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Articles 1–100

... that Bonnie Newman, a former chief of staff to Judd Gregg, had been named to replace him in the United States Senate until Gregg withdrew his nomination for Secretary of Commerce?
... that Richard Ravitch was appointed Lt. Governor of New York on July 8, 2009, in a move that New York's attorney general claimed was unconstitutional?
... that Major League Baseball presents a variety of awards each season for individual performance, excellence in batting, pitching performance, and fielding prowess?
... that Augie Schmidt won the Golden Spikes Award, an award given to the top amateur baseball player in the United States, in 1982?
... that Red Snapp was considered the "king of the minor leagues"?
... that Hall of Famer George Kelly was nearly suspended by Major League Baseball for playing basketball with Jimmy O'Connell?
... that Yoenis Céspedes was described by Baseball Prospectus as "arguably the best all-around [baseball] player to come out of Cuba in a generation"?
... that Josh Romanski's mother was diagnosed with breast cancer the same day he was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team?
... that Elmer Stricklett is considered to have been the first baseball pitcher to master the spitball?
... that Hall of Fame pitcher Jack Chesbro received his nickname "Happy Jack" while working in a psychiatric facility?
... that Three Sisters, a musical by Oscar Hammerstein II and Jerome Kern, played for only two months in London in 1934, and didn't debut in America until 2011?
... that Koji Mitsui was unsuccessfully posted to Major League Baseball twice in one offseason?
... that the mustache that Frenchy Bordagaray grew in 1936 is likely to have been the only mustache worn in Major League Baseball between 1914 and 1972?
... that Nemo Gaines is the only graduate of the United States Naval Academy to play in Major League Baseball?
... that baseball pitcher Brad Boxberger was named to the Arizona Fall League's 2011 Top Prospects Team?
... that the New York Yankees traded for Allie Reynolds on the advice of Joe DiMaggio?
... that Ryota Igarashi used to hold the Nippon Professional Baseball record for the fastest pitch thrown?
... that The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery won the Pulitzer Prize for History, the Bancroft Prize, and the Lincoln Prize in 2011?
... that an injury to minor league baseball player David Adams prevented the New York Yankees from acquiring all-star pitcher Cliff Lee?
... that Jimmy Van Ostrand recorded both of Canada's runs batted in during the gold medal baseball game of the 2011 Pan American Games?
... that Michael Pineda's fastball averaged 94.7 miles per hour (152.4 km/h) in 2011, leading Major League Baseball rookies with at least 100 innings pitched?
... that Nick Castellanos received a $3.45 million signing bonus from the Detroit Tigers, the highest ever for a player not drafted in the first round in the Major League Baseball Draft?
... that Michael Choice is the first University of Texas at Arlington baseball player to be drafted in the first round of the Major League Baseball Draft?
... that Gerardo Concepción won the 2010–11 Cuban National Series Rookie of the Year Award?
... that Jon Weber played on four consecutive minor league baseball championship teams?
... that George Peter Alexander Healy's portrait Abraham Lincoln was based on his earlier work, The Peacemakers?
... that during his 1838 Lyceum address, Abraham Lincoln warned of a tyrant overtaking the United States from within?
... that Josh Bell received a US$5 million signing bonus, a record for a player chosen in the second round of the Major League Baseball Draft?
... that Jordy Mercer and Matt Hague have been teammates in college and the minor leagues since 2008, as both attended Oklahoma State and were drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates?
... that pitcher Justin Pope broke Roger Clemens' college baseball record of 35 consecutive scoreless innings?
... that British midwife and bestselling author Jennifer Worth criticized Mike Leigh's 2004 film Vera Drake for depicting an "invariably fatal" method of abortion as quick and painless for women?
... that American baseball players Brett Jackson, Jeff Beliveau, James McCann, Tuffy Gosewisch, Matt Clark, Pete Andrelczyk, Matt Shoemaker, Justin Cassel, Chad Tracy and Andrew Garcia won silver at the 2011 Pan American Games?
... that Roger Peckinpaugh set a World Series record for errors?
... that Canadian baseball players Michael Crouse, Marcus Knecht, Chris Bisson, Andrew Albers, Jamie Romak, Tim Smith, Kyle Lotzkar, Mark Hardy, Nick Bucci, and Jon Malo won gold at the 2011 Pan American Games?
... that fifty-nine Major League Baseball player–managers, including Connie Mack, have been enshrined in the Hall of Fame?
... that baseball Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson once said Chris Pittaro had "a chance to be the greatest second baseman who ever lived"?
... that professional baseball player Scott Beerer briefly retired to become an emergency medical technician?
... that when Roger Bresnahan adopted the use of shin guards in Major League Baseball on Opening Day in 1907, angry fans threw snow onto the field?
... that debuting Major League Baseball pitcher Drew Smyly came within two outs of pitching a no-hitter in a college baseball tournament while a redshirt freshman at the University of Arkansas?
... that Hall of Fame baseball manager John McGraw signed Billy Gilbert to the Baltimore Orioles in 1902 and the New York Giants in 1903?
... that Kyeong Kang was the first South Korean to be selected in the Major League Baseball Draft?
... that the New York Giants and Cincinnati Reds raided Joe McGinnity, Joe Kelley, Cy Seymour, Dan McGann, Jack Cronin, and others from the Baltimore Orioles during the 1902 season?
... that baseball player Josh Edgin won the Pennsylvania state championship in wrestling, finishing fourth in the national championship?
... that the Garth Jennings-directed video for Radiohead's "Lotus Flower", which features Thom Yorke's "spastic" dancing, was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video?
... that the College of Southern Nevada's baseball team was forced to forfeit 37 games in 2006 when Craig Heyer was ruled ineligible?
... that baseball outfielder Adam Eaton received USD $120,000 meant for the retired pitcher of the same name?
... that even though he didn't start pitching until 2007, D. J. Mitchell was the New York Yankees minor league Pitcher of the Year in 2011?
... that Andrew Freedman, owner of the National League's New York Giants, bought the American League's Baltimore Orioles from John Mahon to raid Baltimore's best players?
... that Jason Krizan set a National Collegiate Athletic Association record for doubles?
... that Matt Barnes and Michael Roth were named college baseball First Team NCAA Division I All-Americans in 2011?
... that Kid Elberfeld discovered future Hall of Famer Travis Jackson when Jackson was 14 years old?
... that Hall of Fame manager Miller Huggins executed the first delayed steal in recorded baseball history?
... that Philip Humber's April 21, 2012, perfect game was only the 21st in Major League Baseball history dating back to 1869?
... that Jack Zeller, who was credited with building the Detroit Tigers' farm system, proposed a draft that would have ended the use of farm systems in baseball?
... that Frank Graham called Dave Bancroft "the greatest shortstop the Giants ever had and one of the greatest that ever lived"?
