2009 Los Angeles Dodgers season

2009 Los Angeles Dodgers
National League West Champions
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkDodger Stadium
CityLos Angeles
Record95–67 (.586)
Divisional place1st
OwnersFrank McCourt
PresidentDennis Mannion
General managersNed Colletti
ManagersJoe Torre
TelevisionFSN Prime Ticket
KCAL (9)
Vin Scully, Steve Lyons, Eric Collins
RadioKABC
Vin Scully, Rick Monday, Charley Steiner
KHJ
Jaime Jarrín, Pepe Yñiguez, Fernando Valenzuela
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The 2009 Los Angeles Dodgers season saw the team defend their National League West title while earning the best record in the National League, and marked the 50th anniversary of their 1959 World Series Championship. The Dodgers reached the NLCS for the second straight season only to once more fall short in five games against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Spring training

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View from Right Field, Camelback Ranch, Glendale, Az.

2009 saw the Dodgers open their brand new spring training facility, Camelback Ranch-Glendale. The 13,000-seat stadium and surrounding facilities that the Dodgers share with the Chicago White Sox replaced their former facility at Holman Stadium in Vero Beach, Florida, where the team had trained in the spring since 1948. This also marked the Dodgers debut as a member of the Cactus League.

Regular season

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Season standings

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NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Los Angeles Dodgers 95 67 .586 — 50‍–‍31 45‍–‍36
Colorado Rockies 92 70 .568 3 51‍–‍30 41‍–‍40
San Francisco Giants 88 74 .543 7 52‍–‍29 36‍–‍45
San Diego Padres 75 87 .463 20 42‍–‍39 33‍–‍48
Arizona Diamondbacks 70 92 .432 25 36‍–‍45 34‍–‍47


Record vs. opponents

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2009 National League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2009
Team AZ ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH AL
Arizona – 3–4 4-2 1–5 7-11 5–3 5–4 7-11 2–5 5–2 1–5 6–1 11-7 5-13 2–4 1–5 5–10
Atlanta 4–3 – 4–2 3–6 4–4 8-10 3-3 4–3 3–3 13–5 10-8 3–4 3–3 3–4 4–2 10-8 7–8
Chicago 2-4 2–4 – 10-5 2–4 4–3 11–6 3–5 10-7 3-3 1–5 10-4 4–5 4-2 6-10 5–2 6–9
Cincinnati 5-1 6-3 5-10 – 0-7 3-3 12-4 1-5 8-7 2-4 2-5 13-5 1-6 3-3 8-8 3-4 6-9
Colorado 11-7 4-4 4-2 7-0 – 2-4 2-5 4-14 6-0 3-4 2-4 6-3 10-8 8-10 6-1 6-0 11-4
Florida 3-5 10-8 3-4 3-3 4-2 – 4–3 3-3 3-4 11-7 9-9 2-4 4-2 3-4 3-3 12-6 10-8
Houston 4–5 3-3 6-11 4-12 5-2 3-4 – 4–3 5-10 1-5 6-2 10-5 6-1 2-4 6-9 3-3 6-9
Los Angeles 11-7 3-4 5-3 5-1 14-4 3-3 3-4 – 3–3 5-1 4-3 4-3 10-8 11-7 2-5 3-2 9-9
Milwaukee 5-2 3-3 7-10 7-8 0-6 4-3 10-5 3-3 – 3-3 4-3 9-5 2-4 4-5 9-9 5-3 5-10
New York 2-5 5-13 3-3 4-2 4-3 7-11 5-1 1-5 3-3 – 6-12 4-3 2-5 5-3 4-5 10-8 5–10
Philadelphia 5-1 8-10 5-1 5-2 4-2 9-9 2-6 3-4 3-4 12-6 – 4-2 5-2 3-4 4-1 15-3 6-12
Pittsburgh 1-6 4-3 4-10 5-13 3-6 4-2 5-10 3-4 5-9 3-4 2-4 – 3-4 2-4 5-10 5-3 8–7
San Diego 7-11 3-3 5-4 6-1 8-10 2-4 1-6 8-10 4-2 5-2 2-5 4-3 – 10-8 1-6 4-2 5–10
San Francisco 13-5 4–3 2–4 3–3 10-8 4–3 4–2 7-11 5-4 3–5 4–3 4–2 8-10 – 4–3 4–2 9–6
St. Louis 4-2 2-4 10-6 8-8 1-6 3-3 9-6 5-2 9-9 5-4 1-4 10-5 6-1 3-4 – 6–1 9–6
Washington 5-1 8-10 2-5 4-3 0-6 6-12 3-3 2-3 3-5 8-10 3-15 3-5 2-4 2-4 1-6 – 7–11


