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5 unusual facts about 2000 in baseball


Buddy Bailey

Bailey also spent one season (2000) in the Major Leagues as the bench coach for the parent Red Sox and was Boston's advance scout, field coordinator of minor league instruction, or roving catching instructor during the period of 1997–1999 and in 2001.

Manny Delcarmen

Delcarmen was a second-round draft pick by Boston in 2000; he was the first draftee from a Boston public high school in 34 years, and made his debut with the Red Sox on July 27, 2005.

Matt Hollowell

Matthew Stuart Hollowell (born July 12, 1971 in Somerville, New Jersey) was a vacation umpire in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2004, filling in for injured or vacationing members of the full-time umpire staff.

Rich Garcés

This was followed with a mark of 8–1, 69 SO, 3.25 ERA, and one save in 2000.

White Flag Trade

However, none of the players acquired from the 1997 trade were still playing with the team during the 2000 season.



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