... that Blake Beavan, the losing pitcher of Philip Humber's perfect game, threw a perfect game of his own while in high school?
... that Adonis García was named to the 2012 Caribbean Series All-Tournament Team?
... that Patrick Corbin set a Mobile BayBears franchise record when he pitched 271⁄3 consecutive scoreless innings?
... that Boston Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks is engaged to a former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader whom he has known since childhood?
... that Major League Baseball pitcher Dan Jennings of the Miami Marlins has been mistakenly thought to be the son of team vice president Dan Jennings?
... that Chad Mottola was the first University of Central Florida athlete to be selected in the first round of a professional sports draft?
... that the Andrew Freedman Home served as a retirement home for "aged and indigent persons of both sexes", who had formerly been of "good circumstances"?
... that former Major League Baseball pitcher Paul Shuey is now a professional bass fisherman?
... that pitcher B. J. Wallace set an Olympic baseball record with fourteen strikeouts in one game?
... that Jeffrey Hammonds received the largest signing bonus of the 1992 Major League Baseball Draft?
... that Cy Young threw a perfect game in the midst of a Major League Baseball record streak of 25+1⁄3 innings pitched without allowing a hit?
... that after future all-star Phil Nevin was taken first overall in the 1992 Major League Baseball Draft, Houston Astros' scout Hal Newhouser quit, protesting that the club should have taken Derek Jeter instead?
... that 21-year-old Danny Duffy's abrupt retirement from the Kansas City Royals organization in 2010 reminded many of when Zack Greinke left the baseball club in 2006?
... that baseball executives thought that Toe Nash was a hoax, similar to Sidd Finch?
... that baseball pitcher Robert Stephenson threw back-to-back no-hitters in his senior season of high school?
... that José Quintana made his Major League Baseball debut due to a new rule that allows a team to carry 26 players on their 25-man roster?

Articles 101–200

... that Rudy Árias was a replacement player during the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, though he retired as a player in 1979?
... that the New York Yankees introduced Eduardo Núñez to Derek Jeter, his childhood idol, as Jeter's eventual replacement?
... that Major League Baseball's new collective bargaining agreement addressed the issue that led to Barret Loux being declared a free agent?
... that Yan Gomes is the first Brazilian-born player to appear in Major League Baseball?
... that in his tell-all memoir The Bronx Zoo, Sparky Lyle talked about how he enjoyed sitting on birthday cakes naked?
... that Stephen Pryor won a no-hitter on June 8, 2012, in his fourth Major League Baseball appearance?
... that political boss John H. McCooey opposed the nomination of Franklin D. Roosevelt for President of the United States in 1932?
... that professional baseball player Terry Doyle works as a substitute teacher during the offseason?
... that Bryan Holaday won the Johnny Bench Award in 2010, given to the top catcher in college baseball?
... that the Houston College Classic is seen as the beginning of the college baseball season in Texas?
... that LinkedIn was hacked on June 7, 2012, resulting in the release of over 6 million user passwords?
... that Moose McCormick was considered the first great pinch hitter in Major League Baseball history?
... that Matt Cain threw more pitches in his perfect game than any other perfect game pitcher before him?
... that Chris Archer pitched USA Baseball's International Performance of the Year in 2010?
... that Ross Youngs is the member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame who died at the youngest age?
... that Cotton Tierney's great-great-nephew named a website after him that has received over 4 million page views?
... that baseball pitcher Tyler Thornburg has drawn comparisons to Cy Young Award-winner Tim Lincecum?
... that Carlos Correa is the first Puerto Rican to be selected with the first overall selection of a Major League Baseball Draft?
... that 2012 College World Series Most Outstanding Player Robert Refsnyder was born in South Korea and adopted by a California couple when he was three months old?
... that Tyler Clippard won the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game despite not retiring a batter?
... that Lorinda de Roulet is the first woman to direct the day-to-day operations of a Major League Baseball franchise?
... that Vincent de Roulet, when serving as United States Ambassador to Jamaica, was declared persona non grata by the Prime Minister of Jamaica?
... that Andrew Heaney led all college baseball pitchers in strikeouts during the 2012 season?
... that Baseball Hall of Fame executive Ed Barrow discovered Honus Wagner, converted Babe Ruth into an outfielder, and pioneered the first uniform numbers?
... that baseball player Rob Ellis took out a newspaper advertisement apologizing to the fans for his performance?
... that Dock Ellis pitched a no-hitter while under the influence of LSD?
... that Johnny Evers alerted an umpire to Merkle's Boner?
... that Max Kepler-Rozycki received the largest signing bonus given to a European player by a Major League Baseball team?
... that the Connecticut Supreme Court found that giving the finger was offensive, but not obscene?
... that as of August 2, Dan Straily led all American professional baseball pitchers in strikeouts for 2012?
... that when Eddy Rodríguez defected from Cuba, his boat nearly capsized and he had to eat ground coffee beans to survive?
... that Zach Vincej won the Brooks Wallace Award, given to the best shortstop in college baseball, in 2012?
... that Everett Scott held the Major League Baseball consecutive games played streak before Lou Gehrig?
... that the M&M Boys hold the single-season Major League Baseball record for most combined home runs by teammates with 115?
... that Jeff Luhnow worked as an engineer, management consultant, and technology entrepreneur before shifting to baseball?
... that Tim Jorgensen set a new Division III college baseball record with 70 career home runs?
... that on August 15, 2012, Félix Hernández threw the 23rd perfect game in Major League Baseball history?
... that George Kontos was named Illinois' high school baseball player of the year in 2003?
... that Ryan Westmoreland, considered one of the best prospects in baseball, has had brain surgery twice to correct a cavernous malformation?
... that Christian Garcia reached Major League Baseball despite enduring three elbow surgeries?
... that Steven Rodriguez became the first player selected in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft to reach the major leagues?
... that Dave Frishberg wrote the lyrics to "Van Lingle Mungo" while reading a baseball encyclopedia?
... that in 1997 Zaire-born baseball player Ntema Ndungidi became the highest ranked Major League Baseball draftee from Quebec?
... that brothers Caleb and Corban Joseph were both selected in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft?
... that winners of William Proxmire's Golden Fleece Award for wasteful U.S. government spending include the Department of Justice for researching why prisoners want to escape?
... that Joe Molloy, a school teacher, and Robert Nederlander, a theatre executive, served as managing partners of the New York Yankees when George Steinbrenner was banned from baseball?
... that Kelly Heath received his only Major League Baseball at-bat because of a case of hemorrhoids?
... that in 1971, Alex Johnson said he would prefer "playing in hell" than remaining with the California Angels?
... that Harry Steinfeldt performed in a minstrel show before becoming a professional baseball player?
... that Jim Bottomley set the Major League Baseball single-game record for runs batted in during the 1924 season, a record that still stands?
... that Terry Francois was the first African American member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors?
