Madison Bumgarner
American baseball player
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| March 2024 | Told friends he was contemplating making an MLB comeback, according to USA Today's Bob Nightengale. |
| April 26 2023 | Released by the Arizona Diamondbacks. |
| April 20 2023 | Designated for assignment by the Arizona Diamondbacks. |
| August 5 2022 | In a game at Chase Field involving umpire Dan Bellino, Bumgarner deliberately avoided a hand check by Bellino, instead requesting the home plate umpire Mark Ripperger to perform the check, demonstrating his reluctance to interact with Bellino after their previous incident. |
| June 22 2022 | At Petco Park, Bumgarner achieved his 2,000th career strikeout by striking out Luke Voit, becoming the eighth-fastest left-handed pitcher to reach this milestone and the 86th pitcher in major league history to do so. |
| May 4 2022 | Bumgarner was unusually ejected from a game against the Miami Marlins at LoanDepot Park during a foreign substance check by umpire Dan Bellino, marking his second career ejection in Miami. The ejection was controversial, with Bellino's conduct seen as provocative and unwarranted. |
| August 3 2021 | Defeated the San Francisco Giants 3-1 at Chase Field, marking the first time he beat his former team and accomplishing the milestone of defeating every National League team. |
| April 25 2021 | Pitched seven no-hit innings in a shortened doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves, though not officially credited as a no-hitter. Won the National League Player of the Week Award for the week of April 19–25. |
| September 27 2020 | Won his first career game as an Arizona Diamondback in an 11-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies at Chase Field. |
| September 5 2020 | Pitched against his former team, the San Francisco Giants, for the first time in his career at an empty Oracle Park. |
| August 10 2020 | Placed on the disabled list. |
| August 4 2020 | Made his Arizona home debut as a Diamondback against the defending American League champion Houston Astros at Chase Field. |
| July 24 2020 | Made his Arizona Diamondbacks team debut as Opening Day starting pitcher against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. |
| February 23 2020 | Revealed in an interview that he has been competing in rodeo events as a team roper under the alias Mason Saunders. |
| December 17 2019 | Officially completed contract signing with the Arizona Diamondbacks at his introductory press conference, citing the team's direction and his affinity for the Phoenix area as key factors in his decision. |
| December 15 2019 | Reported to be signing a five-year, $85 million contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks, staying in the NL West. |
| November 4 2019 | Became an unrestricted free agent at 12:01 a.m. EDT, with nine teams expressing interest including the Braves, Cardinals, Reds, Diamondbacks, Angels, Twins, Yankees, Dodgers, and Giants. |
| August 16 2015 | Named Major League Baseball Player of the Week for the period of August 10-16. |
| July 7 2015 | Tim Hall dedicated a song called 'Outlaw Southpaw' to Bumgarner on YouTube, inspired by his 2014 postseason heroics. |
| 2014 | Received Babe Ruth Award, NLCS MVP, Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year, and Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year. |
| 2014 | Won World Series Most Valuable Player Award, Babe Ruth Award, NLCS MVP, and NL Silver Slugger Award at pitcher. |
| 2014 | Won World Series Most Valuable Player Award and World Series championship with the San Francisco Giants. |
| August 2014 | Named NL Pitcher of the Month for August. |
| May 2014 | Named NL Pitcher of the Month for May. |
| 2013 | First NL All-Star selection. |
| 2010 | Experienced personal loss when his half-sister Dena died after accidentally overdosing on pain medication following hospitalization from cancer. |
| 2010 | Selected to Baseball America All-Rookie Team. |
| February 14 2010 | Married his high school sweetheart, Ali Saunders, in a private ceremony wearing a white open-collar shirt and blue jeans while carrying a pocketknife. |
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