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Articles 1–100
... that
Bonnie Newman , a former
chief of staff to
Judd Gregg , had been named to replace him in the
United States Senate until Gregg withdrew his nomination for
Secretary of Commerce ?
... that
Richard Ravitch was appointed Lt. Governor of
New York on July 8, 2009, in a move that New York's
attorney general claimed was unconstitutional?
... that
Major League Baseball presents a variety of
awards each season for
individual performance ,
excellence in batting ,
pitching performance , and
fielding prowess ?
... that
Augie Schmidt won the
Golden Spikes Award , an award given to the top amateur
baseball player in the United States, in 1982?
... that
Red Snapp was considered the "king of the
minor leagues "?
... that
Hall of Famer
George Kelly was nearly suspended by
Major League Baseball for playing basketball with
Jimmy O'Connell ?
... that
Yoenis Céspedes was described by
Baseball Prospectus as "arguably the best all-around [baseball] player to come out of
Cuba in a generation"?
... that
Josh Romanski 's mother was diagnosed with
breast cancer the same day he was drafted by the
Milwaukee Brewers baseball team?
... that
Elmer Stricklett is considered to have been the first baseball
pitcher to master the
spitball ?
... that
Hall of Fame
pitcher
Jack Chesbro received his nickname "Happy Jack" while working in a psychiatric facility?
... that
Three Sisters , a
musical by
Oscar Hammerstein II and
Jerome Kern , played for only two months in
London in 1934, and didn't debut in America until 2011?
... that
Koji Mitsui was unsuccessfully
posted to
Major League Baseball twice in one offseason?
... that the mustache that
Frenchy Bordagaray grew in 1936 is likely to have been the only mustache worn in
Major League Baseball between 1914 and 1972?
... that
Nemo Gaines is the only graduate of the
United States Naval Academy to play in
Major League Baseball ?
... that baseball pitcher
Brad Boxberger was named to the
Arizona Fall League 's 2011 Top Prospects Team?
... that the
New York Yankees traded for
Allie Reynolds on the advice of
Joe DiMaggio ?
... that
Ryota Igarashi used to hold the
Nippon Professional Baseball record for the fastest pitch thrown?
... that
The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery won the
Pulitzer Prize for History , the
Bancroft Prize , and the
Lincoln Prize in 2011?
... that an injury to
minor league baseball player
David Adams prevented the
New York Yankees from acquiring
all-star
pitcher
Cliff Lee ?
... that
Jimmy Van Ostrand recorded both of
Canada 's
runs batted in during the gold medal baseball game of the
2011 Pan American Games ?
... that
Michael Pineda ' s
fastball averaged 94.7 miles per hour (152.4 km/h) in 2011, leading
Major League Baseball rookies with at least 100
innings pitched ?
... that
Nick Castellanos received a $3.45 million signing bonus from the
Detroit Tigers , the highest ever for a player not drafted in the first round in the
Major League Baseball Draft ?
... that
Michael Choice is the first
University of Texas at Arlington
baseball player to be drafted in the first round of the
Major League Baseball Draft ?
... that
Gerardo Concepción won the 2010–11
Cuban National Series Rookie of the Year Award ?
... that
Jon Weber played on four consecutive
minor league baseball championship teams?
... that
George Peter Alexander Healy 's portrait
Abraham Lincoln was based on his earlier work,
The Peacemakers ?
... that during his 1838
Lyceum address ,
Abraham Lincoln warned of a tyrant overtaking the United States from within?
... that
Josh Bell received a US$5 million
signing bonus , a record for a player chosen in the second round of the
Major League Baseball Draft ?
... that
Jordy Mercer and
Matt Hague have been teammates in
college and the
minor leagues since 2008, as both attended
Oklahoma State and were drafted by the
Pittsburgh Pirates ?
... that
pitcher
Justin Pope broke
Roger Clemens '
college baseball record of 35 consecutive scoreless innings?
... that British
midwife and bestselling author
Jennifer Worth criticized
Mike Leigh 's 2004 film
Vera Drake for depicting an "invariably fatal" method of
abortion as quick and painless for women?
... that American baseball players
Brett Jackson ,
Jeff Beliveau ,
James McCann ,
Tuffy Gosewisch ,
Matt Clark ,
Pete Andrelczyk ,
Matt Shoemaker ,
Justin Cassel ,
Chad Tracy and
Andrew Garcia won
silver at the
2011 Pan American Games ?
... that
Roger Peckinpaugh set a
World Series record for
errors ?
... that Canadian baseball players
Michael Crouse ,
Marcus Knecht ,
Chris Bisson ,
Andrew Albers ,
Jamie Romak ,
Tim Smith ,
Kyle Lotzkar ,
Mark Hardy ,
Nick Bucci , and
Jon Malo won
gold at the
2011 Pan American Games ?
... that fifty-nine
Major League Baseball
player–managers , including
Connie Mack , have been enshrined in the
Hall of Fame ?
... that baseball
Hall of Fame
manager
Sparky Anderson once said
Chris Pittaro had "a chance to be the greatest
second baseman who ever lived"?
... that
professional baseball player
Scott Beerer briefly retired to become an
emergency medical technician ?
... that when
Roger Bresnahan adopted the use of shin guards in
Major League Baseball on
Opening Day in 1907, angry fans threw snow onto the field?
... that debuting
Major League Baseball pitcher
Drew Smyly came within two outs of pitching a
no-hitter in a college baseball tournament while a
redshirt freshman at the
University of Arkansas ?
... that
Hall of Fame
baseball
manager
John McGraw signed
Billy Gilbert to the
Baltimore Orioles in 1902 and the
New York Giants in 1903?
... that
Kyeong Kang was the first
South Korean to be selected in the
Major League Baseball Draft ?
... that the
New York Giants and
Cincinnati Reds raided
Joe McGinnity ,
Joe Kelley ,
Cy Seymour ,
Dan McGann ,
Jack Cronin , and others from the
Baltimore Orioles during the
1902 season ?
... that baseball player
Josh Edgin won the
Pennsylvania state championship in
wrestling , finishing fourth in the national championship?
... that the
Garth Jennings -directed video for
Radiohead 's "
Lotus Flower ", which features
Thom Yorke 's "spastic" dancing, was nominated for the
Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video ?
... that the
College of Southern Nevada 's
baseball team was forced to forfeit 37 games in 2006 when
Craig Heyer was ruled ineligible?
... that
baseball
outfielder
Adam Eaton received
USD $120,000 meant for the retired
pitcher of the same name ?
... that even though he didn't start
pitching until 2007,
D. J. Mitchell was the
New York Yankees
minor league Pitcher of the Year in 2011?
... that
Andrew Freedman , owner of the
National League 's
New York Giants , bought the
American League 's
Baltimore Orioles from
John Mahon to raid Baltimore's best players?
... that
Jason Krizan set a
National Collegiate Athletic Association record for
doubles ?
... that
Matt Barnes and
Michael Roth were named
college baseball First Team
NCAA
Division I
All-Americans in
2011 ?
... that
Kid Elberfeld discovered future
Hall of Famer
Travis Jackson when Jackson was 14 years old?
... that
Hall of Fame
manager
Miller Huggins executed the first
delayed steal in recorded
baseball history?
... that
Philip Humber 's April 21, 2012,
perfect game was only the 21st in
Major League Baseball history dating back to 1869?
... that
Jack Zeller , who was credited with building the
Detroit Tigers '
farm system , proposed a
draft that would have ended the use of farm systems in
baseball ?
... that
Frank Graham called
Dave Bancroft "the greatest
shortstop the
Giants ever had and one of the greatest that ever lived"?
