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May 30, 2024
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Monday marked the 56th birthday of both Jeff Bagwell and Frank Thomas, two Hall of Fame first basemen who were born on the exact same day. I think we’d be hard-pressed to find two better players who share the same birth day and year, considering they each had over 70 WAR for their careers.

There have only been 70 hitters ever who topped 70 career …

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