#Roger Maris, Mickey Mantle chasing 61 homers, 60 years later

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“#Roger Maris, Mickey Mantle chasing 61 homers, 60 years later” Six decades after Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle dueled for Babe Ruth’s hallowed single-season home run record, the legacies of that 1961 season endure and its scars remain “Sixty! Count ’em, 60! Let some other son of a bitch match that!”— Babe Ruth The crowds…

#After Babe Ruth, before Shohei Ohtani, there was Martin Dihigo

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“#After Babe Ruth, before Shohei Ohtani, there was Martin Dihigo” The ghost of the Babe himself, Shohei Ohtani, is coming to the Stadium for a one-night stand Monday night. He is leading the league in home runs, was the starting pitcher in the All-Star Game, and has a smooth and compact lefty swing. Never before,…

#Man who died from COVID left family baseball cards worth $20mil

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“#Man who died from COVID left family baseball cards worth $20mil” A Florida doctor who died from COVID-19 complications in January left his family a lot of baseball cards worth $20 million. Dr. Thomas Newman’s treasure trove — featuring cards of Honus Wagner, Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig — is going to be…