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Gleeman] Home plate umpire Carlos Torres ejected Joey Gallo and Rocco Baldelli. On a related note: Dane Dunning got 10 called strikes in the first three innings, and half of them weren't
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8/27/13 at Nationals Park
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Home Plate Collisions - Sports Illustrated
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A Look Back: Randy DeMeno's bat powered Tottenville HS in the '70s, and later Wagner College
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Home Plate Collisions - Sports Illustrated
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Baseballer - The home plate marker for Griffith Stadium, home of the Washington Senators from 1911 to 1960, lies in a hallway inside Howard University Hospital. Mickey Mantle arguably hit the longest
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Home Plate Center
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Rule 7.13: Protecting Catchers, Hurting The Game
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That time a center fielder turned an unassisted triple play
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Baseball's ruins celebrated
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Plate discipline: MLB umps crack down on blocking home