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9 unusual facts about 2003 in baseball


Brent Butler

Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 1996 MLB amateur draft, Butler made his Major League Baseball debut with the Colorado Rockies on July 4, 2001, and appeared in his final game on June 19, 2003.

Brian Mallette

He began the 2003 season with the triple-A Las Vegas 51s, but pitched in just one game before being released.

Carlos Zambrano

After being used in both starting and relief duties, he enjoyed his first full season as a starter in 2003, finishing with a 13–11 record, 168 strikeouts and a 3.11 ERA.

Chad Kreuter

He made his major league debut on September 14, 1988 as the starting catcher wearing #7, and played his final game on April 27, 2003 as the starting catcher wearing #12.

Jeff Reboulet

Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 10th round of the 1986 MLB amateur draft, Reboulet would make his major league debut with the Twins on May 12, 1992, and appear in his final game during the 2003 season.

Ron Jackson

In 2003 the Sox set ML records for extra-base hits, total bases and slugging, finishing one off the major league lead with 238 home runs.

Steve Parris

Steven Michael Parris (born December 17, 1967 in Joliet, Illinois), is a former Major League Baseball player who played pitcher from 1995-2003.

Victory Sports One

The Twins opted to retain the local broadcast rights for game broadcasts after the 2003 season, in order to carry the games on their own network, after carriage for many years on MSC/FSN North.

Yorvit Torrealba

Yorvit showed some potential, but when Benito Santiago left via free agency in 2003, the Giants opted to trade for A.J. Pierzynski rather than test Torrealba as a full-time player.



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