20 years ago today, a wily veteran taught a young budding star not to take getting hit by a baseball personally…Great piece of history!
Nolan Ryan was 46 years of age when the 1993 MLB season began. He announced that he would retire at the end of the season. Nolan Ryan had pitched magic through four decades and was ready to call it a career. The last big moment in his pitching career came not from his pitches but from his fists.
On August 4th, 1993 the visiting Chicago White Sox were in Arlington to take on the Texas Rangers. Nolan Ryan was on the mound for the Rangers. After giving up 2-runs to the White Sox in the first inning he was facing young third baseman Robin Ventura. Ventura had hit for an RBI single off of Ryan in the first inning. On his first pitch Ryan beaned Ventura in the elbow.
Robin Ventura appeared to be walking to first base when he suddenly threw his helmet down and charged at the mound. …
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