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Hall of Famer Arky Vaughan was one of the greatest shortstops ever. He played 14 years in the majors with a batting average of .318, which puts him at # 59 on the all-time list for career batting average. Honus Wagner, generally considered the greatest shortstop of all time, is nine points higher, and Derek Jeter finished at .310 in 20 seasons. Wagner had played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and was a coach for the Pirates during most of Vaughan's time with the team, giving Vaughan help on hitting. He made nine straight All-Star teams and had the highest single-season average of any 20th Century NL shortstop. Not just a singles hitter, he was routinely among the league leaders in numerous categories. Bill James rated Vaughan as the #2 shortstop in MLB history, yet it took him decades to make it to Cooperstown. Recently featured: 2010 European Cup - Oscar Levis - Scott Sanderson
Did You Know...
From the Bullpen's newest and recently updated articles: ...how many records Tai-Shan Chang (pictured) set in his amazing career? ...that Todd Moser led NCAA Division I in wins? ...what title-winning hit Max Draijer delivered in 2022? ...what big start Tereza Stejspalová made for the Czech Republic while still a teenager? ...what record Kuang-Sheng Chou holds in Taiwan? ...what career record Cheng-Wei Chang broke in his 5th season? ...what record Chien-Ming Chang set in 2009? ...what record Kai-Wen Cheng set? ...that Chih-Hsien Chiang holds the single-season CPBL slugging record? ...that Szu-Chi Chou is the oldest player with a 3-homer game in Taiwan? ...that Yu-Hsien Chu had more homers in a month than anyone else in CPBL history? ...what record Chi-Hung Hsu holds?

News
The Criollos de Caguas (logo pictured) win the Puerto Rican League title for a record 21st time. Hiroki Kuroda, Motonobu Tanishige and Tomoichi Tanimura are voted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in the 2024 voting. Chien-Ming Wang, Cheng-Hao Peng, Hyotaro Kondo, Keng-Yuan Chen and Kuei-Hsing Lin are named to the Taiwan Baseball Hall of Fame. The Japanese national team wins the 2023 Asian Championship. Motoki Mukoyama is named MVP. Josh Naylor wins the Tip O'Neill Award as the best player from Canada over the previous season.
Today in Baseball
January 23: Today's featured birthday is that of Victor Cole, who turns 56. 1887 - Dave Foutz is accused of throwing an exhibition game. 1927 - Ban Johnson takes a leave of absence as president of the American League for health reasons. He had been in the midst of a major dispute with Kenesaw Mountain Landis. 1958 - Pete Runnels is traded to the Boston Red Sox, for whom he will win two batting titles. 1979 - Willie Mays (pictured) is elected to the Hall of Fame. 1981 - Tokuji Iida and Yoshiyuki Iwamoto are inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame. Recent days: January 22 – January 21 – January 20

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Recent Events
December 3, 2023 - The 2023 Asian Championship started in Taichung December 3, 2023 - The results of the Veterans Committee vote for the 2024 Hall of Fame Election were announced November 7, 2023 - The 2023 Korean Series began November 4, 2023 - The 2023 Taiwan Series started October 28, 2023 - Opening game of the 2023 Japan Series
Future Events
January 23, 2024 - The results of the BBWAA vote for the 2024 Hall of Fame Election will be announced. February 1, 2024 - The 2024 Caribbean Series will begin in Miami, FL. February 6, 2024 - The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame announces its 2024 class. February 8, 2024 - The Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame inducts its class of 2024. August 7, 2024 - The annual SABR convention opens in Minneapolis, MN.

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