Game log

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2009 Game Log
April (15–8)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 April 6 @ Padres 4–1 Kuroda (1–0) Peavy (0–1) Broxton (1) 45,496 1–0
2 April 7 @ Padres 4–2 Young (1–0) Wolf (0–1) Bell (1) 20,035 1–1
3 April 8 @ Padres 5–2 Billingsley (1–0) Mujica (0–1) Broxton (2) 31,700 2–1
4 April 9 @ Padres 4–3 Meredith (1–0) Wade (0–1) Bell (2) 29,710 2–2
5 April 10 @ Diamondbacks 9–4 Garland (1–0) McDonald (0–1) 31,036 2–3
6 April 11 @ Diamondbacks 11–2 Stults (1–0) Petit (0–1) 35,024 3–3
7 April 12 @ Diamondbacks 3–1 Wolf (1–1) Haren (0–2) Broxton (3) 25,485 4–3
8 April 13 Giants 11–1 Billingsley (2–0) Johnson (0–2) 57,099 5–3
9 April 15 Giants 5–4 Broxton (1–0) Howry (0–1) 42,511 6–3
10 April 16 Giants 7–2 Stults (2–0) Zito (0–2) 36,553 7–3
11 April 17 Rockies 4–3 Mota (1–0) Embree (0–1) Broxton (4) 45,145 8–3
12 April 18 Rockies 9–5 Billingsley (3–0) Cook (0–1) 36,765 9–3
13 April 19 Rockies 14–2 Elbert (1–0) Jiménez (1–2) 41,474 10–3
14 April 21 @ Astros 8–5 Ortiz (1–0) Kershaw (0–1) Valverde (1) 26,360 10–4
15 April 22 @ Astros 6–5 Sampson (1–0) Belisario (0–1) Hawkins (2) 26,725 10–5
16 April 23 @ Astros 2–0 Billingsley (4–0) Rodríguez (1–2) Broxton (5) 26,081 11–5
17 April 24 @ Rockies 6–5 Kuo (1–0) Corpas (0–1) Broxton (6) 36,151 12–5
18 April 25 @ Rockies 6–5 McDonald (1–1) Jiménez (1–3) Troncoso (1) 31,476 13–5
19 April 26 @ Rockies 10–4 Marquis (3–1) Kershaw (0–2) 35,505 13–6
20 April 27 @ Giants 5–4 Valdéz (1–0) Belisario (0–2) Wilson (4) 30,091 13–7
21 April 28 @ Giants 5–3 Broxton (2–0) Howry (0–2) Ohman (1) 30,482 14–7
22 April 29 @ Giants 9–4 Lincecum (2–1) Stults (2–1) Wilson (5) 37,717 14–8
23 April 30 Padres 8–5 Belisario (1–2) Gregerson (0–1) Broxton (7) 54,628 15–8
May (20–9)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
24 May 1 Padres 1–0 Broxton (3–0) Sánchez (1–1) 47,210 16–8
25 May 2 Padres 2–1 (10) Mota (2–0) Gregerson (0–2) 47,680 17–8
26 May 3 Padres 7–3 Billingsley (5–0) Gaudin (0–1) 52,096 18–8
27 May 4 Diamondbacks 7–2 Stults (3–1) Davis (2–4) 30,530 19–8
28 May 5 Diamondbacks 3–1 Weaver (1–0) Scherzer (0–3) Broxton (8) 33,557 20–8
29 May 6 Nationals 10–3 Kershaw (1–2) Cabrera (0–3) 31,348 21–8
30 May 7 Nationals 11–9 Villone (1–0) Wade (0–2) 37,074 21–9
31 May 8 Giants 3–1 Zito (1–2) Billingsley (5–1) Wilson (7) 51,209 21–10
32 May 9 Giants 8–0 Stults (4–1) Sánchez (1–3) 41,425 22–10
33 May 10 Giants 7–5 (13) Wilson (2–0) Mota (2–1) 37,529 22–11
34 May 12 @ Phillies 5–3 Park (1–1) Kershaw (1–3) Lidge (5) 45,191 22–12
35 May 13 @ Phillies 9–2 Wolf (2–1) Moyer (3–3) 45,273 23–12
36 May 14 @ Phillies 5–3 (10) Broxton (4–0) Durbin (1–1) Troncoso (2) 45,307 24–12
37 May 15 @ Marlins 6–4 Weaver (2–0) Volstad (2–3) Broxton (9) 20,039 25–12
38 May 16 @ Marlins 6–3 Miller (1–1) Weaver (2–1) Lindstrom (7) 25,132 25–13
39 May 17 @ Marlins 12–5 Kershaw (2–3) Koronka (0–2) 16,332 26–13
40 May 18 Mets 3–2 (11) Troncoso (1–0) Stokes (1–2) 37,136 27–13
41 May 19 Mets 5–3 Billingsley (6–1) Maine (3–3) Broxton (10) 37,857 28–13
42 May 20 Mets 2–1 Leach (1–0) Putz (1–3) Broxton (11) 50,761 29–13
43 May 22 Angels 3–1 Oliver (1–0) Wade (0–3) Fuentes (12) 55,053 29–14
44 May 23 Angels 5–4 (10) Broxton (5–0) Arredondo (1–1) 55,301 30–14
45 May 24 Angels 10–7 Bulger (2–1) Billingsley (6–2) 54,122 30–15
46 May 25 @ Rockies 16–6 Ohman (1–0) de la Rosa (0–5) 37,024 31–15
47 May 26 @ Rockies 7–1 Milton (1–0) Cook (3–2) 25,384 32–15
48 May 27 @ Rockies 8–6 Kershaw (3–3) Jiménez (3–6) 22,271 33–15
49 May 28 @ Cubs 2–1 Wolf (3–1) Wells (0–2) Troncoso (3) 39,579 34–15
50 May 29 @ Cubs 2–1 Lilly (6–4) Billingsley (6–3) Gregg (8) 40,148 34–16
51 May 30 @ Cubs 7–0 Dempster (4–3) Stults (4–2) 41,153 34–17
52 May 31 @ Cubs 8–2 Milton (2–0) Marshall (3–4) 40,091 35–17
June (14–12)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
53 June 1 Diamondbacks 3–2 Buckner (2–1) Kuroda (1–1) Peña (1) 32,304 35–18
54 June 2 Diamondbacks 6–5 Weaver (3–1) Schlereth (0–1) Broxton (12) 32,853 36–18
55 June 3 Diamondbacks 1–0 Billingsley (7–3) Garland (4–5) Broxton (13) 33,804 37–18
