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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
Jung-hoo Lee (pictured) 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. Sandy Alcantara wins the Cy Young Award in the National League and Justin Verlander wins it in the American League, both by unanimous vote. Buck Showalter wins the Manager of the Year Award in the National League, and Terry Francona does so in the American League. Julio Rodriguez is the Rookie of the Year in the American League and Michael Harris wins the award in the National League.
Today in Baseball
November 24: Today's featured birthday is that of Ben McDonald, who turns 55. 1953 - The Brooklyn Dodgers hire Montreal Royals skipper Walter Alston (pictured) as their new manager. Alston will win 2,040 games in 23 years as Dodgers manager and lead them to their first four World Series titles. 1964 - Ken Boyer is named 1964 National League MVP. 1976 - Joe Morgan wins his second straight MVP Award, taking the 1976 National League MVP Award over teammate George Foster. 1987 - The Pittsburgh Pirates pull off a key trade, landing Doug Drabek, Brian Fisher and Logan Easley from the New York Yankees for Rick Rhoden, Cecilio Guante and Pat Clements. 2005 - In a major trade, the Florida Marlins get Hanley Ramirez, Anibal Sanchez, Jesús Delgado and Harvey Garcia from the Boston Red Sox for Josh Beckett, Mike Lowell and Guillermo Mota. Recent days: November 23 – November 22 – November 21

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Recent Events
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.
Future Events
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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