... that
Blake Beavan , the losing
pitcher of
Philip Humber 's
perfect game , threw a
perfect game of his own while in
high school ?
... that
Adonis García was named to the
2012 Caribbean Series All-Tournament Team?
... that
Patrick Corbin set a
Mobile BayBears franchise record when he
pitched 271 ⁄3 consecutive scoreless
innings ?
... that
Boston Red Sox
third baseman
Will Middlebrooks is engaged to a former
Dallas Cowboys cheerleader whom he has known since childhood?
... that
Major League Baseball
pitcher
Dan Jennings of the
Miami Marlins has been mistakenly thought to be the son of team vice president Dan Jennings?
... that
Chad Mottola was the first
University of Central Florida athlete to be selected in the first round of a
professional sports draft ?
... that the
Andrew Freedman Home served as a
retirement home for "aged and indigent persons of both sexes", who had formerly been of "good circumstances"?
... that former
Major League Baseball
pitcher
Paul Shuey is now a professional
bass fisherman ?
... that pitcher
B. J. Wallace set an
Olympic baseball record with fourteen
strikeouts in one game?
... that
Jeffrey Hammonds received the largest
signing bonus of the
1992 Major League Baseball Draft ?
... that
Cy Young threw a
perfect game in the midst of a
Major League Baseball record streak of 25+ 1 ⁄3
innings pitched without allowing a
hit ?
... that after future
all-star
Phil Nevin was
taken first overall in the
1992 Major League Baseball Draft ,
Houston Astros ' scout
Hal Newhouser quit, protesting that the club should have taken
Derek Jeter instead?
... that 21-year-old
Danny Duffy 's abrupt retirement from the
Kansas City Royals organization in 2010 reminded many of when
Zack Greinke left the baseball club in 2006?
... that
baseball executives thought that
Toe Nash was a hoax, similar to
Sidd Finch ?
... that
baseball
pitcher
Robert Stephenson threw back-to-back
no-hitters in his senior season of high school?
... that
José Quintana made his
Major League Baseball debut due to a new rule that allows a team to carry 26 players on their
25-man roster ?
Articles 101–200
... that
Rudy Árias was a
replacement player during the
1994–95 Major League Baseball strike , though he retired as a player in 1979?
... that the
New York Yankees introduced
Eduardo Núñez to
Derek Jeter , his childhood idol, as Jeter's eventual replacement?
... that
Major League Baseball 's new
collective bargaining agreement addressed the issue that led to
Barret Loux being declared a
free agent ?
... that
Yan Gomes is the first
Brazilian -born player to appear in
Major League Baseball ?
... that in his tell-all memoir
The Bronx Zoo ,
Sparky Lyle talked about how he enjoyed sitting on
birthday cakes naked?
... that
Stephen Pryor
won a
no-hitter on June 8 , 2012, in his fourth
Major League Baseball appearance?
... that
political boss
John H. McCooey opposed the nomination of
Franklin D. Roosevelt for
President of the United States in 1932?
... that
professional baseball player
Terry Doyle works as a
substitute teacher during the offseason?
... that
Bryan Holaday won the
Johnny Bench Award in 2010, given to the top
catcher in
college baseball ?
... that the
Houston College Classic is seen as the beginning of the
college baseball season in
Texas ?
... that
LinkedIn was
hacked on June 7, 2012, resulting in the release of over 6 million user passwords?
... that
Moose McCormick was considered the first great
pinch hitter in
Major League Baseball history?
... that
Matt Cain threw more pitches in his
perfect game than any other
perfect game pitcher before him?
... that
Chris Archer
pitched
USA Baseball 's International Performance of the Year in 2010?
... that
Ross Youngs is the member of the
National Baseball Hall of Fame who died at the youngest age?
... that
Cotton Tierney ' s great-great-nephew named a website after him that has received over 4 million page views?
... that
baseball
pitcher
Tyler Thornburg has drawn comparisons to
Cy Young Award -winner
Tim Lincecum ?
... that
Carlos Correa is the first
Puerto Rican to be selected with the
first overall selection of a
Major League Baseball Draft ?
... that
2012 College World Series
Most Outstanding Player
Robert Refsnyder was born in
South Korea and adopted by a
California couple when he was three months old?
... that
Tyler Clippard
won the
2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game despite not retiring a
batter ?
... that
Lorinda de Roulet is the first woman to direct the day-to-day operations of a
Major League Baseball franchise?
... that
Vincent de Roulet , when serving as
United States Ambassador to Jamaica , was declared
persona non grata by the
Prime Minister of Jamaica ?
... that
Andrew Heaney led all
college baseball
pitchers in
strikeouts during the
2012 season ?
... that
Baseball Hall of Fame executive
Ed Barrow discovered
Honus Wagner , converted
Babe Ruth into an
outfielder , and pioneered the first
uniform numbers?
... that
baseball player
Rob Ellis took out a newspaper advertisement apologizing to the fans for his performance?
... that
Dock Ellis pitched a
no-hitter while under the influence of
LSD ?
... that
Johnny Evers alerted an
umpire to
Merkle's Boner ?
... that
Max Kepler-Rozycki received the largest
signing bonus given to a European player by a
Major League Baseball team?
... that the
Connecticut Supreme Court found that giving the
finger was offensive, but not
obscene ?
... that as of August 2,
Dan Straily led all American
professional baseball
pitchers in
strikeouts for 2012?
... that when
Eddy Rodríguez
defected from
Cuba , his boat nearly
capsized and he had to eat ground
coffee beans to survive?
... that
Zach Vincej won the
Brooks Wallace Award , given to the best
shortstop in
college baseball , in 2012?
... that
Everett Scott held the
Major League Baseball consecutive games played streak before
Lou Gehrig ?
... that the
M&M Boys hold the single-season
Major League Baseball record for most combined
home runs by teammates with 115?
... that
Jeff Luhnow worked as an
engineer ,
management consultant , and technology
entrepreneur before shifting to
baseball ?
... that
Tim Jorgensen set a new
Division III
college baseball record with 70 career
home runs ?
... that on August 15, 2012,
Félix Hernández threw the 23rd
perfect game in
Major League Baseball history?
... that
George Kontos was named
Illinois ' high school
baseball player of the year in 2003?
... that
Ryan Westmoreland , considered one of the best prospects in
baseball , has had brain surgery twice to correct a
cavernous malformation ?
... that
Christian Garcia reached
Major League Baseball despite enduring three elbow surgeries?
... that
Steven Rodriguez became the first player selected in the
2012 Major League Baseball Draft to reach the major leagues?
... that
Dave Frishberg wrote the lyrics to "
Van Lingle Mungo " while reading a baseball encyclopedia?
... that in 1997
Zaire -born baseball player
Ntema Ndungidi became the highest ranked
Major League Baseball draftee from Quebec?
... that brothers
Caleb and
Corban Joseph were both selected in the
2008 Major League Baseball Draft ?
... that winners of
William Proxmire 's
Golden Fleece Award for wasteful U.S. government spending include the
Department of Justice for researching why
prisoners want to escape?
... that
Joe Molloy , a school teacher, and
Robert Nederlander , a theatre executive, served as managing partners of the
New York Yankees when
George Steinbrenner was banned from baseball?
... that
Kelly Heath received his only
Major League Baseball
at-bat because of a case of
hemorrhoids ?
... that in 1971,
Alex Johnson said he would prefer "playing in hell" than remaining with the
California Angels ?
... that
Harry Steinfeldt performed in a
minstrel show before becoming a
professional baseball player?
