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Adrian Beltre Laughs At Falling Cameraman (Video)
If hitting three home runs during Game 4 of the ALDS wasn’t enough to put a smile on the face of Adrian Beltre, watching the cameraman take a tumble while following him around the base path during one of those homers certainly was. It was also enough to get a bit of a chuckle out [...]
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Rays Fan Takes Dan Johnson’s Game-Tying Home Run To The Groin (Video)
When Dan Johnson connected on a two-out, 2-2 pitch in the bottom of the ninth and sent it over the right field fence at Tropicana Field, there was one fan in the stands that was left feeling exactly like the Red Sox must have felt at that moment. In the case of the Sox, they [...]
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This Day In Sports History (September 26th) — Roger Maris
It was on this day in 1961 that Roger Maris hit his 60th home run of the season, tying Babe Ruth’s record for most home runs in a single season. The 1961 season marked the first season that the MLB extended its schedule to 162 games. Prior to the start of the season, Maris was [...]
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This Day In Sports History (September 14th) – Toronto Blue Jays
It was on this day in 1987 that the Toronto Blue Jays hit a Major League record 10 home runs in a single game. The Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 18-3 in a game played at Toronto’s Exhibition Stadium. Catcher Ernie Whitt would lead the charge as he would hit three home runs, while both [...]
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Unaware Fan Hit In The Neck By Home Run Ball (Video)
Watching balls fly into the stands at high speeds is all part of the game of baseball. As a result, you will find plenty of signs around every Major League stadium reminding fans to “be aware of objects leaving the field of play.” Coincidentally, one man present at Petco Park for yesterday’s game between the [...]
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Elaborate Home Run Celebration At The Little League World Series (Video)
At the risk of sounding really old, isn’t anyone teaching kids about a little thing called sportsmanship these days? At the Little League World Series in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, the team from the Netherlands performed an elaborately choreographed celebration after a home run by Phayson Antonio. After smashing an opposite field long ball, Antonio rounds [...]
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There Is A Kid In The Camden Yards Bleachers Stealing All The Home Run Balls (Video)
If you have made it out to any of the Baltimore Orioles last three games against the Chicago White Sox at Camden Yards and were hoping to get your hands on a home run ball, your odds of doing so decreased by a substantial margin, thanks to the kid in the video below, who is [...]
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Giants Fan Gets Run Over By Kayak In McCovey Cove (Video)
The baseball souvenir free-for-all continues! But unlike what we have seen in previous weeks, this time the battle did not take place on the dry lands of the stadium bleachers. Instead, it occurred beyond the outfield fence at AT&T Park, on the wet waters of McCovey Cove. Following a Pablo Sandoval blast, two kayakers squared [...]
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Miguel Tejada Almost Gets Hit By His Own Home Run Ball (Video)
Much like getting drunk in the outfield bleachers, throwing an opposing team’s home run ball back onto the field has become quite the tradition at Wrigley Field. Oftentimes this turns into a rather embarrassing moment for the fan on the receiving end of the opposition’s homer, but every once in a while we get a [...]
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The D-Backs’ Wily Mo Pena Spits In His Helmet Before Hitting A Walk-Off Homer (Video)
Heading into last night’s game, the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Wily Mo Pena had only recorded 24 at bats this season. I’m not sure if he spit in his helmet prior to any of those at bats, but he did prior to his pinch-hit at bat last night in the bottom of the ninth with two outs [...]
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Watch Bryce Harper Hit A Home Run And Blow A Kiss To The Pitcher (Video)
Baseball fans everywhere are patiently waiting for Washington Nationals prospect Bryce Harper to make his MLB debut, but it appears as though the highly-touted 18-year-old is still having fun terrorizing minor league pitchers throughout America. He continued his assault on Class-A pitchers last night when he sent a pitch soaring over the outfield fence. As [...]
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The Stat Line Of The Night — 5/15/11 — Jose Bautista
Playing north of the 49th parallel, the Toronto Blue Jays’ Jose Bautista rarely gets the recognition he deserves. Last season he led the majors in home runs with a total of 54. This season he appears to be well on his way to earning the home run title once again, and his performance yesterday afternoon [...]
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Ryan Raburn Gaffe Turns Olivo Fly Ball Into A Homer (Video)
The Seattle Mariners’ Miguel Olivo hit a home run in the second inning of last night’s game against the Detroit Tigers. If they handed out assists on home runs in the sport of baseball, Ryan Raburn would have received the primary assist on this long fly ball, which only had enough distance to make it [...]
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Old Lady Catches Home Run Ball, Forced To Throw It Back (Video)
It was great to see the joy on the face of this elderly female Rangers fan after she caught a home run ball at the game last night. Unfortunately, that home run came off the bat of an Anaheim Angels player, and as the unwritten rules of Rangers Ballpark state, “no fan is permitted to [...]
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Sidney Crosby Hits A Homer At PNC Park (Video)
It is no secret that Sidney Crosby is the best hockey player in Pittsburgh, but he may also be the best baseball player in the city as well. Especially when you consider the fact that his toughest competition comes from the players on the Pittsburgh Pirates. When was the last time you saw a player [...]
