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Top 5 Center Fielders of All-Time

The Sporting

The Greatest Center Fielders MLB History There is no doubt that in most ballparks, center fielder is one of the most demanding jobs from a physical standpoint. Iconic center fielder Ken Griffey Junior Center fielders are often the best athlete on the field.

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Baseball’s Longest Games

The Sporting

In addition to major league baseball’s longest game – the 26-inning Brooklyn Robins-Boston Braves game of May 1, 1920 (that’s another story for another blog), the first two record-length games in the American League that were completed in one afternoon also took place in Boston. Behind him, A’s fielders cut off would-be hits.

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Jesse Orosco: Reliever for the Record Books

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Macht Over the 24 years 1979-2003, 6-foot-2 lefthander Jesse Orosco pitched in a record 1,252 games - all but four of them as a closer or middle reliever, for nine teams. In my second year at the JC, I became a starting pitcher and made all-conference. I was all pumped up. Read a full interview with the legendary pitcher!