... that
Jim Bottomley set the
Major League Baseball single-game record for
runs batted in during the
1924 season , a record that still stands?
... that
Terry Francois was the first African American member of the
San Francisco Board of Supervisors ?
... that
José Paniagua never returned to
Major League Baseball after
flipping off an
umpire ?
... that
Baseball Hall of Fame
manager
Connie Mack said that selling
Herb Pennock was his greatest mistake?
... that before embarking on his
Hall of Fame baseball career,
Frank Chance pursued a career in
dentistry ?
... that
Alan Phillips wasn't allowed to compete in badminton for
South Africa in the
1992 Olympics because he was too old at 36, but he played baseball in the
2000 Olympics at 44?
... that
George Foster claimed he used a black
baseball bat to "
integrate the bat rack"?
... that the
2012 National League Wild Card Game was delayed for 19 minutes when fans threw debris on the field?
... that after he retired from
professional baseball ,
Harry Wolverton became a
police officer with the
Oakland Police Department ?
... that
Jedd Gyorko began his
college baseball career with a 21-game
hitting streak ?
... that
Evan Gattis spent four years wandering in
Texas ,
New Mexico ,
California ,
Colorado , and
Wyoming before becoming a
professional baseball player?
... that by promoting
Bill Geivett , the
Colorado Rockies broke with baseball tradition?
... that
Val Demings became the first female
Chief of Police for the
Orlando Police Department ?
... that
Luke Messer served as
John McCain 's
2008 presidential campaign co-chair in
Indiana ?
... that
Dan Kildee ' s efforts to revitalize
Flint, Michigan , by demolishing abandoned buildings are being adopted in other cities, including
Detroit ,
Baltimore ,
Memphis ,
Philadelphia , and
Pittsburgh ?
... that
Shelli Yoder , a candidate for the
United States House of Representatives , was
Miss Indiana in 1993?
... that
professional baseball player
Josh Sullivan
walked on to
Auburn University 's
college football team, backing up
Jason Campbell at
quarterback ?
... that
congresswoman-elect
Michelle Lujan Grisham served as director of
New Mexico 's Agency on Aging under three different
governors ?
... that
Mark Takano is set to be the first non-White openly gay member of the
United States House of Representatives ?
... that new
Miami Marlins manager
Mike Redmond took
batting practice wearing only
batting gloves , socks, and shoes when his team fell into a
slump in
2003 ?
... that
congressman-elect
Eric Swalwell served on the
city council of
College Park, Maryland , while a student at the
University of Maryland, College Park ?
... that
David Curson was elected to serve in the
United States House of Representatives for six weeks?
... that
Steve Pestka resigned his judgeship to run the
real estate business his father developed after surviving the
Holocaust ?
... that
professional baseball player
Slade Heathcott lived in his truck during his senior year of
high school ?
... that
U.S. Representative-elect
Markwayne Mullin took over his father's plumbing business when he was 20 years old?
... that
Leo Righetti cost himself an opportunity to play in
Major League Baseball when he launched a chair at a team official?
... that before he was elected to the
United States House of Representatives ,
Andy Barr worked for
Mitch McConnell ,
Jim Talent , and
Ernie Fletcher ?
... that
professional baseball player
Derek Dietrich is an accomplished
juggler , performing at hospitals and community events?
... that South Carolina's
U.S. Senate seat for the
2014 special election should be filled by
Stephen Colbert , according to a
Public Policy poll ?
... that
Paul Thurmond , the youngest son of
Strom Thurmond , was born when his father was 73 years old?
... that long-time television journalist
Belva Davis recalls being chased out of the
1964 Republican National Convention by attendees who yelled racial slurs?
... that
Donnie Andrews was the main inspiration for the character of
Omar Little on
The Wire ?
... that
African-American civil rights leader
Xernona Clayton convinced a
Grand Dragon of the
Ku Klux Klan to denounce the Klan?
... that baseball player
Kentrail Davis credited working in
construction with helping him gain the upper body strength to become a
power hitter ?
... that
Gene Dale 's expulsion from baseball for
match fixing provided the precedent for banning the
Black Sox Scandal conspirators?
... that
René Cárdenas is the first broadcaster to announce
Major League Baseball games in Spanish?
... that
mountaineer
Ian McKeever climbed the 26 peaks of the island of Ireland in 98 hours?
... that
Wendell Gilliard had the
Ku Klux Klan labeled a terrorist group while serving on the
city council of
Charleston, South Carolina ?
... that
professional baseball player
Tony Cingrani did not expect his college team to invite him back for his senior season after he struggled as a junior?
... that the appointment of
Mo Cowan to the
U.S. Senate marks the first time two African Americans served concurrently?
... that
Ro Khanna raised
US$ 1.2 million to run for the
United States House of Representatives in 2012, more than all but two candidates, but did not run?
... that
Sally Jewell ,
President
Barack Obama 's nominee for
United States Secretary of the Interior , has climbed
Vinson Massif , the tallest peak in
Antartica ?
... that
Ben Orloff set school records in
college baseball for career
hits ,
runs scored , and
games played at the
University of California, Irvine ?
... that
Karsten Whitson turned down US$2.1 million from the
San Diego Padres in order to play
college baseball ?
... that Cuban
baseball player
Michel Abreu had a US$425,000
signing bonus voided when it was discovered that he lied about his age?
... that a
1999 exhibition series between the
Baltimore Orioles and
Cuban national baseball team marked the first time a
Major League Baseball team played in Cuba since 1959?
... that
Bruce Rondón , a
Venezuelan
baseball player, was described as a "rare talent" by Tigers General Manager
Dave Dombrowski ?
... that the
San Francisco Giants drafted
Brock Bond when they meant to draft
Casey Bond ?
Articles 201–300
... that
New York Yankees prospect
Vidal Nuño was unable to receive a
Division I school scholarship due to his poor academic results?
... that an
American football injury almost ended
Ryan Pressly ' s
baseball career?
... that dozens of
baseball players have
defected from Cuba during events such as the
Mariel boatlift and the
1996 Summer Olympics ?
... that
Julia Pierson is the first female
Director of the United States Secret Service ?
... that
Scott Rice played in
minor league baseball for 14 seasons before a 2013 promotion to
Major League Baseball ?
... that when
José Fernández
defected from
Cuba , his mother fell overboard and he jumped in to save her life?
... that
baseball
umpire
Nelson Díaz gained prominence in Cuba after shoving an American
coach ?
... that
Amir Garrett was ranked the 68th best
college basketball recruit and could throw a 96-mile-per-hour (154 km/h)
fastball ?
... that
Luke Hancock is the first
reserve player to be named
Most Outstanding Player of the
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament ?
... that after being caught at sea trying to
defect ,
Cuban baseball player
Andy Morales wasn't asked to participate in the
2000 Summer Olympics ?
... that
College Baseball Hall of Famer
Eddy Furniss had to be convinced to play baseball?
... that
Brandon Maurer threw a
perfect game during a
Little League Baseball
all-star game ?
... that
Sean Manaea was named the Most Outstanding Prospect in the
Cape Cod Baseball League for 2012?
... that
Jonathan Gray turned down a $500,000 offer to play
baseball for the
New York Yankees so that he could attend the
University of Oklahoma ?
... that
Clay Hopper ,
Jackie Robinson 's first
manager in
organized baseball , asked
Branch Rickey to assign Robinson to a different team?
... that
Jean Segura
stole
first base ?
... that
Kris Bryant allowed a classmate to take his place as
salutatorian ?
... that some players preferred receiving
cufflinks or
shotguns over a
World Series ring ?
