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The 2010 Major League Baseball season began April 4, with the regular season ending on October 3. The 2010 All-Star Game was played on July 13 at Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, California. The National League ended a 13-game winless streak with a 3–1 victory. Due to this result, the World Series began October 27 in the city of the National League Champion, the San Francisco Giants, and ended November 1 when the Giants defeated the American League Champion Texas Rangers, four games to one.
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2010 MLB season | |
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League | Major League Baseball |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | April 4 – November 1, 2010 |
Number of games | 162 |
Number of teams | 30 |
TV partner(s) | Fox, TBS, ESPN, MLB Network |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Bryce Harper |
Picked by | Washington Nationals |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | NL: Joey Votto (CIN) AL: Josh Hamilton (TEX) |
Postseason | |
AL champions | Texas Rangers |
AL runners-up | New York Yankees |
NL champions | San Francisco Giants |
NL runners-up | Philadelphia Phillies |
World Series | |
Champions | San Francisco Giants |
Runners-up | Texas Rangers |
World Series MVP | Édgar Rentería (SF) |
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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(1) Tampa Bay Rays | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | 49–32 | 47–34 |
(4) New York Yankees | 95 | 67 | .586 | 1 | 52–29 | 43–38 |
Boston Red Sox | 89 | 73 | .549 | 7 | 46–35 | 43–38 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 85 | 77 | .525 | 11 | 45–33 | 40–44 |
Baltimore Orioles | 66 | 96 | .407 | 30 | 37–44 | 29–52 |
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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(2) Minnesota Twins | 94 | 68 | .580 | — | 53–28 | 41–40 |
Chicago White Sox | 88 | 74 | .543 | 6 | 45–36 | 43–38 |
Detroit Tigers | 81 | 81 | .500 | 13 | 52–29 | 29–52 |
Cleveland Indians | 69 | 93 | .426 | 25 | 38–43 | 31–50 |
Kansas City Royals | 67 | 95 | .414 | 27 | 38–43 | 29–52 |
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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(3) Texas Rangers | 90 | 72 | .556 | — | 51–30 | 39–42 |
Oakland Athletics | 81 | 81 | .500 | 9 | 47–34 | 34–47 |
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 80 | 82 | .494 | 10 | 43–38 | 37–44 |
Seattle Mariners | 61 | 101 | .377 | 29 | 35–46 | 26–55 |
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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(1) Philadelphia Phillies | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | 54–30 | 43–35 |
(4) Atlanta Braves | 91 | 71 | .562 | 6 | 56–25 | 35–46 |
Florida Marlins | 80 | 82 | .494 | 17 | 41–40 | 39–42 |
New York Mets | 79 | 83 | .488 | 18 | 47–34 | 32–49 |
Washington Nationals | 69 | 93 | .426 | 28 | 41–40 | 28–53 |
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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(3) Cincinnati Reds | 91 | 71 | .562 | — | 49–32 | 42–39 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 86 | 76 | .531 | 5 | 52–29 | 34–47 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 77 | 85 | .475 | 14 | 40–41 | 37–44 |
Houston Astros | 76 | 86 | .469 | 15 | 42–39 | 34–47 |
Chicago Cubs | 75 | 87 | .463 | 16 | 35–46 | 40–41 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 57 | 105 | .352 | 34 | 40–41 | 17–64 |
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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(2) San Francisco Giants | 92 | 70 | .568 | — | 49–32 | 43–38 |
San Diego Padres | 90 | 72 | .556 | 2 | 45–36 | 45–36 |
Colorado Rockies | 83 | 79 | .512 | 9 | 52–29 | 31–50 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 80 | 82 | .494 | 12 | 45–36 | 35–46 |
Arizona Diamondbacks | 65 | 97 | .401 | 27 | 40–41 | 25–56 |
Division Series (ALDS, NLDS) | League Championship Series (ALCS, NLCS) | World Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Tampa Bay | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Texas | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Texas | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
American League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | NY Yankees | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Minnesota | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | NY Yankees | 6 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
AL3 | Texas | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
NL2 | San Francisco | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Philadelphia | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Cincinnati | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Philadelphia | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
National League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | San Francisco | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6* | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | San Francisco | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Atlanta | 0 | 511 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
*Denotes walk-off
For much of the season, 2010 was frequently labeled the Year of the Pitcher (though this title is also taken by the 1968 season).[1][2] 2010 saw many significant pitching achievements, including:
Team | Former GM | New GM | Former job |
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San Diego Padres | Kevin Towers | Jed Hoyer | Hoyer served as the Boston Red Sox assistant GM. |
Toronto Blue Jays | J. P. Ricciardi | Alex Anthopoulos | Anthopoulos was Riccardi's assistant GM in Toronto. |
Date | Team | Former GM | New GM | Former job |
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July 1 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Josh Byrnes | Jerry Dipoto | Dipoto was assistant GM. |
September 22 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Jerry DiPoto | Kevin Towers | Towers signed a two-year deal in September. |
Team | Former manager | New manager | Former job |
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Cleveland Indians | Eric Wedge | Manny Acta | Was manager of Washington Nationals 2007–2009. |
Houston Astros | Dave Clark * | Brad Mills | Bench coach for Boston Red Sox. |
* Served as interim manager, replacing Cecil Cooper.
