The SimpsonsĀ entitled āHomer at the Batā has several Major Leaguers appear
1992Ā ā The episode of the animated seriesĀ The SimpsonsĀ entitled āHomer at the Batā gets its first broadcast onĀ FOX. In the episode, Springfield Nuclear Plant owner C. Montgomery Burns hires a team of major league ringers in order to win a bet he placed on aĀ softballĀ game against a rival businessman. In the end, though, itās the hapless Homer Simpson who saves the day with a walk-offĀ hit-by-pitch. A number of contemporary major league stars, many of them futureĀ Hall of FamersĀ lend their voices and likeness to the show, which is considered one of the classic episodes of the series.