... that
Braden Shipley is expected to be the first ever first round pick in a
Major League Baseball Draft from the
University of Nevada, Reno ?
... that a
baseball field and
building named after
Joe Tinker in
Orlando, Florida , are on the
United States
National Register of Historic Places ?
... that
Stryker Trahan was named for the title character in
B.L. Stryker ?
... that former baseball player
Chris Bando once posted a .139
batting average only a season after batting .291?
... that
Shelby Miller threw four
no-hitters in high school, including three consecutively, one of which was a
perfect game ?
... that
Major League Baseball pitcher
Preston Claiborne is a major contributor to a website that gives tips on surviving the rigors of
minor league baseball ?
... that
Marco Gonzales
started and
won the
Colorado state championship game in all four years on his
high school
baseball team?
... that
Nick Ciuffo received a scholarship to play
college baseball before appearing in a single high school baseball game?
... that
John Young founded
Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities in 1989 as a response to declining African-American participation in baseball?
... that
David Berg broke the
National Collegiate Athletic Association record for
saves in a single
college baseball season?
... that after he retired from
professional baseball ,
Preston Larrison opened a youth baseball academy?
... that
college baseball player
Trea Turner
stole more bases in 2012 than 158 teams?
... that
Tennessee State Senator
Mark Green spent 24 hours with
Saddam Hussein following his
capture ?
... that
Dylan Covey turned down $1.6 million to play
professional baseball when he was diagnosed with
type 1 diabetes ?
... that
Cal McLish was named after
Calvin Coolidge ,
Julius Caesar , and
Tuskahoma, Oklahoma ?
... that
Chirlane McCray , who wrote the "groundbreaking" 1979 essay "I Am a Lesbian" for
Essence , later married
Bill de Blasio ?
... that
Jeff Tuel might become the first
undrafted free agent to start at
quarterback in the first game of his first professional year in the
modern era ?
... that
Jeff Hoffman was named the top
prospect in the
Cape Cod Baseball League this summer?
... that
Red Ruffing became a
Baseball Hall of Fame
pitcher despite losing four toes in a
coal mining accident as a child?
... that
Robby Mook became involved in politics when he tried out for a school play?
... that
Demetrius Newton defended
Martin Luther King, Jr. and
Rosa Parks , and was the first Black
speaker
pro tempore in the history of the
Alabama House of Representatives ?
... that
Bob Turley , an award-winning
baseball player, earned more money as a
financial planner than through baseball?
... that
Clearwater mayor
George Cretekos served as a legislative aide to
Congressman
Bill Young for 36 years?
... that
New York Yankees prospect
Nik Turley was chosen with the third-to-last selection, 1,502nd overall, of the
2008 Major League Baseball Draft ?
... that
DeKalb County
commissioner and former
Georgia State Senator
Connie Stokes was abandoned by her alcoholic mother as a child?
... that
Sannie Overly is the first woman to serve in a leadership position in the
Kentucky House of Representatives ?
... that in 2012,
Philip Gunn became the first member of the
Republican Party to serve as
Speaker of the
Mississippi House of Representatives since 1876?
... that
HIV/AIDS activist
Spencer Cox designed a
clinical trial that resulted in the approval of a
protease inhibitor ?
... that
college baseball player
Nick Burdi can throw a 100-mile-per-hour (160 km/h)
fastball ?
... that
New Jersey Assemblywoman -elect
Maria Rodriguez-Gregg plays for a local
roller derby team?
... that
Spencer Cox , the new
Lieutenant Governor of Utah , plays
bass guitar in a
garage band ?
... that
Marilinda Garcia was elected to the
New Hampshire House of Representatives when she was 23 years old?
... that
Elmer Flick made his own
baseball bat with his father's
lathe ?
... that
minor league baseball
shortstop
Nolan Fontana is the grandson of former
Major League Baseball
All-Star
Lew Burdette ?
... that former students of
Benjie E. Wimberly helped him capitalize on the
youth vote to get into politics?
... that the
new stadium of the
Atlanta Braves baseball club is projected to cost US$672 million?
... that according to the book
Double Down ,
Barack Obama 's advisers considered replacing
Joe Biden with
Hillary Clinton as their nominee for
Vice President in the
2012 U.S. presidential election ?
... that former
Atlanta Falcons
linebacker
Dewey McClain was elected to the
Georgia House of Representatives ?
... that
Pat Hays decided to run for the
United States House of Representatives due to the
federal government shutdown of 2013 , which he called a "travesty"?
... that after filmmaker
Amar Kaleka ' s father was killed in the 2012
Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting , he decided to become a candidate for the
United States Congress in the
2014 elections ?
... that
Kweisi Mfume declined to be a candidate in the
1999 Baltimore mayoral election even though the
state legislature changed a law specifically to allow him to run?
... that former college baseball
All-American
Matt Quatraro is a member of the
Old Dominion University Sports
Hall of Fame ?
... that baseball player
Anthony Seratelli bowled two
perfect games in high school?
... that
Patrick Schuster threw four consecutive
no-hitters for his high school baseball team, setting a
Florida state record?}}
... that
Hal Peck reached
Major League Baseball even after shooting off two of his toes?
... that retired
American football player
Mitch Marrow owns a
dog daycare business?
... that
Allan Levene is running for the
United States House of Representatives in the
2014 elections in four districts, in four different
states , simultaneously?
... that the father and mother of
Mark Sokolich ,
mayor of
Fort Lee, New Jersey , died when he was 12 and 13 years old, respectively?
... that
Sasheer Zamata is the first female black
Saturday Night Live cast member hired since the addition of
Maya Rudolph ?
... that
Chris Taylor was named the
Tidewater region's baseball player of the year in his senior year of high school?
... that the
Broadway play
Bronx Bombers stars married couple
Peter Scolari and Tracy Shayne as
Yogi Berra and his wife, Carmen?
... that the first recorded use of the
platoon system in
baseball dates back to 1887?
... that
college football All-American
Michael Sam could become the first active
National Football League player to have publicly
come out as gay?
... that
Honolulu City Councilmember
Joey Manahan is the grandnephew of
Manuel Manahan , a
Filipino Senator ?
... that
college baseball player
Ben Wetzler was suspended by the
National Collegiate Athletic Association for "something that reportedly happens all the time"?
... that baseball
prospect
Javier Báez and his brothers got tattoos of the
Major League Baseball logo?
... that
Scott Wagner won a
special election to the
Pennsylvania State Senate as a
write-in candidate ?
... that the
Milwaukee Brewers rescued a stray dog in
Phoenix, Arizona , and named him
Hank , after
Hank Aaron ?
... that
baseball player
Mario Hollands is seeking a second
bachelor's degree in
merchandise
marketing ?
... that
baseball player
Zelous Wheeler has two uncles who played in the
National Football League ?
... that following the death of
Major League Baseball
pitcher
Steve Bechler , the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration banned the use of
ephedra ?
... that
Franklin Pierce Adams did not think his 1910
poem , "
Baseball's Sad Lexicon ", was "much good"?
... that
Derrick Gordon is the first
NCAA
Division I
college basketball player to
come out as gay?
... that
baseball
pitcher
Seth Blair had a
tumor in the joint of his
middle finger on his throwing hand?
... that in 1925,
Wally Pipp "took the two most expensive
aspirin in history"?
... that
Home Run Baker only hit 96
home runs , and never more than 12 in a baseball season?
... that the
United States Agency for International Development covertly developed
ZunZuneo , the "Cuban
Twitter ", allegedly as a means of fomenting dissent similar to that of the
Arab Spring ?
