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All-time save leader Mariano Rivera has made close to $150 million playing baseball. But as a kid growing up in Panama, the Yankee legend had so little money that buying a baseball glove was out of the question.

In the video below, Rivera demonstrates how he used to make his childhood mitts out of cardboard. He says they did make it easier to catch a fast moving baseball, but adds that anyone who can afford a leather glove should definitely go that route.

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Any sports fan knows that the slightest change in their in-season rituals can have a great influence over whether their favorite team wins or loses.

So that’s why Yankees fan Alec Baldwin refuses to indulge his intense urge to urinate while watching his home team play John Krasinski‘s (the Boston native is a Red Sox man) in a new ad campaign for New Era baseball caps.

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Foul tips are one of the perils of playing the catcher position in baseball, but one doesn’t usually associate fire hazard with that risk. In the video below, a foul ball off the bat of the Chicago White Sox’s A.J. Pierzynski hits the mask of Detroit Tigers’ catcher Alex Avila so hard that sparks fly.

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While foul balls hit into the stands provide fans with the chance to make some pretty epic catches, those suckers are traveling at high enough speeds to cause an injury.

During last night’s game against the Orioles, Yankees third baseman Eric Chavez almost catches a foul ball that was headed for the crowd. When he can’t make the grab, the ball ends up hitting a woman in the front row smack in the unprotected face.

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After a 10-0 victory over the  hosting team yesterday and a 10-5 win over the Latin team from Aruba in the semi finals this morning, our boys from East Texas have secured a spot in the Senior League World Series Championship game tomorrow afternoon.

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Yesterday the Texas Rangers announced plans for the creation of a statue that will honor Shannon Stone, the Brownwood, Texas firefighter who passed away from injuries suffered in the tragic accident on July 7 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. More after the jump.

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Attention, Major League Baseball. We may have just found your next great outfielder.

Monday night's Home Run Derby was won by Yankees' slugger Robinson Cano, but not before he swatted a high fly ball that was caught in truly impressive fashion by one of the kids permitted to play in the outfield.

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The American Pastime truly had one of its finest moments last night.

Robinson Cano of the New York Yankees became the newest champion of the MLB All-Star Home Run Derby. But not by himself - he had help from a very special figure in his life. His father, Jose Cano, former pitcher for the Houston Astros, threw BP for Robinson last night, showing how special this game can be to families all over the world. More after the jump.

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Mr. 3000. Sure, it’s a bad movie starring the late Bernie Mac, but it’s also a new moniker for Derek Jeter, who became the 28th player in Major League history to notch 3,000 hits, courtesy of a home run Sunday against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Jeter, whose first career hit – a single -- came off of Seattle’s Tim Belcher on May 30, 1995, also has the distinction of being the first New York Yankee to reach the milestone.

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Cleveland Indians pitcher, and former Whitehouse Wildcat, Josh Tomlin set a Major League Baseball record over the weekend by pitching at least five innings in each of his 29 appearances to start his career. Tomlin is the only major league pitcher since 1919 to do it. Pretty impressive.

Tomlin pitched 7 innings

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Cracker Jack is no longer the only thing at the baseball concession stand with a prize inside. This lucky Red Sox fan happened to have his beer in the right place at the right time when a foul ball took a one hop off the Fenway Park grandstand and landed in his cup. Well played!

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I found this video over the weekend and had to share.  July 4th is a week away and this story fits right in with that.  Check out this CNN video of a soldier who surprises his son at his little league game by throwing out the first pitch.  The part that put a lump in my throat was when the dad says "he learned how to catch while I was gone."  I can't even imagine being gone serving my country for so long that I miss out on playing catch with my son.  Thanks to all the men and women who make that very sacrifice so that we can keep the freedoms that we have.  I salute you!  Video after the jump.

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