Bo Jackson hits a ruthian blast to leadoff All Star game while Ronald Reagan joins Vin Scully in the NBC broadcast booth.

On July 11, 1989, Bo Jackson hits a leadoff Ruthian blast to center field and Wade Boggs lead off the bottom of the 1st inning with back-to-back home runs off Rick Reuschel to spark the American League to a 5 – 3 win in the All-Star Game at Anaheim Stadium. Jackson earns MVP honors, will join Willie Mays as the second player to hit a home run and steal a base in an All-Star Game, the American League beats the NL’s best players, 5-3, at Anaheim Stadium. During the first inning of the Mid-Summer Classic, former U.S. President and one-time baseball announcer Ronald Reagan joins Vin Scully in the NBC broadcast booth.

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