27K views · 362 reactions | Among the roughly 23,000 men who played Major League Baseball over the past century-and-a-half, none had a season with 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases — until now. L.A. Dodgers player Shohei Ohtani is the first 50-50 player in history, Elizabeth Schulze reports. | ABC News Live | Facebook

Today In 1997: The Florida #Marlins win the World Series when Édgar Rentería hits a single to bring home Craig Counsell in the bottom of the 11th inning of Game 7! #MLB #Baseball #History #WorldSeries | Baseball by BSmile

⚾️📺On August 23, 1980 "The Baseball Bunch," an MLB-produced series aimed at children, premiered. The series was a 30-minute baseball-themed program airing on Saturday mornings, which featured a combination of comedy sketches and Major League guest-stars, intended to provide instructional tips to Little League aged children. Throughout its 5-season run, the series starred Johnny Bench, Tommy Lasorda and The Famous San Diego Chicken alongside a group of 8 children (boys and girls ranging in age f

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Today...43 years ago October 21, 1980 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series The 1980 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1980 season. The 77th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the National League (NL) champion Philadelphia Phillies and the American League (AL) champion Kansas City Royals. The Phillies defeated the Royals in six games to secure their first World Series championship in franchise history; third bas