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The 2015 Pan American Games were held in Toronto, ON, starting on July 10th. They were the first Pan American Games to feature women's baseball as a medal event in addition to men's baseball. In the men's field, Canada became the second team to win the Gold Medal at multiple Pan American Games, let alone consecutive ones (only Cuba had done so before). The US won the inaugural women's title. Both Gold Medal games featured the US vs. Canada. Prominent players to appear were former major leaguers Jeff Francis (Canada), Vicente Padilla (Nicaragua) and Casey Kotchman (USA) while heading to MLB stardom were Canada's Tyler O'Neill, Cuba's Adolis García and the US's Josh Hader. Other big names were four-time Cuban MVP Alfredo Despaigne and Kelsie Whitmore and Stacy Piagno, two of the first women to play in the independent leagues. Recently featured: Tiago Da Silva - Larry Jansen - 1990 Montréal Expos
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Reid Detmers pitches the first complete game no-hitter of the year in a 12-0 win by the Angels over the Rays. Five Mets pitchers combine on a no-hitter, only the second in franchise history. Tylor Megill, Drew Smith, Joely Rodríguez, Seth Lugo and Edwin Diaz all contribute to the feat. Miguel Cabrera (pictured) becomes the 33rd member of the 3,000 hit club - and only the 7th to have also hit 500 homers. Alyssa Nakken becomes the first woman to appear in uniform in a major league baseball game when she takes over as first base coach for the San Francisco Giants following an ejection. Roki Sasaki throws the first Nippon Pro Baseball regular season perfect game in 28 years, becoming the youngest player to throw one. He ties the NPB record for strikeouts in a game (19) and shatters the old record of consecutive strikeouts (13; the old mark was 9).
Today in Baseball
May 18: Today's featured birthday is that of Luis Terrero, who turns 42. 1912 - Detroit Tigers players went on strike to protest Ty Cobb's suspension. A replacement team of college players and others loses to the Philadelphia A's 24-2. 1929 - Johnny Frederick has five hits and scores five times to give him a major league record eight runs in two games. 1962 - Bob Allison and Harmon Killebrew (pictured) hit grand slams in the first inning to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 14-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians. 1968 - Frank Howard hit his 10th home run in a six-game span to power the Washington Senators to an 8-4 victory over Detroit Tigers at Tiger Stadium. 1999 - Luis Gonzalez extends his hitting streak to 30 games, matching the longest in the decade, in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 7-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants. Recent days: May 17 – May 16 – May 15

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Recent Events
April 7, 2022 - Opening Day for Major League Baseball's 2022 season. January 28, 2022 - The 2022 Caribbean Series opened in Santo Domingo January 25, 2022 - The results of the BBWAA vote in the 2022 Hall of Fame Election were announced. December 5, 2021 - The results of the Veterans Committee vote in the 2022 Hall of Fame Election were announced. November 27, 2021 - The 2021 Taiwan Series started. November 20, 2021 - The 2021 Japan Series got underway.
Future Events
June 7, 2022 - The 2022 European Champions Cup begins in Bonn, Germany. June 17, 2022 - The 2022 Pacific Mini-Games are scheduled to begin in Saipan. June 24, 2022 - The 2022 Bolivarian Games are to start in Valledupar, Colombia. July 17, 2022 - The 2022 Amateur Draft will take place in Los Angeles, CA. July 19, 2022 - The 2022 All-Star Game will be played at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA. July 24, 2022 - The induction ceremony for the 2022 Hall of Fame class will take place in Cooperstown, NY. August 17, 2022 - The twice-postponed SABR Convention will start in Baltimore, MD.

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