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The following are the baseball events of the year 2017 throughout the world.

Champions

Major League Baseball

Main article: 2017 Major League Baseball season

Other champions

International competition

Awards and honors

Major League Baseball

  • Baseball Hall of fame Honors
Main article: Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 2017

Upcoming events

August

  • August 31: Postseason waiver wire

September

October

  • October 1: End of the regular season
  • October 3: AL Wild Card Game
  • October 4: NL Wild Card Game
  • October 13: ALCS Begins
  • October 14: NLCS Begins
  • October 24: 113th World Series begins

November

  • November 17 (tentative): Day to file reserve lists for all major and Minor League levels.
  • Immediately after world series: Eligible players become free agents.
  • Fifth Day after end of World Series: Deadline for clubs to make qualifying offers to their eligible former players who become free agents
  • Sixth Day after end of World Series: First Day free agents may sign contracts with a club other than former club.
  • 12th Day after end of World Series: Last Day for article XX (B) free agents accept a qualifying offer from a former club (Midnight ET).

December

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Events

January

February

March

April

  • April 2 :
    • San Francisco Giants pitching ace Madison Bumgarner became the first pitcher in Major League History to hit two home runs in Opening Day. Bumgarner also took a perfect game into the sixth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks, but ultimately settled for a no-decision in a 6–5 loss to Arizona. Bumgarner hit a two-run homer off Arizona starter Zack Greinke in the fifth inning that gave the Giants a 2-0 lead. His second home run came off reliever Andrew Chafin in the seventh inning to tie the score 3–3, after the Diamondbacks spoiled his perfect game and tied the score with three runs on four hits in the sixth inning. He struck out 11 with no walks in seven innings. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Dodgers' Don Drysdale is the only other pitcher with multiple Opening Day home runs in a Major League career. Drysdale hit one home run on Opening Day in 1959 and another in 1965.[26]
    • The Chicago Cubs came into the MLB season as the reigning World Series champions for the first time in 109 years and as huge favorites to win the 2017 World Series. Nevertheless, the Cubs started its season with a 4–3 walk-off loss to their division rivals St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium.[27]
  • April 21– Cincinnati Reds right-handed pitching prospect Tyler Mahle hurled a nine-inning perfect game, needing only 88 pitches,[28] as Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos edged the Mobile BayBears, 1-0, at Hank Aaron Stadium.[29] It was the first perfect game in Wahoos history, as well as the second nine-inning perfect game in Southern League history and first since Montgomery Rebels' Charles Swanson accomplished the feat over the Savannah Indians on August 14, 1970.[30] Mahle, who finished with eight strikeouts, previously pitched a no-hitter with High-A Daytona Tortugas in 2016 against the Jupiter Hammerheads.[29]
  • April 26 – Gift Ngoepe entered the records books when he became the first ever black African to play in Major League Baseball history. A 27-year-old infielder born in Randburg, South Africa, Ngoepe debuted for the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 6–5 win over the Chicago Cubs at PNC Park. In his first Major League at bat, he led off the fourth inning with a single against Cubs pitching ace Jon Lester. Besides, Ngoepe was a member of the South Africa national baseball team at the 2009 World Baseball Classic and spent eight-plus seasons in the Pirates Minor League system.[31]
  • April 30 – Anthony Rendon had a historic performance for the Washington Nationals, going 6-for-6 with three home runs, a three-run double, five runs, and driving in 10 in a 23–5 rout over the New York Mets at Nationals Park. With his effort, Rendon joined Walker Cooper as the only players in Major League Baseball history to collect six hits, three home runs and 10 RBI in a game. Cooper did it for the Cincinnati Reds in 1949.[32] Moreover, Rendon became the 13th player with at least 10 RBI in a game as well as the fourth player since 1900 to go 6-for-6 and have at least three home runs in a single game, joining Ty Cobb (Tigers, 1925), Edgardo Alfonzo (Mets, 1999) and Shawn Green (Dodgers, 2002). Green hit four homers in his 6-for-6 game.[32]

