Baseball was an Olympic sport from 1992 until 2008 before it was removed from the official roster of disciplines before the 2012 Games in London.
Nolan Ryan pitched a record seven no-hit games over his 20-year career, from 1973 to 1991.
One of the strangest trades in baseball history took place in 1931. The Chattanooga Lookouts traded shortstop Johnny “Binky” Jones to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for a 25 pound turkey.
When Babe Ruth was traded to the Yankees for $100,000 in 1919, it was an unheard-of amount at the time. In modern terms, the cost price is equivalent to $1.7 million.
Only one player in MLB history has died after being struck by an errant pitch during a game. The tragedy occurred in 1920, when Cleveland Indians’ Ray Chapman was accidentally but fatally struck in the head by Yankees pitcher Carl Mays.
The MLB record for striking out in a nine-inning game is five times. It has been achieved more than 150 times since records began in 1901.
Yogi Berra’s real first name is Lawrence.
On August 4, 1982, Joel Youngblood made history when he became the first player in MLB to get hits for two different teams in two different cities on the same day. He started the day playing for the New York Mets, was traded to the Montreal Expos after the game, and then debuted for them that evening in Philadelphia.
