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All baseballs used in Major League games have the Official Major League Seal on them, and a replica signature of the current commissioner.
The bases in Major League Baseball games are 90 feet apart.
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The probable pitchers for the upcoming Major League Baseball games have not been officially announced yet.
Minor league baseball games typically last around 2-3 hours, similar to major league games.
Hank Aaron played in 3,213 major league games, while Babe Ruth played in 2,503 major league games.
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Since professional baseball games are normally nine innings long, the fifth inning is used as the threshold for an official game, since it is roughly the halfway mark.
When a pitcher throws hitless baseball for five innings, and the game becomes official because of rain, darkness or some other act of God. Several years ago, Major League Baseball erased several shortened no-hit games from the record books.
Saves became an official statistic in Major League Baseball in 1969. The statistic was introduced to recognize the contribution of relief pitchers in games that were not classified as wins or losses. The save rule was formalized in the official rules of baseball to provide a clearer understanding of a pitcher's effectiveness in closing out games.