May

  • May 4 – The versatile Marwin González hit a home run in his fifth straight start for the Houston Astros in a 10–4 loss to the Texas Rangers at Minute Maid Park. Besides, the Venezuelan utility man, who literally plays all positions except pitcher and catcher, became the first Major Leaguer since 1901 to hit a home run in four consecutive games while playing at a different position, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.[33] Overall, González leads the Astros with 21 RBI and nine home runs; six in the last five games after hitting two, including his first career grand slam, the night before.[34]
  • May 13 – The Washington Nationals and outfielder Bryce Harper reached an agreement on a one-year deal for the 2018 season. The four-time All-Star and 2015 National League MVP will receive $21.625 million, making his 2018 salary the largest ever for a player who would have been eligible for arbitration. The agreement locks up Harper for his final arbitration-eligible year, as he can become a free agent after the 2018 season.[35]
  • May 27 :
    • Brian Johnson pitched a complete game shutout in his first major league appearance at Fenway Park, and the Boston Red Sox extended their winning streak to a season-high six games with a 6–0 victory over the Seattle Mariners. The left-handed Johnson allowed just five singles, struck out eight and walked none, to become the first Red Sox pitcher to throw a complete game shutout in his Fenway debut since Pedro Martínez did it on April 11, 1998.[36]
    • Stephen Strasburg recorded a career-high 15 strikeouts and allowed three hits over seven innings, as the Washington Nationals beat the San Diego Padres, 3–0, at Nationals Park. Strasburg previously struck out 14 batters in a game twice, including in his Major League debut on June 8, 2010.[37]

June

July

  • July 6 - At Busch Stadium, Japan native Ichiro Suzuki of the Miami Marlins becomes the Major League Baseball leader in hits by a player born outside the United States. In the second inning of the Marlins' 4–3 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, Suzuki hits a line-drive single to left off pitcher Michael Wacha. He then singles in the eighth off Brett Cecil for his 3,054th career hit, surpassing Panama native Rod Carew for the most hits in MLB history for a foreign-born player.[48]
  • July 9 – The USA baseball team defeats the World team 7–6 in the All-Star Futures Game at Marlins Park in Miami, Florida. Brent Honeywell earned the Most Valuable Player honors.
  • July 10 – Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees defeats Miguel Sanó of the Minnesota Twins, 11–10, during the championship round of the Home Run Derby held at Marlins Park.
  • July 11 – Robinson Canó of the Seattle Mariners hits a solo homer in the top of the 10th inning, as the American League defeat the National League 2–1 in 10 innings, in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game played at Marlins Park. Cano was named the game's MVP.
  • July 30 :
    • Former MLB commissioner Bud Selig and former players Jeff Bagwell and Iván Rodríguez were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York.
    • Texas Rangers third baseman Adrián Beltré became the 31st member of the select 3,000 hit club, after hitting a double off pitcher Wade Miley in the fourth inning of a 10–6 defeat to the Baltimore Orioles. A 20-year Major League veteran, Beltré also is the first player to reach the 3,000-hit feat while a member of the Rangers, as well as the first player born in the Dominican Republic to accomplish the milestone.[49]
  • July 31 - In the trading deadline, the New York Mets sent relief pitcher Addison Reed to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for three pitching prospects. Besides, the Oakland Athletics adquire infielder Adam Rosales from the Arizona Diamondbacks for a minor league player.

August

September

Deaths

January

  • January   2 – Daryl Spencer, 88, middle infielder and third baseman who played from 1952 through 1963 for four different National League clubs, most prominently with the Giants teams based in New York and San Francisco.
  • January   3 – Rosemary Stevenson, 80, outfielder for the Grand Rapids Chicks of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in its final season of operation in 1954.
  • January   4 – Art Pennington, 93, Negro League Baseball All Star in the 1940s, who played for the Chicago American Giants and Birmingham Black Barons, as well as in the Minors, Mexican League, and Cuban and Venezuelan winter ball.
  • January   6 – Greg Jelks, 55, African-American ballplayer and Australian baseball legend, who also played briefly for the Philadelphia Phillies in its 1987 season.
  • January   6 – Bob Sadowski, 79, third baseman and corner outfielder who played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Angels in a span of four seasons from 1960–1963.
  • January   7 – Bill Champion, 69, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Brewers in eight seasons from 1969–1976, as well as a two-time earned run average leader in the Phillies minor league system, while leading all pitchers in both the Northern League in 1965 (1.20 ERA) and the Carolina League in 1968 (2.03).
  • January   7 – Mildred Meacham, 92, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player.
  • January   8 – Jackie Brown, 73, pitcher for the Washington Senators, Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians and Montreal Expos in seven seasons between 1970 and 1977, who later worked as a pitching coach for the Rangers from 1979–1982 and had stints in that role for the Chicago White Sox (1992–95) and Tampa Bay Rays (2002), before becoming a successfully minor league pitching coach and coordinator for a significant number of organizations.
  • January 16 – Dan O'Brien, 87, front office executive who spent 30 years in baseball from 1964–1993, including stints as general manager for the Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners and California Angels.
  • January 18 – Red Adams, 95, pitcher for the 1946 Chicago Cubs and a 19-year Minor League veteran between 1939 and 1958, who later became a successfully pitching coach with the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1969 through 1980 and prior to that was in the organization in some capacity during 11 years.
  • January 18 – Harry Minor, 88, legendary scout and New York Mets Hall of Fame member, who was an integral part of the 1969 and 1986 Mets teams that won World Series titles.
  • January 18 – Dick Starr, 95, pitcher for the New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns and Washington Senators from 1947–1951, who previously served on active duty in World War II and earned three Bronze Stars, a Good Conduct Medal and numerous campaign ribbons.[50]
  • January 19 – Walt Streuli, 81, backup catcher who played for the Detroit Tigers from 1954 to 1956.
  • January 21 – Ken Wright, 70, long-reliever and spot-starter who pitched from 1970 through 1974 for the Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees.
  • January 22 – Andy Marte, 33, Dominican Republic infielder who played for the Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves and Arizona Diamondbacks in part of six seasons spanning 2005–2014.
  • January 22 – Yordano Ventura, 25, Dominican Republic pitcher for the Kansas City Royals from 2013 through 2016, and member of the 2015 World Series Championship team.
  • January 24 – Morris Nettles, 64, outfielder who played for the California Angels from 1974 to 1975.
  • January 27 – Bob Bowman, 86, right fielder and relief pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1955 to 1959, a solid defender at outfield, and also a reliable pinch-hitter for the late innings.