... that José Paniagua never returned to Major League Baseball after flipping off an umpire?
... that Baseball Hall of Fame manager Connie Mack said that selling Herb Pennock was his greatest mistake?
... that before embarking on his Hall of Fame baseball career, Frank Chance pursued a career in dentistry?
... that Alan Phillips wasn't allowed to compete in badminton for South Africa in the 1992 Olympics because he was too old at 36, but he played baseball in the 2000 Olympics at 44?
... that George Foster claimed he used a black baseball bat to "integrate the bat rack"?
... that the 2012 National League Wild Card Game was delayed for 19 minutes when fans threw debris on the field?
... that after he retired from professional baseball, Harry Wolverton became a police officer with the Oakland Police Department?
... that Jedd Gyorko began his college baseball career with a 21-game hitting streak?
... that Evan Gattis spent four years wandering in Texas, New Mexico, California, Colorado, and Wyoming before becoming a professional baseball player?
... that by promoting Bill Geivett, the Colorado Rockies broke with baseball tradition?
... that Val Demings became the first female Chief of Police for the Orlando Police Department?
... that Luke Messer served as John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign co-chair in Indiana?
... that Dan Kildee's efforts to revitalize Flint, Michigan, by demolishing abandoned buildings are being adopted in other cities, including Detroit, Baltimore, Memphis, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh?
... that Shelli Yoder, a candidate for the United States House of Representatives, was Miss Indiana in 1993?
... that professional baseball player Josh Sullivan walked on to Auburn University's college football team, backing up Jason Campbell at quarterback?
... that congresswoman-elect Michelle Lujan Grisham served as director of New Mexico's Agency on Aging under three different governors?
... that Mark Takano is set to be the first non-White openly gay member of the United States House of Representatives?
... that new Miami Marlins manager Mike Redmond took batting practice wearing only batting gloves, socks, and shoes when his team fell into a slump in 2003?
... that congressman-elect Eric Swalwell served on the city council of College Park, Maryland, while a student at the University of Maryland, College Park?
... that David Curson was elected to serve in the United States House of Representatives for six weeks?
... that Steve Pestka resigned his judgeship to run the real estate business his father developed after surviving the Holocaust?
... that professional baseball player Slade Heathcott lived in his truck during his senior year of high school?
... that U.S. Representative-elect Markwayne Mullin took over his father's plumbing business when he was 20 years old?
... that Leo Righetti cost himself an opportunity to play in Major League Baseball when he launched a chair at a team official?
... that before he was elected to the United States House of Representatives, Andy Barr worked for Mitch McConnell, Jim Talent, and Ernie Fletcher?
... that professional baseball player Derek Dietrich is an accomplished juggler, performing at hospitals and community events?
... that South Carolina's U.S. Senate seat for the 2014 special election should be filled by Stephen Colbert, according to a Public Policy poll?
... that Paul Thurmond, the youngest son of Strom Thurmond, was born when his father was 73 years old?
... that long-time television journalist Belva Davis recalls being chased out of the 1964 Republican National Convention by attendees who yelled racial slurs?
... that Donnie Andrews was the main inspiration for the character of Omar Little on The Wire?
... that African-American civil rights leader Xernona Clayton convinced a Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan to denounce the Klan?
... that baseball player Kentrail Davis credited working in construction with helping him gain the upper body strength to become a power hitter?
... that Gene Dale's expulsion from baseball for match fixing provided the precedent for banning the Black Sox Scandal conspirators?
... that René Cárdenas is the first broadcaster to announce Major League Baseball games in Spanish?
... that mountaineer Ian McKeever climbed the 26 peaks of the island of Ireland in 98 hours?
... that Wendell Gilliard had the Ku Klux Klan labeled a terrorist group while serving on the city council of Charleston, South Carolina?
... that professional baseball player Tony Cingrani did not expect his college team to invite him back for his senior season after he struggled as a junior?
... that the appointment of Mo Cowan to the U.S. Senate marks the first time two African Americans served concurrently?
... that Ro Khanna raised US$1.2 million to run for the United States House of Representatives in 2012, more than all but two candidates, but did not run?
... that Sally Jewell, President Barack Obama's nominee for United States Secretary of the Interior, has climbed Vinson Massif, the tallest peak in Antartica?
... that Ben Orloff set school records in college baseball for career hits, runs scored, and games played at the University of California, Irvine?
... that Karsten Whitson turned down US$2.1 million from the San Diego Padres in order to play college baseball?
... that Cuban baseball player Michel Abreu had a US$425,000 signing bonus voided when it was discovered that he lied about his age?
... that a 1999 exhibition series between the Baltimore Orioles and Cuban national baseball team marked the first time a Major League Baseball team played in Cuba since 1959?
... that Bruce Rondón, a Venezuelan baseball player, was described as a "rare talent" by Tigers General Manager Dave Dombrowski?
... that the San Francisco Giants drafted Brock Bond when they meant to draft Casey Bond?

Articles 201–300

... that New York Yankees prospect Vidal Nuño was unable to receive a Division I school scholarship due to his poor academic results?
... that an American football injury almost ended Ryan Pressly's baseball career?
... that dozens of baseball players have defected from Cuba during events such as the Mariel boatlift and the 1996 Summer Olympics?
... that Julia Pierson is the first female Director of the United States Secret Service?
... that Scott Rice played in minor league baseball for 14 seasons before a 2013 promotion to Major League Baseball?
... that when José Fernández defected from Cuba, his mother fell overboard and he jumped in to save her life?
... that baseball umpire Nelson Díaz gained prominence in Cuba after shoving an American coach?
... that Amir Garrett was ranked the 68th best college basketball recruit and could throw a 96-mile-per-hour (154 km/h) fastball?
... that Luke Hancock is the first reserve player to be named Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament?
... that after being caught at sea trying to defect, Cuban baseball player Andy Morales wasn't asked to participate in the 2000 Summer Olympics?
... that College Baseball Hall of Famer Eddy Furniss had to be convinced to play baseball?
... that Brandon Maurer threw a perfect game during a Little League Baseball all-star game?
... that Sean Manaea was named the Most Outstanding Prospect in the Cape Cod Baseball League for 2012?
... that Jonathan Gray turned down a $500,000 offer to play baseball for the New York Yankees so that he could attend the University of Oklahoma?
... that Clay Hopper, Jackie Robinson's first manager in organized baseball, asked Branch Rickey to assign Robinson to a different team?
... that Jean Segura stole first base?
... that Kris Bryant allowed a classmate to take his place as salutatorian?
... that some players preferred receiving cufflinks or shotguns over a World Series ring?
... that Braden Shipley is expected to be the first ever first round pick in a Major League Baseball Draft from the University of Nevada, Reno?
... that a baseball field and building named after Joe Tinker in Orlando, Florida, are on the United States National Register of Historic Places?