56 June 4 Phillies 3–0 Hamels (4–2) Kershaw (3–4) 33,839 37–19
57 June 5 Phillies 4–3 Broxton (6–0) Lidge (0–3) 52,538 38–19
58 June 6 Phillies 3–2 (12) Wade (1–3) Durbin (1–2) 41,412 39–19
59 June 7 Phillies 7–2 Bastardo (2–0) Wolf (3–2) 42,288 39–20
60 June 9 Padres 6–4 Billingsley (8–3) Young (4–5) Broxton (14) 35,313 40–20
61 June 10 Padres 3–1 Correia (3–4) Kershaw (3–5) Bell (18) 44,079 40–21
62 June 12 @ Rangers 6–0 Padilla (5–3) Kuroda (1–2) 36,591 40–22
63 June 13 @ Rangers 3–1 Wade (2–3) Grilli (0–1) Broxton (15) 37,262 41–22
64 June 14 @ Rangers 6–3 Billingsley (9–3) Holland (1–4) Broxton (16) 36,343 42–22
65 June 16 Athletics 5–4 (10) Mota (3–1) Ziegler (1–2) 41,169 43–22
66 June 17 Athletics 5–4 Cahill (4–5) Kuroda (1–3) Bailey (6) 46,274 43–23
67 June 18 Athletics 3–2 Leach (2–0) Ziegler (1–3) Troncoso (4) 50,492 44–23
68 June 19 @ Angels 5–4 Speier (3–1) Mota (3–2) Fuentes (19) 44,222 44–24
69 June 20 @ Angels 6–4 Weaver (4–1) Weaver (7–3) 44,148 45–24
70 June 21 @ Angels 5–3 Kershaw (4–5) Lackey (2–3) Broxton (17) 43,891 46–24
71 June 23 @ White Sox 5–2 Kuroda (2–3) Danks (5–6) Broxton (18) 22,251 47–24
72 June 24 @ White Sox 10–7 Floyd (5–5) Wolf (3–3) Jenks (18) 20,142 47–25
73 June 25 @ White Sox 6–5 (13) Poreda (1–0) Weaver (4–2) 20,051 47–26
74 June 26 Mariners 8–2 Kershaw (5–5) Vargas (3–3) 50,752 48–26
75 June 27 Mariners 5–1 Hernández (8–3) Milton (2–1) 50,847 48–27
76 June 28 Mariners 4–2 Olson (3–2) Kuroda (2–4) Aardsma (16) 49,355 48–28
77 June 29 Rockies 4–2 (13) McDonald (2–1) Peralta (0–1) 41,288 49–28
78 June 30 Rockies 3–0 Marquis (10–5) Billingsley (9–4) 43,437 49–29
July (15–10)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
79 July 1 Rockies 1–0 Troncoso (2–0) Hammel (5–4) Broxton (19) 40,455 50–29
80 July 3 @ Padres 6–3 Kuroda (3–4) Gaudin (4–7) Broxton (20) 42,217 51–29
81 July 4 @ Padres 7–4 Burke (1–0) Belisario (1–3) Bell (23) 42,069 51–30
82 July 5 @ Padres 7–6 (13) Weaver (5–2) Mujica (2–4) 30,070 52–30
83 July 7 @ Mets 8–0 Kershaw (6–5) Pelfrey (6–4) 39,636 53–30
84 July 8 @ Mets 5–4 Pérez (2–2) Kuroda (3–5) Rodríguez (22) 40,027 53–31
85 July 9 @ Mets 11–2 Wolf (4–3) Hernández (5–5) 39,865 54–31
86 July 10 @ Brewers 12–8 (10) Troncoso (3–0) Villanueva (2–6) 41,811 55–31
87 July 11 @ Brewers 6–3 Burns (2–2) Weaver (5–3) Hoffman (20) 43,466 55–32
88 July 12 @ Brewers 7–4 Kershaw (7–5) Gallardo (8–7) Troncoso (5) 42,241 56–32
89 July 16 Astros 3–0 Rodríguez (9–6) Wolf (4–4) Valverde (9) 45,970 56–33
90 July 17 Astros 8–1 Oswalt (6–4) Billingsley (9–5) 51,209 56–34
91 July 18 Astros 5–2 Kershaw (8–5) Hampton (5–7) Broxton (21) 48,298 57–34
92 July 19 Astros 4–3 Troncoso (4–0) Hawkins (1–4) Broxton (22) 40,340 58–34
93 July 20 Reds 7–5 Schmidt (1–0) Owings (6–10) Broxton (23) 48,110 59–34
94 July 21 Reds 12–3 Wolf (5–4) Bailey (1–2) 49,027 60–34
95 July 22 Reds 6–2 Billingsley (10–5) Arroyo (10–9) 56,000 61–34
96 July 24 Marlins 6–3 Johnson (9–2) McDonald (2–2) Núñez (7) 51,565 61–35
97 July 25 Marlins 4–3 Broxton (7–0) Meyer (2–1) 50,248 62–35
98 July 26 Marlins 8–6 Volstad (8–9) Schmidt (1–1) 48,597 62–36
99 July 27 @ Cardinals 6–1 Carpenter (9–3) Wolf (5–5) Franklin (23) 43,756 62–37
100 July 28 @ Cardinals 10–0 Wainwright (12–6) Billingsley (10–6) 40,105 62–38
101 July 29 @ Cardinals 3–2 (15) Hawksworth (1–0) Weaver (5–4) 40,011 62–39
102 July 30 @ Cardinals 5–3 (10) McDonald (3–2) Reyes (0–2) Broxton (24) 43,263 63–39
103 July 31 @ Braves 5–0 Schmidt (2–1) Hanson (5–2) 45,225 64–39
August (14–15)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
104 August 1 @ Braves 4–3 Lowe (11–7) Wolf (5–6) Soriano (16) 49,843 64–40
105 August 2 @ Braves 9–1 Billingsley (11–6) Jurrjens (9–8) 37,654 65–40
106 August 3 Brewers 6–5 Parra (6–8) Kershaw (8–6) Hoffman (24) 46,544 65–41
107 August 4 Brewers 17–4 Kuroda (4–5) Gallardo (10–8) 45,535 66–41
108 August 5 Brewers 4–1 Looper (10–5) Schmidt (2–2) Hoffman (25) 50,276 66–42
109 August 6 Braves 5–4 Elbert (2–0) Soriano (1–3) 46,399 67–42
110 August 7 Braves 9–5 (12) Moylan (4–2) Troncoso (4–1) 53,184 67–43
