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In the bottom of the 11th, Chris Iannetta pinch hit with the winning run on first. Seldom used and having batted only 12 times in the month, Iannetta hit a 3–2 pitch from David Weathers deep to right field for a walk-off 2-run home run, propelling Colorado to a 7–5 win. The win combined with the Braves loss seemed to once again shift momentum.
The batter-runner is forced to advance to first base, and may be put out by being tagged by the ball securely held by a fielder (or by the fielder's glove, provided the glove , by a fielder's glove provided he has secure possession of the ball in the glove), or by a fielder with secure possession of the ball touching first base before the ...
April 22 – John Irvin Kennedy becomes the first black player in Philadelphia Phillies history, entering the game in the top of the 8th inning as a pinch runner for Solly Hemus. April 24 – The New York City Board Of Estimates fails to act on the Moses plan as outlined by Mayor Wagner.
Ted Williams goes two for two against the New York Yankees at Fenway Park, raising his batting average to .388 before leaving for a pinch runner. Williams, 39 years old and the last man to bat over .400 (.406 in 1941), captures his fifth AL batting championship and first since 1948. His 38 home runs are second in the Junior Circuit.
Pinch-hitter Brian Hunter popped up to second base with nobody scoring, and it looked like Pittsburgh might escape. But pinch-hitter Francisco Cabrera singled to left to score Justice and — just ahead of Barry Bonds' throw — Bream. The Braves piled onto Bream at the plate, the stadium erupted, and Atlanta went back to the World Series.
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Ed Hock, 64, outfielder/pinch runner for 1920 St. Louis Cardinals and 1923–1924 Cincinnati Reds, getting into 19 MLB games. Jimmy Shields , 58, pitcher/second baseman for Atlantic City who led the Eastern Colored League in earned run average (1.51) in 1928.
Soto became the sixth player in MLB history to finish as runner-up in both MVP and Rookie of the Year voting. [ 74 ] Prior to the 2021–22 MLB lockout , the Nationals offered Soto a 13-year, $350 million contract extension which would've signed the then 23-year-old Soto through his age 35 season in 2034.