... that Stryker Trahan was named for the title character in B.L. Stryker?
... that former baseball player Chris Bando once posted a .139 batting average only a season after batting .291?
... that Shelby Miller threw four no-hitters in high school, including three consecutively, one of which was a perfect game?
... that Major League Baseball pitcher Preston Claiborne is a major contributor to a website that gives tips on surviving the rigors of minor league baseball?
... that Marco Gonzales started and won the Colorado state championship game in all four years on his high school baseball team?
... that Nick Ciuffo received a scholarship to play college baseball before appearing in a single high school baseball game?
... that John Young founded Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities in 1989 as a response to declining African-American participation in baseball?
... that David Berg broke the National Collegiate Athletic Association record for saves in a single college baseball season?
... that after he retired from professional baseball, Preston Larrison opened a youth baseball academy?
... that college baseball player Trea Turner stole more bases in 2012 than 158 teams?
... that Tennessee State Senator Mark Green spent 24 hours with Saddam Hussein following his capture?
... that Dylan Covey turned down $1.6 million to play professional baseball when he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes?
... that Cal McLish was named after Calvin Coolidge, Julius Caesar, and Tuskahoma, Oklahoma?
... that Chirlane McCray, who wrote the "groundbreaking" 1979 essay "I Am a Lesbian" for Essence, later married Bill de Blasio?
... that Jeff Tuel might become the first undrafted free agent to start at quarterback in the first game of his first professional year in the modern era?
... that Jeff Hoffman was named the top prospect in the Cape Cod Baseball League this summer?
... that Red Ruffing became a Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher despite losing four toes in a coal mining accident as a child?
... that Robby Mook became involved in politics when he tried out for a school play?
... that Demetrius Newton defended Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks, and was the first Black speaker pro tempore in the history of the Alabama House of Representatives?
... that Bob Turley, an award-winning baseball player, earned more money as a financial planner than through baseball?
... that Clearwater mayor George Cretekos served as a legislative aide to Congressman Bill Young for 36 years?
... that New York Yankees prospect Nik Turley was chosen with the third-to-last selection, 1,502nd overall, of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft?
... that DeKalb County commissioner and former Georgia State Senator Connie Stokes was abandoned by her alcoholic mother as a child?
... that Sannie Overly is the first woman to serve in a leadership position in the Kentucky House of Representatives?
... that in 2012, Philip Gunn became the first member of the Republican Party to serve as Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives since 1876?
... that HIV/AIDS activist Spencer Cox designed a clinical trial that resulted in the approval of a protease inhibitor?
... that college baseball player Nick Burdi can throw a 100-mile-per-hour (160 km/h) fastball?
... that New Jersey Assemblywoman-elect Maria Rodriguez-Gregg plays for a local roller derby team?
... that Spencer Cox, the new Lieutenant Governor of Utah, plays bass guitar in a garage band?
... that Marilinda Garcia was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives when she was 23 years old?
... that Elmer Flick made his own baseball bat with his father's lathe?
... that minor league baseball shortstop Nolan Fontana is the grandson of former Major League Baseball All-Star Lew Burdette?
... that former students of Benjie E. Wimberly helped him capitalize on the youth vote to get into politics?
... that the new stadium of the Atlanta Braves baseball club is projected to cost US$672 million?
... that according to the book Double Down, Barack Obama's advisers considered replacing Joe Biden with Hillary Clinton as their nominee for Vice President in the 2012 U.S. presidential election?
... that former Atlanta Falcons linebacker Dewey McClain was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives?
... that Pat Hays decided to run for the United States House of Representatives due to the federal government shutdown of 2013, which he called a "travesty"?
... that after filmmaker Amar Kaleka's father was killed in the 2012 Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting, he decided to become a candidate for the United States Congress in the 2014 elections?
... that Kweisi Mfume declined to be a candidate in the 1999 Baltimore mayoral election even though the state legislature changed a law specifically to allow him to run?
... that former college baseball All-American Matt Quatraro is a member of the Old Dominion University Sports Hall of Fame?
... that baseball player Anthony Seratelli bowled two perfect games in high school?
... that Patrick Schuster threw four consecutive no-hitters for his high school baseball team, setting a Florida state record?}}
... that Hal Peck reached Major League Baseball even after shooting off two of his toes?
... that retired American football player Mitch Marrow owns a dog daycare business?
... that Allan Levene is running for the United States House of Representatives in the 2014 elections in four districts, in four different states, simultaneously?
... that the father and mother of Mark Sokolich, mayor of Fort Lee, New Jersey, died when he was 12 and 13 years old, respectively?
... that Sasheer Zamata is the first female black Saturday Night Live cast member hired since the addition of Maya Rudolph?
... that Chris Taylor was named the Tidewater region's baseball player of the year in his senior year of high school?
... that the Broadway play Bronx Bombers stars married couple Peter Scolari and Tracy Shayne as Yogi Berra and his wife, Carmen?
... that the first recorded use of the platoon system in baseball dates back to 1887?
... that college football All-American Michael Sam could become the first active National Football League player to have publicly come out as gay?
... that Honolulu City Councilmember Joey Manahan is the grandnephew of Manuel Manahan, a Filipino Senator?
... that college baseball player Ben Wetzler was suspended by the National Collegiate Athletic Association for "something that reportedly happens all the time"?
... that baseball prospect Javier Báez and his brothers got tattoos of the Major League Baseball logo?
... that Scott Wagner won a special election to the Pennsylvania State Senate as a write-in candidate?
... that the Milwaukee Brewers rescued a stray dog in Phoenix, Arizona, and named him Hank, after Hank Aaron?
... that baseball player Mario Hollands is seeking a second bachelor's degree in merchandise marketing?
... that baseball player Zelous Wheeler has two uncles who played in the National Football League?
... that following the death of Major League Baseball pitcher Steve Bechler, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the use of ephedra?
... that Franklin Pierce Adams did not think his 1910 poem, "Baseball's Sad Lexicon", was "much good"?
... that Derrick Gordon is the first NCAA Division I college basketball player to come out as gay?
... that baseball pitcher Seth Blair had a tumor in the joint of his middle finger on his throwing hand?
... that in 1925, Wally Pipp "took the two most expensive aspirin in history"?
... that Home Run Baker only hit 96 home runs, and never more than 12 in a baseball season?
... that the United States Agency for International Development covertly developed ZunZuneo, the "Cuban Twitter", allegedly as a means of fomenting dissent similar to that of the Arab Spring?
... that J. J. Abrams cast the unknown Daisy Ridley over Academy Award-winner Lupita Nyong'o in Star Wars Episode VII?
... that Taylor Dugas set new Alabama Crimson Tide baseball career records for hits, singles, doubles, and triples?
... that Michael Botticelli is the first director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy to state that he is in recovery for a substance abuse problem?
... that Kevin Cron set Arizona high school baseball records for home runs?