111 August 8 Braves 2–1 (10) Medlen (3–3) Mota (3–3) Soriano (17) 53,338 67–44
112 August 9 Braves 8–2 Vázquez (10–7) Stults (4–3) 45,438 67–45
113 August 10 @ Giants 4–2 Kuroda (5–5) Sánchez (5–10) Broxton (25) 40,522 68–45
114 August 11 @ Giants 9–1 Wolf (6–6) Martinez (2–1) 41,167 69–45
115 August 12 @ Giants 4–2 (10) Wilson (4–5) Mota (3–4) 43,300 69–46
116 August 14 @ Diamondbacks 4–1 Haren (12–7) Kershaw (8–7) Qualls (22) 31,573 69–47
117 August 15 @ Diamondbacks 4–3 (10) Qualls (2–1) Troncoso (4–2) 42,058 69–48
118 August 16 @ Diamondbacks 9–3 Wolf (7–6) Petit (2–7) 34,012 70–48
119 August 17 Cardinals 3–2 Carpenter (13–3) Haeger (0–1) Franklin (30) 49,415 70–49
120 August 18 Cardinals 7–3 Billingsley (12–6) Boggs (1–2) Broxton (26) 49,052 71–49
121 August 19 Cardinals 3–2 McClellan (4–2) Broxton (7–1) Franklin (31) 54,847 71–50
122 August 20 Cubs 7–2 Belisario (2–3) Guzmán (2–3) 48,974 72–50
123 August 21 Cubs 2–1 Wolf (8–6) Wells (9–6) Broxton (27) 51,579 73–50
124 August 22 Cubs 2–0 Haeger (1–1) Lilly (9–8) Sherrill (1) 49,297 74–50
125 August 23 Cubs 3–1 Dempster (7–7) Billingsley (12–7) Mármol (5) 49,711 74–51
126 August 25 @ Rockies 5–4 (10) Herges (1–0) McDonald (3–3) 31,472 74–52
127 August 26 @ Rockies 6–1 Wolf (9–6) Fogg (0–2) 38,350 75–52
128 August 27 @ Rockies 3–2 Padilla (1–0) de la Rosa (12–9) Broxton (28) 33,441 76–52
129 August 28 @ Reds 4–2 Bailey (4–4) Billingsley (12–8) 19,258 76–53
130 August 29 @ Reds 11–4 Weaver (6–4) Maloney (0–3) 25,744 77–53
131 August 30 @ Reds 3–2 (12) McDonald (4–3) Cordero (2–4) Broxton (29) 26,091 78–53
132 August 31 Diamondbacks 5–3 (10) Vásquez (3–2) McDonald (4–4) Gutiérrez (2) 45,211 78–54
September/October (17–13)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
133 September 1 Diamondbacks 4–3 Belisario (3–3) Rosales (1–1) Broxton (30) 45,433 79–54
134 September 2 Diamondbacks 4–1 Scherzer (9–8) Billingsley (12–9) Gutiérrez (3) 45,076 79–55
135 September 3 Diamondbacks 4–2 Garland (9–11) Buckner (2–6) Broxton (31) 45,365 80–55
136 September 4 Padres 2–0 LeBlanc (1–1) Kershaw (8–8) Bell (34) 52,965 80–56
137 September 5 Padres 7–4 Wolf (10–6) Latos (4–5) Broxton (32) 53,368 81–56
138 September 6 Padres 4–3 Stauffer (4–6) Kuroda (5–6) Bell (35) 47,528 81–57
139 September 7 @ Diamondbacks 7–2 Padilla (2–0) Scherzer (9–9) Broxton (33) 28,317 82–57
140 September 8 @ Diamondbacks 5–4 McDonald (5–4) Schlereth (0–3) Broxton (34) 22,589 83–57
141 September 9 @ Diamondbacks 4–3 Gutiérrez (4–3) Troncoso (4–3) 20,025 83–58
142 September 11 @ Giants 10–3 Kuroda (6–6) Cain (13–5) 39,212 84–58
143 September 12 @ Giants 9–1 Padilla (3–0) Sánchez (6–12) 41,710 85–58
144 September 13 @ Giants 7–2 Penny (3–0) Billingsley (12–10) 40,579 85–59
145 September 14 Pirates 6–2 Garland (10–11) McCutchen (0–2) 42,045 86–59
146 September 15 Pirates 5–4 (13) Belisario (4–3) Dumatrait (0–1) 52,562 87–59
147 September 16 Pirates 3–1 Kuroda (7–6) Hart (4–7) Broxton (35) 53,193 88–59
148 September 18 Giants 8–4 Howry (2–6) Troncoso (4–4) 53,679 88–60
149 September 19 Giants 12–1 Garland (11–11) Penny (3–1) 52,438 89–60
150 September 20 Giants 6–2 Wolf (11–6) Lincecum (14–6) 53,233 90–60
151 September 22 @ Nationals 14–2 Kuroda (8–6) Hernández (8–12) 18,518 91–60
152 September 23 @ Nationals 5–4 Rivera (1–3) McDonald (5–5) 18,635 91–61
153 September 24 @ Nationals 7–6 Troncoso (5–4) Villone (4–6) Broxton (36) 22,432 92–61
154 September 25 @ Pirates 3–1 Veal (1–0) Garland (11–12) Capps (26) 19,452 92–62
155 September 26 @ Pirates 8–4 Sherrill (1–0) Bautista (1–1) 35,605 93–62
156 September 27 @ Pirates 6–5 Capps (4–8) Broxton (7–2) 26,831 93–63
157 September 28 @ Pirates 11–1 Duke (11–15) Kuroda (8–7) 16,696 93–64
158 September 29 @ Padres 3–1 Webb (2–0) Billingsley (12–11) Bell (41) 25,318 93–65
159 September 30 @ Padres 5–0 Richard (5–2) Garland (11–13) 25,469 93–66
160 October 2 Rockies 4–3 Jiménez (15–12) Wolf (11–7) Street (35) 54,131 93–67
161 October 3 Rockies 5–0 Kuo (2–0) Morales (3–2) 54,531 94–67
162 October 4 Rockies 5–3 Padilla (4–0) Marquis (15–13) Troncoso (6) 51,396 95–67

