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Pitcher Max Scherzer has over 200 wins and 3,000 strikeouts in the major leagues. He won three Cy Young Awards and led his league in wins four times and strikeouts three times. An eight-time All-Star, he is a two-time World Series champion. He was the sixth pitcher to win Cy Young Awards in each league. By fashioning a no-hitter and a one-hitter in consecutive starts, he had the best back-to-back series of starts since Johnny Vander Meer's famed consecutive no-hitters. Barring controversy on or off the field, he would seem to be a shoo-in Hall of Famer when he retires. Recently featured: 2015 World Series - Seung-yeop Lee - Arky Vaughan
Did You Know...
From the Bullpen's newest and recently updated articles: ...that Robert Corniel (pictured) once shared a record with Shohei Ohtani? ...what role Sang-yun Lee played in giving the Haitai Tigers the first of their many titles? ...the interesting and varied details of Shan Deniston's career in sports? ...what marathon game Seong-man Jeong pitched in 1983? ...what history Michael de León made in the 2014 Arizona Fall League? ...what record Oh-jun Kwon set in 2006? ...that Mike Sirota was traded before he played a pro game? ...what Sang-mok Lee's claim to fame is? ...how Sam-heum Jeong got his nickname? ...what league Michal Lisko led in strikeouts? ...what unique feat Ho-yeon Jang accomplished? ...what record Dong-soo Shin held for 26 years?

News
The 2025 Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame Election yields four new Hall-of-Famers: Ichiro Suzuki, Hitoki Iwase (pictured), Masayuki Kakefu and Hiroya Tomizawa. Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson (pictured) passes away just days short of his 66th birthday. Tom Hamilton wins the Ford Frick Award. Thomas Boswell wins the BBWAA Career Excellence Award. Dick Allen and Dave Parker are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. wins the Tip O'Neill Award for 2024.
Today in Baseball
January 17: Today's featured birthday is that of T.R. Bryden, who turns 66. 1915 - The Cleveland, OH American League team announces that they will now be known as the "Cleveland Indians". After using many names in the past 15 years, this one will stick. 1922 - Benny Kauff's lawsuit to try to get back into Organized Baseball is rejected by the court. 1939 - Ed Barrow (pictured) is elected president of the New York Yankees. 1995 - The Great Kobe earthquake damages five Nippon Pro Baseball stadiums and kills over 6,000 people. 2014 - Kazuhiro Sasaki and Hideo Nomo become the first Major League Baseball players voted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame. Koji Akiyama rounds out this year's class. Recent days: January 16 – January 15 – January 14

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Recent Events
October 24, 2024 - The 2024 Japan Series got underway. October 25, 2024 - Game 1 of the 2024 World Series was played. November 9, 2024 - The 2024 Premier 12 opened. November 15, 2024 - The 2024 South American Championship started. December 8, 2024 - Results of voting by the Veterans Committee for the 2025 Hall of Fame Election were announced.
Future Events
January 23, 2025 - Results of the BBWAA voting for the 2025 Hall of Fame Election will be announced. February 20, 2025 - The first spring training game of the season will be played. February 21, 2025 - Pool A of the 2026 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers starts in Taipei. March 2, 2025 - Pool B of the 2026 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers starts in Tucson, AZ. March 18, 2025 - The 2025 Major League Baseball season will begin with the "Tokyo Series" played at the Tokyo Dome. March 27, 2025 - Opening Day for the 2025 Major League Baseball season. June 25, 2025 - The annual SABR Convention will begin in Arlington, TX.

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