... that
J. J. Abrams cast the unknown
Daisy Ridley over
Academy Award -winner
Lupita Nyong'o in
Star Wars Episode VII ?
... that
Taylor Dugas set new
Alabama Crimson Tide baseball career records for
hits ,
singles ,
doubles , and
triples ?
... that
Michael Botticelli is the first director of the
White House
Office of National Drug Control Policy to state that he is in recovery for a substance abuse problem?
... that
Kevin Cron set Arizona high school baseball records for
home runs ?
... that
Natalie Nakase was the first female head coach in Japan's top professional men's
basketball league?
... that
Brandon Poulson signed a
professional baseball contract out of
art school after he was recorded throwing 100 miles per hour (160 km/h)?
... that
Andrew Velazquez set a
Minor League Baseball record by reaching base safely in 74 consecutive
games played ?
... that after the construction business of 12-year-old
Bill Walker 's family was ruined in the
1964 Alaska earthquake , he worked as a janitor?
... that
Jeff Banister overcame
bone cancer in high school and
paralysis in college to play in
Major League Baseball ?
... that
Secretary of State-elect of Rhode Island
Nellie Gorbea is the first Hispanic to win statewide office in
New England ?
... that baseball player
Jacob Hannemann is a cousin of
Mufi Hannemann , the former
Mayor of Honolulu ?
... that
Max Carey dropped out of seminary to play baseball?
... that
Dave Martinez played for four
Major League Baseball teams during the
2000 season , tying a record?
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... that a
special election will be held to fill the term of
U.S. Representative
Michael Grimm , who resigned after pleading guilty to
tax evasion ?
... that
New York Yankees '
prospect
Ty Hensley was allegedly assaulted by another athlete because Hensley did not want to discuss his $1.2 million
signing bonus ?
... that the manuscript of
Harper Lee 's forthcoming novel,
Go Set a Watchman —written before
To Kill a Mockingbird but featuring its key characters—was lost until rediscovered by her lawyer in 2014?
... that the
2015 State of the Union Address was the first
State of the Union Address in which the
President of the United States used the words "
gay ", "
lesbian ", and "
transgender "?
... that model
Charlotte McKinney became "insta-famous" by posting pictures to
Instagram ?
... that when
Eduardo Rodríguez broke his right arm at the age of seven, he learned how to
pitch with his left arm?
... that
baseball player
Bret Barberie missed a game after getting
chili pepper juice in his eye?
... that
pitcher
Chris Martin rehabilitated the torn
labrum in his shoulder by stocking warehouses?
... that
Pat Connaughton was forthright about his intent to continue playing
college basketball despite warnings that it would impact his prospects in
baseball ?
... that
Josh Naylor and
Demi Orimoloye were named High School
All-Americans , even though they are Canadian?
... that
Thomas Eshelman set an
NCAA single-season record for fewest
walks per nine innings pitched ?
... that
John S. Middleton sold his
family cigar business to
Altria for US$2.9 billion?
... that billionaire
Jim Justice built a US$30 million training facility for the
New Orleans Saints in
West Virginia ?
... that
Austin Nola 's name appears on the front and back of his
baseball uniform ?
... that in August 2015,
David Denson became the first active baseball player affiliated with a
Major League Baseball organization to publicly
come out as
gay ?
... that
David Stearns is the youngest
general manager in
Major League Baseball at 30 years of age?
... that according to members of the
United States House of Representatives , the
October 2015 election to succeed
John Boehner as
Speaker of the House has turned the body into a "
banana republic "?
... that some fans consider
Rey from
Star Wars: The Force Awakens to be a "
Mary Sue "?
... that
Poe Dameron , portrayed by
Oscar Isaac , was initially scripted to be killed off in
Star Wars: The Force Awakens ?
... that some fans had a racist reaction to the character of
Finn in
Star Wars: The Force Awakens ?
... that
Star Wars: The Force Awakens character
Captain Phasma 's creation was inspired by a rejected costume design for
Kylo Ren ?
... that
New York Mets fans mark games started by
Jacob deGrom with the
Twitter
hashtag #hairwego?
... that in June 1992, the
Quebec Nordiques agreed to two different
trades involving Eric Lindros within 80 minutes?
... that
Josh Gottheimer became a
speechwriter for U.S. President
Bill Clinton at the age of 23?
... that
Tyler Austin overcame a
testicular cancer diagnosis at age 17 to become a
professional baseball player?
... that when it debuts on February 8, 2016,
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee will be the only
late-night TV talk show in the United States hosted by a woman?
... that
Adam Frazier has set
baseball records for the
Mississippi State Bulldogs ?
... that baseball's
Frank "The Trader" Lane said that trading away
Bill Virdon was the "worst trade [he] ever made"?
... that
Josh Homme credited his work with Iggy Pop on
Post Pop Depression with helping him through the aftermath of the
November 2015 Paris attacks ?
... that
freestyle swimmer
Yusra Mardini pushed a boat in the
Aegean Sea for over three hours while fleeing Syria?
... that baseball
pitcher
Tim Melville underwent surgery to correct his
pectus excavatum when he was 11 years old?
... that
Marten Gasparini ' s US $1.3 million
signing bonus is a
Major League Baseball record for players from Europe?
... that
Trevor Story is the first
rookie in Major League Baseball to hit
home runs in each of his first four games?
... that baseball player
Ryan Boldt , who is naturally left-handed, taught himself to throw with his right arm after having surgery on his left arm at age 10?
... that
Chet Trail is the only person to be on a
World Series roster despite never playing in a
Major League Baseball game?
... that
Cy Sneed 's father took a demotion to move from Nevada to Idaho so his sons could play for a better
high school baseball team?
... that after
Mike Ditka , head coach of the
New Orleans Saints ,
traded for running back
Ricky Williams , the two posed together as bride and groom?
... that on
Super Tuesday ,
Google Searches for
"Donald Drumpf" surpassed those for
Ted Cruz and
Marco Rubio ?
... that
G. T. Bynum , the mayor-elect of
Tulsa, Oklahoma , is related to three former Tulsa mayors?
... that
David Dahl had his ruptured spleen removed instead of repaired, to return to playing baseball sooner?
... that
Miami Marlins slugger
Giancarlo Stanton has hit the hardest
batted ball , recorded at 123.9 miles per hour (199.4 km/h) by
Major League Baseball 's
Statcast ?
... that
T. J. Friedl 's signing bonus from the
Cincinnati Reds is the largest ever for a player not taken in the
MLB draft ?
... that as a United States Attorney,
David Kustoff prosecuted
John Ford following his arrest in
Operation Tennessee Waltz ?
... that when he was growing up,
U.S. Representative-elect
Raja Krishnamoorthi lived in public housing and received
food stamps ?
... that
U.S. Representative-elect
Stephanie Murphy and her family left Vietnam when she was six months old, and were rescued by the
U.S. Navy ?
... that in 2005,
Howard Dean was
elected as Chair of the
Democratic National Committee , despite both Democratic
Congressional
leaders endorsing
Tim Roemer instead?
... that the United States Senate
rejected Caleb Cushing's nomination to be
Secretary of the Treasury three times in one day?
... that U.S. Representative
Clay Higgins has been dubbed the "Cajun
John Wayne "?
... that the
Clemson Tigers defeated the
Alabama Crimson Tide in the
2017 College Football Playoff National Championship on a game-winning touchdown with one second left?
... that during the
1952 steel strike ,
Clarence B. Randall criticized President
Harry S. Truman for what he considered "shocking distortions of fact"?
... that
Woody Harrelson 's
Lost in London became the first film broadcast into theaters live?
