[134] The baseball and flight lines have been thickened, while the "o" in the script "Dodgers" no longer has a line on the bottom left. The front of the home uniform remains the same, except that the sand trim in "Padres" is now in trim instead of a drop shadow and the addition of navy piping. The San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves added alternate uniforms to their set. The Cardinals wore them during the unfurling of their championship flag on April 13, and the presentation of the Commissioner's Trophy and World Series rings on April 14. They began play in 1962 as the Houston Colt .45s; following a dispute with Colt Firearms over revenues from souvenir sales and licensing fees, the team moved to the Astrodome in 1965 and renamed itself the Astros. The uniform substitutes the traditional black color for green. The team/city name is arched above the secondary logo of the blue jay with the maple leaf, sans the baseball, situated on the left side. Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. The Mets began play in 1962 at the Giants' former home of the Polo Grounds in Manhattan, moved in 1964 to Shea Stadium (named after the aforementioned William Shea) in Queens, and opened their current home of Citi Field, adjacent to the former Shea Stadium site, in 2009. Became the first player in Major League history to hit 30 homers, steal 45 bases and score 125 runs in one season. The Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN), which broadcasts Orioles and Nationals games, became the latest network to adjust its score box to the 16:9 aspect ratio for high-definition television broadcasts. On July 6, the New York Mets ("Los Mets") wore blue Spanish-language jerseys for the game against the Chicago Cubs. The Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies wore throwback uniforms from the 1991 season on August 22. It marked only the second time the Yankees have worn throwbacks; the first was in 1996, when they wore New York Black Yankees uniforms at a Negro League tribute game in Detroit. The Athletics wore the PCL Oakland Oaks uniforms, and the Mariners the Rainiers, on July 8. The adjustment, which began with Fox Sports' MLB coverage in 2010, was later adopted to other networks, notably ESPN, TBS, Fox Sports Net (except Fox Sports South and some terrestrial television broadcasts produced by Fox Sports), and Root Sports during the 2011 season. [1] On November 22, 2011, a new contract between Major League Baseball and its players union was ratified, and as a result, an expanded playoff format adding two clubs will be adopted no later than 2013 according to the new Collective Bargaining Agreement. [129] The home caps are white in front and black on the back with an orange bill, while the away caps will be all black with an orange bill, both featuring the cartoon bird. [132] The new logo is similar to the original used from 1977–96, with a few exceptions: a more prominent maple leaf, a sleeker-looking blue jay, serifed modern lettering on the team name, and a split-line blue circle enclosing the logo. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. 11", "Twins retire Kelly's No. The Reds won both games. The 2012 season also marked the 50th anniversary for the New York Mets and the Houston Astros, but the 51st season for both teams. The Brewers wore an Italian-language batting practice uniform with the word "Birrai" on July 1; their opponents Arizona Diamondbacks ('I D-Backs') also wore Italian-language uniforms.

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim revert to the silver halo after changing it to gold the previous year. The White Sox are wearing 1972 uniforms on Sundays at home this season. ESPN will show games on Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday nights (with Monday and Wednesday Night Baseball airing on ESPN2 during April, May and early June due to ESPN's priority to the NBA regular season and playoff coverage, and then Monday Night Baseball moving to form either a Wednesday night doubleheader or a simultaneous airing of a Monday Night game on ESPN and a Wednesday Night game on ESPN2 when the NFL season starts, to accommodate Monday Night Football), and the All-Star Home Run Derby.

November 15 saw the Baltimore Orioles redesign their road and home uniform sets and returned to a version of the cartoon logo used from the mid-1960s to 1988. copyright=new Date(); The Cardinals wore special uniforms to commemorate their 2011 World Series win on April 13–14. This year, Fox will televise the Saturday Game of the Week (which will be shown in prime time each week from May 19 to July 7), the All-Star Game, the National League Championship Series, and the World Series. The Red Sox and the Yankees wore 1912 throwbacks on April 20 to mark the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park. The St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers celebrated the 30th anniversary of the 1982 World Series by wearing throwback uniforms on August 4. The black cap is used for the regular home, away and black alternates, while the orange cap is paired with the orange alternates. Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith. Part of the Baseball Almanac Family, STATMASTER: Team Fielding, Hitting & Pitching Statistics. In honor of the Astros' 50th anniversary, they donned different throwback uniforms at home on Friday night themed to each decade. [3] The restriction against divisional rivals playing against each other in the Division Series round that had existed in previous years was eliminated, as the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees squared off in one of the best-of-5 LDS series in the American League. Became the first player in Rangers' franchise history to exceed 20 home runs by the end of May. The 2012 Major League Baseball season began on March 28 with the first of a two-game series between the Seattle Mariners and the Oakland Athletics at the Tokyo Dome in Japan. Alomar was serving as Acta's bench coach when Acta was fired. In addition, Dodger Stadium—home of the Los Angeles Dodgers—celebrated its 50th Anniversary, and the Baltimore Orioles home, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, also celebrated its 20th anniversary. In addition, the black alternate jersey (which will be worn occasionally on the road in 2012) is being phased out, to be replaced by a blue alternate starting in 2013.

