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Brooklyn is the most populous borough of New York City , with a Census - estimated 2 , 636 , 735 residents in 2015 . It borders the borough of Queens at the southwestern ___MASK93___ of Long Island . Since 1896 , Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County , the most populous county in the U . S . state of New York , and the second - most densely populated county in the United States , after the county of New York ( which is coextensive with the borough of Manhattan ). Christopher Frank Capuano ( born August 19 , 1978 ) is an American professional baseball ___MASK50___ in the Milwaukee Brewers organization . He has pitched in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for the Arizona Diamondbacks , Milwaukee Brewers , New York Mets , Los Angeles Dodgers , Boston Red Sox , and New York Yankees . The City of New York , often called New York City or simply New York , is the most populous city in the United States . With an estimated 2015 population of 8 , 550 , 405 distributed over a land area of just , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States . Located at the southern tip of the state of New York , the city is the ___MASK28___ of the New York metropolitan area , one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world . A global power city , New York City exerts a significant impact upon commerce , finance , media , art , fashion , research , technology , education , and entertainment , its fast pace defining the term " New York minute ". Home to the headquarters of the United Nations , New York is an important ___MASK28___ for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural and financial capital of the world . The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens . The Mets compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the National League ( NL ) East division . The Mets are one of two Major League clubs based in New York City ; the other is the New York Yankees . At the ___MASK93___ of each Major League Baseball season , the league leaders of various statistical categories are announced . Leading the league in a particular category is referred to as a " title ". Baseball is a bat - and - ball game played between two teams of nine players each , who take turns ___MASK43___ and fielding . ___MASK1___ is a position for a baseball or softball player . When a batter takes his / her turn to hit , the ___MASK1___ crouches behind home plate , in front of the ( home ) umpire , and receives the ball from the ___MASK50___ . In addition to this primary duty , the ___MASK1___ is also called upon to master many other skills in order to field the position well . The role of the ___MASK1___ is similar to that of the wicket - ___MASK33___ in cricket . Milwaukee is the largest city in the state of Wisconsin and the fifth - largest city in the Midwestern United States . The county seat of Milwaukee County , it is on Lake Michigan ' s western shore . Milwaukee ' s estimated population in 2015 was 600 , 155 . Milwaukee is the main cultural and economic ___MASK28___ of the Milwaukee  Racine  Waukesha Metropolitan Area with an estimated population of as of 2014 . Ranked by estimated 2014 population , Milwaukee is the 31st largest city in the United States . The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles , California . The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the National League ( NL ) West division . Established in 1883 in Brooklyn , New York , the team moved to Los Angeles before the 1958 season . They played for four seasons at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum before moving to their current home of Dodger Stadium in . In baseball ( hardball or softball ), a ___MASK83___ or starter is the first pitcher in the game for each team . A pitcher is credited with a game started if they throw the first pitch to the opponent ' s first batter of a game . A pitcher who enters the game after the first pitch of the game is a relief pitcher . Starting pitchers are expected to pitch for a significant portion of the game , although their ability to do this depends on many factors , including effectiveness , stamina , health , and strategy . The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team and are based in Milwaukee , Wisconsin . The team is named for the city ' s association with the brewing industry . Since 2001 , the Brewers have played their home games at Miller Park , which has a seating capacity of 41 , 900 . In baseball , the ___MASK50___ is the player who throws the baseball from the ___MASK50___ ' s mound toward the catcher to begin each play , with the goal of retiring a batter , who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk . In the numbering system used to record defensive plays , the ___MASK50___ is assigned the number 1 . The ___MASK50___ is often considered the most important defensive player , and as such is situated at the right end of the defensive spectrum . There are many different types of pitchers , such as the ___MASK83___ , relief ___MASK50___ , middle reliever , lefty specialist , setup man , and closer . In baseball and softball , a relief ___MASK50___ or reliever is a ___MASK50___ who enters the game after the ___MASK83___ is removed due to injury , ineffectiveness , fatigue , ejection , or for other strategic reasons , such as being substituted by a pinch hitter . Relief pitchers are further divided informally into various roles , such as closers , set - up relief pitchers , middle relief pitchers , left / right - handed specialists , and long relievers . Whereas starting pitchers usually rest several days before pitching in a game again due to the number of pitches thrown , relief pitchers are expected to be more flexible and typically pitch more games but with fewer innings pitched . A team ' s staff of relievers is normally referred to metonymically as a team ' s bullpen , which refers to the area where the relievers sit during games , and where they warm - up prior to entering the game . Queens is the easternmost and largest in area of the five boroughs of New York City . It is geographically adjacent to the borough of Brooklyn at the southwestern ___MASK93___ of Long Island , and to Nassau County further east on Long Island ; in addition , Queens shares water borders with the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx . Coterminous with Queens County since 1899 , the borough of Queens is the second - largest in population ( after Brooklyn ), with a census - estimated 2 , 339 , 150 residents in 2015 , approximately 48 % of them foreign - born . Queens County also is the second - most populous county in the U . S . state of New York , behind the neighboring borough of Brooklyn , which is coterminous with Kings County . Queens is the fourth - most densely populated county among New York City ' s boroughs , as well as in the United States . If each of New York City ' s boroughs were an independent city , Queens also would be the nation ' s fourth most populous city , after Los Angeles , Chicago , and Brooklyn . Queens is the most ethnically diverse urban area in the world .