Walk Off Bunts

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Kevin Pillar Defensive 2016 Highlights

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Pat Venditte Switch Pitcher

Switch pitcher Pat Venditte made his major league debut with the Oakland Athletics on June 5, 2015 pitching two scoreless innings.

Venditte of this writing has a 2-2 mark in the major leagues with an ERA of 4.97. He has pitched for the Oakland A’s, Toronto Blue Jays, and is currently pitching at AAA Leigh Valley in the Phillies organization.

He is the first ambidextrous since Tony Mullane, who pitched in the Dead Ball Era. Greg A. Harris pitched to batters left handed after enjoying a 15 year career right hand pitcher. 

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Frank Thomas: The Big Hurt

Frank Thomas made his major league debut in 1990, where he hit 7 home runs with 31 RBI and a .330 batting in official 191 at bats.

Frank Thomas would break out in his first full season. He hit .310/.453/.553 with 32 home runs and 109 RBI. He would finish his career after 19 seasons with 521 home runs, 1,740 RBI, and a batting line of .301/.419/.555.

Thomas was a five time American League all-star, a 4 time Silver Slugger Award winner, and he won the American League Most Valuable Player Award in back-to-back seasons (1993, 1994). His #35 has been retired by the Chicago White Sox. He was elected on the first ballot to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014.

Al "Scoop" Oliver Professional Hitter

Al Oliver broke into the major leagues with the Pittsburgh Pirates in1968, and with his official taking place in 1969. Oliver finished with a batting line of .285/.333/.445 with 17 home runs and 70 RBI. It was just the beginning of a long and productive career.

In 18 seasons, Oliver won three silver slugger awards, he was a 7 time all-star, and won a World Series Championship with the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1982, while playing for the Montreal Expos, Oliver was the National League leader in RBI, batting average, doubles, and hits.

His career ended after the 1985 season. He finished with a career batting line of .303/.344/.451. He had 2743 hits over the course of his career with 219 home run and 1326 RBI.

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Joe Carter's World Series Winning Home Run

In the 1993 World Series game 6, Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Joe Carter blasts a three-run home run give the Blue Jays the title over the Philadelphia Phillies.

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Rangers-Blue Jays Brawl 05/15/2016

May 15, 2016. A hard slide into second base by Jose Bautista of the Toronto Blue Jays leads to him being punched by Rougned Odor of the Texas Ranger ignites a brawl between the teams in Texas.

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Len Barker Hurls Perfect Game

May 15, 1981. The Cleveland Indians righty Len Barker hurls the 11th perfect in Major League Baseball history. Barker defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 in front of a sparse crowd at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland. It is the first perfect game since 1968.

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Asdrubal Cabrera's Unassisted Triple Play

May 12, 2008. Cleveland Indians second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera pulls off only the 14th unassisted triple in Major League Baseball History against the Toronto Blue Jays.

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Defensive Wizard Omar Vizquel

May 6, 2012. Omar Vizquel becomes the oldest shortstop in major league history when he starts for the Toronto Blue Jays at 45. The Blue Jays dropped the game 4-3 to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He beat the record held by Baseball Hall of Fame member Bobby Wallace, who at 44 played in 12 games with the St. Louis Cardinals at shortstop.

Nolan Ryan Completes 7th No-Hitter

May 1, 1991, Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers set a major league record by notching his seventh no-hitter of his career against the Toronto Blue Jays. Ryan, who holds the major league record for strike outs at 5,714. His career won-loss record was 324-292 with an ERA of 3.19. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999.

The second clip is the complete telecast of the no-hitter.