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Good morning and welcome to the YB Box Score, what we're reading while stuffing the All-Star ballot box with last minute votes.
Happy birthday today to Manny Machado, Justin Schultz, Brandon Jacobs, Pau Gasol, Valerie Brisco-Hooks, Lillie Leatherwood and Willie Randolph. On this date in 1997 the Montreal Expos retired Andre Dawson's number.
Daily brain workout
Name the MLB players with the most career multiple-HR games in our the 'Babe goes out with a bang' quiz.
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Get yourself a pitcher who can do this:
467 feet!@MrGrayWolf22’s 1st career HR is the longest HR by a pitcher since 2015 AND @Rockies' longest HR of '17. https://t.co/vhe3o8ZAFa pic.twitter.com/KDJT93jJXV
— #Statcast (@statcast) July 6, 2017
Have a good Thursday. Today's Thursday, right? Always tough to tell after a holiday and no one ever follows our "day Venus beat Serena at Wimbledon" calendar.
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