On May 6, 1998, Chicago Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood, who was just 20 years old at the time, tied Roger Clemens’ major league record with 20 strikeouts during a nine-inning game vs. the Houston Astros.
Watch all 20 of his strikeouts in the video above.
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She wasn’t happy about it.
Watch as a guy in the stands spills his beer all over his date while going for a foul ball during the fifth inning of Monday’s Rockies-Diamondbacks game. The worst part? The guy next to them ended up with the ball.
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Bees caused a seven-minute delay during the third inning of Tuesday’s spring training game between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees.
The buzzing insects took over left field at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa before stadium workers removed them using spray.
Mark Teixeira looked to be a hero with two bottles of honey as the grounds crew worked to remove the bees.
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Third-base umpire Brad Myers was drilled in the groin area on a line drive hit by Brandon Phillips during the second inning of Monday’s spring-training game between the Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds.
Phillips’ liner was hammered to the left side of the infield, in the gap between second and third during the second inning. Myers attempted to jump over the liner, but didn’t quite clear it.
Play was delayed for nine minutes as Myers was being tended to.
Myers was carted off the field, but he tipped his hat to the crowd on the way out.
[MLB, h/t Yahoo Sports]
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Behold the new “D-bat dog,” unveiled by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
According to ESPN’s Darren Rovell, this corn dog is 18 inches long and stuffed with cheese and bacon. It comes with a side of fries and will cost you $25.
Large food servings are nothing new to MLB stadiums. In 2012, the Washington Nationals served an eight-pound hamburger called “The StrasBurger.”
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Fresh off his new record contract, Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout hit a grand slam during the bottom of the fourth inning of Friday’s spring training game against the Chicago Cubs.
It was Trout’s fifth RBI of the game and gave the Angels a 9-1 lead.
[MLB]
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Carlos Beltran is doing it with his bat and his glove during Game 6.
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It was a rough third inning for the Dodgers. Clayton Kershaw gave up four runs in the inning, matching his total from his first 21 innings this postseason, according to ESPN Stats & Info.
Obviously, Dodgers owner Magic Johnson was concerned.
While it appears Tommy Lasorda was sleeping.
It wouldn’t be the first time Lasorda has been caught napping during a game.
Thanks to Mark Richardson for the tip.
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Twenty-five years later, we remember Kirk Gibson’s dramatic home run off Dennis Eckersley in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series.
The Dodgers put Gibson, who had injuries to both legs and was not expected to play in the series, in as a pitch hitter with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, and he responded with a two-run walk off home run to give Los Angeles a 5-4 win.
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