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

“In Blake’s case, just getting back into a major league game knowing your stuff is still good,” Roberts said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

Anderson had a stretch of eight consecutive seasons appearing in at least 150 games for the Angels and played in at least 140 games in 11 of his 17 major league seasons.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Five years in the minor leagues after having attended college meant Lopes was 27 when he made his major league debut that September.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

It would have been highly unusual to be a New York Yankees fan in Philadelphia, which had two major league baseball teams of its own, one in each league, through the mid-1950s.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove