Today in 1970: Horace Clarke of the Yankees broke up Joe Niekro's bid for a no-hitter in the 9th inning. It was the third time in a month that Clarke broke up a no-hitter in the 9th. He spoiled Jim Rooker's bid on June 4 and Sonny Siebert's no-hitter on June 19. #MLB #nohitter

Born today in 1964: Jose and Ozzie Canseco. They're one of 10 sets of twins to both make it to The Show. In MLB history, four sets of twins have been teammates: Ozzie and Jose Canseco (A's, 1990) Taylor and Tyler Rogers (Giants,2024) Joe and Red Shannon (Braves, 1915) Eddie

Today in 1966: Pitcher Tony Cloninger of the Braves becomes the first National League player in history to hit two grand slams in one game against the Giants. To this day, he is the only pitcher to accomplish this feat in major league history. #MLB #baseball #Braves

The Minnesota Twins are the only team in major league history to turn two triple plays in the same game. Both triple plays went 5-4-3 (Gary Gaetti to Al Newman to Kent Hrbek). But the Twins still lost that game in 1990 to the Boston Red Sox, 1-0. #mlb @twins Kent Hrbek

Today in 1939 was Lou Gehrig Day at a sold-out Yankee Stadium. He delivered his famous line, "Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth." His #4 Yankees jersey was retired, the first uniform number to be retired in MLB history. #MLB #baseball #Yankees

Today in 1985: after two rain delays and 19 innings, a game between the Braves and Mets ended at 3:55 am. The post-game fireworks show began after 4:00 am, causing some Atlanta residents to think the city was under attack. The game also featured a shocking home run by Rick Camp.

Today in 2002: Ted Williams passed away. One of the greatest hitters in history who won two Triple Crowns and lost out on another by the slimmest of margins. Ted lost almost five seasons by serving in both World War II and the Korean War. These were prime years: ages 24-26 and

Lucas Giolito (Red Sox), Jack Flaherty (Tigers) and Max Fried (Yankees) were high school teammates for one year at Harvard-Westlake in Studio City, CA. All three became first round draft choices. It was also my high school. #mlb #baseball @HWathletics Harvard-Westlake @HWschool

Today in 1956: Commissioner Ford Frick said baseball would honor one outstanding pitcher each year with the Cy Young Award, named for baseball’s winningest pitcher, who had just died in 1955. Just one #MLB pitcher won the award until 1967; then one from each league was chosen.

Today in 1948: The Indians signed Satchel Paige at age 42. The oldest rookie in #MLB history, he was a Negro League icon, having spent two decades barnstorming the country. He debuted two days later, and went 6-1 to help Cleveland win the 1948 pennant and World Series. #baseball

Today in 1993: Tom Browning of the Cincinnati Reds left the Wrigley Field visitor's dugout in the middle of the game and proceeded over to Sheffield Avenue where he watched an inning from the roof of a three-story building. He was fined $500 by Reds manager Davey Johnson. #MLB

Getting your first baseball glove is a big deal. Do you remember what major league player endorsed your first glove and even had his signature on it? My first mitt had a Vic Wertz signature. #MLB #baseball

Today in 1968: this All-Star game in the Astrodome was notable for several reasons. It was the first Midsummer Classic played indoors. And it's the only MLB All-Star game that ended in a 1-0 score. The only run was tallied in the first inning. Willie Mays singled, went to

Today in 1945: The major league All-Star game was canceled due to World War II travel restrictions. The All-Star game was first played in 1933 and has taken place every year except 1945 and 2020 (when the game was canceled due to the Covid pandemic). #MLB #baseball #AllStarGame

Today in 1934: in the second-ever All-Star game, the Giants' Carl Hubbell turned in one of the greatest performances in the game's history. He struck out 5 straight future Hall of Famers: Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin. #MLB #baseball #AllStarGame

Today in 1914: 19-year-old Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox made his major league debut. As the starting pitcher, he went 7 innings and beat Cleveland, 4-3. He went 0-for-2 at the plate. He would become one of the most dominant pitchers of his era. Between 1915-1918 with Boston,

Today in 1987: the Ripken family makes history. It's the first time a father, Cal Ripken, manages two sons on the same big league team. Billy Ripken, making his MLB debut, and Cal Ripken, Jr. are both in the starting lineup for the Orioles vs. the Twins. #MLB #Orioles #baseball

Today in 1949: Three Dodgers--Roy Campanella, Don Newcombe and Jackie Robinson--and Larry Doby of the Indians broke another color barrier and become the first Black players to appear in an All-Star game. Fittingly, the Brooklyn Dodgers hosted the game. #MLB #baseball

We are witnessing something remarkable with Aaron Judge #MLB #Yankees

There are only two pitchers in major league history who have 3,000 strikeouts, 300 wins and a sub-3.00 ERA in their careers. Tom Seaver and Walter Johnson. #MLB #baseball #Cooperstown