February

  • February   1 – Mark Brownson, 41, pitcher who played for the Colorado Rockies and Philadelphia Phillies in a span of three seasons from 1998–2000.
  • February 10 – Mike Ilitch, 87, owner of the Detroit Tigers since 1992.
  • February 19 – Harry MacPherson, 90, pitcher for the Boston Braves in 1944, who at age of 17 was one of the youngest players to be signed by a Major League club during World War II conflict.
  • February 26 – Ned Garver, 91, All-Star pitcher who recorded 129 victories in his 14-year major league career, despite playing for some of baseball's worst teams between the late 1940s and 1950s, while leading the American League in complete games in 1950 (22) and 1951 (24), and winning his 20th game on the last day of the 1951 season for the humble St. Louis Browns, to become the first pitcher in major league history to win 20 games for a team which lost 100 games.

March

  • March   1 – Shirley Palesh, 87, outfielder who played for three teams in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League from 1949–1950.
  • March   9 – Bill Hands, 76, pitcher who spent 11 seasons in the majors between 1965 and 1975, including seven years with the Chicago Cubs from 1966–1972 and short stints with the San Francisco Giants, Minnesota Twins, and Texas Rangers, posting an overall record of 111–110 with a 3.35 ERA in 374 games, and reaching the 20-win plateau in 1969.
  • March 14 – Arleene Johnson, 93, Canadian infielder who played from 1945 through 1948 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
  • March 15 – Bob Bruce, 83, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, Houston Colt .45s/Astros, and Atlanta Braves in a span of nine seasons from 1959–1967, who became the seventh National League pitcher and the 12th pitcher in Major League Baseball history to struck out three batters on nine pitches, just one day after Los Angeles Dodgers' Sandy Koufax achieved the same feat.
  • March 15 – Russ Goetz, 86, umpire who worked in the American League from 1968 to 1983, while umpiring 2,384 regular season games as well as two World Series, two All-Star Games, and four American League Championship Series.
  • March 19 – Audrey Kissel, 91, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player.
  • March 21 – Jerry Krause, 77, scout who worked for the New York Yankees, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks organizations.
  • March 21 – José Zardón, 93, Cuban outfielder and last survivor of the Washington Senators Major League Baseball club, who was also a member of the legendary 1946 Havana Kings in the minor leagues.
  • March 22 – Dallas Green, 82, former Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, and New York Mets manager, who became a Philadelphia legend after guiding the Phillies to the franchise's first World Series championship in 1980.
  • March 22 – Mark Higgins, 53, first baseman who played briefly for the Cleveland Indians in its 1989 season.
  • March 25 – Jack Faszholz, 89, pitcher who played briefly for the St. Louis Cardinals in its 1953 season.
  • March 25 – Alice Hohlmayer, 92, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player.
  • March 26 – Todd Frohwirth, 54, submarine-ball reliever who split nine seasons between the Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox and California Angels from 1987 through 1996.
  • March 30 – Hattie Peterson, 86, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player.
  • March 31 – Rubén Amaro Sr., 81, Mexican baseball man who spent more than six decades in the game as a player, manager, coach, scout, instructor and executive, including 11 seasons as a shortstop for four Major League Baseball clubs, most prominently with the Philadelphia Phillies from 1960 through 1965.

