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Ben Revere Homered!
It finally happened. In his 1,466th career at-bat, his 1,566th plate appearance, the Phillies' Ben Revere hit an honest-to-goodness home run. ...
Goldschmidt Bashes Homer; Man With Kid Catches It; John McCain Excited
There are a few noteworthy happenings in this clip of one of Paul Goldschmidt's home runs from last night. By itself, the dinger is quite impressive, but excellent camera timing makes the sequence better....
Idiot Father Shakes His Baby Around While Diving To Catch A Home Run
In fairness to this dad, on the list of things that you should not do while holding a baby, "diving into a scrum on the stadium floor for a home run ball" trails other modern parenting pratfalls, like using a chainsaw, or being thrown into the sun. Still, this seems ill-considered. ...
Wil Myers Hit An Inside-The-Park Home Run
Wil Myers took his time going to first on his assumed homer, but when the ball didn't leave the park, he still reacted quickly enough to earn an inside-the-park home run against the Yankees....
Fan Tries To Catch Home Run With Beer; Fan With Glove Gets It Instead
Turns out, it's easier to catch a ball with a glove than a plastic cup full of Bud Light. Still, I've watched this and the video a whole lot, and I can't figure how it happened....
Rangers Fan Catches A Homer, Drops The Nae Nae
Flawless execution by this gentleman right here. Catching a home run ball is hard enough, but having the wherewithal to realize that you are probably on camera and immediately transition into the Nae Nae? That is straight-up impressive....
Braves-Phillies Turned Into A Home Run Party
The Braves outlasted the Phillies 9-6 in what turned out to be a surprise slugfest. The game was a 2-1 snoozer until the eighth inning, when Evan Gattis, Dan Uggla, and Andrelton Simmons went back-to-back-to-back for the Braves. Between the two teams, there were five home runs in the final two innin...
David Ortiz Goes On Slowest Home Run Trot On Record
Thanks to our friends at Tater Trot Tracker, who have been timing home run trots for years now, we know that nobody takes his time getting around the bases quite like David Ortiz does....
How The Media Abuse Hank Aaron
On Tuesday, the Braves celebrated the 40th anniversary of Hank Aaron's 715th career home run, and the mindless debate over who is baseball's "true home run king" sprang idiotically to life. Barry Bonds "has more home runs," Sports Illustrated's Tom Verducci wrote, "but true greatness and authenticit...
Ryan Braun Homers Three Times To Heavy Boos And "Cheater!" In Philly
Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun showed off his power today in a 10-4 win over the Phillies, bashing three home runs to a Philadelphia crowd who reminded him of his suspension for banned substances last season. Seriously, they were not having any of it....
The Great Chase
Wladimir Balentien is the new single-season home run king in Japan. Fifty-two years ago, Roger Maris chased Babe Ruth’s home run record here in the States. Of course, he eventually broke it. When he did, this is what the great Leonard Shecter wrote in the New York Post:...
Wladimir Balentien Ties Single-Season Japanese Home Run Record
Wladimir Balentien has already put together one of the best seasons in baseball history as a member of the Yakult Swallows in the Japanese professional baseball league, and now he has his name in the record books. ...
Watch Hunter Pence Hit The Longest Home Run Of 2013 (So Far)
Hunter Pence demolished a ball in the first inning of tonight's Giants-Rockies game. Even though the feat happened at Coors Field, where balls regularly get knocked out of the park, it's still damn impressive....
Confused Hawk Harrelson Gives His Best Home Run Call
In the 12th inning of last night's White Sox-Royals game, White Sox third baseman Connor Gillaspie sent a shot deep into right field. After watching the ball clear the fence but carom back onto the field of play, White Sox play-by-play man Hawk Harrelson was unsure about unleashing his signature hom...
Josh Reddick Crushed Five Home Runs In Two Days
The Athletics' Josh Reddick might currently have an OBP under .300, but he doubled his 2013 home run total in the span of two days....
Old Man Giambi Hits Walk-Off, Kicks White Sox Off His Lawn
Jason Giambi gave the Indians a 3-2 win over the White Sox with this walk-off home run to deep center field. Giambi, 42, is apparently the oldest man in baseball to hit a walkoff home run, narrowly edging out Hank Aaron by 45 days....
MLB Player Puts Ketchup On Hot Dog, Outrage Ensues
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Yoenis Cespedes Wins Home Run Derby
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A Fire On The 7 Train Strands Crowds Leaving Home Run Derby
According to various reports from Twitter users leaving the Home Run Derby at Citi Field, there is a fire somewhere on the 7 train line—initial reports indicate there is an investigation at the 103rd street stop—and it isn't running. The 7 is the only subway that services Citi Field. There are obvio...