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The MLB All-Star Game is full of great memories.
One of them takes us back 24 years in our time machine.
In 1999, baseball was extremely exciting: Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire had given us a legendary home run chase the year before, Ken Griffey Jr. was a star in Seattle, Barry Bonds was starting to make history, and Pedro Martinez was having one of the best seasons a pitcher can have.
Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter were young stars, and the Boston Red Sox had one of their 1990s franchise icons playing the All-Star Game in front of his fans at Fenway Park: Nomar Garciaparra.
One of the most exciting moments of the 1999 Midsummer Classic, however, involved a true Red Sox legend: the one and only Ted Williams.
“On this day in 1999, 80-year-old Ted Williams received a hero’s welcome at Fenway Park. The players embraced Teddy Ballgame before a memorable All-Star Game, which included 19 future Hall of Famers and saw Pedro Martinez win MVP,” the National Baseball Hall of Fame tweeted.
On this day in 1999, 80-year-old Ted Williams received a hero’s welcome at Fenway Park.
The players embraced Teddy Ballgame before a memorable All-Star Game, which included 19 future Hall of Famers and saw Pedro Martinez win MVP.
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— National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (@baseballhall) July 13, 2023
Teddy Ballgame played his entire career with the Red Sox, from 1939 to 1960.
He is a Hall of Famer, won multiple batting titles, hit 521 home runs, and accumulated 2,654 hits despite missing over four seasons while serving the country.
He is, without a doubt, a top-ten MLB player and received a lot of love, respect, and admiration from players in that 1999 All-Star Game.
Martinez struck out five of the six batters he faced to win MVP honors.
It was one of the best All-Star Games in modern history.
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