Thursday, April 6, 2017

This Day in New York Yankees History 4/6: Ron Blomberg


In 1973 the Yankees Ron Blomberg became the first designated hitter in major league history. In his first plate appearance the DH drew a walk off of Luis Tiant in a 15-5 loss at the hands of the bitter rival Boston
Red Sox.

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Sorry for the Capatcha... Blame the Russians :)