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- Unfortunately, yes. Video shows feathers falling off the bird, which was likely a mourning dove, as it falls to the ground. Rod Barajas, the catcher at the time, said "all you see is an explosion."
Mar 24, 2022 · Did the bird die? Unfortunately, yes. Video shows feathers falling off the bird, which was likely a mourning dove, as it falls to the ground.
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Mar 23, 2021 · The bird, likely a mourning dove, isn’t in the frame until suddenly it is. Even the few in attendance who spotted the bird ahead of time were stunned. Swanson: I can’t say I saw the bird, but ...
- Zach Buchanan
Mar 24, 2021 · For the 15th anniversary, which was five years ago (20-5=15), Newsweek interviewed Bird Experts about this moment and the eventual conclusion was that Randy Johnson had hit a mourning...
- Greg Gottfried
Mar 24, 2020 · The umpire ruled it a no-pitch, effectively wiping out any official record that Johnson threw a pitch that killed a bird. Giants second baseman Jeff Kent personally carried the dead dove away.
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Mar 24, 2016 · Clait Braun, researcher with the Wilson Ornithological Society: Yes, it was a mourning dove. The dove that Johnson hit was in the wrong place at the wrong time. MLB. Were you aware of this...
Mar 24, 2022 · The bird in question was a dove and perished right there after being hit by a Johnson fast ball that was said to be traveling at between 100 and 103 miles-per-hour.
Mar 24, 2016 · Fifteen years ago today was the day Randy Johnson, then with the Arizona Diamondbacks threw a pitch that, against all odds, slammed into a bird which was crossing in between The Big Unit and home plate.