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Donora, PA barely has a population of 5,000, yet is the birthplace of two left-handed slugging, HOF legends both born 49 years apart on the same date—today.
Happy birthday to Stan "the Man" Musial and Ken "the Kid" Griffey Jr.
Happy birthday to Stan "the Man" Musial and Ken "the Kid" Griffey Jr.
November 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Donora, PA barely has a population of 5,000, yet is the birthplace of two left-handed slugging, HOF legends both born 49 years apart on the same date—today.
Happy birthday to Stan "the Man" Musial and Ken "the Kid" Griffey Jr.
Happy birthday to Stan "the Man" Musial and Ken "the Kid" Griffey Jr.
ESPN can't wait for next season.
November 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
ESPN can't wait for next season.
Today's First Pitch looks back at one the greatest games in baseball history. Check it out.
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November 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Today's First Pitch looks back at one the greatest games in baseball history. Check it out.
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He won the AL MVP 73 years ago and he's still with us. Happy 100th birthday to Bobby Shantz!
September 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
He won the AL MVP 73 years ago and he's still with us. Happy 100th birthday to Bobby Shantz!
In today's First Pitch:
* Farewell, Ryno
* Emmanuel Clase caught up in gambling probe
* Can Cade Smith be Clase on the mound? (Last night's answer: No)
* Manfred v. Harper
* Astros finally score first, still lose
*Ohtani plates his 100th
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* Farewell, Ryno
* Emmanuel Clase caught up in gambling probe
* Can Cade Smith be Clase on the mound? (Last night's answer: No)
* Manfred v. Harper
* Astros finally score first, still lose
*Ohtani plates his 100th
Check it out! thisgreatgame.com
July 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
In today's First Pitch:
* Farewell, Ryno
* Emmanuel Clase caught up in gambling probe
* Can Cade Smith be Clase on the mound? (Last night's answer: No)
* Manfred v. Harper
* Astros finally score first, still lose
*Ohtani plates his 100th
Check it out! thisgreatgame.com
* Farewell, Ryno
* Emmanuel Clase caught up in gambling probe
* Can Cade Smith be Clase on the mound? (Last night's answer: No)
* Manfred v. Harper
* Astros finally score first, still lose
*Ohtani plates his 100th
Check it out! thisgreatgame.com
Today's jam-packed First Pitch covers seemingly everything, from a beanball war in LA to a fan altercation in Detroit to Steven Matz's 4 Ks in one inning to Juan Soto's 1,000th & Jac Caglianone's first two, to even ICE. Check it out, if you dare! thisgreatgame.com
June 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Today's jam-packed First Pitch covers seemingly everything, from a beanball war in LA to a fan altercation in Detroit to Steven Matz's 4 Ks in one inning to Juan Soto's 1,000th & Jac Caglianone's first two, to even ICE. Check it out, if you dare! thisgreatgame.com
In today's First Pitch: Spencer Strider, Rick and Wes Ferrell, Casey Schmitt, Babe Dahlgren, Charlie Finley, Mike Trout, Tim Lincecum, Ebbets Field, Billy Williams and Eddie Waitkus. Check it out! thisgreatgame.com
June 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
In today's First Pitch: Spencer Strider, Rick and Wes Ferrell, Casey Schmitt, Babe Dahlgren, Charlie Finley, Mike Trout, Tim Lincecum, Ebbets Field, Billy Williams and Eddie Waitkus. Check it out! thisgreatgame.com
Today's First Pitch includes names like Paul Skenes, Jeff McNeil, Mel Ott, Clayton Kershaw, Frank McCormick, George Kirby, Dave Parker and Ted Williams, among many others. Check it out! thisgreatgame.com
June 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Today's First Pitch includes names like Paul Skenes, Jeff McNeil, Mel Ott, Clayton Kershaw, Frank McCormick, George Kirby, Dave Parker and Ted Williams, among many others. Check it out! thisgreatgame.com