The following managers who were interim managers for 2009 will lead their respective teams in 2010:
Team | Manager that started 2009 season | Replacement | Job prior to becoming manager |
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Colorado Rockies | Clint Hurdle | Jim Tracy | Bench Coach for the Rockies during the 2009 season. After Hurdle was fired, Tracy took over as interim manager and won Manager of the Year in the National League, and will continue to serve as the manager for the 2010 season. |
Arizona Diamondbacks | Bob Melvin | A. J. Hinch | Director of player development for the Diamondbacks. Melvin was fired during the 2009 season and Hinch served as the interim manager for the remainder of the season. |
Washington Nationals | Manny Acta | Jim Riggleman | Bench Coach for the Nationals during the 2009 season. Riggleman took over as interim manager for the 2009 season after Acta was fired during the All-Star Break. |
Date | Team | Former manager | Replacement | Previous Job |
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May 13 | Kansas City Royals | Trey Hillman | Ned Yost | Yost last managed with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2008. Yost signed a two-year extension July 31 to remain manager. |
June 4 | Baltimore Orioles | Dave Trembley | Juan Samuel | Third base coach; serving on an interim basis from June 4 through August 3, when Buck Showalter replaced him. |
June 23 | Florida Marlins | Fredi González | Edwin Rodríguez | Spent the past 1+1⁄2 years managing the New Orleans Zephyrs, the Marlins' Triple-A affiliate. |
July 1 | Arizona Diamondbacks | A. J. Hinch | Kirk Gibson | Best known for his dramatic walk-off home run in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Gibson was the D-Backs' bench coach. |
August 3 | Baltimore Orioles | Juan Samuel | Buck Showalter | Showalter, who was with ESPN as an analyst on Baseball Tonight, last managed with the Texas Rangers in 2006. |
August 9 | Seattle Mariners | Don Wakamatsu | Daren Brown | Brown was in his fourth season managing the Tacoma Rainiers, the Mariners' Triple-A affiliate. |
August 22 | Chicago Cubs | Lou Piniella | Mike Quade | Piniella stepped down early from an earlier announcement of his retirement at the end of the season to tend to his mother's failing health.[5] Quade served as the third-base coach of the Cubs and was named interim manager for the remainder of the season. |
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Month | American League | National League |
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April | Robinson Canó | Kelly Johnson |
May | David Ortiz | Troy Glaus |
June | Josh Hamilton | David Wright |
July | Delmon Young José Bautista (tie) | Buster Posey |
August | José Bautista | Albert Pujols |
September | Alex Rodriguez | Troy Tulowitzki |
Month | American League | National League |
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April | Francisco Liriano | Ubaldo Jiménez |
May | Jon Lester | Ubaldo Jiménez |
June | Cliff Lee | Josh Johnson |
July | Gavin Floyd | Roy Halladay |
August | Clay Buchholz | Tim Hudson |
September | David Price | Derek Lowe |
Month | American League | National League |
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April | Austin Jackson | Jason Heyward |
May | Brennan Boesch | Jason Heyward |
June | Brennan Boesch | Gaby Sánchez |
July | Wade Davis | Buster Posey |
August | Brian Matusz | Daniel Hudson |
September | Neftalí Feliz | Pedro Alvarez |
Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game | Est. payroll | %± |
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Philadelphia Phillies[17] | 97 | 4.3% | 3,777,322 | 4.9% | 44,968 | $141,928,379 | 22.9% |
New York Yankees[18] | 95 | −7.8% | 3,765,807 | 1.2% | 46,491 | $210,733,389 | 0.2% |
Los Angeles Dodgers[19] | 80 | −15.8% | 3,562,320 | −5.3% | 43,979 | $95,358,016 | −6.6% |
St. Louis Cardinals[20] | 86 | −5.5% | 3,301,218 | −1.3% | 40,756 | $93,540,751 | 2.9% |
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim[21] | 80 | −17.5% | 3,250,814 | 0.3% | 40,134 | $104,963,866 | −11.2% |
Minnesota Twins[22] | 94 | 8.0% | 3,223,640 | 33.4% | 39,798 | $97,559,166 | 43.9% |
Chicago Cubs[23] | 75 | −9.6% | 3,062,973 | −3.3% | 37,814 | $146,609,002 | 5.0% |
Boston Red Sox[24] | 89 | −6.3% | 3,046,445 | −0.5% | 37,610 | $164,507,333 | 31.1% |
