The 1985 Major League Baseball strike was the fifth work stoppage in Major League Baseball since the 1972 Major League Baseball strike. The strike lasted only two days, August 6 and 7
The article tells about Joe Brocket, program manager for hologram projects at the USPS, and the proposed baseball hologram stamp, that was never issued.
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The Phoenix Giants were a Minor League Baseball team affiliated with the Major League Team the San Francisco Giants. They played from 1958-59 and 1966-1997. In 1986 they changed their names to the Phoenix Firebirds. The team left Phoenix with the addition of the Major League team the Arizona Diamondbacks and moved to Tucson, forming the Tucson Sidewinders and becoming affiliated with the Diamondbacks.
The original Toros were a Triple-A minor league baseball team in the Pacific Coast League from 1969 to 1997, where they won the PCL Championship in 1991 and 1993. They were affiliated with several Major League Baseball teams over the years, most notably with the Houston Astros. The team rebranded as the Tucson Sidewinders in 1998, a name under which they played until relocating to Reno following the 2008 season. During the Sidewinders era, the team won both the PCL and Triple-A championships for the 2006 season
The 1949 All-Star Game was the first to have African Americans in the line-up: Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Don Newcombe, Larry Doby
The Baseball Assistance Team (B.A.T.) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization affiliated with Major League Baseball. The organization's mission is to "confidentially support members of the Baseball Family in need of assistance." The baseball family includes former players, both from the Major and Minor Leagues, former Negro leagues and All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players, umpires, scouts, athletic trainers and MLB and MiLB team personnel.
The 2024 WBSC Premier12 was the 3rd edition of the WBSC Premier12, a baseball championship featuring the 12 highest-ranked national teams in the world, held by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). Originally scheduled for 2023, but delayed due to COVID-19, the championship was held from November 9 to 24, 2024, in Japan, Mexico, and Taiwan.
Taiwan won the championship, defeating final round hosts and defending champions Japan, 4–0, in the championship game. It was Chinese Taipei's first Premier12 championship and their first overall senior international baseball title ever. The United States took third place after a 6–1 win over Venezuela.
Harry Caray American radio and television sportscaster. During his career he called the play-by-play for five Major League Baseball teams, St Louis Cardinals, St Louis Browns, Oakland Athletics, Chicago White Sox, and the Chicago Cubs. Born Harry Christopher Caray (n̩ Carabina; 1914 Р1998) St Louis, Missouri
2022 World Series was the 118th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League champion Houston Astros and the National League champion Philadelphia Phillies. The Astros defeated the Phillies in six games to earn their second World Series championship.
MVP: Jeremy Peña (HOU)
MVP: Jorge Soler (ATL)
2022: Judge led the major leagues with 62 home runs, 133 runs scored, 131 RBI (tied with Pete Alonso of the Mets) winning the 2022 American League MVP Award
Personalized postage stamps :
In 2004, the USPS decided to allow certain companies to facilitate the making of custom US postage stamps that could be used as actual postage. Several companies provided the stamps printed with images provid the customer.
In 2020 the USPS discontinued the practice, due in part to legal issues of people uploading images that infringed on trademark or copyrights, use of graphic or inappropriate images and loss of revenue by the USPS in selling their own stamps
