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A very young Bryce Harper training with a 37 inch, 46 ounce bat.
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Mike Schmidt's tearful retirement announcement, May 29, 1989. It shocked the baseball world precisely because it came out of nowhere in the middle of the season. The decision boiled down to a mix of steep physical decline, immense frustration with his own play, and an unyielding commitment to the legendary standards he had set for himself. At 39 years old, Schmidt was battling the lingering effects of a rotator cuff injury from 1988 and aging knees. He felt his core baseball instincts and physical tools slipping away, rendering him unable to play the style of game that defined his career. During his tearful press conference in San Diego, he put it plainly: Over the years of my career, I've set a high standard for myself as a player. My skills – to do the little things on the field, to make the adjustments needed to hit, to make the routine play on defense and run the bases aggressively – have deteriorated. The final tipping point came the day before his announcement, on May 28, against the San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park. Schmidt was in a 2-for-37 slump, dragging his season average down to .203. In the bottom of the eighth inning, he booted a routine ground ball at third base for his eighth error of the young season. Right after the error, Will Clark launched a grand slam off Phillies pitcher Ken Howell, turning a tight game into an 8-5 loss for Philadelphia. The Phillies were in last place, and Schmidt felt his presence on the field was actively hurting the team rather than helping. On the plane ride to San Diego that night, he informed manager Nick Leyva that he was done. Schmidt admitted he watched younger National League stars like Will Clark and Kevin Mitchell and realized he felt like a shadow of the player he used to be. While he acknowledged he could have easily asked the Phillies management to transition him into a part-time player or a bench bat just to collect a paycheck and pad his career statistics, his pride wouldn't let him. What are your thoughts and memories of Mike Schmidt?
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ARod asks Cal Ripken Jr to move to short, 2001 All Star Game.
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On May 31, 1996, Cleveland Indians slugger Albert Belle delivered one of the most violent and infamous hits in Major League Baseball history by leveling Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Fernando Viña with a vicious forearm shiver to break up a double play. See the story on how it came about in the video. 👇️
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Herman Munster tries out for the Dodgers #HappyHalloween
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Earl Weaver Teaches Umpire Arguing to Bob Uecker! How did he do?
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Kenny Lofton ascends the fence to rob B.J. Surhoff of a home run. One of the greatest catchers ever.
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