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Joined: Mar 2, 2016

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Injuries And A Pandemic Have Robbed Aaron Judge Of His Prime

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Pete Rose breaks Ty Cobb's all-time hits record at Cincinnati Reds stadium

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Carlton Fisk waves home run fair in 1975 World Series, Game 6

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Shot Heard Round the World from baseball's Bobby Thompson

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Jackie Robinson breaks MLB color barrier in debut for Dodgers

Robinson broke major league baseball's modern color barrier, ending decades of racial segregation and paving the way for generations of African Americans in pro baseball.RANK: 2 LOCATION: Ebbets Field | Brooklyn, NY DATE: 4/15/1947 CATEGORY: MLB

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Lou Gehrig Luckiest Man speech for New York Yankees

Gehrig became the face of ALS, a disease now commonly known as Lou Gehrig disease. In 1955, MLB introduced the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award, an honor now given annually to the active player who best embodies Gehrig's generous spirit on and off the field.RANK

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Joe DiMaggio hit streak ends at 56 games

The hit streak ended with an 0-for-3 game with a walk, cementing the streak at 56 games. No one has come very close to that record since—the nearest was Pete Rose in 1978, who had a 44-game hitting streak.RANK: 27 LOCATION: Cleveland Stadium | Cleveland,

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Reggie Jackson, Mr October, hits 3 home runs in 1977 World Series

Jackson became just the second player to hit three home runs in a World Series game, joining Babe Ruth, and his clutch performance on just three pitches cemented his nickname: "Mr. October."RANK: 94 LOCATION: Yankee Stadium | Bronx, NY DATE: 10/18/1977 CA

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Kirk Gibson home run for Dodgers in 1988 World Series

The at-bat was Gibson's only plate appearance of the World Series, but it helped Los Angeles win the World Series in five games.RANK: 62 LOCATION: Dodger Stadium | Los Angeles, Calif. DATE: 10/15/1988 CATEGORY: MLB

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Roger Maris hits home run number 61, breaks Babe Ruth's record

Maris’s accomplishment was not immediately well received. He was met by boos and curses from the press and fans for breaking fan-favorite Babe Ruth’s mark. Maris’s record stood until 1998, when both Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa broke it. Barry Bonds then s

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Willie Mays' over-the-shoulder catch in 1954 World Series

Mays’s catch kept the game tied, allowing the Giants to win the game 5-2 in the tenth inning off of Dusty Rhodes’s pinch-hit home run. Many consider it the greatest catch in baseball history, but some say the throw was even better. With such a deep center

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Hank Aaron 715th home run breaks Babe Ruth record

Aaron would finish his career with 755 home runs, a record that stood for 31 years until it was broken by Barry Bonds.RANK: 10 LOCATION: Turner Field | Atlanta, GA. DATE: 4/8/1974 CATEGORY: MLB