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===Articles 1–100===
*... that '''[[Bonnie Newman]]''', a former [[chief of staff]] to [[Judd Gregg]], had been named to replace him in the [[United States Senate]] until Gregg withdrew his nomination for [[United States Secretary of Commerce|Secretary of Commerce]]?
*... that '''[[Richard Ravitch]]''' was appointed Lt. Governor of [[New York]] on July 8, 2009, in a move that New York's [[attorney general]] claimed was unconstitutional?
*... that [[Major League Baseball]] presents a variety of '''[[List of Major League Baseball awards|awards]]''' each season for [[Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award|individual performance]], [[Silver Slugger Award|excellence in batting]], [[Cy Young Award|pitching performance]], and [[Rawlings Gold Glove Award|fielding prowess]]?
*... that '''[[Augie Schmidt]]''' won the [[Golden Spikes Award]], an award given to the top amateur [[baseball]] player in the United States, in 1982?
*... that '''[[Red Snapp]]''' was considered the "king of the [[minor league baseball|minor leagues]]"?
*... that [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall of Famer]] '''[[George Kelly (baseball)|George Kelly]]''' was nearly suspended by [[Major League Baseball]] for playing basketball with [[Jimmy O'Connell]]?
*... that '''[[Yoenis Céspedes]]''' was described by ''[[Baseball Prospectus]]'' as "arguably the best all-around <nowiki>[</nowiki>baseball<nowiki>]</nowiki> player to come out of [[Cuba]] in a generation"?
*... that '''[[Josh Romanski]]'''{{`s}} mother was diagnosed with [[breast cancer]] the same day he was drafted by the [[Milwaukee Brewers]] baseball team?
*... that '''[[Elmer Stricklett]]''' is considered to have been the first baseball [[pitcher]] to master the [[spitball]]?
*... that [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall of Fame]] [[pitcher]] '''[[Jack Chesbro]]''' received his nickname "Happy Jack" while working in a psychiatric facility?
*... that '''''[[Three Sisters (musical)|Three Sisters]]''''', a [[musical theatre|musical]] by [[Oscar Hammerstein II]] and [[Jerome Kern]], played for only two months in [[London]] in 1934, and didn't debut in America until 2011?
*... that '''[[Koji Mitsui]]''' was unsuccessfully [[posting system|posted]] to [[Major League Baseball]] twice in one offseason?
*... that the mustache that '''[[Frenchy Bordagaray]]''' grew in 1936 is likely to have been the only mustache worn in [[Major League Baseball]] between 1914 and 1972?
*... that '''[[Nemo Gaines]]''' is the only graduate of the [[United States Naval Academy]] to play in [[Major League Baseball]]?
*... that baseball pitcher '''[[Brad Boxberger]]''' was named to the [[Arizona Fall League]]'s 2011 Top Prospects Team?
*... that the [[New York Yankees]] traded for '''[[Allie Reynolds]]''' on the advice of [[Joe DiMaggio]]?
*... that '''[[Ryota Igarashi]]''' used to hold the [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] record for the fastest pitch thrown?
*... that '''''[[The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery]]''''' won the [[Pulitzer Prize for History]], the [[Bancroft Prize]], and the [[Lincoln Prize]] in 2011?
*... that an injury to [[minor league baseball]] player '''[[David Adams (baseball)|David Adams]]''' prevented the [[New York Yankees]] from acquiring [[Major League Baseball All-Star game|all-star]] [[pitcher (baseball)|pitcher]] [[Cliff Lee]]?
*... that '''[[Jimmy Van Ostrand]]''' recorded both of [[Canada national baseball team|Canada]]'s [[run batted in|runs batted in]] during the gold medal baseball game of the [[Baseball at the 2011 Pan American Games|2011 Pan American Games]]?
*... that '''[[Michael Pineda]]'''{{`}}s [[fastball]] averaged {{convert|94.7|mph}} in 2011, leading [[Major League Baseball]] rookies with at least 100 [[innings pitched]]?
*... that '''[[Nick Castellanos]]''' received a $3.45 million signing bonus from the [[Detroit Tigers]], the highest ever for a player not drafted in the first round in the [[Major League Baseball Draft]]?
*... that '''[[Michael Choice]]''' is the first [[University of Texas at Arlington]] [[baseball]] player to be drafted in the first round of the [[Major League Baseball Draft]]?
*... that '''[[Gerardo Concepción]]''' won the 2010–11 [[Cuban National Series Rookie of the Year Award]]?
*... that '''[[Jon Weber (baseball)|Jon Weber]]''' played on four consecutive [[minor league baseball]] championship teams?
*... that [[George Peter Alexander Healy]]'s portrait '''''[[Abraham Lincoln (Healy)|Abraham Lincoln]]''''' was based on his earlier work, ''[[The Peacemakers]]''?
*... that during his 1838 '''[[Abraham Lincoln's Lyceum address|Lyceum address]]''', [[Abraham Lincoln]] warned of a tyrant overtaking the United States from within?''
*... that '''[[Josh Bell (outfielder)|Josh Bell]]''' received a US$5 million [[signing bonus]], a record for a player chosen in the second round of the [[Major League Baseball Draft]]?
*... that '''[[Jordy Mercer]]''' and '''[[Matt Hague]]''' have been teammates in [[college baseball|college]] and the [[minor league baseball|minor leagues]] since 2008, as both attended [[Oklahoma State University–Stillwater|Oklahoma State]] and were drafted by the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]?
