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The Major League Baseball Organization was founded in 1869. The first MLB Draft was in 1965.
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The Cincinnati Red Stockings was the first MLB team ever created.
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The first Major League Baseball game ever played was a game between the Cleveland Forest Cities and Ft. Wayne Kekiongas. The Kekiongas won the game 2-0.
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The National League was created in 1876.
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Ross Barnes hit the first home run ever while playing for Boston Red Stockings.
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The American League was formed on Jauary 28, 1901.
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William Howard Taft was the first President to throw the ceremonial first pitch
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The first MLB All-Star Game was played at Comiskey Park in Chicago, the home of the Chicago White Sox. The Amerian League won the game 4-2.
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Lou Gehrig have his infamous "the luckiest man on the face of the earth" speech at yankee stadium.
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Jackie Robinson played his first game in the MLB, breaking the color line.
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A rule requiring batters to wear helmets is made
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Cincinnati Reds versatile fielder, Pete Rose, broke Ty Cobb's hit record with 4,192 hits. He would finish his career with 4,256 hits.
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On May 29, 1995 for the New York Yankees, Derek Jeter, a future baseball legend/hall of famer, made his MLB debut.
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Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken Jr. played his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking Lou Gehrig’s record for most consecutive games played