... that Natalie Nakase was the first female head coach in Japan's top professional men's basketball league?
... that Brandon Poulson signed a professional baseball contract out of art school after he was recorded throwing 100 miles per hour (160 km/h)?
... that Andrew Velazquez set a Minor League Baseball record by reaching base safely in 74 consecutive games played?
... that after the construction business of 12-year-old Bill Walker's family was ruined in the 1964 Alaska earthquake, he worked as a janitor?
... that Jeff Banister overcame bone cancer in high school and paralysis in college to play in Major League Baseball?
... that Secretary of State-elect of Rhode Island Nellie Gorbea is the first Hispanic to win statewide office in New England?
... that baseball player Jacob Hannemann is a cousin of Mufi Hannemann, the former Mayor of Honolulu?
... that Max Carey dropped out of seminary to play baseball?
... that Dave Martinez played for four Major League Baseball teams during the 2000 season, tying a record?

Articles 301–400

... that a special election will be held to fill the term of U.S. Representative Michael Grimm, who resigned after pleading guilty to tax evasion?
... that New York Yankees' prospect Ty Hensley was allegedly assaulted by another athlete because Hensley did not want to discuss his $1.2 million signing bonus?
... that the manuscript of Harper Lee's forthcoming novel, Go Set a Watchman‍—‌written before To Kill a Mockingbird but featuring its key characters‍—‌was lost until rediscovered by her lawyer in 2014?
... that the 2015 State of the Union Address was the first State of the Union Address in which the President of the United States used the words "gay", "lesbian", and "transgender"?
... that model Charlotte McKinney became "insta-famous" by posting pictures to Instagram?
... that when Eduardo Rodríguez broke his right arm at the age of seven, he learned how to pitch with his left arm?
... that baseball player Bret Barberie missed a game after getting chili pepper juice in his eye?
... that pitcher Chris Martin rehabilitated the torn labrum in his shoulder by stocking warehouses?
... that Pat Connaughton was forthright about his intent to continue playing college basketball despite warnings that it would impact his prospects in baseball?
... that Josh Naylor and Demi Orimoloye were named High School All-Americans, even though they are Canadian?
... that Thomas Eshelman set an NCAA single-season record for fewest walks per nine innings pitched?
... that John S. Middleton sold his family cigar business to Altria for US$2.9 billion?
... that billionaire Jim Justice built a US$30 million training facility for the New Orleans Saints in West Virginia?
... that Austin Nola's name appears on the front and back of his baseball uniform?
... that in August 2015, David Denson became the first active baseball player affiliated with a Major League Baseball organization to publicly come out as gay?
... that David Stearns is the youngest general manager in Major League Baseball at 30 years of age?
... that according to members of the United States House of Representatives, the October 2015 election to succeed John Boehner as Speaker of the House has turned the body into a "banana republic"?
... that some fans consider Rey from Star Wars: The Force Awakens to be a "Mary Sue"?
... that Poe Dameron, portrayed by Oscar Isaac, was initially scripted to be killed off in Star Wars: The Force Awakens?
... that some fans had a racist reaction to the character of Finn in Star Wars: The Force Awakens?
... that Star Wars: The Force Awakens character Captain Phasma's creation was inspired by a rejected costume design for Kylo Ren?
... that New York Mets fans mark games started by Jacob deGrom with the Twitter hashtag #hairwego?
... that in June 1992, the Quebec Nordiques agreed to two different trades involving Eric Lindros within 80 minutes?
... that Josh Gottheimer became a speechwriter for U.S. President Bill Clinton at the age of 23?
... that Tyler Austin overcame a testicular cancer diagnosis at age 17 to become a professional baseball player?
... that when it debuts on February 8, 2016, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee will be the only late-night TV talk show in the United States hosted by a woman?
... that Adam Frazier has set baseball records for the Mississippi State Bulldogs?
... that baseball's Frank "The Trader" Lane said that trading away Bill Virdon was the "worst trade [he] ever made"?
... that Josh Homme credited his work with Iggy Pop on Post Pop Depression with helping him through the aftermath of the November 2015 Paris attacks?
... that freestyle swimmer Yusra Mardini pushed a boat in the Aegean Sea for over three hours while fleeing Syria?
... that baseball pitcher Tim Melville underwent surgery to correct his pectus excavatum when he was 11 years old?
... that Marten Gasparini's US $1.3 million signing bonus is a Major League Baseball record for players from Europe?
... that Trevor Story is the first rookie in Major League Baseball to hit home runs in each of his first four games?
... that baseball player Ryan Boldt, who is naturally left-handed, taught himself to throw with his right arm after having surgery on his left arm at age 10?
... that Chet Trail is the only person to be on a World Series roster despite never playing in a Major League Baseball game?
... that Cy Sneed's father took a demotion to move from Nevada to Idaho so his sons could play for a better high school baseball team?
... that after Mike Ditka, head coach of the New Orleans Saints, traded for running back Ricky Williams, the two posed together as bride and groom?
... that on Super Tuesday, Google Searches for "Donald Drumpf" surpassed those for Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio?
... that G. T. Bynum, the mayor-elect of Tulsa, Oklahoma, is related to three former Tulsa mayors?
... that David Dahl had his ruptured spleen removed instead of repaired, to return to playing baseball sooner?
... that Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton has hit the hardest batted ball, recorded at 123.9 miles per hour (199.4 km/h) by Major League Baseball's Statcast?
... that T. J. Friedl's signing bonus from the Cincinnati Reds is the largest ever for a player not taken in the MLB draft?
... that as a United States Attorney, David Kustoff prosecuted John Ford following his arrest in Operation Tennessee Waltz?
... that when he was growing up, U.S. Representative-elect Raja Krishnamoorthi lived in public housing and received food stamps?
... that U.S. Representative-elect Stephanie Murphy and her family left Vietnam when she was six months old, and were rescued by the U.S. Navy?
... that in 2005, Howard Dean was elected as Chair of the Democratic National Committee, despite both Democratic Congressional leaders endorsing Tim Roemer instead?
... that the United States Senate rejected Caleb Cushing's nomination to be Secretary of the Treasury three times in one day?
... that U.S. Representative Clay Higgins has been dubbed the "Cajun John Wayne"?
... that the Clemson Tigers defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship on a game-winning touchdown with one second left?
... that during the 1952 steel strike, Clarence B. Randall criticized President Harry S. Truman for what he considered "shocking distortions of fact"?
... that Woody Harrelson's Lost in London became the first film broadcast into theaters live?
... that at age 21, Jewell Jones became the youngest State Representative in Michigan history?
... that some Democrats in the New York State Senate formed the Independent Democratic Conference to caucus with Republicans?
... that last month, four members of the U.S. House of Representatives formed the Congressional Cannabis Caucus?
... that Hank Azaria won a lawsuit for the rights to the title character of Brockmire?
