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Jim Kaat with his Gold Gloves. His 16 awards are the 2nd most of all time behind Greg Maddux's 18.
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Bo Jackson on deck, 1989. Jackson made his only All-Star appearance and hit 32 home runs that season.
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Johnny Bench climbing the fence. Bench played 111 games in the outfield in his career, having a .949 field percentage.
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Detroit ace Tarik Skubal will undergo surgery to remove loose bodies in his left elbow. Such procedures typically sideline players for 2-3 months. Skubal should return before season's end, but a tough blow for the impending free agent and two-time reigning AL Cy Young winner.
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Babe Ruth and Rogers Hornsby, 1922. The two had the most home runs during the 1920s.
Ruth: 467
Hornsby: 250
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Probably one of the best patches ever seen on a jersey.
Couldn't describe Randy Johnson more than that
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EPIDEMIC EXPLAINED
Why can't modern baseball pitchers stay healthy?
I don't think people understand how DIFFERENTLY -- WORSE -- modern pitchers move.
The difference is HUGE and OBVIOUS.
THREAD
#EpidemicExplained #ChrisOLeary #TheEpidemic #Epidemic
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Teruaki Sato just did it again:
117.0 MPH EV (!)
423 feet
27 degree LA
Sato went 4-5 today and is now hitting .405 on the season and on pace for an NPB Triple Crown.
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🇯🇵⚾️ Nouveau renfort pour les Huskies !
Bienvenue à Ryusuke Ito (26 ans, n°63), lanceur japonais qui évoluait auparavant aux Capitales de Québec.
Débuts possibles ce week-end à Béziers.
#HuskiesRouen #Baseball
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The sweeper isn't a new pitch.
Pitchers have been throwing it for a long time.
But here's how it differs metrically from other breaking balls.
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Hiromitsu Ochiai warns a cameraman who won't back off. With exceptional bat control he delivers justice to a 10-million-yen camera. xitter.cf/aoiii_334/status/20491…
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Juan Soto on 3-0 to the catcher: “Swing or take? I’ll do whatever you say, should I take?” Takes the pitch.
Next pitch: ‘“You see? I do whatever you want, man. What do you want now, take?” Takes on 3-1.
Generational talent 😂 #lgm