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Team With The Best Record When Mount Rainier League Folded In 2015

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Get Previous Independent Minor League Baseball Team Apparel Here Independent Baseball Trivia When the Mount Rainier Professional Baseball League folded after roughly two weeks of play during its inaugural season (2015), which team had the best record? Answer: The Ellensburg Bulls finished the season leading the league with a 6-3 record.   https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=3215e0d9 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Rainier_Professional_Baseball_League Thanks … Read more

Atlantic League Pitcher The First To Throw On Mound From 61 Feet, 6 Inches

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In August 2021, Zach Smith of the Lancaster Barnstormers faced James Harris of the York Revolution in a game in Lancaster, PA. This was the first official at-bat of a regular season professional baseball game which had a mound distance longer than the standard 60-feet, 6-inches from home plate.  https://lancasteronline.com/sports/local_sports/at-a-new-experimental-distance-barnstormers-pitching-woes-continue-in-loss-to-york/article_f98eeb0a-f58f-11eb-918a-137d7339d2d7.html Here is the video from … Read more