major-league
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If you’re a Dodgers fan, you know the rest of his baseball story: In his major league debut, Stripling was five outs from a no-hitter when Dodgers manager Dave Roberts yanked him.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
Less than 18 months after he was drafted, Lesch, wracked by a rotator cuff injury, was released, his major league dream over before he was old enough to legally buy a beer.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
His favorite major league team, the San Francisco Giants, beat the Dodgers twice this week with great pitching.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
He has made 133 major league starts and 130 minor league starts, but he never has pitched a complete game.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
During an eight-year career playing for seven major league teams, he became known as one of the greatest base stealers the game had yet seen.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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