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Jun 07, 2024
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In 1995, Pedro Martínez threw a perfect game. Monday was the anniversary of that event, but you won’t find it in Major League Baseball’s record books anywhere because of a really annoying rule.

To recap the facts first, on June 3, 1995, Martínez and the Expos were in San Diego facing the Padres. It was a night game on a Saturday and the grand tota…

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