... that at age 21,
Jewell Jones became the youngest State Representative in
Michigan history?
... that some
Democrats in the
New York State Senate formed the
Independent Democratic Conference to caucus with
Republicans ?
... that last month, four members of the U.S. House of Representatives formed the
Congressional Cannabis Caucus ?
... that
Hank Azaria won a lawsuit for the rights to the title character of
Brockmire ?
... that
Comedy Central advertised
The President Show by faking a Russian hack?
... that professional baseball player
Devin Smeltzer was diagnosed with cancer when he was nine years old?
... that
Marc Kasowitz has represented
Donald Trump in bankruptcies,
sexual misconduct allegations , and the
Russian election interference investigation?
... that
Rick Langford pitched 22 consecutive
complete baseball games in 1980?
... that
Toronto Blue Jays baseball player
Riley Adams has a
black belt in karate?
... that
Players Weekend was the first time the
New York Yankees had a name on their
uniforms ?
... that the
Fort Bragg Game was the first regular-season professional sporting event held at an active military base?
... that
Vi Lyles is the first African-American woman to be
Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina ?
... that research for the book
Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House reportedly included more than 200 interviews with
Donald Trump and his closest associates conducted over 18 months?
... that
Jim Benedict was knocked out during his first professional
batting practice ?
... that the
Alabama Crimson Tide overcame a 13–0 deficit at halftime to win the
2018 College Football Playoff National Championship in overtime?
... that
Jackie Wallace told the coach of the
Los Angeles Rams to "kiss his ass" for failing to field him in
Super Bowl XIV , his final NFL game?
... that
Opening Day for the
Seattle Mariners in 1982 was delayed when a player hid the keys to the
bullpen car ?
... that
Mike Marjama overcame an eating disorder to make it to
Major League Baseball ?
... that American baseball player
Tyler Kinley 's ancestors changed their surname from "McKinley" after the
assassination of the 25th President of the United States ?
... that
Ryan Bollinger played professionally in Germany and Australia before his first promotion to
Major League Baseball ?
... that professional baseball player
Ronny Rodríguez is also a
rapper ?
... that after winning a
USD$ 260 million
Mega Millions jackpot,
Gil Cisneros became a philanthropist?
... that if elected, Democratic candidate
Deb Haaland would be the first Native American woman to become a member of the
United States House of Representatives ?
... that
Jesse Gabriel has sued the
Trump administration on behalf of
DREAMers ?
... that the
fatal shooting of her son inspired
Lucy McBath to advocate for
gun control and ultimately run for the
United States Congress ?
... that the proposed
Ybor Stadium would be the smallest in
Major League Baseball by seating capacity?
... that
Vanessa Delgado 's 112-day term in the
California State Senate will be the shortest tenure since 1903?
... that the
Trump presidential campaign filed for arbitration against the publication of
Unhinged: An Insider's Account of the Trump White House by
Omarosa Manigault Newman ?
... that several
Major League Baseball teams adopted the "
opener " strategy during the
2018 season ?
... that
Andy Levin will succeed
his father in the
U.S. House of Representatives ?
... that
U.S. Representative-elect
Antonio Delgado once released a rap album?
... that
US Representative-elect
Sharice Davids is a former
mixed martial arts fighter?
... that
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell is set to become the first
Ecuadorian born person to serve in the
United States Congress ?... that
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... that
Dan Crenshaw lost an eye to an
improvised explosive device while serving with
SEAL Team Three in Afghanistan?
... that
Erin Zwiener ran for the
Texas House of Representatives after her incumbent representative blocked her on Facebook?
... that
Brenda Jones is serving in the
Detroit City Council and
US House of Representatives concurrently?
... that
U.S. Representative -Elect
Joe Cunningham is an
Eagle Scout ?
... that
one-game playoffs for the
National League West and
National League Central in 2018 marked the first time that
Major League Baseball had two tie-breaker games in the same season?
... that baseball player
Kyle Regnault signed with the
New York Mets after meeting one of their coaches on a golf course?
... that the
Steinbrenner family hopes to own the
New York Yankees for "eternity"?
... that
Florida's Amendment 4
reenfranchised an estimated 1.4 million ex-felons?
... that
Alabama 's 28-point loss against
Clemson in the
2019 College Football Playoff National Championship was their worst-ever defeat under head coach
Nick Saban ?
... that after he was named heir apparent to owner
George Steinbrenner in 2005,
Steve Swindal was bought out of the
New York Yankees in 2007?
... that
Rich Sauveur pitched for six
Major League Baseball teams across three decades without earning a
win
... that
Eli Grba was the first player chosen by the
Los Angeles Angels in the
1960 MLB expansion draft and their first
starting pitcher ?
... that
Amy Shuler Goodwin is the first woman to serve as mayor of
Charleston, West Virginia ?
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... that
Wayne Messam , mayor of
Miramar, Florida , won
a national championship in American football with the
Florida State Seminoles ?
... that
the special election in
North Carolina's 9th congressional district is the first "do-over" of an election to the
U.S. House of Representatives since 1974?
... that
Bizzarro serves in the Connecticut senate?
... that
Jesse James eliminated
Warren G. Harding ?
... that
Michael Jordan broke one of the
unwritten rules of baseball ?
... that when she took office last year,
Kate Gallego was the youngest and the only woman mayor of any of the ten largest cities in the United States?
... that
Kyle Garlick set the single-season
home run record for the
Cal Poly Pomona Broncos ?
... that
Will Dismukes , a 29-year-old member of the
Alabama House of Representatives , is also an ordained minister and former baseball player, and suffered a massive stroke at the age of 22?
... that as state health commissioner of
Indiana ,
Woody Myers supported the right of
Ryan White , a teenage boy with
HIV/AIDS , to return to public school in the face of anti-AIDS discrimination?
... that
Beth Van Duyne , the mayor of
Irving, Texas , from 2011 to 2017, initially became involved in politics due to a
zoning dispute?
... that
Major League Baseball player
Cole Sulser has two degrees in engineering from
Dartmouth College ?
... that
Scyller Borglum and
a deceased candidate both won the same election?
... that according to
Robert Mueller , who
investigated foreign interference in the
2016 US presidential election ,
foreign interference in the 2020 US elections is ongoing?
... that
John Cooper is the first political candidate to defeat an incumbent
mayor of Nashville since the city consolidated with
Davidson County, Tennessee ?
... that
Jane Eskind was the first woman to win a statewide election in
Tennessee ?
... that the
Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky ,
Jacqueline Coleman , is a basketball coach and the granddaughter of
a National Basketball Association player ?
... that in
baseball , it is not against the rules to
steal signs ?
... that newly appointed
U.S. senator
Kelly Loeffler co-owns the women's basketball team
Atlanta Dream ?
... that the Reverend
Raphael Warnock has hosted
Al Gore at
his church , and been arrested at the
Georgia State Capitol ?
... that
Jon Godfread is the world's tallest politician, according to
Guinness World Records ?
... that
Jim Lander graduated from
Lander University ?
... that a member of the
U.S. Congress referred to the
Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act as "one of the worst pieces of legislation Congress has passed in a generation"?
... that
Leo Pacheco , a member of the
Texas House of Representatives , used to drive buses for
VIA Metropolitan Transit ?
... that in the tell-all book
Too Much and Never Enough ,
Donald Trump 's niece
Mary L. Trump alleges that he mistreated his father
Fred Trump after Fred developed
Alzheimer's disease ?
... that
Lauren Boebert encourages her servers to
openly carry firearms inside her restaurant in
Rifle, Colorado ?