San Francisco Giants[25] | 92 | 4.5% | 3,037,443 | 6.1% | 37,499 | $98,641,333 | 7.3% |
Colorado Rockies[26] | 83 | −9.8% | 2,875,245 | 7.9% | 35,497 | $90,677,000 | 14.4% |
Milwaukee Brewers[27] | 77 | −3.8% | 2,776,531 | −8.6% | 34,278 | $81,108,278 | −0.3% |
New York Mets[28] | 79 | 12.9% | 2,559,738 | −19.2% | 31,602 | $134,422,942 | −11.6% |
Atlanta Braves[29] | 91 | 5.8% | 2,510,119 | 5.8% | 30,989 | $84,423,666 | −15.2% |
Texas Rangers[30] | 90 | 3.4% | 2,505,171 | 16.2% | 30,928 | $56,474,374 | −29.2% |
Detroit Tigers[31] | 81 | −5.8% | 2,461,237 | −4.1% | 30,386 | $124,039,928 | 3.8% |
Houston Astros[32] | 76 | 2.7% | 2,331,490 | −7.5% | 28,784 | $93,216,000 | −11.9% |
Chicago White Sox[33] | 88 | 11.4% | 2,194,378 | −3.9% | 27,091 | $107,195,000 | 6.0% |
San Diego Padres[34] | 90 | 20.0% | 2,131,774 | 11.1% | 26,318 | $37,799,300 | −25.8% |
Seattle Mariners[35] | 61 | −28.2% | 2,085,630 | −5.0% | 25,749 | $86,510,000 | −13.6% |
Cincinnati Reds[36] | 91 | 16.7% | 2,060,550 | 17.9% | 25,439 | $75,321,542 | −4.6% |
Arizona Diamondbacks[37] | 65 | −7.1% | 2,056,697 | −3.4% | 25,391 | $61,368,166 | −19.2% |
Tampa Bay Rays[38] | 96 | 14.3% | 1,864,999 | −0.5% | 23,025 | $71,923,471 | 6.9% |
Washington Nationals[39] | 69 | 16.9% | 1,828,066 | 0.6% | 22,569 | $67,701,000 | 5.2% |
Baltimore Orioles[40] | 66 | 3.1% | 1,733,019 | −9.1% | 21,395 | $81,612,500 | 16.7% |
Kansas City Royals[41] | 67 | 3.1% | 1,615,327 | −10.2% | 19,942 | $73,105,210 | −4.8% |
Pittsburgh Pirates[42] | 57 | −8.1% | 1,613,399 | 2.3% | 19,919 | $37,443,000 | −27.9% |
Florida Marlins[43] | 80 | −8.0% | 1,524,894 | 4.2% | 18,826 | $57,454,719 | 43.5% |
Toronto Blue Jays[44] | 85 | 13.3% | 1,495,482 | −20.3% | 19,173 | $62,734,000 | −25.3% |
Oakland Athletics[45] | 81 | 8.0% | 1,418,391 | 0.7% | 17,511 | $57,904,900 | −12.2% |
Cleveland Indians[46] | 69 | 6.2% | 1,391,644 | −21.2% | 17,181 | $61,203,966 | −28.2% |
The Minnesota Twins inaugurated Target Field, their new 39,504-seat home field, in an exhibition game on April 2 against the St. Louis Cardinals (the Twins lost 8–4). On April 12, the Twins played their first regular season game in their new ballpark with a 5–2 win over the Boston Red Sox. The team moved from the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, which they shared with the Minnesota Vikings since the stadium opened in 1982 and also with the University of Minnesota football program until the Golden Gophers returned to their campus and opened TCF Bank Stadium in September 2009. The Twins last played outdoor baseball at home in 1981 when Metropolitan Stadium (where the Mall of America now stands) closed.
Target Field is also the first stadium to have been built specifically for the Twins since their arrival in the Twin Cities in 1961, and the first stadium to have been built specifically for the franchise since Griffith Stadium was built for the original Washington Nationals in 1911. Also, the 2010 season was the first since 1936 in which the Twins/Senators franchise did not share its stadium with an NFL team.
The Texas Rangers were sold at an auction in U.S. Bankruptcy Court on August 5 to a group led by Chuck Greenberg and Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan from former owner Tom Hicks. The ownership change was approved by MLB owners on August 12.
The 2010 season marked the first full season in the US for baseball games to be telecast in the digital format. The national telecast breakdown is as follows, along with the maximum number of appearances per team:
In Canada, Toronto Blue Jays games will be televised on Rogers Sportsnet and Rogers Sportsnet One. RSN also holds the Canadian rights to air the Fox and ESPN/ESPN2 games if they do not conflict with Blue Jays games, as well as the All-Star Game and the entire postseason. Starting May 16, TSN2 holds rights to the ESPN Sunday Night Baseball telecasts.
In Australia free to air channel One HD shows up to 5 regular season games live per week (no postseason coverage), and European channel ESPN America broadcasts games as well.
ESPN Radio will again serve as MLB's national radio network, broadcasting Sunday Night Baseball as well as selected Saturday and holiday games during the regular season, the Home Run Derby and All-Star Game, and all postseason series. ESPN Deportes Radio holds the Spanish language rights to the Fall Classic.
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