... that Comedy Central advertised The President Show by faking a Russian hack?
... that professional baseball player Devin Smeltzer was diagnosed with cancer when he was nine years old?
... that Marc Kasowitz has represented Donald Trump in bankruptcies, sexual misconduct allegations, and the Russian election interference investigation?
... that Rick Langford pitched 22 consecutive complete baseball games in 1980?
... that Toronto Blue Jays baseball player Riley Adams has a black belt in karate?
... that Players Weekend was the first time the New York Yankees had a name on their uniforms?
... that the Fort Bragg Game was the first regular-season professional sporting event held at an active military base?
... that Vi Lyles is the first African-American woman to be Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina?
... that research for the book Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House reportedly included more than 200 interviews with Donald Trump and his closest associates conducted over 18 months?
... that Jim Benedict was knocked out during his first professional batting practice?
... that the Alabama Crimson Tide overcame a 13–0 deficit at halftime to win the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship in overtime?
... that Jackie Wallace told the coach of the Los Angeles Rams to "kiss his ass" for failing to field him in Super Bowl XIV, his final NFL game?
... that Opening Day for the Seattle Mariners in 1982 was delayed when a player hid the keys to the bullpen car?
... that Mike Marjama overcame an eating disorder to make it to Major League Baseball?
... that American baseball player Tyler Kinley's ancestors changed their surname from "McKinley" after the assassination of the 25th President of the United States?
... that Ryan Bollinger played professionally in Germany and Australia before his first promotion to Major League Baseball?
... that professional baseball player Ronny Rodríguez is also a rapper?
... that after winning a USD$260 million Mega Millions jackpot, Gil Cisneros became a philanthropist?
... that if elected, Democratic candidate Deb Haaland would be the first Native American woman to become a member of the United States House of Representatives?
... that Jesse Gabriel has sued the Trump administration on behalf of DREAMers?
... that the fatal shooting of her son inspired Lucy McBath to advocate for gun control and ultimately run for the United States Congress?
... that the proposed Ybor Stadium would be the smallest in Major League Baseball by seating capacity?
... that Vanessa Delgado's 112-day term in the California State Senate will be the shortest tenure since 1903?
... that the Trump presidential campaign filed for arbitration against the publication of Unhinged: An Insider's Account of the Trump White House by Omarosa Manigault Newman?
... that several Major League Baseball teams adopted the "opener" strategy during the 2018 season?
... that Andy Levin will succeed his father in the U.S. House of Representatives?
... that U.S. Representative-elect Antonio Delgado once released a rap album?
... that US Representative-elect Sharice Davids is a former mixed martial arts fighter?
... that Debbie Mucarsel-Powell is set to become the first Ecuadorian born person to serve in the United States Congress?... that U.S. Representative-elect
... that Dan Crenshaw lost an eye to an improvised explosive device while serving with SEAL Team Three in Afghanistan?
... that Erin Zwiener ran for the Texas House of Representatives after her incumbent representative blocked her on Facebook?
... that Brenda Jones is serving in the Detroit City Council and US House of Representatives concurrently?
... that U.S. Representative-Elect Joe Cunningham is an Eagle Scout?
... that one-game playoffs for the National League West and National League Central in 2018 marked the first time that Major League Baseball had two tie-breaker games in the same season?
... that baseball player Kyle Regnault signed with the New York Mets after meeting one of their coaches on a golf course?
... that the Steinbrenner family hopes to own the New York Yankees for "eternity"?
... that Florida's Amendment 4 reenfranchised an estimated 1.4 million ex-felons?
... that Alabama's 28-point loss against Clemson in the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship was their worst-ever defeat under head coach Nick Saban?
... that after he was named heir apparent to owner George Steinbrenner in 2005, Steve Swindal was bought out of the New York Yankees in 2007?
... that Rich Sauveur pitched for six Major League Baseball teams across three decades without earning a win
... that Eli Grba was the first player chosen by the Los Angeles Angels in the 1960 MLB expansion draft and their first starting pitcher?
... that Amy Shuler Goodwin is the first woman to serve as mayor of Charleston, West Virginia?

Articles 401–500

... that Wayne Messam, mayor of Miramar, Florida, won a national championship in American football with the Florida State Seminoles?
... that the special election in North Carolina's 9th congressional district is the first "do-over" of an election to the U.S. House of Representatives since 1974?
... that Bizzarro serves in the Connecticut senate?
... that Jesse James eliminated Warren G. Harding?
... that Michael Jordan broke one of the unwritten rules of baseball?
... that when she took office last year, Kate Gallego was the youngest and the only woman mayor of any of the ten largest cities in the United States?
... that Kyle Garlick set the single-season home run record for the Cal Poly Pomona Broncos?
... that Will Dismukes, a 29-year-old member of the Alabama House of Representatives, is also an ordained minister and former baseball player, and suffered a massive stroke at the age of 22?
... that as state health commissioner of Indiana, Woody Myers supported the right of Ryan White, a teenage boy with HIV/AIDS, to return to public school in the face of anti-AIDS discrimination?
... that Beth Van Duyne, the mayor of Irving, Texas, from 2011 to 2017, initially became involved in politics due to a zoning dispute?
... that Major League Baseball player Cole Sulser has two degrees in engineering from Dartmouth College?
... that Scyller Borglum and a deceased candidate both won the same election?
... that according to Robert Mueller, who investigated foreign interference in the 2016 US presidential election, foreign interference in the 2020 US elections is ongoing?
... that John Cooper is the first political candidate to defeat an incumbent mayor of Nashville since the city consolidated with Davidson County, Tennessee?
... that Jane Eskind was the first woman to win a statewide election in Tennessee?
... that the Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, Jacqueline Coleman, is a basketball coach and the granddaughter of a National Basketball Association player?
... that in baseball, it is not against the rules to steal signs?
... that newly appointed U.S. senator Kelly Loeffler co-owns the women's basketball team Atlanta Dream?
... that the Reverend Raphael Warnock has hosted Al Gore at his church, and been arrested at the Georgia State Capitol?
... that Jon Godfread is the world's tallest politician, according to Guinness World Records?
... that Jim Lander graduated from Lander University?
... that a member of the U.S. Congress referred to the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act as "one of the worst pieces of legislation Congress has passed in a generation"?
... that Leo Pacheco, a member of the Texas House of Representatives, used to drive buses for VIA Metropolitan Transit?
... that in the tell-all book Too Much and Never Enough, Donald Trump's niece Mary L. Trump alleges that he mistreated his father Fred Trump after Fred developed Alzheimer's disease?
... that Lauren Boebert encourages her servers to openly carry firearms inside her restaurant in Rifle, Colorado?
... that Troy Nehls, the sheriff of Fort Bend County, is the son of a sheriff and brother of a sheriff?
... that retired United States Air Force colonel Kim Olson is a Master Gardener?
