Notable: in 2014 there was a rule change (7.13) in baseball that was meant to avoid injuries when colliding with the catcher. Previously, it was common for a player to run into the catcher in the hopes of dislodging the ball.
Fernando Tatis of the St. Louis Cardinals off Chan Ho Park of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Vladimir Guererro Jr. was born in Montreal in March of 1999. Vladimir Guerrero Sr. was inducted to Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018. He played for the Expos from 1996 to 2003.
Two weeks later, the Tampa Bay Rays moved three home games from Tropicana Field to Citi Field in New York City due to Hurricane Irma.
Ejections and Comebacks and Grandslams Down by 6 in the 9th inning?
Carlos Brathwaite hit the first four balls of the final over for six as West Indies stunned England to win the World Twenty20.
“They will go down as the most thrilling 129 minutes in baseball history. Never before and likely never again—if we even dare to assume anything else can be likely ever again—will baseball captivate and exhilarate on so many fronts in so small a window the way it did September 28, 2011.”
Tom Verducci, Sports Illustrated