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Who threw the first 2 pitch inning in pro baseball?
This is believed to be the first instance recorded
Answer: In 2018, Hayden Deal, Brave's class A affiliate pitcher. with a ghost runner on 2nd in the 10th inning, the first batter he faced , lined out to the 2nd baseman on the first pitch and the ghost runner was doubled off 2nd. The next batter lined out the first pitch to the 3rd baseman.
 

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A zero pitch inning is possible, how?
There are 2 ways that I know of
Answer:

1-Intentional walk pick off at 1st x 3 , courtesy of K Douglas

2- three consecutive batters violate pitch count rules for batter 3 times ( not in batter's box engaging the pitcher on time)
 

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I have a feeling this has been asked before, if so I apologize. Who is the first Canadian MLB pitcher to have started a World Series game?
ANSWER: Reggie Cleveland, the pride of Swift Current Saskatchewan, started Game 5 of the 1975 World Series for the Boston Red Sox.
 

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ANSWER: Reggie Cleveland, the pride of Swift Current Saskatchewan, started Game 5 of the 1975 World Series for the Boston Red Sox.
Reggie Cleveland is A pride of Swift Current, Saskatchewan. Patrick Marleau is from Swift Current, and Dave 'Tiger' Williams considers Speedy Creek to be his hometown, as he played his Junior Hockey there.

Bobby Clarke can legitimately be called The Pride of Flin Flon, Manitoba, because he's in the Hockey Hall of Fame, and part of Team Canada 1972. The next most famous guy from Flin Flon was Eric Nesterenko, who knocked out Willie O'Ree's front teeth in 1961. When someone read that on wikipedia 55 years later, it was adios to the Nesterenko Crescent cul de sac next to the curling club.
 
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Reggie Cleveland is A pride of Swift Current, Saskatchewan. Patrick Marleau is from Swift Current, and Dave 'Tiger' Williams considers Speedy Creek to be his hometown, as he played his Junior Hockey there.

Bobby Clarke can legitimately be called The Pride of Flin Flon, Manitoba, because he's in the Hockey Hall of Fame, and part of Team Canada 1972. The next most famous guy from Flin Flon was Eric Nesterenko, who knocked out Willie O'Ree's front teeth in 1961. When someone read that on wikipedia 55 years later, it was adios to the Nesterenko Crescent cul de sac next to the curling club.
Unfortunately, during interviews O'Ree identified Nesterenko as the NHLer who displayed the worst behaviour towards him during their playing days. Years after retirement the two ran into each other, I think at a banquet, and Nesterenko completely ignored his past questionable behaviour, much to O'Ree's disappointment.
 

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He was the first catcher in Blue Jays' history to hit an inside the park home run, and an opening day starter in this century.

What's his name?
 

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Name the three Major League Baseball players who played for the Toronto Blue Jays, and died during their career. No partial answers, please.
 

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Name the three Major League Baseball players who played for the Toronto Blue Jays, and died during their career. No partial answers, please.
Cory Lidle is the only one I can remember
 

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Name the three Major League Baseball players who played for the Toronto Blue Jays, and died during their career. No partial answers, please.



No partial answers, please.
My bad I didn't read your entire statement.
 

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He was the first catcher in Blue Jays' history to hit an inside the park home run, and an opening day starter in this century.

What's his name?
That doesn't look like him but the only guess I can come up with is Darrin Fletcher.
 
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