... that the 2020 World Series will be the first to be held at one ballpark since 1944?
... that Hans Ustrud was the first native-born South Dakotan to be elected to statewide office?
... that Dances with Wolves was filmed on a 60,000-acre (24,000 ha) ranch owned by L. Roy Houck, a former lieutenant governor of South Dakota?
... that Moneyball depicted Grady Fuson being fired by the Oakland Athletics, though in reality he left voluntarily?
... that that when he is sworn in next year, Mark Robinson will become the first Black lieutenant governor of North Carolina?
... that Mauree Turner is the first publicly non-binary individual elected to a U.S. state legislature?
... that White House correspondent Bryson Rash started in radio at the age of 12 by voicing Buster Brown?
... that Andrew Clyde became involved in politics after being subject to a civil asset forfeiture of nearly $1 million by the Internal Revenue Service?
... that Representative-elect August Pfluger's great-great-great-great-grandfather founded Pflugerville, Texas?
... that Pennsylvania Treasurer-elect Stacy Garrity was nicknamed "The Angel of the Desert" in the Iraq War?
... that Dick Kaegel began working as a full-time sportswriter while he was still in high school?
... that Molly Gray, the new lieutenant governor of Vermont, is a former competitive skier and the daughter of an Olympic skier?
... that Bru McCoy transferred from USC to the University of Texas and back to USC in less than six months?
... that Sarah Cooper and Helen Mirren lip synched the Donald Trump Access Hollywood tape in Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine?
... that Gabriel Sterling has debunked Donald Trump's allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 U.S. presidential election?
... that Helen Dettweiler cofounded the LPGA, was a cryptographer and B-17 pilot during World War II, and became the first woman to broadcast a baseball game?
... that baseball pitcher Dennis Rasmussen nearly had to have his foot amputated when he was 14 years old?
... that Lucy Monroe, the "star-spangled soprano", estimated that she performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" over 5,000 times?
... that Babe Ruth called Marty McHale "the best goddamn singer I ever heard"?
... that Pius Schwert died after giving a speech announcing his candidacy for mayor of Buffalo, New York?
... that Al "Two Gun" Gettel rode a horse onto the baseball field in full Western wear for a game?
... that Sammy Byrd is the only person to play in both a World Series and a Masters Tournament?
... that after his professional baseball career, Joe Beggs was superintendent of prisons in Kentucky and director of urban renewal for Newport, Kentucky?
... that after his baseball career, Byron Houck worked as a camera operator on Buster Keaton's production crew?
... that Johnny Dickshot was captain of the All-Ugly team?
... that Fred H. Brown went from a bean eater to a bean counter?
... that former baseball player Tacks Latimer was sentenced to life imprisonment for second-degree murder, but was pardoned for his heroism in stopping a prison break?
... that Darrell Blocker, "The Spy Whisperer", began playing live music in Senegal as part of his espionage duties?
... that Julia Letlow won the special election for a seat in the United States House of Representatives after her husband died from COVID-19 before he could be sworn into office?
... that Sabina Matos, Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island, did not speak English when she immigrated to the United States at age 20?
... that civil engineer Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston oversaw major projects from the clean-up of Havana's leper colonies to the construction of the Yankee Stadium?
... that Russ Ford developed the emery ball pitch and taught it to Ed Sweeney and Earle Gardner, who taught it to Cy Falkenberg, before it was outlawed by Major League Baseball when Ray Keating was caught using it?
... that George Mogridge threw the first no-hitter in New York Yankees franchise history?
... that pitcher Hal Stowe won a baseball game without throwing a pitch?
... that Harry Harper refused to play baseball on Sundays?
... that Cuddles Marshall, the "handsomest twirler" on the New York Yankees, turned down a movie contract from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer?
... that despite being sick and ordered to return to the rear, Hughie Miller fought on the front lines in the Battle of Belleau Wood and single-handedly captured two German soldiers?
... that Amy Vilela became an advocate for single-payer healthcare after her daughter died after being turned away from a hospital for lacking health insurance?
... that baseball player Eric Filia worked as a butler at the Playboy Mansion while he was suspended by the University of California, Los Angeles?
... that pitchers are cheating in baseball with a glue invented for strongmen to hold Atlas balls?
... that Charlie Wheatley had a seventh-grade education and three honorary degrees in engineering from the University of Tulsa?
... that Chris Gittens's father refused to attend any of his professional baseball games until he was promoted to the major leagues?
... that the 1911 benefit game for Addie Joss was an all-star game that included nine members of the Baseball Hall of Fame?
... that James A. Gilmore reorganized the Federal League, hoping that it would become a third major league?
... that Duffy Lewis was the only major league player to pinch hit for Babe Ruth?
... that Jasson Domínguez is nicknamed "The Martian" because his talent is said to be not of this world?
... that judge Jeremiah T. Mahoney qualified for the 1906 and 1908 Summer Olympics, but did not attend either, and pushed the United States to boycott the 1936 Summer Olympics in protest of Nazi Germany?
... that Alvin Bragg has overseen lawsuits against the Donald J. Trump Foundation, Harvey Weinstein, and The Weinstein Company, and represented the families of Eric Garner and Ramarley Graham?
... that Olympic baseball player Édgar Arredondo set a record for the youngest debut in the Mexican League?
... that Kevin Kopps reworked his pitching delivery based on how he played fetch with his dog?
... that Luke Prokop, an ice hockey prospect, is the first player under contract with a National Hockey League team to come out as gay?
... that reports of Julie Wera's death were greatly exaggerated?
... that Tyler Gilbert threw a no-hitter in his first Major League Baseball start?
... that Cack Henley threw the longest complete game shutout in professional baseball history?
... that some members of the Kushner family objected after Jared invoked their grandparents' resistance in Nazi-occupied Poland to support his denial of Donald Trump's alleged antisemitism?
... that Major League Baseball set a single-day record with $1.4 billion in new player contracts the day before the 2021 lockout was set to begin?
... that even though Charles P. Adams meant to hire someone else, Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones remained at Grambling State University for 51 years?
... that when Lou Almada brought his younger brother with him to spring training, the team gave his brother his job?
... that American football wide receiver Bo Hines transferred to Yale University as a freshman to further his political ambitions?
... that Billy Raimondi declined opportunities to play in Major League Baseball?
... that when baseball outfielder Brick Eldred was suspended by his team for refusing to pay a fine, another team acquired him, paid the fine, and gave him a raise?
... that baseball umpire Cece Carlucci made the umpiring equipment used in The Natural?
... that Lloyd Simmons wore the uniform number 0 because that was the number of games he expected to lose each season?
... that Joe Felmet was sentenced to a chain gang for his participation in the Journey of Reconciliation, considered a precursor to the Freedom Riders, in 1947?
... that Alexander Bannwart got into a fistfight with the pro-war senator Henry Cabot Lodge over America's proposed entry into World War I?