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Notable events

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  • On April 13, Opening Day at Dodger Stadium, Orlando Hudson hit for the cycle with an infield single in the first inning, a home run in the third, a double in the fourth, and a triple in the sixth. He was the first Dodger to hit for the cycle since Wes Parker in 1970. Hudson became the first Dodger to hit for the cycle at Dodger Stadium, and did it in front of a record crowd of 57,099.[1]
  • The Dodgers began the season by going 13–0 at home, beating the previous club record (9–0) held by the 1946 team, the previous National League record (10–0) held by the 1918 Giants, the 1970 Cubs, and the 1983 Braves, and the previous Major League record (12–0) held by the 1911 Tigers.[2]
  • On May 7, MLB announced a 50-game suspension for Manny Ramirez as a result of his testing positive for a banned substance under the collective bargaining agreement.[3]
  • On May 25, in a game at Coors Field against the Colorado Rockies, the Dodgers scored seven runs in the fourth inning and eight runs in the seventh to key a 16–6 rout of the Rockies.[4]
  • On June 1, in a loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Dodgers had five wild pitches: three by Cory Wade in the seventh inning and two by Brent Leach in the eighth. This set a record for most wild pitches in a single game in Los Angeles Dodgers history and tied a franchise record set in 1918.[5]
  • On June 5 and 6, Andre Ethier provided a walk-off game-winning hit on each day to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies. Ethier hit a 2-run double in the bottom of the 9th inning on June 5 to give the Dodgers a 4–3 win, and then hit a solo home run in the 12th inning on June 6 to give the Dodgers a 3–2 victory.[6]
  • On June 20, Jeff Weaver started for the Dodgers against the Los Angeles Angels. The opposing starter was his younger brother Jered Weaver. This was the first pitching matchup between brothers since 2002 when Andy and Alan Benes matched up and only the 15th such game since 1967.[7] The Dodgers won 6–4, with Jeff getting the win and Jered taking the loss.[8]
  • On July 10, Manny Ramirez hit a two-run homer in the top of the sixth against the Milwaukee Brewers. This home run tied Mickey Mantle for 15th place on the all-time home run list with 536 career home runs.[9] He hit his 537th on July 20 against the Cincinnati Reds to pass Mantle.[10]
  • On July 22, Manny Ramirez hit a pinch-hit grand slam in the bottom of the sixth inning against the Cincinnati Reds. This was his 21st career grand slam (2nd all-time behind Lou Gehrig) and first career pinch hit homer. The home run came on "Manny Ramirez Bobblehead night" at the Stadium.[11]
  • The Dodgers did not lose three games in a row until a loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on July 28. They were the last team in the 2009 season to lose three games in a row.[12] This was the deepest into the season a Major League Baseball team had gone without losing three straight since the 2001 Seattle Mariners, who lost their third straight on September 22.[13]
  • On July 28, in a blowout 10–0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, utility infielder Mark Loretta pitched one-third of an inning in the bottom of the eighth for the Dodgers, hitting the first batter and inducing the second batter to fly out. Loretta had pitched an inning of relief in 2001 for the Milwaukee Brewers, and was the first Dodger position player to pitch since Robin Ventura in 2004.[14]
  • On August 4, the Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 17–4 at Dodger Stadium. The 17 runs scored was the highest run total by the Dodgers in a home game since they also scored 17 on May 25, 1979, against the Cincinnati Reds.[15] With two outs in the ninth inning, relief pitcher Guillermo Mota hit Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder with a pitch (apparently in retaliation for Chris Smith hitting Manny Ramirez a few innings earlier). Mota was ejected from the game. After the game, Fielder attempted to gain entry into the Dodgers clubhouse to confront Mota but was stopped by security guards. Both Mota and Fielder were fined by Major League Baseball for their actions.[16]
  • On August 15, in a road game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Dodgers pitcher Hiroki Kuroda was hit in the head by a line drive off the bat of Rusty Ryal. After leaving the game, he was diagnosed with a concussion and stayed in the hospital overnight.[17]
  • On August 20, Russell Martin hit a grand-slam home run in the sixth inning to break open a 2–2 tie and lead the Dodgers to a 7–2 victory over the Chicago Cubs. It was the fourth home run for Martin in the 2009 season and his second career grand slam.[18]
  • On August 21, Randy Wolf, George Sherrill, and Jonathan Broxton combined to one-hit the Chicago Cubs and beat them 2–1. Wolf hit a double in the second inning to score the Dodgers' only two runs.[19]
  • On September 5, Randy Wolf picked up his 100th career win, in a 7–4 victory over the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium.[20]
  • On September 8, the Dodgers tied a franchise record by hitting into five double plays in a road game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Russell Martin (second inning), Rafael Furcal (third inning), James Loney (fourth inning), Matt Kemp (sixth inning) and Ronnie Belliard (seventh inning) all hit into double plays in the game. The Dodgers came from behind to win the game 5–4.[21]
  • On September 26, the Dodgers came from behind to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8–4 at Pittsburgh. The victory clinched a playoff spot for the Dodgers, their third in four seasons. The last time the Dodgers made the playoffs three times in four years was 1963–66.[22]
  • On October 3, the Dodgers broke open a scoreless game against the Colorado Rockies with a five-run seventh inning and held on for the 5–0 victory that clinched their second straight National League West Championship.[23] It was the first time the Dodgers won back-to-back division pennants since 1977–78.[24]

