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The best pitching performance ever for all 30 teams
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Saturday, 28 March 2020 06:04
Editor's note: The original version of this story ran on June 27, 2018. As part of ESPN's Strikeout Saturday on March 28, 2020, David Schoenfield updated his evaluations, particularly of who's most likely to beat each team's best-ever pitching performance.On May 4, 2018 Gerrit Cole pitched one of the best games you will ever see. He fired a 16-strikeout shutout…
How to watch Strikeout Saturday: Classic 20-K games on ESPN
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Friday, 27 March 2020 05:11
On Saturday, March 28, ESPN will be airing four classic 20-strikeout performances on "Strikeout Saturday." Over eight hours starting at 12 p.m. ET, we'll air Roger Clemens (vs. the Mariners in 1986), followed by Kerry Wood (vs. Astros in 1998), Randy Johnson (vs. Reds in 2001), and Max Scherzer (vs. Tigers in 2016).Some related content:Oral history: Kerry Wood's 20 strikeout…
From simulations to old broadcasts: How to fill the void without baseball
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Friday, 27 March 2020 05:11
Opening Day on the South Side of Chicago wouldn't have been particularly pleasant. Fans would have bundled up in winter clothes to guard against windchills that dipped into the mid-30s. Grouchy reporters would have worked behind closed windows in the press box, sealing them away from both the elements and the ballpark's ambiance. By the time the Royals and White…
'The Rookie' and six other memorable real-life MLB debut stories
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Friday, 27 March 2020 16:17
"The Rookie," which airs on ESPN on Friday at 8 p.m. ET and is available on Disney+ anytime, tells the real-life story of Jim Morris, the former Tampa Bay Devil Rays reliever who went from being a high school science teacher to reaching the majors at the age of 35 -- in a matter of months. It sounds like a…
Fanatics moving from baseball to medical gear
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Thursday, 26 March 2020 15:03
PHILADELPHIA -- The Bryce Harper jersey that could have been worn this baseball season by the biggest Philadelphia Phillies fan is now a protective mask in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.Fanatics, the company that manufactures uniforms for Major League Baseball, has suspended production on jerseys and is instead using the polyester mesh fabric to make masks and gowns for…
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