... that Helene Hathaway Britton the first woman to own a Major League Baseball team, was unsuccessfully pressured by other club owners to sell the team?
... that Pennsylvania state representative Marty Flynn engaged in a shootout with attempted burglars near the state capitol?

Articles 501–current

... that Cy Block and Ross Horning testified before the United States Congress about how the reserve clause limited their careers in professional baseball?
... that Royce Clayton idolized Ozzie Smith, the shortstop for the St. Louis Cardinals, as an amateur and took his job as a professional?
... that Jumbo Brown gained 68 pounds (31 kg) after he had his tonsils removed?
... that Mallory McMorrow won a public contest to design the Mazda3 while she was a college student?
... that Tyler Zombro had a seizure and skull fracture after he was hit in the head by a 104-mile-per-hour (167 km/h) line drive?
... that Rōki Sasaki recorded 13 consecutive strikeouts during his April 10 perfect game?
... that the parents of Bob Glenalvin insisted that he play baseball under an assumed name?
.. that after the 1918 season, some Major League Baseball owners wanted the National Baseball Commission to be replaced by former President, William Howard Taft?
... that Russ Davis hit the first home run at Safeco Field?
... that Kelsie Whitmore was part of the first all-female battery in a professional baseball league since the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League?
... that Phil McGrane used food trucks as his inspiration to increase early voting?
... that Floyd Griffin lost a mayoral election by just 35 votes?
... that Yumi Nu is a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and Vogue cover model and musician signed to Steve Aoki's record label?
... that when her boss told her to quit her unpaid television commenting role, Katie Phang quit her paid job instead?
... that Brewer Hicklen hosts an annual youth baseball camp in Alabama?
... that Dee Dawkins-Haigler ran in four elections in four months for the same seat?
... that before his Major League Baseball career, Leo Posada represented Cuba internationally in cycling?
... that doctors told Lance McCullers that he should not continue to pitch in 1990, but he returned to Major League Baseball in 1992?
... that Gentner Drummond flew in the first combat mission of Operation Desert Storm?
... that Larry Jeffrey had eleven knee surgeries in a span of nine years?
... that baseball player Dwight Smith recorded a demo rhythm and blues album during the 1993–94 offseason?
... that Derek Jeter discusses his biracial upbringing and experiencing racism in Michigan in the 1980s and 1990s in The Captain?
... that Ken Russell went on international yo-yo tours before turning to politics?
... that getting bitten by an eel led Sean Barber to become an umpire?
... that before he made his Major League Baseball debut, Nate Fisher worked as a commercial lending analyst for the First National Bank of Omaha?
... that the Iowa state auditor Rob Sand modeled in Milan and Paris while he was in college?
... that Charley Frazier played in the American Football League even though he did not play college football?
... that Zack Kelly received a $500 signing bonus, lost money in his first professional seasons, and was released by two organizations before he made his Major League Baseball debut?
... that Gaylord Perry (pictured) admitted that he had cheated in baseball in his autobiography Me and the Spitter?
... that Abraham Lincoln Davis cofounded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference with Martin Luther King Jr., serving as his vice president?
... that baseball player Mark Littell developed an anatomically correct athletic cup called the "Nutty Buddy"?
... that Jim Nettles followed his older brother to San Diego State University and the Minnesota Twins, but preceded him in being diagnosed for prostate cancer?
... that Gil Kim played professional baseball in the Netherlands, China, Australia, Spain, and Venezuela, scouted in Mexico and the Dominican Republic, and coaches in Canada?
... that a doctor told Howie Shanks that he only had a few weeks to live, but he lived another 31 years?
... that Harry Booth played for, captained, and coached the Saint Joseph's Hawks baseball and men's basketball teams?
... that in 1915, Walter McCredie unsuccessfully challenged the baseball color line that prohibited non-white players?
... that Darrell Mudra was known as "Dr. Victory"?
... that Jonathan Beaulieu-Richard retired from the Canadian Football League to become a pharmacist?
... that Tom Urbani was an original Dirtbag?
... that Tony DeLuca was the longest-serving member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives at the time of his death?
... that in 1920, Elmer Smith (pictured) hit the first grand slam in World Series history?
... that Bettye Crutcher, the only female staff songwriter for Stax Records, wrote songs for B.B. King, Johnnie Taylor, and the Staple Singers?
... that James Diossa rescued the only public library and post office in Central Falls, Rhode Island, when the city went into bankruptcy?
... that Erick Russell is the first openly gay African American elected to a statewide office in the United States?
... that Craig Greenberg was shot at while running in the 2022 Louisville mayoral election?
... that Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed to investigate Donald Trump, played football for Liverpool?
... that James B. Jones got his nickname, "Jawbone", from his time as a traveling soap salesman?
... that Elie Honig obtained the convictions of more than 100 members of the American Mafia, including members of the Genovese and Gambino crime families?
... that the January 2023 election of the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives was the longest speaker election since December 1859 – February 1860?
... that David Burbank, a dentist, founded Burbank, California?
... that Ben LaBolt is the first openly gay White House communications director?
... that baseball player Joey Marciano is a cousin of world heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano?
... that Alexandra Hunt, a former stripper, opened an OnlyFans account in response to an Internet troll during her campaign for a seat in the United States House of Representatives?
... that after he retired from professional baseball, Paul Hinrichs became a Lutheran minister?
... that Linda Yaccarino, Twitter's new chief executive officer, created an advertising campaign for COVID-19 vaccines that featured Pope Francis?
... that Yemi Mobolade is the first Black person and the first non-Republican to be elected the mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado?
... that Walt Nauta would bring a Diet Coke to the Oval Office whenever President Donald Trump requested one via his call button?
... that Domingo Germán was booed off the pitcher's mound in the game prior to his perfect game?
... that a painting by Major League Baseball player Gene Locklear was hung in the White House?
... that Carson Spiers and four of his relatives have played for the Clemson Tigers?
... that Harry Dunn guarded a stairwell and Nancy Pelosi's office during the January 6 United States Capitol attack?
... that LaVonne Griffin-Valade, the Oregon Secretary of State, has published four crime fiction novels?
... that Margaret Donahue was the first female executive in Major League Baseball?
... that Jenny Cavnar is the first female primary play-by-play announcer in Major League Baseball history?
... that The One (pictured), a private residence in Los Angeles, has 21 bedrooms, 42 bathrooms, a 30-car garage, a four-lane bowling alley, a casino, a nightclub, and five swimming pools including a moat?
... that Ruth Gottesman donated $1 billion to ensure free tuition for all students at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine?
... that Ernie Shore pitched a combined no-hitter with Babe Ruth?
... that Lou Novikoff asked if the ivy growing on the walls of Wrigley Field could be smoked?
... that North Dakota state senator Merrill Piepkorn is also a musician, radio host, and public address announcer?