... that
Troy Nehls , the
sheriff of
Fort Bend County , is the son of a sheriff and brother of a sheriff?
... that retired United States Air Force colonel
Kim Olson is a
Master Gardener ?
... that the
2020 World Series will be the first to be held at one ballpark since
1944 ?
... that
Hans Ustrud was the first native-born
South Dakotan to be elected to statewide office?
... that
Dances with Wolves was filmed on a 60,000-acre (24,000 ha) ranch owned by
L. Roy Houck , a former
lieutenant governor of South Dakota ?
... that
Moneyball depicted
Grady Fuson being fired by the
Oakland Athletics , though in reality he left voluntarily?
... that that when he is sworn in next year,
Mark Robinson will become the first Black
lieutenant governor of North Carolina ?
... that
Mauree Turner is the first publicly
non-binary individual elected to a
U.S. state legislature ?
... that White House correspondent
Bryson Rash started in radio at the age of 12 by voicing
Buster Brown ?
... that
Andrew Clyde became involved in politics after being subject to a
civil asset forfeiture of nearly $1 million by the
Internal Revenue Service ?
... that
Representative -elect
August Pfluger 's great-great-great-great-grandfather founded
Pflugerville, Texas ?
... that
Pennsylvania Treasurer -elect
Stacy Garrity was nicknamed "The Angel of the Desert" in the
Iraq War ?
... that
Dick Kaegel began working as a full-time sportswriter while he was still in high school?
... that
Molly Gray , the new
lieutenant governor of Vermont , is a former competitive skier and the daughter of
an Olympic skier ?
... that
Bru McCoy transferred from
USC to the
University of Texas and back to USC in less than six months?
... that
Sarah Cooper and
Helen Mirren lip synched the
Donald Trump Access Hollywood tape in
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine ?
... that
Gabriel Sterling has debunked
Donald Trump 's allegations of voter fraud in the
2020 U.S. presidential election ?
... that
Helen Dettweiler cofounded the
LPGA , was a
cryptographer and
B-17 pilot during World War II, and became the first woman to broadcast a baseball game?
... that baseball pitcher
Dennis Rasmussen nearly had to have his foot amputated when he was 14 years old?
... that
Lucy Monroe , the "star-spangled soprano", estimated that she performed "
The Star-Spangled Banner " over 5,000 times?
... that
Babe Ruth called
Marty McHale "the best goddamn singer I ever heard"?
... that
Pius Schwert died after giving a speech announcing his candidacy for
mayor of
Buffalo, New York ?
... that
Al "Two Gun" Gettel rode a horse onto the
baseball field in full
Western wear for a game?
... that
Sammy Byrd is the only person to play in both a
World Series and a
Masters Tournament ?
... that after his
professional baseball career,
Joe Beggs was superintendent of prisons in
Kentucky and director of urban renewal for
Newport, Kentucky ?
... that after his baseball career,
Byron Houck worked as a
camera operator on
Buster Keaton 's production crew?
... that
Johnny Dickshot was captain of the All-Ugly team?
... that
Fred H. Brown went from a
bean eater to a
bean counter ?
... that former baseball player
Tacks Latimer was sentenced to life imprisonment for
second-degree murder , but was pardoned for his heroism in stopping a prison break?
... that
Darrell Blocker , "The Spy Whisperer", began playing live music in Senegal as part of his espionage duties?
... that
Julia Letlow won
the special election for a seat in the
United States House of Representatives after
her husband died from COVID-19 before he could be sworn into office?
... that
Sabina Matos ,
Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island , did not speak English when she immigrated to the United States at age 20?
... that civil engineer
Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston oversaw major projects from the clean-up of Havana's leper colonies to the construction of the
Yankee Stadium ?
... that
Russ Ford developed the
emery ball
pitch and taught it to
Ed Sweeney and
Earle Gardner , who taught it to
Cy Falkenberg , before it was outlawed by
Major League Baseball when
Ray Keating was caught using it?
... that
George Mogridge threw the first
no-hitter in
New York Yankees franchise history?
... that
pitcher
Hal Stowe
won a baseball game without throwing a
pitch ?
... that
Harry Harper refused to play baseball on Sundays?
... that
Cuddles Marshall , the "handsomest twirler" on the
New York Yankees , turned down a movie contract from
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ?
... that despite being sick and ordered to return to the rear,
Hughie Miller fought on the front lines in the
Battle of Belleau Wood and single-handedly captured two German soldiers?
... that
Amy Vilela became an advocate for
single-payer healthcare after her daughter died after being turned away from a hospital for lacking health insurance?
... that baseball player
Eric Filia worked as a butler at the
Playboy Mansion while he was suspended by the
University of California, Los Angeles ?
... that pitchers are
cheating in baseball with a glue invented for
strongmen to hold Atlas balls?
... that
Charlie Wheatley had a
seventh-grade education and three
honorary degrees in engineering from the
University of Tulsa ?
... that
Chris Gittens 's father refused to attend any of his
professional baseball games until he was promoted to the major leagues?
... that
the 1911 benefit game for
Addie Joss was an
all-star game that included nine members of the
Baseball Hall of Fame ?
... that
James A. Gilmore reorganized the
Federal League , hoping that it would become a third major league?
... that
Duffy Lewis was the only major league player to
pinch hit for
Babe Ruth ?
... that
Jasson Domínguez is nicknamed "The Martian" because his talent is said to be not of this world?
... that judge
Jeremiah T. Mahoney qualified for the
1906 and
1908 Summer Olympics , but did not attend either, and pushed the United States to boycott the
1936 Summer Olympics in protest of
Nazi Germany ?
... that
Alvin Bragg has overseen lawsuits against the
Donald J. Trump Foundation ,
Harvey Weinstein , and
The Weinstein Company , and represented the families of
Eric Garner and
Ramarley Graham ?
... that Olympic baseball player
Édgar Arredondo set a record for the youngest debut in the
Mexican League ?
... that
Kevin Kopps reworked his
pitching delivery based on how he played
fetch with his dog?
... that
Luke Prokop , an
ice hockey
prospect , is the first player under contract with a
National Hockey League team to
come out as gay?
... that reports of
Julie Wera 's death were greatly exaggerated?
... that
Tyler Gilbert threw a
no-hitter in his first Major League Baseball
start ?
... that
Cack Henley threw the longest
complete game
shutout in
professional baseball history?
... that some members of the
Kushner family objected after
Jared invoked their grandparents' resistance in
Nazi-occupied Poland to support his denial of
Donald Trump 's alleged antisemitism?
... that
Major League Baseball set a single-day record with $1.4 billion in new player contracts the day before the
2021 lockout was set to begin?
... that even though
Charles P. Adams meant to hire someone else,
Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones remained at
Grambling State University for 51 years?
... that when
Lou Almada brought his
younger brother with him to
spring training , the team gave his brother his job?
... that American football
wide receiver
Bo Hines transferred to
Yale University as a
freshman to further his political ambitions?
... that
Billy Raimondi declined opportunities to play in
Major League Baseball ?
... that when baseball outfielder
Brick Eldred was suspended by his team for refusing to pay a fine, another team acquired him, paid the fine, and gave him a raise?
... that baseball umpire
Cece Carlucci made the umpiring equipment used in
The Natural ?
... that
Lloyd Simmons wore the
uniform number 0 because that was the number of games he expected to lose each season?
... that
Joe Felmet was sentenced to a
chain gang for his participation in the
Journey of Reconciliation , considered a precursor to the
Freedom Riders , in 1947?
... that
Alexander Bannwart got into a fistfight with the pro-war senator
Henry Cabot Lodge over
America's proposed entry into World War I ?
