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Mar 24, 2022 · Randy Johnson threw a fastball during a spring training game in 2001 that never made it to home plate. That's because it hit a bird.
In a spring training game in March 24, 2001, a dove flew by home plate and was hit by Johnson’s screaming fastball, causing an explosion.
Mar 23, 2021 · A bird meeting its demise at the hands of one of the game’s most intimidating pitchers remains among the weirdest things to happen on a baseball field. It resurfaces yearly and is replayed ...
Mar 15, 2019 · On March 24, 2001, during a spring training game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the San Francisco Giants, Randy Johnson, now a Hall of Famer, stood on the mound facing Giant’s Calvin Murray. Johnson threw a fastball that wouldn’t make it to the plate.
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 dove...
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.
He struck out a still-mind-boggling 4,875 batters, second only to Nolan Ryan on the all-time list. Just two years ago, he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. And, on March 24, 2001, he accidentally exploded a bird:
Mar 25, 2024 · All you heard was “poof.” The scene was captured by Jim Currigan, the Diamondbacks’ video coordinator. Had it not been caught on film, the incident might have faded away. Instead, it is a staple...
Mar 24, 2017 · The ball impacted the bird and sent a poof of white feathers floating into the air, the bird careening to the ground near the batter's box. On the video, you can hear gasps from the crowd.
Mar 24, 2021 · Arizona Republic. It's been 20 years since former Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Randy Johnson hit a bird with a pitch during spring training. Time flies. The date, March 24, 2001, was an...
