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2020 Season:
The NEW YORK YANKEES (134-28) defeated the Oakland Athletics (137-25) in the World Series. Ronald Torreyes was the World Series MVP.
The ABERDEEN IRONBIRDS (Short-Season A, BAL) finished in last place and have been relegated to the Pit of Despair. They finished the season 44-118, 1 game behind the Lexington Legends. The Ironbirds are the first Single-A team to be eliminated, as the first two teams were Rookie level.
187 teams remain in Major League Baseball...
Notes:
Bryce Harper (CLE) led the league with a .394 batting average, .534 OBP, and 15.1 WAR.
Giancarlo Stanton led the league with 92 home runs. At age 30, he has 513 for his career, and has hit 90+ in each of the past two seasons.
Joey Gallo struck out exactly 222 times for the second season in a row.
Yu Darvish signed with the Twins. His consecutive wins streak ended at 46 decisions after a May 5th loss to the Montgomery Biscuits.
Kirby Yates won 18 games out of the bullpen.
Edwin Diaz had 19.0 K/9
The Yankees hit 466 home runs as a team.
The Memphis Redbirds were the best MiLB team, going 109-53
The Arizona Diamondbacks were the worst MLB team, going 97-65
At 98-64, the Arkansas Travelers became the first AA team to finish ahead of a MLB team.
Derek Jeter and Mike Mussina were inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Teams eliminated:
2018: Princeton Rays
2019: Bristol Pirates
2020: Aberdeen Ironbirds
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