... that
Helene Hathaway Britton the first woman to own a
Major League Baseball team, was unsuccessfully pressured by other club owners to sell the team?
... that
Pennsylvania state representative
Marty Flynn engaged in a shootout with attempted burglars near
the state capitol ?
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... that
Cy Block and
Ross Horning testified before the
United States Congress about how the
reserve clause limited their careers in
professional baseball ?
... that
Royce Clayton idolized
Ozzie Smith , the
shortstop for the
St. Louis Cardinals , as an amateur and took his job as a professional?
... that
Jumbo Brown gained 68 pounds (31 kg) after he had his
tonsils removed?
... that
Mallory McMorrow won a public contest to design the
Mazda3 while she was a college student?
... that
Tyler Zombro had a seizure and
skull fracture after he was hit in the head by a 104-mile-per-hour (167 km/h)
line drive ?
... that
Rōki Sasaki recorded 13 consecutive
strikeouts during
his April 10 perfect game ?
... that the parents of
Bob Glenalvin insisted that he play baseball under an assumed name?
.. that after the 1918 season, some
Major League Baseball owners wanted the
National Baseball Commission to be replaced by former
President ,
William Howard Taft ?
... that
Russ Davis hit the first
home run at
Safeco Field ?
... that
Kelsie Whitmore was part of the first all-female
battery in a
professional baseball league since the
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League ?
... that
Phil McGrane used
food trucks as his inspiration to increase
early voting ?
... that
Floyd Griffin lost a
mayoral election by just 35 votes?
... that
Yumi Nu is a
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and
Vogue cover model and musician signed to
Steve Aoki 's record label?
... that when her boss told her to quit her unpaid television commenting role,
Katie Phang quit her paid job instead?
... that
Brewer Hicklen hosts an annual youth baseball camp in Alabama?
... that
Dee Dawkins-Haigler ran in four elections in four months for the same seat?
... that before his
Major League Baseball career,
Leo Posada represented Cuba internationally in
cycling ?
... that doctors told
Lance McCullers that he should not continue to
pitch in 1990, but he returned to
Major League Baseball in 1992?
... that
Gentner Drummond flew in the first combat mission of
Operation Desert Storm ?
... that
Larry Jeffrey had eleven knee surgeries in a span of nine years?
... that baseball player
Dwight Smith recorded a demo
rhythm and blues album during the 1993–94 offseason?
... that
Derek Jeter discusses his biracial upbringing and experiencing racism in
Michigan in the 1980s and 1990s in
The Captain ?
... that
Ken Russell went on international
yo-yo tours before turning to politics?
... that getting bitten by an eel led
Sean Barber to become an
umpire ?
... that before he made his
Major League Baseball debut,
Nate Fisher worked as a commercial lending analyst for the
First National Bank of Omaha ?
... that the
Iowa state auditor
Rob Sand modeled in Milan and Paris while he was in college?
... that
Charley Frazier played in the
American Football League even though he did not play
college football ?
... that
Zack Kelly received a $500
signing bonus , lost money in his first professional seasons, and was released by two organizations before he made his
Major League Baseball debut?
... that
Gaylord Perry (pictured) admitted that he had
cheated in baseball in his autobiography
Me and the Spitter ?
... that
Abraham Lincoln Davis cofounded the
Southern Christian Leadership Conference with
Martin Luther King Jr. , serving as his vice president?
... that baseball player
Mark Littell developed an anatomically correct
athletic cup called the "Nutty Buddy"?
... that
Jim Nettles followed
his older brother to
San Diego State University and the
Minnesota Twins , but preceded him in being diagnosed for prostate cancer?
... that
Gil Kim played
professional baseball in the Netherlands, China, Australia, Spain, and Venezuela,
scouted in Mexico and the Dominican Republic, and
coaches in Canada?
... that a doctor told
Howie Shanks that he only had a few weeks to live, but he lived another 31 years?
... that
Harry Booth played for,
captained , and
coached the
Saint Joseph's Hawks baseball and men's basketball teams?
... that in 1915,
Walter McCredie unsuccessfully challenged the
baseball color line that prohibited non-white players?
... that
Darrell Mudra was known as "Dr. Victory"?
... that
Jonathan Beaulieu-Richard retired from the
Canadian Football League to become a
pharmacist ?
... that
Tom Urbani was an
original Dirtbag ?
... that
Tony DeLuca was the longest-serving member of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives at the time of his death?
... that in 1920,
Elmer Smith (pictured) hit the first
grand slam in
World Series history?
... that
Bettye Crutcher , the only female staff songwriter for
Stax Records , wrote songs for
B.B. King ,
Johnnie Taylor , and
the Staple Singers ?
... that
James Diossa rescued the only public library and post office in
Central Falls, Rhode Island , when the city went into
bankruptcy ?
... that
Erick Russell is the first openly gay African American elected to a statewide office in the United States?
... that
Craig Greenberg was shot at while running in the
2022 Louisville mayoral election ?
... that
Jack Smith , the
special counsel appointed to investigate Donald Trump , played
football for
Liverpool ?
... that
James B. Jones got his nickname, "Jawbone", from his time as a traveling soap salesman?
... that
Elie Honig obtained the convictions of more than 100 members of the
American Mafia , including members of the
Genovese and
Gambino crime families ?
... that the
January 2023 election of the
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives was the longest speaker election since December 1859 – February 1860?
... that
David Burbank , a dentist, founded
Burbank, California ?
... that
Ben LaBolt is the first openly gay
White House communications director ?
... that baseball player
Joey Marciano is a cousin of world
heavyweight champion
Rocky Marciano ?
... that
Alexandra Hunt , a former
stripper , opened an
OnlyFans account in response to an
Internet troll during her campaign for a seat in the
United States House of Representatives ?
... that after he retired from
professional baseball ,
Paul Hinrichs became a Lutheran minister?
... that
Linda Yaccarino , Twitter's new
chief executive officer , created an advertising campaign for
COVID-19 vaccines that featured
Pope Francis ?
... that
Yemi Mobolade is the first Black person and the first non-
Republican to be elected the mayor of
Colorado Springs, Colorado ?
... that
Walt Nauta would bring a
Diet Coke to the
Oval Office whenever President
Donald Trump requested one via
his call button ?
... that
Domingo Germán was booed off the
pitcher's mound in the game prior to his
perfect game ?
... that a painting by
Major League Baseball player
Gene Locklear was hung in the
White House ?
... that
Carson Spiers and four of his relatives have played for the
Clemson Tigers ?
... that
Harry Dunn guarded a stairwell and
Nancy Pelosi 's office during the
January 6 United States Capitol attack ?
... that
LaVonne Griffin-Valade , the
Oregon Secretary of State , has published four
crime fiction novels?
... that
Margaret Donahue was the first female executive in
Major League Baseball ?
... that
Jenny Cavnar is the first female primary
play-by-play announcer in
Major League Baseball history?
... that
The One (pictured) , a private residence in
Los Angeles , has 21 bedrooms, 42 bathrooms, a 30-car garage, a four-lane bowling alley, a casino, a nightclub, and five swimming pools including a moat?
... that
Ruth Gottesman donated $1 billion to ensure free tuition for all students at the
Albert Einstein College of Medicine ?
... that
Ernie Shore pitched a
combined no-hitter with
Babe Ruth ?
... that
Lou Novikoff asked if the
ivy growing on the walls of
Wrigley Field could be smoked?
... that
North Dakota state senator
Merrill Piepkorn is also a musician, radio host, and
public address announcer ?