A lively, jam-packed First Pitch includes Zack Littell, Junior Caminero, Johan Santana, Michael Wacha, Johnny Mostil, Heyseong Kim, Brandon Pfaadt, Justin Verlander, Nolan Ryan, Theodore Breitenstein and more. Check it out! thisgreatgame.com
June 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
A lively, jam-packed First Pitch includes Zack Littell, Junior Caminero, Johan Santana, Michael Wacha, Johnny Mostil, Heyseong Kim, Brandon Pfaadt, Justin Verlander, Nolan Ryan, Theodore Breitenstein and more. Check it out! thisgreatgame.com
Today's First Pitch evokes Randy Johnson, Frank Chance, Junior Caminero, Forbes Field, Manny Ramirez, Jose Berrios, Harry Hooper, Alexis Diaz and Amos Rusie, among many others. Check it out! thisgreatgame.com
May 30, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Today's First Pitch evokes Randy Johnson, Frank Chance, Junior Caminero, Forbes Field, Manny Ramirez, Jose Berrios, Harry Hooper, Alexis Diaz and Amos Rusie, among many others. Check it out! thisgreatgame.com
Today's First Pitch serves up Dutch Leonard, Andrew Benintendi, Eric Davis, Noah Cameron, Randy Velarde, Paul Skenes, Oliver Wendell Holmes and John Kennedy, among many others. Check it out! thisgreatgame.com
May 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Today's First Pitch serves up Dutch Leonard, Andrew Benintendi, Eric Davis, Noah Cameron, Randy Velarde, Paul Skenes, Oliver Wendell Holmes and John Kennedy, among many others. Check it out! thisgreatgame.com
Today's First Pitch chats up Shohei Ohtani, Barry Bonds, the Rockies, Braves Field, Jose Altuve, Ronny Simon, Willie Mays, Carlos Rodon, Jim Thorpe, and many others. Check it out! thisgreatgame.com
May 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Today's First Pitch chats up Shohei Ohtani, Barry Bonds, the Rockies, Braves Field, Jose Altuve, Ronny Simon, Willie Mays, Carlos Rodon, Jim Thorpe, and many others. Check it out! thisgreatgame.com
In today's First Pitch, we're talking Rafael Devers, Emmanuel Rivera and that emergency pitcher farce, a long night at Citi Field, Zack Wheeler, Bartolo Colon, Bo Jackson, Jack Pfiester, Crosley Field and the 1984 Tigers. Check it all out! thisgreatgame.com
May 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
In today's First Pitch, we're talking Rafael Devers, Emmanuel Rivera and that emergency pitcher farce, a long night at Citi Field, Zack Wheeler, Bartolo Colon, Bo Jackson, Jack Pfiester, Crosley Field and the 1984 Tigers. Check it all out! thisgreatgame.com
Today's First Pitch serves up Tony Fernandez, Logan O'Hoppe, Jared Jones, Al Simmons, Kevin Gausman, Andre Dawson, Tommy John and old Yankee Stadium, among many others. Check it out! thisgreatgame.com
May 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Today's First Pitch serves up Tony Fernandez, Logan O'Hoppe, Jared Jones, Al Simmons, Kevin Gausman, Andre Dawson, Tommy John and old Yankee Stadium, among many others. Check it out! thisgreatgame.com
Today's First Pitch is name-dropping Walker Buehler, Chris Van Cuyk, Seiya Suzuki, Josh Hamilton, Logan Henderson, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Eddie Grant and Buck Rodgers, among many others. Check it out! thisgreatgame.com
May 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Today's First Pitch is name-dropping Walker Buehler, Chris Van Cuyk, Seiya Suzuki, Josh Hamilton, Logan Henderson, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Eddie Grant and Buck Rodgers, among many others. Check it out! thisgreatgame.com
Today's First Pitch is talking Kyle Schwarber, Jesus Sanchez, Earl Sheely, Bobby Murcer, Kris Bubic, David Wells and Comiskey Park's exploding scoreboard, among many others. Check it out! thisgreatgame.com
May 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Today's First Pitch is talking Kyle Schwarber, Jesus Sanchez, Earl Sheely, Bobby Murcer, Kris Bubic, David Wells and Comiskey Park's exploding scoreboard, among many others. Check it out! thisgreatgame.com
