The End of Baseball as We Knew It…
On this date 47 years ago was the beginning of the end of baseball in the American League when the New York Yankees drafted Ron Blomberg first overall. A mere 5 1/2 years later, on April 6, 1973, he became the first player to prove that fielding was no longer part of the game.
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Took a minute – but ahhh, the infamous designated hitter!