Mariano Rivera has the most popular jersey in baseball

By Craig CalcaterraSep 26, 2013, 11:34 AM EDT
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Major League Baseball just announced the most popular jerseys sold and Mariano Rivera is at the top of the list:
1.    Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees

2.    Matt Harvey, New York Mets

3.    Yasiel Puig, Los Angeles Dodgers

4.    Manny Machado, Baltimore Orioles

5.    Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants

6.    Clayton Kershaw,  Los Angeles Dodgers

7.    Yadier Molina, St. Louis Cardinals

8.    Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh Pirates

9.    Yoenis Cespedes, Oakland Athletics

10.  Mike Trout, LA Angels of Anaheim

11.  Dustin Pedroia, Boston Red Sox

12.  Derek Jeter, New York Yankees

13.  David Wright, New York Mets

14.  Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers

15.  Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals

16.  Chris Davis, Baltimore Orioles

17.  Hyun-Jin Ryu, Los Angeles Dodgers

18.  David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox

19.  Robinson Cano, New York Yankees

20.  Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona Diamondbacks

No Brian McCann here, but I have it on good authority that his jersey is the most popular among sheriffs offices all over the country.

Justin Verlander earns 200th career win

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By Bill BaerAug 19, 2018, 8:28 PM EDT
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Astros starter Justin Verlander wasn’t his usual dominant self on Sunday against the Athletics, but he was good enough to get the win. In doing so, he earned the 200th win of his career, becoming the 117th member of the 200-win club.

Verlander went 5 1/3 innings, yielding four runs (all earned) on seven hits and a walk with six strikeouts. On the season, Verlander is now 12-8 with a 2.65 ERA and a 223/29 K/BB ratio in 169 2/3 innings. Sunday’s win helped the Astros stave off the surging A’s. The Astros now have a one-game lead in the AL West.

Only two active pitchers have more wins than Verlander: Bartolo Colon (247) and CC Sabathia (244). Zack Greinke will likely be the next member of the 200-win club as he currently has 184 to his name.