Norichika Aoki is the fastest in Nippon Pro Baseball history to reach 500 career hits, taking 373 games. It beats the old record pace by 13 games and is 30 fewer than Ichiro Suzuki took.

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Norichika Aoki is the fastest in Nippon Pro Baseball history to reach 500 career hits, taking 373 games. It beats the old record pace by 13 games and is 30 fewer than Ichiro Suzuki took.

Fausto Álvarez, the Amsterdam Pirates DH and batting coach, hits his 9th home run of the season. That represents a new Hoofdklasse record in the wooden bat era (since 2000), breaking Ivanon Coffie’s old mark. Álvarez is 46 years and 7 months old and already collecting a pension after retiring from Cuban play earlier in the decade.

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Fausto Álvarez, the Amsterdam Pirates DH and batting coach, hits his 9th home run of the season. That represents a new Hoofdklasse record in the wooden bat era (since 2000), breaking Ivanon Coffie’s old mark. Álvarez is 46 years and 7 months old and already collecting a pension after retiring from Cuban play earlier in the decade.

Ryan Howard hits his 100th career home run in a 9 – 6 loss to the Reds. The shot against Aaron Harang makes him the fastest player in major league history to hit 100 homers, doing so in his 325th game.

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On June 27, 2007 Ryan Howard hits his 100th career home run in a 9 – 6 loss to the Reds. The shot against Aaron Harang makes him the fastest player in major league history to hit 100 homers, doing so in his 325th game.

At the Dell Diamond in Round Rock, TexasManny Parra of the Nashville Sounds throws a perfect game against the Round Rock Express. He strikes out 11. Amazingly, it is Parra’s first win and second game in AAA. The contest marks the 8th perfect game in the history of the Pacific Coast League, but only the third to go the full nine innings. On another odd note, all three have come in the 21st Century though the league was formed in 1903: John Halama threw a perfecto in 2001and John Wasdin in 2003.

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On June 25, 2007 At the Dell Diamond in Round Rock, TexasManny Parra of the Nashville Sounds throws a perfect game against the Round Rock Express. He strikes out 11. Amazingly, it is Parra’s first win and second game in AAA. The contest marks the 8th perfect game in the history of the Pacific Coast League, but only the third to go the…

The Republicans win their 7th straight congressional baseball contest. A 5 – 2 affair, it is much closer than the prior year’s contest, as the Democrats add nine freshman players. Jason Altimore (PA) is sidelined by a torn hamstring, while Heath Shuler (NC), a former NFL player, disappoints with an oh-fer game. Joe Baca (CA) tosses a solid game but five errors and four runs in the 3rd give this one to the Republicans, whose rally begins with a triple by Bill Shuster (PA). Mike Doyle (PA) coaches the Democrats for a second straight year; he is a former two-time MVP of the event for the Dems. The event raises between $75,000 and $100,000 for the Washington Literacy Council and Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington.

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On June 25, 2007 The Republicans win their 7th straight congressional baseball contest. A 5 – 2 affair, it is much closer than the prior year’s contest, as the Democrats add nine freshman players. Jason Altimore (PA) is sidelined by a torn hamstring, while Heath Shuler (NC), a former NFL player, disappoints with an oh-fer…

Roger Clemens makes his first relief appearance in 22 years, 341 days, a new major league record. Steve Carlton (15 years, 343 days) had held the record previously. Clemens had not pitched in relief since his rookie season. He volunteered to fill in when the Yankees had worn out their bullpen in 13 innings yesterday.

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Roger Clemens makes his first relief appearance in 22 years, 341 days, a new major league record. Steve Carlton (15 years, 343 days) had held the record previously. Clemens had not pitched in relief since his rookie season. He volunteered to fill in when the Yankees had worn out their bullpen in 13 innings yesterday.

Ryan Rowland-Smith makes his historic major league debut. The former Australian Olympic star and Silver Medalist becomes the first player in history to have a hyphenated surname.

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Ryan Rowland-Smith makes his historic major league debut. The former Australian Olympic star and Silver Medalist becomes the first player in history to have a hyphenated surname.

The New York Yankees sign Chinese catcher Zhenwang Zhang and pitcher Kai Liu. It is wrongly touted as the first time a major league organization has signed Chinese players. However, the Seattle Mariners had signed Chao Wang in 2001.

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On June 18, 2007 The New York Yankees sign Chinese catcher Zhenwang Zhang and pitcher Kai Liu. It is wrongly touted as the first time a major league organization has signed Chinese players. However, the Seattle Mariners had signed Chao Wang in 2001.