IN HONOR OF #BASEBALL SEASON: Derek Jete

IN HONOR OF #BASEBALL SEASON: Derek Jeter made $269,841.27 per at bat last year. #DreamBig

IN HONOR OF #BASEBALL SEASON: Johnny Ben

IN HONOR OF #BASEBALL SEASON: Johnny Bench could hold seven baseballs in one hand. #FunFact #Cubs #Sox #Chicago

IN HONOR OF #BASEBALL SEASON: Pitcher Dock Ellis says he threw his June 12, 1970, no-hitter while under the influence of LSD.

IN HONOR OF #BASEBALL SEASON: Many players have admitted that they pee on their own hands during baseball season to “toughen” their grip.

IN HONOR OF #BASEBALL SEASON: Eddie Gaedel was the shortest man to ever play baseball on #BillVeeck’s Browns, He was 3’7″.

IN HONOR OF #BASEBALL SEASON: Bank robber John Dillinger was once a professional second baseman, although he never made it to the majors.

IN HONOR OF #BASEBALL SEASON: Pitcher Jim Abbott was born w/o a right hand & had a 10-season baseball career, including throwing a no-hitter

IN HONOR OF #BASEBALL SEASON:When Jimmy Pearsall hit his 100th home run in 1963, he ran the bases in the correct order but facing backwards!

IN HONOR OF #BASEBALL SEASON: Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken, Jr. didn’t miss a game in 16 years. He played in 2,632 consecutive games

IN HONOR OF BASEBALL SEASON: The first World Series was played between Pittsburgh & Boston in 1903 and was a nine-game series.