FunBaseballFacts

Born today in 1975: Tim Hudson. A 4-time All-Star and 17-year MLB veteran who won 222 games. He's one of 26 pitchers in history to win a game against every team in the majors. #MLB #baseball

@DavidPh14640213 Absolutely

@FunBaseballFact Ventura picked on the wrong guy

Born today in 1967: Robin Ventura. A 2-time All-Star and 6-time Golden Glove winner. Played 16 years and hit 294 career home runs. Also managed the White Sox for 5 years. But he may be best known for being the only player to get 6 hits off Nolan Ryan in one inning #MLB #baseball

Manfred is more interested in getting short-term revenue from Netflix than building long-term fans by televising an event that truly appeals to young people. Personally, I find that a dumb business decision. But it is consistent with some of his other decisions.

The world needs more guys like these...

Born today in 1982, Yadier Molina. He spent all 19 of his MLB seasons behind the plate for the St. Louis Cardinals. He won nine Gold Gloves, two World Series rings, and made 10 All-Star teams. He was the third Molina brother to catch in the majors; Bengie and José came first. All three won World Series rings as catchers, making the Molinas the most decorated catching family in baseball history. #MLB #baseball #Cardinals

@OleTimeHardball The "bad boys" just thought it was good basketball to try to injure their opponents. No one outside of Detroit liked those teams.

Larry Bird had no problem with the Bad Boys Correction Larry Bird had no problem fighting the Bad Boys. Every last one

Today in 1934: Babe Ruth paid a fan $20 for his 700th home run ball. The ball sailed 500 feet out of Detroit's stadium. It was retrieved by 17-year-old Lenny Bielski. Ruth gave him $20 and autographed the bill. Bielski still had the $20 bill when he died in 1977. #mlb #baseball @Yankees

Quite a fact....

Can you imagine this happening today?

Today in 1955: Stan Musial ended one of the greatest All-Star Games ever played. With the NL trailing 5-0 early, they clawed all the way back. Then in the bottom of the 12th, Musial stepped in against Red Sox pitcher Frank Sullivan. Legend has it Yogi Berra complained his feet hurt, and Musial told him, "Don't worry, I'll have you home in a minute." He then crushed the first pitch for a walk-off homer. In a 2011 fan vote, it was named the greatest moment in All-Star Game history. #MLB #baseball #allstargame

Today in 1949: Three Dodgers--Roy Campanella, Don Newcombe and Jackie Robinson--and Larry Doby of the Indians broke another color barrier and become the first Black players to appear in an All-Star game. Fittingly, the Brooklyn Dodgers hosted the game. #MLB #baseball #AllStargame

Today in 1979: The White Sox held "Disco Demolition Night" at Comiskey Park, inviting fans to bring disco records for a between-games explosion during a doubleheader vs. the Tigers. Over 50,000 fans packed the stadium—thousands more than expected. When DJ Steve Dahl detonated a crate of vinyl on the field, fans stormed the diamond, tearing up the turf and bases. The field was so damaged the White Sox had to forfeit Game 2. It remains the last forfeit in American League history. #MLB #baseball #WhiteSox #DiscoDemolition

Ichiro was classy in everything he did…

Today in 1987: the Ripken family makes history. It's the first time a father, Cal Ripken, manages two sons on the same big league team. Billy Ripken, making his MLB debut, and Cal Ripken, Jr. are both in the starting lineup for the Orioles vs. the Twins. #MLB #Orioles #baseball

@BaseballSter It really is!

@FunBaseballFact The Cracker Jack series is so beautiful.

Today in 1914: 19-year-old Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox made his major league debut. As the starting pitcher, he went 7 innings and beat Cleveland, 4-3. He went 0-for-2 at the plate. He would become one of the most dominant pitchers of his era. Between 1915-1918 with Boston, his record was 89-46. He won 23 games in 1916 and 24 in 1917. #baseball #RedSox

"The Bird" was must-see television in his day...

@MrPitbull07 What a great story. Mark is a terrific guy

In 1986, Mark Harmon was PEOPLE's "Sexiest Man Alive" and Pam Dawber was America's sweetheart on Mork & Mindy. A mutual friend tried to set them up on a group date, but Mark completely refused. He didn't want a soft, crowded introduction. He asked for her number so he could cold call her instead. He made the call, got her answering machine, and started leaving a message asking if she just wanted to grab coffee. Suddenly, Pam picked up. There were no flashing cameras or carefully staged PR moves. They went out that exact night and they’ve been together ever since. On March 21, 1987, they got married in a tiny, private chapel at Mark's old high school. No paparazzi. No red carpet. Just two massive TV stars choosing a wonderfully ordinary life. As they raised their two sons, Sean and Ty, they built an absolute fortress around their family’s privacy. Pam had already done it all Broadway, hit TV shows, voice acting and she had zero interest in feeding her family to the tabloids. "Notice you don't see us in the magazines," she once said. "When you're married, that's real life. And to go and plaster your kids... I'm sorry." Mark kept working (eventually becoming the iconic Gibbs on NCIS), but their home remained completely off-limits to the Hollywood circus. When asked how they’ve managed to stay together for 39 years in a town famous for bitter divorces, Mark didn't offer some grand, philosophical secret. He chalked it up to maturity. They got married in their 30s, after they had already gotten all the "stupid stuff" out of their systems.

@PONTA6565 100% true

Scottie Pippen made a valid point.🔥 “My problem is more so with LeBron. If you are the greatest player, if people are saying you are the greatest player, or if people are saying Michael Jordan is the greatest player, why do you need to say it? Michael Jordan has never ever said he’s the greatest player to ever play the game. Why? He’s respected all the other players before him. So, for LeBron to say that, he’s sort of pulling himself out of it because you can’t say you’re the greatest player. You have to allow your peers and the world to say that.” — Source: ESPN (The Jump) All of us NBA fans 100% agree with Scottie Pippen's opinion.