Today's First Pitch includes the likes of Mick Abel, Cody Bellinger, Goose Curry, Cal Quantrill, old Yankee Stadium, Chris Taylor, Jose Alvarado, Merrill Kelly, Dale Long, Brandon Inge, and so many more. Check it out! thisgreatgame.com
May 19, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Today's First Pitch includes the likes of Mick Abel, Cody Bellinger, Goose Curry, Cal Quantrill, old Yankee Stadium, Chris Taylor, Jose Alvarado, Merrill Kelly, Dale Long, Brandon Inge, and so many more. Check it out! thisgreatgame.com
Who's getting shout-outs on today's First Pitch? How about Walter Johnson, Reese Olson, the triumphant (!) Rockies, Al Travers, Brandon Hyde, Reggie Jackson, Brooks Robinson, Gil Coan, and how a bunch more. Check it out now! thisgreatgame.com
May 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Who's getting shout-outs on today's First Pitch? How about Walter Johnson, Reese Olson, the triumphant (!) Rockies, Al Travers, Brandon Hyde, Reggie Jackson, Brooks Robinson, Gil Coan, and how a bunch more. Check it out now! thisgreatgame.com
Today on our First Pitch, we're chatting up Wilmer Flores, Cool Papa Bell, Bryce Harper, Chris Sale, Wrigley Field, Juan Soto and Carlos Pena, among many others. Check it out! thisgreatgame.com
May 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Today on our First Pitch, we're chatting up Wilmer Flores, Cool Papa Bell, Bryce Harper, Chris Sale, Wrigley Field, Juan Soto and Carlos Pena, among many others. Check it out! thisgreatgame.com
Today's First Pitch name-drops Mike Schmidt, Rhys Hoskins, Ben Joyce, Tip O'Neill, Justyn-Henry Malloy, Fenway Park, Jesus Luzardo, Justin Morneau and Bill North, among many others. Check it out! thisgreatgame.com
May 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Today's First Pitch name-drops Mike Schmidt, Rhys Hoskins, Ben Joyce, Tip O'Neill, Justyn-Henry Malloy, Fenway Park, Jesus Luzardo, Justin Morneau and Bill North, among many others. Check it out! thisgreatgame.com
Today's First Pitch reveals our views on the end of ineligibility for Pete Rose, Joe Jackson and others; also, shout-outs to Javier Baez, Shea Stadium, Dennis Martinez, Earle Combs, Framber Valdez, Tony Perez and Roy Halladay. Check it out! thisgreatgame.com
May 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Today's First Pitch reveals our views on the end of ineligibility for Pete Rose, Joe Jackson and others; also, shout-outs to Javier Baez, Shea Stadium, Dennis Martinez, Earle Combs, Framber Valdez, Tony Perez and Roy Halladay. Check it out! thisgreatgame.com
Today's First Pitch talks (among many others) Bud Black, Mary Jung, Lucas Giolito, Ronel Blanco, Wally Schang, Busch Memorial Stadium, Jerry Goff, Asdrubal Cabrera, Lou Whitaker, Yogi Berra and Lave Cross. Check it out! thisgreatgame.com
May 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Today's First Pitch talks (among many others) Bud Black, Mary Jung, Lucas Giolito, Ronel Blanco, Wally Schang, Busch Memorial Stadium, Jerry Goff, Asdrubal Cabrera, Lou Whitaker, Yogi Berra and Lave Cross. Check it out! thisgreatgame.com
Today's First Pitch is talking about the #Padres, #Rockies and 21-0, Lance McCullers Jr., Nick Sogard, Corey Seager, Stephen Kolek, Baker Bowl, Ted Turner, Walt Terrell, Rip Sewell and Charlie Gehringer. Read all about it! thisgreatgame.com
May 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Today's First Pitch is talking about the #Padres, #Rockies and 21-0, Lance McCullers Jr., Nick Sogard, Corey Seager, Stephen Kolek, Baker Bowl, Ted Turner, Walt Terrell, Rip Sewell and Charlie Gehringer. Read all about it! thisgreatgame.com
Today's First Pitch serves up Jasson Dominguez, Erick Fedde, Shohei Ohtani, John Henry, Hoyt Wilhelm, Salvador Perez, Ken Berry and Jim Hickman. Check out the latest entry into our daily baseball diary! thisgreatgame.com
May 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Today's First Pitch serves up Jasson Dominguez, Erick Fedde, Shohei Ohtani, John Henry, Hoyt Wilhelm, Salvador Perez, Ken Berry and Jim Hickman. Check out the latest entry into our daily baseball diary! thisgreatgame.com