r/baseball • u/MLBOfficial Major League Baseball • Mod Verified • Aug 18 '26

Players Only [HIGHLIGHT] FERNANDO TATIS JR. GRAND SLAM ROBBERY!

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u/smarjorie New York Mets • Hartford Yard Goats Aug 18 '26

I screamed in a way that made my girlfriend think I'd seriously injured myself

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u/SoDakZak Minnesota Twins Aug 19 '26

It’s 2026, it’s far past time we all realize serious injuries ain’t just physical. They can be emotional, psychological, spiritual, or… speaking as a Minnesota sports fan born December ‘91: generational.

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u/Noble_Flatulence Minnesota Twins Aug 19 '26

I'm old enough that I remember both the '87 and '91 World Series. I feel like Soran from Star Trek: Generations desperately trying to get back into the Nexus.

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u/KarateKicks100 Minnesota Twins Aug 19 '26

86 baby here. I'm numb and I will never be un-numb. Sports have ruined my life.

Go Twins.

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u/saron7 Minnesota Twins Aug 19 '26

77 baby here. I have no faith in the vikes. The twins....eh.

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u/Heathcliff_Slocumb Pittsburgh Pirates Aug 19 '26

You saw a world series win

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u/Herp_McDerp San Diego Padres Aug 19 '26

I’m just glad my city is here. Being a San Diego fan for decades (I’m old) has been rough. We have never won any championships in the four major sports except for an AFL one way back in the day. Get to the Super Bowl? Face arguably the greatest football team ever or at least top 5. Get to the World Series in 98? Face against arguably the best baseball team ever or at least top 5. We had a shot in 84 but that’s about it for us.

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u/8696David San Diego Padres • Peter Seidler Aug 19 '26

The 1984 Tigers also had 104 wins, and started the year 35-5. 

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u/Bishop_Cornflake Texas Rangers Aug 19 '26

As much as I love my Stars, this actually took the edge off the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs this year. Y'all deserve some good things.

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u/Zelcorat Seattle Mariners Aug 20 '26

As an Ms fan from St. Paul, Heard

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u/sulien92 Aug 19 '26

As a Toronto sports fan born in 1992, all I really know (aside from CFL, AHL, and 2019) is pain

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u/SoDakZak Minnesota Twins Aug 19 '26

You have a raptors title, and two blue jays titles at least…. I’ve been alive almost 35 years and none of the four major sports teams have even made a championship round in my lifetime

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u/sulien92 Aug 19 '26

Fair. Maybe the Vikings get it done this year!

No sarcasm there at all

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u/8696David San Diego Padres • Peter Seidler Aug 19 '26

See, if you get to say “aside from” you don’t get it 

My city has never won a championship in any of the modern professional sports leagues, period

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u/sdcanine99 San Diego Padres Aug 19 '26

I mean we have like 9 MISL titles... so there's that.

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u/8696David San Diego Padres • Peter Seidler Aug 19 '26

You know what, GREAT point. Sockers rule. 

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u/BZLuck San Diego Padres • MLB Pride Aug 19 '26

I was driving home while talking to my wife (at home) on the phone. If the roles had been reversed, I would have thought she crashed her car.

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u/SanDiegoWedOfficiant San Diego Padres Aug 19 '26

Ha ha! And I screamed with such joy that my husband had to come down to see what happened!! Fernando stole a grand slam and then that pose. So sweet! LFGSD!

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u/elanesse100 San Diego Padres Aug 19 '26

I shouted out loud in public and started clapping with absolutely no context for any of the people around me.