Opening Day starters

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Opening Day Starters
Name Position
Rafael Furcal Shortstop
Orlando Hudson Second baseman
Manny Ramirez Left fielder
Andre Ethier Right fielder
Russell Martin Catcher
James Loney First baseman
Matt Kemp Center fielder
Casey Blake Third baseman
Hiroki Kuroda Starting pitcher

Roster

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2009 Los Angeles Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Postseason

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Postseason Game log

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2009 Postseason
National League Division Series (3–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Series
1 October 7 Cardinals 5–3 Weaver (1–0) Carpenter (0–1) Broxton (1) 56,000 1–0
2 October 8 Cardinals 3–2 Sherrill (1–0) Franklin (0–1) 51,819 2–0
3 October 10 @ Cardinals 5–1 Padilla (1–0) Piñeiro (0–1) 47,296 3–0
National League Championship Series (1–4)
Game Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Series
1 October 15 Phillies 8–6 Hamels (1–0) Kershaw (0–1) Lidge (1) 56,000 0–1
2 October 16 Phillies 2–1 Kuo (1–0) Park (0–1) Broxton (1) 56,000 1–1
3 October 18 @ Phillies 11–0 Lee (1–0) Kuroda (0–1) 45,721 1–2
4 October 19 @ Phillies 5–4 Lidge (1–0) Broxton (0–1) 46,157 1–3
5 October 21 @ Phillies 10–4 Durbin (1–0) Padilla (0–1) 46,214 1–4

National League Division Series

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Main article: 2009 National League Division Series

As National League West Champions, the Dodgers faced the St. Louis Cardinals in the Division Series and held home field advantage. They swept the Cardinals in three games.

Game 1

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Wednesday, October 7, 2009 – 6:37 p.m. (PT) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 11 0
Los Angeles 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 X 5 12 0
WP: Jeff Weaver (1–0)   LP: Chris Carpenter (0–1)   Sv: Jonathan Broxton (1)
Home runs:
STL: None
LAD: Matt Kemp (1)

Game 2

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Thursday, October 8, 2009 – 3:07 p.m. (PT) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 10 1
Los Angeles 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 0
WP: George Sherrill (1–0)   LP: Ryan Franklin (0–1)
Home runs:
STL: Matt Holliday (1)
LAD: Andre Ethier (1)

Game 3

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Saturday, October 10, 2009 – 3:07 p.m. (PT) at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 12 0
St. Louis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 1
WP: Vicente Padilla (1–0)   LP: Joel Piñeiro (0–1)
Home runs:
LAD: Andre Ethier (2)
STL: None

National League Championship Series

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Main article: 2009 National League Championship Series

The Dodgers advanced to the NLCS and faced the Philadelphia Phillies in a rematch of the 2008 National League Championship Series. However, they again lost to the Phillies in five games.

Game 1

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Thursday, October 15, 2009 – 5:07 p.m. (PT) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 3 0 8 8 1
Los Angeles 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 6 14 0
WP: Cole Hamels (1–0)   LP: Clayton Kershaw (0–1)   Sv: Brad Lidge (1)
Home runs:
PHI: Carlos Ruiz (1), Raúl Ibañez (1)
LAD: James Loney (1), Manny Ramirez (1)

Game 2

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Friday, October 16, 2009 – 1:07 p.m. (PT) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
Los Angeles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 2 5 0
WP: Hong-Chih Kuo (1–0)   LP: Chan Ho Park (0–1)   Sv: Jonathan Broxton (1)
Home runs:
PHI: Ryan Howard (1)
LAD: None

