Louisville Slugger Field hosted its first baseball game on April 12, 2000, with a game between the Louisville RiverBats and the Norfolk Tides. The RiverBats lost their home opener 8-5, but the ...

At the dawn of this century, the designated hitter was confined to the American League, the Astros played in a six-team National League Central, there was one wild card per league and home-field ...