Category: baseball
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When Hank Aaron Broke Babe Ruth’s Home Run Record
On April 8th, 1974, Hank Aaron broke one of baseball’s most hallowed records. Aaron hit his 715th career home run, surpassing the legendary Babe Ruth. In today’s video we’ll take a look back at how the record was broken, and the unprecedented pressure Hank Aaron overcame in becoming baseball’s career home run king. Early Beginnings…
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The Pine Tar Game: A Super Quick History
In one of the most infamous moments in baseball history, George Brett of the Kansas City Royals and Billy Martin of the New York Yankees were instrumental parts of a controversial call involving the amount of pine tar on a bat. Today we’ll look back at the game, and how the Yankees tired everything they…
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When Nolan Ryan Pitched His Last No Hitter
Nolan Ryan is widely considered one of the greatest baseball pitchers of all time, with a career spanning over four decades in the major leagues. During that time, he racked up numerous pitching records many of which still stand to this day. Today we look back at one of his greatest pitching performances, because on…