Did you know...

…that the New York Yankees first donned pinstripes in 1925 when owner Jacob Ruppert decided he wanted to give Babe Ruth a somewhat slimmer look? The Babe, who enjoyed food and drink even more than the right field fence in Yankee Stadium, had ballooned to 260 pounds.

…that Red Sox outfielder Fred Lynn hit the first grand slam home run in All Star game history on July 6, 1983, 50 years to the day after the first All Star game was played at Chicago’s Comiskey Park?

…that...