Tag Archives: broken bat
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Hunter Pence's Tricky Broken Bat Double Broke Things Open For The Giants Last Night (Video)
We've already awarded the “Stat Line of the Night” to Marco Scutaro, but we easily could have bestowed that honor upon his Giants teammate, Hunter Pence. After all, in addition to his one run and two RBIs on the night, the 29-year-old right fielder also accomplished the rare feat of recording three hits in a [...]
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Two Bat Boys Were Almost Impaled By A Broken Bat Last Night In St. Louis (Video)
Most people probably don’t realize it, but being a bat boy is one of the toughest jobs in the game of baseball. Sure, it looks like they get to just hang out with ballplayers and hand them equipment, but in actuality, they work somewhere between six and eight hours a day, doing everything from cleaning [...]
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Umpire Jerry Layne Hit In Head With Broken Bat (Video)
Has it seemed to you like there are a lot more broken bats in baseball lately? Well, you’re not crazy. These days, the majority of players have ditched old-fashioned ash bats in favor of lighter maple bats. Unfortunately, whereas the former were practically indestructible, the latter will shatter into a hundred pieces if you look [...]
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Watch Mike Zunino’s Aluminum Bat Break At The College World Series (Video)
Bats breaking in the Major Leagues is nothing new, but it isn’t often that we see one of those aluminum bats they use in the NCAA snap in half. We were treated to such a sight during today’s semi-final game between Florida and Vanderbilt at the College World Series, as Vandy pitcher Mark Lamm sawed [...]
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Tyler Colvin Impaled By Broken Bat (Video)
In baseball, standing 90 feet from home plate is supposed to be a good thing, but it turned out to be a nightmare for the Cubs’ Tyler Colvin. Sitting safely at third base, Colvin was awaiting a hit from teammate Welington Castillo to bring him home, but he surely was not expecting what would happen [...]
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Mark Teixeira Hits A Broken Bat Home Run Against The Phillies
Total Pro Sports – Broken bat hits can often be good for a bloop single. Sometimes they even get the fielders confused, creating just enough time for the batter to squeak out an infield hit. But a broken bat home run? That’s just unheard of, unless of course your name is Mark Teixiera, and you [...]