Game 3

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Sunday, October 18, 2009 – 5:07 p.m. (PT) at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Philadelphia 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 X 11 10 0
WP: Cliff Lee (1–0)   LP: Hiroki Kuroda (0–1)
Home runs:
LAD: None
PHI: Jayson Werth (1), Shane Victorino (1)

Game 4

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Monday, October 19, 2009 – 5:07 p.m. (PT) at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 8 0
Philadelphia 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 5 1
WP: Brad Lidge (1–0)   LP: Jonathan Broxton (0–1)
Home runs:
LAD: Matt Kemp (1)
PHI: Ryan Howard (2)

Game 5

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Wednesday, October 21, 2009 – 5:07 p.m. (PT) at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 8 0
Philadelphia 3 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 X 10 8 0
WP: Chad Durbin (1–0)   LP: Vicente Padilla (0–1)
Home runs:
LAD: Orlando Hudson (1), Andre Ethier (1), James Loney (2)
PHI: Jayson Werth 2 (3), Pedro Feliz (1), Shane Victorino (2)

Player stats

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Team leaders in each category are in bold.

Batting

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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; TB = Total bases; BB = Walks; SO = Strikeouts; SB = Stolen bases; OBP = On-base percentage; SLG = Slugging; Avg. = Batting average

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB OBP SLG AVG
Rafael Furcal 150 613 92 165 28 5 9 47 230 61 89 12 .335 .375 .269
Matt Kemp 159 606 97 180 25 7 26 101 297 52 139 34 .352 .490 .297
Andre Ethier 160 596 92 162 42 3 31 106 303 72 116 6 .361 .508 .272
James Loney 158 576 73 161 25 2 13 90 230 70 68 7 .357 .399 .281
Orlando Hudson 149 551 74 156 34 6 9 62 230 62 99 8 .357 .417 .283
Russell Martin 143 505 63 126 19 0 7 53 166 69 80 11 .352 .329 .250
Casey Blake 139 485 84 136 25 6 18 79 227 63 116 3 .363 .468 .280
Juan Pierre 145 380 57 117 16 8 0 31 149 27 27 30 .365 .392 .308
Manny Ramirez 104 352 62 102 24 2 19 63 187 71 81 0 .418 .531 .290
Mark Loretta 107 181 19 42 8 0 0 25 50 20 21 1 .309 .276 .232
Juan Castro 57 112 18 31 4 0 1 9 38 6 25 0 .311 .339 .277
Brad Ausmus 36 95 9 28 4 0 1 9 35 5 21 1 .343 .368 .295
Ronnie Belliard 24 77 13 27 7 0 5 17 49 6 16 1 .398 .636 .351
Blake DeWitt 31 49 4 10 3 0 2 4 19 3 7 0 .245 .388 .204
Jamie Hoffmann 14 22 2 4 2 0 1 7 9 0 5 0 .167 .409 .182
Doug Mientkiewicz 20 18 0 6 1 0 0 3 7 1 6 0 .400 .389 .333
Jim Thome 17 17 0 4 0 0 0 3 4 0 7 0 .235 .235 .235
Xavier Paul 11 14 3 3 1 0 1 1 7 2 4 0 .313 .500 .214
Mitch Jones 8 13 1 4 1 0 0 0 5 0 6 0 .400 .385 .308
A. J. Ellis 8 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 .100 .100 .100
Tony Abreu 6 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 .455 .250 .250
Chin-lung Hu 5 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 .333 .600 .400
Jason Repko 10 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 .143 .000 .000
Pitcher Totals 162 302 14 41 7 0 2 24 54 14 128 1 .181 .179 .136
Team Totals 162 5592 780 1511 278 39 145 739 2302 607 1068 116 .346 .412 .270

Pitching

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Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K
Randy Wolf 11 7 3.23 34 34 0 214.1 178 81 77 58 160
Chad Billingsley 12 11 4.03 33 32 0 196.1 173 94 88 86 179
Clayton Kershaw 8 8 2.79 31 30 0 171.0 119 55 53 91 185
Hiroki Kuroda 8 7 3.76 21 20 0 117.1 110 59 49 24 87
Ramón Troncoso 5 4 2.72 73 0 6 82.2 83 30 25 34 55
Jeff Weaver 6 4 3.65 28 7 0 79.0 87 34 32 33 64
Jonathan Broxton 7 2 2.61 73 0 36 76.0 44 24 22 29 114
Ronald Belisario 4 3 2.04 69 0 0 70.2 52 21 16 29 64
Guillermo Mota 3 4 3.44 61 0 0 65.1 53 25 25 24 39
James McDonald 5 5 4.00 45 4 0 63.0 60 34 28 34 54
Eric Stults 4 3 4.86 10 10 0 50.0 51 27 27 26 33
Vicente Padilla 4 0 3.20 8 7 0 39.1 36 15 14 12 38
Jon Garland 3 2 2.72 6 6 0 36.1 37 16 11 9 26
Hong-Chih Kuo 2 0 3.00 35 0 0 30.0 21 10 10 13 32
George Sherrill 1 0 0.65 30 0 1 27.2 19 2 2 11 22
Cory Wade 2 3 5.53 27 0 0 27.2 28 17 17 10 18
Eric Milton 2 1 3.80 5 5 0 23.2 30 12 10 6 20
Brent Leach 2 0 5.75 38 0 0 20.1 16 13 13 12 19
Scott Elbert 2 0 5.03 19 0 0 19.2 19 11 11 7 21
Charlie Haeger 1 1 3.32 6 3 0 19.0 13 7 7 7 15
Jason Schmidt 2 2 5.60 4 4 0 17.2 16 12 11 12 8
Will Ohman 1 0 5.84 21 0 1 12.1 12 8 8 8 7
Claudio Vargas 0 0 1.65 8 0 0 11.0 7 2 2 4 10
Travis Schlichting 0 0 3.38 2 0 0 2.2 1 2 1 5 2
Team Totals 95 67 3.41 162 162 44 1473.1 1265 611 558 584 1272

