(via Twitter) “I know this honor for Roberto will help other Latin players. Roberto was always thinking of Puerto Rico and the people there.” Vera Clemente, on… Read more “A Moment in Time – 3/20/73: Roberto Clemente is posthumously voted into the HOF by special election”
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Quick Pitch: Ralph Kiner’s first Spring Training
(Via Twitter) 18-year-old Ralph Kiner flips his lid at his first pro camp, Perris Hill Park, San Bernardino, CA, 1941. Sent to Albany (A), led league in… Read more “Quick Pitch: Ralph Kiner’s first Spring Training”
Behind the Bag 