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Broadway is the big leagues, and for big bucks theatergoers expect professionalism.
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Stone, a 25-year-old who was making his seventh career big league start and 11th appearance, struck out four, walked one and threw first-pitch strikes to 18 of 25 batters.
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Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
On April 15, 1966, in his big league debut, Peterson pitched the Yankees to their first victory of the season, beating the Baltimore Orioles.
—Bruce Weber, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
The Nationals scratched starting pitcher Josiah Gray before the game and replaced him with Triple-A right-hander Joan Adon, who entered with a career 6.66 ERA in 35 big league appearances.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
The right-handed slugger arrived on the scene with a flourish in August 2017, hitting 11 homers in his first 18 big league games.
—Ronald Blum, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2024
Bally’s only on-air change: Former big league catcher Alex Avila will appear on some pre-game and postgame shows.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
Last August, however, the group lived out a Strat player’s wildest dream: playing at an actual big league ballpark.
—Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
Burnes is the ace the Orioles need, and while Hall and Ortiz are high-floor prospects with big league careers ahead of them, Baltimore gets a Cy Young winner for 2024 as the club pushes for another American League East crown.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2024
Candelario has played in 746 big league games, and no other Reds position player has appeared in more than 380 games.
—Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 25 Jan. 2024
Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
On April 15, 1966, in his big league debut, Peterson pitched the Yankees to their first victory of the season, beating the Baltimore Orioles.
—Bruce Weber, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
The Nationals scratched starting pitcher Josiah Gray before the game and replaced him with Triple-A right-hander Joan Adon, who entered with a career 6.66 ERA in 35 big league appearances.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
The right-handed slugger arrived on the scene with a flourish in August 2017, hitting 11 homers in his first 18 big league games.
—Ronald Blum, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2024
Bally’s only on-air change: Former big league catcher Alex Avila will appear on some pre-game and postgame shows.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
Last August, however, the group lived out a Strat player’s wildest dream: playing at an actual big league ballpark.
—Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
Burnes is the ace the Orioles need, and while Hall and Ortiz are high-floor prospects with big league careers ahead of them, Baltimore gets a Cy Young winner for 2024 as the club pushes for another American League East crown.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2024
Candelario has played in 746 big league games, and no other Reds position player has appeared in more than 380 games.
—Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 25 Jan. 2024
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“Big league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20league. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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