chayton Krauss helped his team to a US title eight years after moving to the country? ...that Geronimo Franzua became an All-Star closer in Nippon Pro Baseball after washing out of the Dominican Summer League? ...how a fictional Kazuo Uzuki was featured on a Topps baseball card? ...what title game Ryosuke Miyaguni won? ...which two countries Yeudy García has won ERA titles in? ...in what league James Sanders has won four Best Pitcher awards? ...that Tomáš Přibyl has the third-best OBP in Extraliga history? ...what historic run Matt Koperniak scored for the Great Britain national team?

News
Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry (pictured) , a 300-game winner, passes away at age 84. Li Lin wins CPBL MVP for 2022. Kuan-Wei Chen is awarded the Rookie of the Year. Munetaka Murakami is named MVP of NPB's Central League, the first unanimous winner since Sadaharu Oh 45 years earlier. The winner in the Pacific League is Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The Rookie of the Year in the Central League is Taisei Ota while Yoshinobu Mizukami takes home the award in the Pacific League. Jung-hoo Lee wins KBO MVP for 2022, joining his father in being the first father-son duo to take home the award. Cheol-won Jeong wins KBO Rookie of the Year. Aaron Judge wins the MVP Award in the American League and Paul Goldschmidt does so in the National League.
Today in Baseball
December 3: Today's featured birthday is that of Wayne Garrett, who turns 75. 1933 - As part of a Fire Sale, the Philadelphia Athletics sell star catcher Mickey Cochrane (pictured) to the Detroit Tigers for $100,000. Cochrane will be Detroit's player-manager and guide them to the 1934 World Series. 1958 - The San Francisco Giants trade Rubén Gómez and Valmy Thomas to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jack Sanford, who will become an ace for the Giants. 1969 - The Kansas City Royals pull off a major deal, getting Amos Otis and Bob Johnson from the New York Mets for Joe Foy. 1974 - The Chicago White Sox trade Dick Allen and $5,000 to the Atlanta Braves for Jim Essian. The temperamental Allen refuses to report to Atlanta and retires. 2002 - The Oakland Athletics trade closer Billy Koch and two players to be named later (Neal Cotts and Daylon Holt) to the Chicago White Sox for Keith Foulke, Mark L. Johnson, Joe Valentine and cash. Recent days: December 2 – December 1 – November 30

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November 5, 2022 - Game 1 of the 2022 Taiwan Series was played. November 1, 2022 - The 2022 Korean Series began. October 28, 2022 - Game 1 of the 2022 World Series was played. October 22, 2022 - The 2022 Japan Series started. October 5, 2022 - The final day of the 2022 Major League Baseball regular season. September 16, 2022 - The 2023 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers began in Regensburg, Bavaria.
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December 4, 2022 - Results of the voting by the Veterans Committee for the 2023 Hall of Fame Election will be announced. December 4, 2022 - The 2022 Caribbean Baseball Cup will begin in the Bahamas. December 7, 2022 - The 2022 Rule V Draft will take place. January 24, 2023 - Results of the voting by the BBWAA in the 2023 Hall of Fame Election will be announced.

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