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Puck's Debut

On May 8, 1984, a 23 year old outfielder named Kirby Puckett made his major league debut for the Minnesota Twins at Anaheim Stadium and went 4-for-5. Four hits in his first MLB game. He was barely 5'8". The Twins had drafted him out of a community college. Within five years he was a six time All-Star, the face of a small market franchise that had won exactly zero playoff games when he showed up. Puckett would go on to win two World Series with Minnesota (1987 and 1991), make 10 All-Star teams, win six Gold Gloves, and crash into outfield walls so hard the Metrodome turf had a Puckett shaped dent in it. His career ended early and tragically; glaucoma cost him his right eye and forced him to retire in 1996, at 35, with 2,304 career hits and a clear path to 3,000. First ballot Hall of Fame anyway. It started on May 8, 1984, with four hits and a smile that never left.

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Erickson Throws a No-Hitter: Today in Sports History

On April 27th, 1994, Scott Erickson completed a no-hitter against the Milwaukee Brewers, leading the Minnesota Twins to a 6-0 victory and their first no-hitter in 27 years. Erickson threw 128 pitches, five strikeouts, four walks, and hit one batter en route to his achievement. His five strikeouts are the fewest for any no-hitter with at least 124 pitches, a feat that would be matched by Dwight Gooden in 1996 and Michael Lorenzen in 2023. The previous season, Erickson allowed the most hits in MLB with 266. But today, we remember the one time he didn’t give up a single one.

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Max Max Muncy Muncy

Please take a moment to look at the picture up above. Yes, that is true. Though it seems like a glitch in the matrix it’s not. These two individuals share the exact same name, same profession, some position, drafted by the same team, mostly hit towards the bottom of the order, and don’t even know each other. Completely unrelated too! I’d love to see these two on the same team one day.

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500 / 500 Club, Membership of One

On June 23rd, 2003 In a dramatic extra inning game at Pac Bell Park (now Oracle Park) against the division-rival Los Angeles Dodgers, Bonds delivered one of the signature moments of his career. In the bottom of the 11th inning of a 2-2 tie, he reached base and then swiped second against prime-time closer Éric Gagné (one of the most dominant relievers of that era). That theft was his 500th career stolen base. He famously pulled the base out of the ground, hoisted it onto his shoulder, and carried it off the field as the crowd erupted. The Giants went on to win 3-2 in walk-off fashion, with Bonds scoring the winning run later in the inning. This moment capped an incredible stretch for Bonds. In 2003, despite playing only 130 games, he hit .341 with 45 HR, slugged .749, and posted a .529 on-base percentage — walking 148 times. en.wikipedia.org Love him or hate him (and the era's PED controversies fuel plenty of debate), the 500-500 club remains a club of one more than two decades later. It perfectly symbolizes the rare blend of power, speed, plate discipline, and longevity that defined Bonds at his peak. No one else has come close. This moment capped an incredible stretch for Bonds. In 2003, despite playing only 130 games, he hit .341 with 45 HR, slugged .749, and posted a .529 on-base percentage — walking 148 times. Love him or hate him (and the era's PED controversies fuel plenty of debate), the 500-500 club remains a club of one more than two decades later. It perfectly symbolizes the rare blend of power, speed, plate discipline, and longevity that defined Bonds at his peak. No one else has come close.