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Aug 3, 2023 · When Robin Ventura charged the mound vs. Nolan Ryan. Nolan Ryan plunked 158 batters during his Hall of Fame career, but it was his final HBP that sparked one of baseball's most surreal moments. When the 46-year-old right-hander drilled 26-year-old Robin Ventura with a pitch in the third inning on Aug. 4, 1993, nobody could have imagined what ...
Jan 19, 2020 · Robin Ventura was headed back to college. No joke. Ventura is back at Oklahoma State in a rare role as a backpack-toting, class-attending student and student-assistant coach. The former All-Star is joyfully rediscovering his glory days to finish his degree and teach a little baseball.
Aug 4, 2018 · On Aug. 4, 1993 -- the final season of Ryan's career -- the righty toed the rubber for a start against the White Sox. After Chicago third baseman Robin Ventura hit an RBI single in the first inning on a fastball over the plate, the 46-year-old Ryan was determined to not give him something that good to hit again.
Oct 2, 2016 · Robin Ventura announced after Sunday’s game he won’t return as White Sox manager, ending a five-year return tenure on the South Side in which his teams went 375-435. A look back at the 49-year-old’s career timeline: 1986: Ventura leads college baseball with 96 RBIs as a freshman at Oklahoma State. 1987: As a sophomore, shatters an NCAA record with a 58-game…
In 2005, Robin Ventura returned to the Chicago White Sox as a television broadcaster for a handful of games. After years away from professional baseball, Ventura started easing back into the sport when the White Sox hired him on June 6, 2011 as a special advisor to Director of Player Development Buddy Bell.
Aug 4, 2016 · 2. Ventura was ejected. Ventura, on the other hand, was ejected from the game for charging the mound. So was White Sox manager Gene Lamont. No other players or coaches were tossed from the game.