April

May

  • May   1 – Sam Mele, 95, outfielder who played a decade in the majors for six clubs and later managed the Minnesota Twins, leading them to their first American League pennant in 1965, being named MLB Manager of the Year in that season.
  • May   4 – Glenna Sue Kidd, 83, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League pitcher for four teams from 1949 to 1954, who was a member of two South Bend Blue Sox championship teams and also pitched two complete games of a doubleheader in 1953 and won both.
  • May 14 – Steve Palermo, 67, umpire who worked in the American League from 1977 to 1991, while appearing in the 1983 World Series, the 1986 All-Star Game, three AL Championship Series and one AL Division Series.
  • May 15 – Bob Kuzava, 93, pitcher for eight different teams over 10 seasons spanning 1946–1957, who helped the New York Yankees win three consecutive world championship titles from 1951 through 1953, earning two saves in the 1951 WS and the 1952 WS, while winning the decisive game in the 1953 WS.
  • May 19 – Ed Mierkowicz, 93, outfielder who played for the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals in a span of four seasons from 1945–1950, as well as the last living member of the Detroit Tigers’ 1945 World Series championship team.
  • May 19 – Steve Waterbury, 65, relief pitcher for the 1976 St. Louis Cardinals.
  • May 26 – Jim Bunning, 85, Hall of Fame pitcher and a nine-time All-Star, who hurled a perfect game and a no-hitter; posting a 224-184 record with a 3.27 ERA and 2,855 strikeouts over a 17-year career from 1955 to 1971, while pitching for the Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates and Los Angeles Dodgers, to become later the only Baseball Hall of Fame member to serve in the U.S. Congress.

June

  • June   2 – Herm Starrette, 80, relief pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles from 1963 through 1965, who later became a pitching coach, including stints with the 1974 Atlanta Braves and specially for the World Champion Philadelpia Phillies in 1980, while serving in a variety of positions with seven major league teams in a span of 28 years, ending up with the Boston Red Sox in 2002.
  • June   3 – Jimmy Piersall, 87, a two-time All-Star center fielder and twice Gold Glove winner, who spent 17 seasons in the majors with four teams from 1952–1968, most prominently for the Boston Red Sox, and also wrote his autobiography, Fear Strikes Out, central theme of the film of the same title starred by Anthony Perkins.
  • June   5 – Héctor Wagner, 48, Dominican Republic pitcher who played from 1990 to 1991 for the Kansas City Royals.
  • June 27 – Anthony Young, 51, former pitcher for the New York Mets, Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros, who still holds the major league record with 27 consecutive losses, set with the Mets between 1992 and 1993.

July

  • July   2 – David Vincent, 67, Major League Baseball official scorer, statistician, and historian.
  • July   4 – Gene Conley, 86, three-time All-Star pitcher and the first Minor League player to earn two MVP Awards honors, who also is the only athlete to own dual-sport championships in MLB and the NBA, while pitching for the World Series champion Milwaukee Braves in 1957, and as a forward for the Boston Celtics in three championships from 1959–1961.
  • July 15 – Bob Wolff, 96, legendary sportscaster and the only to call play-by-play of championships in all four major North American professional team sports, who also interviewed Babe Ruth, called the only perfect game in World Series history, and was the voice of the Washington Senators from 1947 to 1960.
  • July 18 – John Rheinecker, 38, pitcher for the Texas Rangers in parts of two seasons from 2006–2007.
  • July 29 – Lee May, 74, three-time All-Star first baseman and member of three different Halls of Fame, who played for four teams over 18 seasons while making two World Series appearances with the Cincinnati Reds in 1970 and the Baltimore Orioles in 1979.

August

  • August   6 – Darren Daulton, 55, Philadelphia Phillies All-Star catcher and leader of the 1993 Phillies team that clinched the National League pennant and lost to the Toronto Blue Jays in six games in the 1993 World Series.
  • August   7 – Don Baylor, 68, All-Star and the 1979 American League MVP winner with the California Angels while leading the major leagues in RBI and runs, who also reached the World Series three straight times from 1986 through 1988, winning the title with the Minnesota Twins in the 1987 Series.
  • August   8 – Ken Kaiser, 72, umpire who worked in the American League from 1977 to 1999, while umpiring in two World Series, the 1991 All-Star Game, four AL Championship Series and three AL Division Series.
  • August   9 – Danny Walton, 70, outfielder who spent parts of nine seasons with eight different clubs, including stints for the Milwaukee Brewers from 1970–1971 and the Minnesota Twins in 1973 and 1975.
  • August 10 – Don Gross, 86, pitcher who played from 1955 to 1960 with the Cincinnati Redlegs and Pittsburgh Pirates.
  • August 12 – Paul Casanova, 75, Cuban catcher and American League All-Star who played for the Washington Senators and Atlanta Braves in a span of 10 seasons from 1965–1974.

September

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