BR Bullpen:Did You Know Archive

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...what Yuki Nishi did that no Hanshin Tigers hurler had done for 82 years?
...that Pete Manos did not make the league All-Star team when his ERA was 1.16, leading the league by a 1.20 margin?
...in what country Wilgen Reyes won a MVP?
...what major injury Yoshio Tenbo overcame?
...that Craig Perkins was a AAA All-Star but never got into a big league game?
...what records Mark Vickers set for the British national team?
...what franchise record Sotaro Shimauchi set?
...in what nation Tony Phillips held the all-time save record?
...that Clyde Keller led Cards farmhands in saves back-to-back years but never made it past A ball?
...how close Kenny Reed came to winning both the junior college World Series and the College World Series?
...that Mark Daly once led Royals farmhands in strikeouts?
...what key role Steve Sogge played in the only US title in a Pan American Games?
...that Yasuaki Yamasaki was the fastest player in NPB history to 200 saves?
...what records Tim Lewis set for the University of South Carolina?
...that Jim McCollom was an All-Star both of his full seasons in pro ball?
...what franchise record Katsuhiro Nagakawa set?
...that Olivia Pichardo was the first woman to play baseball in NCAA Division I?
...what two awards Akira Nakamura won in the 2020 postseason?
...in what country Thorsten Wöhner won a MVP award?
...in what event Yoshihisa Naruse was named MVP?
...that Tim Dulin once held the University of Memphis career run record?
...in what nation Dan Davidsmeier led the league in doubles and triples?
...what record Mario González set in Cuba?
...what tourney Michael de Gelmini led in ERA?
...that Osamu Nomura was the first pitcher to beat all 12 NPB teams?
...what historic win Manuel Jiménez got for Spain?
...what MVP award Rintaro Hirama won?
...that Roberto Ramos had a 30-season homer in AAA but never made the majors?
...what records Tsuyoshi Nishioka set in 2010?
...what award Han-byul Kim won in 2022?
...what team record Kentaro Nishimura set?
...how Jack Rowan wound up reading his own obituary?
...in what event Po-Chun Lin was named MVP?
...what impressive streak Brandan Bidois had in 2025?
...that Hidetake Watanabe is the only pitcher to throw no-hitters in both Japan's top leagues and minor leagues?
...in what two countries Art Fischetti won stolen base titles?
...what franchise first Kazuhiro Hatakeyama had for the Yakult Swallows?
...in what loop Brian Ralph was named an All-Star in 1999?
...what league Chuck Bauer paced in saves?
...what Vilius Paikovas did that no one else has done for the Lithuanian national team?
...what historic inning Shigeki Noguchi was part of in 1996?
...what record Ricky Kimball holds at Florida State University?
...that Bob Jingling was his college's first All-American?
...in what event Alvin Fleming was co-MVP?
...in what league Ralph Willis holds the single-season shutout record?
...what record Jun Hirose set in 2013?
...what all-time NCAA record Mark Standiford set?
...what department Sven Huhnholz led the league in?
...about the unlikely path Tyler Uberstine took to the majors?
...that Kazuhide Ishiyama was the first Japanese manager in the Korea Baseball Organization?
...in what country Royd Hernández‎‎ won an ERA title?
...what was historic about the first homer by Ryoto Kita?
...in what nation Eric Espino was the first player to 500 career hits?
...that Yoshihiro Akahane had the first sayonara homer that came about due to a challenged call?
...what league Colby Halter led in homers?
...what award Taiga Kojima won in 2024?
...that Jon McDonald was undrafted the year he led the College World Series in ERA?
...what batting title Ryoma Ikeda won despite not qualifying for it?
...that Cade Winquest was the first Rule V pick to make the New York Yankees in over 50 years?
...what All-Star honor Chad Thornhill won?
...that Connor MacDonald was an All-Star first baseman before being moved to the mound?
...what was historic about the drafting of Jonny Farmelo?
...which league Yutaka Otsuka led in wins six times?
...what event Jorge Garcia led in wins?
...what record Isao Odate retired with?
...what award Edwin Arroyo won in 2023?
...what is unique about Kosei Ono's career?
...in what circuit Malcom Nuñez won MVP honors?
...that undrafted Trent Harris wound up in the Futures Game?
...what two countries Yoel Yanqui has won batting titles in?
...what record Takamitsu Io set with his first homer?
...how Anthony Nunez won a college baseball title after having played pro ball for a period?
...what history Ryo Kawano made with his second home run title?
...in what league Jared Serna won Rookie of the Year honors?
...what award Leonardo Bernal won in 2025?
...what award Kat Kamei won in his one season in the US?
...why Kristian Robinson went from being the #1 Arizona Diamondbacks prospect to not playing for three years?
...what history Akira Kawaharada made for the Yomiuri Giants?
...what major leaguer Elmer Rodríguez was dealt one-up for?
...what Donald Brandt's record was in his season without a loss, and which other league pitchers had perfect seasons?
...what league Yuki Egarashi led in ERA?
...what title game Josh Hendrickson won this year?
...what home run title Anthony García won?
...that Tejay Antone wants to be only the third pitcher to make it back to the majors after three Tommy John surgeries?
...in what Gold Medal Game Blake Mitchell pitched the US to victory?
...what franchise records Takumi Kuriyama set?
...that undrafted Jamie Lopiccolo won a MVP his first pro campaign?
...what Yukio Kinugawa was the first player to do?
...what All-Star honors Steve Hine won?
...that Taiga Kasahara was the first NPB hurler whose father and brother had also pitched in NPB?
...what historic victory Elkin Alcala had for his country?
...what was historic about the first homer by Ryuichi Kajimae?
...that Bryan Torres won two MVP awards in under a year?
...that Hisashi Takeda was the first NPB player to be a league leader in holds and saves?
...what award George Callil won in Australia this winter?
...what record Takuya Nakashima set?
...that Sam Antonacci led the nation in five stats while in junior college?
...what record streak Akihiro Higashide had?
...what historic win Akinori Kobayashi had in college?
...what unusual feat Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi accomplished in 2005?
...that Norm Dussault played both pro baseball and pro hockey for teams named the Canadiens?
...what record Kenta Kurose holds?
...that Julien Fountain coached in the 2014 Asian Games - but not in baseball?
...that Katsuhiko Kumon pitched the most NPB games before taking his first loss?
...that Elias Huber won a batting title his first season?
...what record Ryosuke Kishisato set in the Japanese minors?
...what made Jurrangelo Cijntje unique among 2025 minor leaguers?
...what Toichi Yanagisawa was the first player to accomplish?
...what NPB record Ryoma Nishikawa set in 2019?

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