Brooklyn Dodgers

American baseball team

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2025 August Publications released a biography of Gilliam titled 'Jim Gilliam: The Forgotten Dodger' by Stephen W. Dittmore.
May 18 2025 Most recent Subway Series meeting between New York Mets and New York Yankees recorded.
2024 The Oakland Athletics left Oakland after the 2024 season, beginning a temporary relocation to West Sacramento, California, with plans to permanently move to Las Vegas by 2028.
2024 The Reidsville Luckies made the post-season in the Old North State League, losing to the eventual champion.
2024 Dick Williams was posthumously inducted into the Oakland Athletics Hall of Fame, further cementing his legacy in baseball management.
2024 Jersey worn during the 'called shot' home run in the 1932 World Series sold for a record $24 million.
August 25 2024 His 'called shot' jersey was sold via Heritage Auctions for a record $24.12 million, becoming the most expensive sports collectible in history.
May 2024 A Rockingham County native acquired partial ownership of the team.
May 28 2024 Major League Baseball announced the integration of Negro League statistics, affecting historical batting average records.
April 22 2024 Erskine's funeral was held at Madison Park Church of God in Anderson, Indiana, with his body later interred at Anderson Memorial Park.
April 16 2024 Erskine passed away, leaving him as the last surviving member of the 'Boys of Summer' Brooklyn teams of the 1950s.
April 16 2024 Carl Erskine died at Community Hospital Anderson at the age of 97, following a bout of pneumonia.
2023 Team managed by Guillermo Quiroz, with a partial season record of 38-35.
2023 A historic marker was installed in Nashua, New Hampshire by the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire to celebrate Campanella's achievements.
2023 Received the Buck O'Neil Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum for his contributions to charity and work with Special Olympics.
2023 Erskine's son Jimmy passed away.
2023 Defeated Missoula 2-1 in semifinals but lost to Ogden 2-0 in the finals.
2023 Reached the Pioneer League championship series, ultimately losing to the Ogden Raptors.
2023 Harrison Ford stated in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter that playing Branch Rickey is one of the roles he is most proud of in his acting career.
June 4 2023 Roger Lee Craig passed away.
May 6 2023 For one home game, the team humorously called itself the Winston-Salem Hyphens, addressing complaints about the 'Dash' name.
2022 Continued challenges with a 58-74 record, finishing 10th, still managed by Ryan Newman.
2022 Considered by the Early Baseball Era Committee but received three or fewer votes out of sixteen.
2022 Made a playoff appearance under the leadership of former MLB manager Jim Riggleman in the newly independent Pioneer League.
2022 Named on The Sporting News 'New York Mount Rushmore of Sports'.
2022 Gil Hodges inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame
2022 The Sporting News named Koufax on their 'Los Angeles Mount Rushmore of Sports', recognizing him as 'Los Angeles' first baseball icon'.
July 24 2022 Hodges was formally inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, with his daughter Irene delivering a speech on his behalf.
June 18 2022 A statue of Sandy Koufax was unveiled at Dodger Stadium, positioned next to the statue of Jackie Robinson.
June 4 2022 After his election to the Baseball Hall of Fame, the Los Angeles Dodgers honored Hodges by retiring his uniform number 14, with the New York Mets present for the ceremony.
May 23 2022 Joe Pignatano died of dementia in Naples, Florida, at the age of 92.
May 23 2022 Passed away at the age of 92.
2021 Team struggled with a 43-76 record, finishing 12th in the South Atlantic League under manager Ryan Newman.
2021 Reorganized into the High-A East as part of Major League Baseball's Minor League Baseball restructuring.
2021 Placed at number 61 on Joe Posnanski's list of the 100 all-time best baseball players in 'The Baseball 100'.
2021 As part of the Prospect League, Clinton LumberKings won their Division Championship against Normal 4-3 but lost the Conference Championship to Cape 7-3.
2021 The LumberKings joined the Prospect League, a collegiate summer baseball league.
2021 The Tourists become a farm team of the Houston Astros and are organized into the High-A East league as part of Major League Baseball's restructuring of Minor League Baseball.
2021 South Atlantic League briefly renamed to High-A East.

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