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Awards and honors

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Notable transactions

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2009 minor league teams

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Level Team League Manager W L Position
AAA Albuquerque Isotopes Pacific Coast League Tim Wallach 80 64 American South Division Champions[26]
Lost in 1st round of playoffs[27]
AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern League John Valentin 65 74 3rd place[28]
High A Inland Empire 66ers California League Carlos Subero 59 81 4th place[29]
A Great Lakes Loons Midwest League Juan Bustabad 81 59 2nd Place[30]
Clinched Playoff Spot[31]
Lost in 2nd round of playoffs[32]
Rookie Ogden Raptors Pioneer League Damon Berryhill 42 34 3rd place[33]
1st Half division winner[34]
Lost in 1st Round of Playoffs[35]
Rookie Arizona League Dodgers Arizona League Jeff Carter 24 32 4th Place[36]
Rookie DSL Dodgers Dominican Summer League Pedro Mega 30 40 9th place[37]

Major League Baseball draft

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Main article: 2009 Major League Baseball draft
Aaron Miller

The Dodgers selected 51 players in this draft. Of those, seven of them have played Major League Baseball. They lost their first-round pick as a result of signing free agent Orlando Hudson but gained a supplemental first-round pick and a second-round pick as a compensation for losing pitcher Derek Lowe.

The Dodgers top pick in this draft was left-handed pitcher Aaron Miller from Baylor University. In five seasons in the minors he was 20–19 with a 4.03 ERA in 82 games (65 starts). Midway through the 2013 season, the Dodgers decided to take him off the mound and turn him into a position player.[50] He hit 14 homers and drove in 60 RBI in 2014 in class-A as a designated hitter but retired after the season without making it to the Majors.[51]

They went the opposite direction with outfielder Blake Smith from University of California, Berkeley. Also in the 2013 season they decided to take Smith and make him into a relief pitcher. He was later traded, and eventually made it to the majors with the Chicago White Sox.

References

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  1. ^ "Hudson notches cycle for Dodgers". Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2009.
  2. ^ Dodgers set modern record for home start
  3. ^ Manny suspended 50 games for PED use
  4. ^ Dodgers use big outbursts to down Rox
  5. ^ Kuroda strong in return, but Dodgers fall
  6. ^ Ethier leads walk-off win again for LA
  7. ^ Brotherly love: Weavers set to match up
  8. ^ Dodgers' Weaver wins battle of brothers
  9. ^ Manny ties Mantle for 15th on homer list
  10. ^ Manny passes Mantle on home run list
  11. ^ Manny's pinch-hit homer caps sweep
  12. ^ Loss gives LA first three-game skid of '09
  13. ^ Geisler Young, LLC. "Seattle Mariners' 2001 schedule". Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
  14. ^ Loretta offers relief help in Dodgers' loss
  15. ^ "Manny, Kemp lead Dodgers' blowout". Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
  16. ^ "Fielder, Mota fined but not suspended". Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2009.
  17. ^ Kuroda released from hospital
  18. ^ Martin's slam lifts Dodgers past Cubs
  19. ^ "Hot-hitting Wolf, Dodgers one-hit Cubs". Archived from the original on August 26, 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
  20. ^ Wolf gets 100th win in characteristic outing
  21. ^ Dodgers' late rally protects West lead
  22. ^ Playoffs await after Dodgers top Bucs
  23. ^ Dodgers end drama, wrap up NL West
  24. ^ Dodgers seal West, home-field edge
  25. ^ sortable player stats
  26. ^ Isotopes lock up PCL division title
  27. ^ 'Topes Season Ends in 1-0 Loss To 'Birds
  28. ^ Chattanooga Lookouts website
  29. ^ Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino website
  30. ^ Great Lakes Loons website
  31. ^ Playoff Bound! Loons Clinch Playoff Berth with 6-0 Win Over South Bend
  32. ^ Lara 10th-Inning Home Run Ends LoonsSeason
  33. ^ Ogden Raptors website
  34. ^ Raptors clinch first-half title
  35. ^ Orem sweeps Ogden to close season
  36. ^ AZL Dodgers website
  37. ^ DSL Dodgers website
  38. ^ Record Seven Loons Named to All-Star Team
  39. ^ BASTARDO, ROBINSON AND SEXTON NAMED ALL-STARS
  40. ^ Dodgers' Baez headed to Futures Game
  41. ^ Four Lookouts Tabbed All-Stars
  42. ^ Chattanooga's Bell Named MVP in 7-0 Win
  43. ^ Charlie Haeger Selected to PCL All-Star Team
  44. ^ Gordon named MVP, top prospect
  45. ^ a b "Dodgers name top Minor Leaguers". Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
  46. ^ Clark, Liddi earn Cal League honors
  47. ^ PCL announces postseason All-Star team
  48. ^ Tim Wallach Named PCL Manager of the Year
  49. ^ Cavazos-Galvez named Pioneer MVP
  50. ^ "Dodgers move pitching prospect Miller to outfield". Mlb.mlb.com. May 23, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
  51. ^ Gurnick, Ken (March 22, 2015). "Dodgers' 2009 first-round Draft pick Miller retires". dodgers.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  52. ^ 2009 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
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