2013 – Having both Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter on the field does little to help the Yankees, who drop a 5 – 2 decision to R.A. Dickey and the Blue Jays. A-Rod hits his 650th career home run but Jeter goes 0 for 3 with a walk and hits into a double play.

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2013 – Having both Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter on the field does little to help the Yankees, who drop a 5 – 2 decision to R.A. Dickey and the Blue Jays. A-Rod hits his 650th career home run but Jeter goes 0 for 3 with a walk and hits into a double play.

When he goes deep off KC’s Ervin Santana, Bryce Harper becomes the third player in baseball history to hit 40 homers before his 21st birthday. The Washington outfielder joins Mel Ott and Tony Conigliaro, who hit 61 and 56 round-trippers, respectively, for the Giants and Red Sox, before reaching their age of majority.

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When he goes deep off KC’s Ervin Santana, Bryce Harper becomes the third player in baseball history to hit 40 homers before his 21st birthday. The Washington outfielder joins Mel Ott and Tony Conigliaro, who hit 61 and 56 round-trippers, respectively, for the Giants and Red Sox, before reaching their age of majority.

For the first time in nearly six decades, a player homers to support his brother’s effort on the mound when Jordan Danks goes deep in the fourth inning in the White Sox’ 5-2 win over Texas, with his sibling, John, throwing six innings to earn the U.S. Cellular Field victory. In 1955, A’s catcher Billy Shantz also homered in a game in which his batterymate was his brother Bobby.

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For the first time in nearly six decades, a player homers to support his brother’s effort on the mound when Jordan Danks goes deep in the fourth inning in the White Sox’ 5-2 win over Texas, with his sibling, John, throwing six innings to earn the U.S. Cellular Field victory. In 1955, A’s catcher Billy Shantz also homered in a game in which his batterymate was his brother Bobby.

Jordan Danks homers and John Danks gets the win as the White Sox top Texas, 5 – 2. No player had homered in support of his brother’s win since Walker Cooper and Mort Cooper in 1947.

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Jordan Danks homers and John Danks gets the win as the White Sox top Texas, 5 – 2. No player had homered in support of his brother’s win since Walker Cooper and Mort Cooper in 1947.

In a match-up of two leading playoff contenders, Atlanta tops the Cardinals, 5 – 2, as Mike Minor wins his 13th and Andrelton Simmons homers. Allen Craig has three hits in a losing cause.

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In a match-up of two leading playoff contenders, Atlanta tops the Cardinals, 5 – 2, as Mike Minor wins his 13th and Andrelton Simmons homers. Allen Craig has three hits in a losing cause.

After the teams combine for 137 at-bats, 35 hits, 32 strikeouts, and 28 walks, the Diamondbacks beat the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park, 12-7. The 18-inning contest takes seven hours and six minutes to complete, making it the longest game in history, in terms of time, for both franchises.

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After the teams combine for 137 at-bats, 35 hits, 32 strikeouts, and 28 walks, the Diamondbacks beat the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park, 12-7. The 18-inning contest takes seven hours and six minutes to complete, making it the longest game in history, in terms of time, for both franchises.

For the first time in history, the All-Star Game starters face each other in the same regular season when Mets right-hander Matt Harvey and the Tigers’ Max Scherzer are opposing pitchers in Detroit’s 3-0 victory over the Amazins’ at Citi Field, the site of this year’s Mid-Summer Classic. The historic matchup ends with the New York starter, who gives up 13 hits in 6.2 innings, going on the DL for season-ending surgery, and his opponent becoming just the third pitcher to start a season with a 19-1 record, joining Rube Marquard (1912 Giants) and Roger Clemens (2001 Yankees).

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For the first time in history, the All-Star Game starters face each other in the same regular season when Mets right-hander Matt Harvey and the Tigers’ Max Scherzer are opposing pitchers in Detroit’s 3-0 victory over the Amazins’ at Citi Field, the site of this year’s Mid-Summer Classic. The historic matchup ends with the New York starter, who gives up 13 hits in 6.2 innings, going on the DL for season-ending surgery, and his opponent becoming just the third pitcher to start a season with a 19-1 record, joining Rube Marquard (1912 Giants) and Roger Clemens (2001 Yankees).

At a Dodger Stadium press conference, LA announces Vin Scully will continue to broadcast Dodgers’ games for his 65th consecutive season. Some of the historic moments the Hall of Fame broadcaster has called include Don Larsen’s perfect game in the 1956 World Series, 19 no-hitters, including four thrown by Sandy Koufax, Hank Aaron’s 715th home run, and Kirk Gibson’s dramatic walk-off in the 1988 Fall Classic.

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At a Dodger Stadium press conference, LA announces Vin Scully will continue to broadcast Dodgers’ games for his 65th consecutive season. Some of the historic moments the Hall of Fame broadcaster has called include Don Larsen’s perfect game in the 1956 World Series, 19 no-hitters, including four thrown by Sandy Koufax, Hank Aaron’s 715th home run, and Kirk Gibson’s dramatic walk-off in the 1988 Fall Classic.

Ichiro Suzuki collects his 4,000th career hit to join Ty Cobb and Pete Rose as the third professional baseball player to accomplish the feat. The Yankees right fielder, who has compiled more hits during his 13 seasons in the major leagues than any other player within the same amount of playing time, started his career with the Orix BlueWave in Japan, where he had a total of 1,278 hits before joining the Mariners in 2001.

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Ichiro Suzuki collects his 4,000th career hit to join Ty Cobb and Pete Rose as the third professional baseball player to accomplish the feat. The Yankees right fielder, who has compiled more hits during his 13 seasons in the major leagues than any other player within the same amount of playing time, started his career with the Orix BlueWave in Japan, where he had a total of 1,278 hits before joining the Mariners in 2001.