Ironically, on June 16, 1991, the Reds and Phillies had worn 1957 uniforms at Veterans Stadium. The "swinging friar" logo was also revived, albeit in the current colors.

Where what happened yesterday is being preserved today. Cherington previously served as the Assistant General Manager of the Red Sox. 2012 Philadelphia Phillies The Twins wore Minneapolis Millers uniforms on June 30 in the second game of a make-up doubleheader against the Royals, who wore the uniforms of the Kansas City Blues. Another secondary logo features the Padres script from last season below the depiction of Petco Park in sand and above the year of establishment; a blue and white version is used on the away and alternate uniforms. The Nationals wore the uniforms of the 1924 Washington Senators on July 5 against the Giants, who wore the 1924 New York Giants uniforms. The game lasted 16 innings, Became the sixth franchise to reach 10,000 wins in Major League history with a 9–4 win against the, Became the first team in American League history to start a game with three consecutive home runs by doing this against the, With their victory on September 13 against the, By being shutout in the three-game series against the, Set a franchise record by scoring at least three runs in their 39th consecutive game on July 15 against the, Became the third team in Major League history to hit at least six home runs in consecutive games on September 4 and 5 against the, On September 11, 2012, the Cubs and Astros combined to use 11 pitchers in a game in which Houston came away with a 1–0 victory at, Set the American League record for most team strikeouts in a season by passing the record of 1,324 strikeouts that the, Set the Major League record for wins by rookie pitchers with their 53rd win against the. The Marlins become the second team to use the city (or state) name on the home uniforms, after the Texas Rangers. Byrnes previously served in the Vice President of Baseball Operations for the Padres. They also wore the Cerveceros uniforms on June 2 against the Pirates ('Piratas'). All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. 40th Anniversary in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, 7-20 patches to remember all who lost their lives during the, Tied the Major League record for most opening-day home runs by hitting his eighth against the, Recorded his 1000th career RBI in the ninth inning on August 13 against the, Hit his 400th career home run against the, Scored his 1000th career run in the ninth inning against the, Recorded his 350th career home run in the ninth inning against the, Scored his 1000th career run in the eighth inning against the, Hit his 300th career home run on July 22 against the, Became the first player to win the batting ", Scored his 1000th career run in the fourth inning against the.

. The Athletics and Diamondbacks wore Spanish-language uniforms in celebration of Mexican Independence Day on September 16, against the Orioles and Giants, respectively. They also unveiled a modernized version of the orange alternate uniforms last worn in 1992, and were worn on select home games, but retained the black alternate uniforms paired with the black and orange cap with the "O's" script.[130]. The Mets began play four years after the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants moved west in 1958, leaving New York City with only one MLB team in the Yankees. Two minor league prospects were sent to the, On October 31, just three days after winning the, On September 30, 2011, the Red Sox decided not to exercise their 2012 option on Terry Francona's contract and both parties decided to part ways. The alternate blue uniforms feature the "SD" cap logo on the left chest with white piping. The 2012 Major League Baseball season began on March 28 with the first of a two-game series between the Seattle Mariners and the Oakland Athletics at the Tokyo Dome in Japan. Do you have a sports website? [7] With the win, the National League champion earned home field advantage for the World Series, which began on October 24 and ended on October 28 when the San Francisco Giants swept the Detroit Tigers. The following teams will wear commemorative patches for special occasions: The Florida Marlins vacated Sun Life Stadium at the end of the 2011 season and moved into Marlins Park, which was built on the site of the old Orange Bowl stadium. As part of their 40th anniversary in Arlington, the Texas Rangers will wear replicas of the four different uniforms they've worn throughout the team's history, the most notable of which are the two uniforms worn during the ownership of then-future President of the United States George W. Bush. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. [6], The Major League Baseball All-Star Game's 83rd edition was held on July 10 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, with the National League winning the All-Star Game for the third consecutive year in an 8–0 shutout of the American League. 10 in pregame ceremony", 2012 Major League Baseball season Official Site, 2012 Major League Baseball season schedule, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2012_Major_League_Baseball_season&oldid=982456547, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. The most runs scored against them (15) was played on May 2, 2012 versus the Atlanta Braves. The Phillies attempted to win the division title for the 6th year in a row which fell short in 3rd place with a record of 81-81, missing the playoffs for the first time since 2006. MLB responded to the threat by placing new franchises in several of these cities, and offered a National League franchise to the owners of the proposed New York CL team, who accepted. Copyright 1999-