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FunBaseballFacts
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Amazing facts and amusing stats on the rich history of America's pastime. Have some fun baseball facts to share? Email them to: [email protected]
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The WBC Championship outdrew the NBA Finals
BASEBALL 📈📈📈
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One of the best mic'd moments ever...
Baseball’s Greatest Moments@BBGreatMoments
"Sorry guys, I need to make this play real quick." 🤣
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Bob Gibson, Tim McCarver and Ken Boyer celebrate a game 7 win over the Yankees in the 1964 World Series as the fans climb down the fences.
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Today in 1966: Astros and Dodgers players fly from spring training to the Houston Astrodome to test something new: an artificial surface.
The world’s first domed stadium opened in 1965 with a glass-covered roof that allowed real grass to grow.
But players lost fly balls due to the glare on the glass.
So they replaced the grass with an artificial surface called ChemGrass. During this March 1996 test, players found that the balls bounced too high.
Engineers added more sand under the rug to make it behave more like natural grass, and the first game on artificial turf was played on April 18, 1966.
ChemGrass quickly became known as AstroTurf.
#MLB #baseball #Astros #Astrodome #AstroTurf
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I will miss the passion that the WBC brought to so many...
Jomboy Media@JomboyMedia
There was absolute jubilation in Venezuela as they watched their country’s victory
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There are seven managers who have taken both a National League and American League team to the World Series:
Joe McCarthy (Yankees, Cubs)
Yogi Berra (Mets, Yankees)
Dusty Baker (Astros, Giants)
Tony LaRussa (Cards, A's)
Jim Leyland (Tigers, Marlins)
Sparky Anderson (Tigers, Reds)
Alvin Dark (A's, Giants)
#MLB #baseball
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@DustyBakerTV This is SUCH a cool video. And story! I, too, always admired him when he played. I just didn’t have a cool name like you!
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It’s amazing how life comes full circle.
My dad is a huge Dodgers fan and named me after Dusty Baker.
Throughout the years I saw him and he was always nice enough to take the time to say hi.
I told him one day I’d be down in the dugout with him.
Somehow it actually happened.
Dusty Baker@DustyBakerTV
Alright guys, it looks like I’m the manager now. Happy #OpeningDay
San Luis Obispo, CA 🇺🇸 English
Absolutely true....the comparison is not even close.
Jordan Moore@iJordanMoore
Out of all the major sports, Major League Baseball has done the best job bringing in that international audience through the World Baseball Classic. They do it so much better than the NFL and NBA.
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Very cool to hear his excitement about playing in the World Baseball Classic...
BaseballHistoryNut@nut_history
Loving Aaron Judge more and more as the tournament goes on. One of the best answers I’ve ever heard an athlete say and probably the best thing you’ll watch today.
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Today in 1972: Pie Traynor passed away. Considered the best 3rd baseman of the first half century of modern baseball.
Played all 18 years with the #Pirates. Batted over .300 ten times; had a career average of .320.
After he retired, he became a Pittsburgh radio broadcaster for 21 years. He'd walk the 10 miles round trip from his home to the station every day since he never learned to drive.
#MLB #baseball
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The emotion of the players and the fans in this tournament is incredible to see...
@MLBVenezuela @WBCBaseball
Jomboy Media@JomboyMedia
Wilyer Abreu had his Venezuelan teammates dodging this bat flip 😂
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Dave Winfield may have been one of the best athletes in history.
He was the first person to ever be drafted by 4 different professional leagues. He was:
The 4th overall selection in the 1973 MLB Draft by the San Diego Padres.
Taken in the 5th round of the 1973 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks.
Selected in the 6th round of the 1973 ABA Draft by the Utah Stars.
And in the 17th round of the 1973 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings.
#MLB #baseball #NBA #NFL
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Today in 1978: One of baseball's biggest trades occurred. The A's sent Vida Blue, one of the game's top pitchers, to the #Giants for 7 players and $300,000
Blue was the 1971 MVP and Cy Young Award winner and helped the #Athletics to 3 straight World Series wins (1972-1974)
#MLB
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The stars come out when the lights shine the brightest
World Baseball Classic@WBCBaseball
Two MVPs Two leadoff home runs Expect everything #WorldBaseballClassic
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