*... that [[pitcher]] '''[[Justin Pope]]''' broke [[Roger Clemens]]' [[college baseball]] record of 35 consecutive scoreless innings?
*... that British [[midwife]] and bestselling author '''[[Jennifer Worth]]''' criticized [[Mike Leigh]]'s 2004 film ''[[Vera Drake]]'' for depicting an "invariably fatal" method of [[abortion]] as quick and painless for women?
*... that American baseball players '''[[Brett Jackson]]''', '''[[Jeff Beliveau]]''', '''[[James McCann (baseball)|James McCann]]''', '''[[Tuffy Gosewisch]]''', '''[[Matt Clark (baseball)|Matt Clark]]''', '''[[Pete Andrelczyk]]''', '''[[Matt Shoemaker]]''', '''[[Justin Cassel]]''', '''[[Chad Tracy (baseball, born 1985)|Chad Tracy]]''' and '''[[Andrew Garcia (baseball)|Andrew Garcia]]''' won [[silver medal|silver]] at the [[Baseball at the 2011 Pan American Games|2011 Pan American Games]]?
*... that '''[[Roger Peckinpaugh]]''' set a [[World Series]] record for [[error (baseball)|errors]]?
*... that Canadian baseball players '''[[Michael Crouse]]''', '''[[Marcus Knecht]]''', '''[[Chris Bisson (baseball)|Chris Bisson]]''', '''[[Andrew Albers]]''', '''[[Jamie Romak]]''', '''[[Tim Smith (baseball)|Tim Smith]]''', '''[[Kyle Lotzkar]]''', '''[[Mark Hardy (baseball)|Mark Hardy]]''', '''[[Nick Bucci]]''', and '''[[Jonathan Malo|Jon Malo]]''' won [[gold medal|gold]] at the [[Baseball at the 2011 Pan American Games|2011 Pan American Games]]?
*... that fifty-nine [[Major League Baseball]] '''[[List of Major League Baseball player–managers|player–managers]]''', including [[Connie Mack]], have been enshrined in the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]]?
*... that baseball [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall of Fame]] [[manager (baseball)|manager]] [[Sparky Anderson]] once said '''[[Chris Pittaro]]''' had "a chance to be the greatest [[second baseman]] who ever lived"?
*... that [[professional baseball]] player '''[[Scott Beerer]]''' briefly retired to become an [[emergency medical technician]]?
*... that when '''[[Roger Bresnahan]]''' adopted the use of shin guards in [[Major League Baseball]] on [[Opening Day]] in 1907, angry fans threw snow onto the field?
*... that debuting [[Major League Baseball]] pitcher '''[[Drew Smyly]]''' came within two outs of pitching a [[no-hitter]] in a college baseball tournament while a [[redshirt (college sports)|redshirt]] freshman at the [[University of Arkansas]]?
*... that [[National Baseball Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] [[baseball]] [[manager (baseball)|manager]] [[John McGraw]] signed '''[[Billy Gilbert (baseball)|Billy Gilbert]]''' to the [[New York Yankees|Baltimore Orioles]] in 1902 and the [[San Francisco Giants|New York Giants]] in 1903?
*... that '''[[Kyeong Kang]]''' was the first [[South Korea]]n to be selected in the [[Major League Baseball Draft]]?
*... that the [[History of the New York Giants|New York Giants]] and [[Cincinnati Reds]] raided '''[[Joe McGinnity]]''', '''[[Joe Kelley]]''', '''[[Cy Seymour]]''', '''[[Dan McGann]]''', '''[[Jack Cronin]]''', and others from the [[New York Yankees|Baltimore Orioles]] during the '''[[1902 Baltimore Orioles season|1902 season]]'''?
*... that baseball player '''[[Josh Edgin]]''' won the [[Pennsylvania]] state championship in [[wrestling]], finishing fourth in the national championship?
*... that the [[Garth Jennings]]-directed video for [[Radiohead]]'s "'''[[Lotus Flower (song)|Lotus Flower]]'''", which features [[Thom Yorke]]'s "spastic" dancing, was nominated for the [[Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video]]?
*... that the [[College of Southern Nevada]]'s [[college baseball|baseball]] team was forced to forfeit 37 games in 2006 when '''[[Craig Heyer]]''' was ruled ineligible?
*... that [[baseball]] [[outfielder]] '''[[Adam Eaton (outfielder)|Adam Eaton]]''' received [[United States dollar|USD]] $120,000 meant for the retired [[Adam Eaton|pitcher of the same name]]?
*... that even though he didn't start [[pitcher|pitching]] until 2007, '''[[D. J. Mitchell]]''' was the [[New York Yankees]] [[minor league baseball|minor league]] Pitcher of the Year in 2011?
*... that '''[[Andrew Freedman]]''', owner of the [[National League]]'s [[San Francisco Giants|New York Giants]], bought the [[American League]]'s [[New York Yankees|Baltimore Orioles]] from '''[[John Mahon (baseball)|John Mahon]]''' to raid Baltimore's best players?
*... that '''[[Jason Krizan]]''' set a [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] record for [[double (baseball)|doubles]]?
*... that '''[[Matt Barnes (baseball)|Matt Barnes]]''' and '''[[Michael Roth (baseball)|Michael Roth]]''' were named [[college baseball]] First Team [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] [[All-America]]ns in [[2011 College Baseball All-America Team|2011]]?
*... that [[Kid Elberfeld]] discovered future [[National Baseball Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]] '''[[Travis Jackson]]''' when Jackson was 14 years old?
*... that [[National Baseball Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] [[manager (baseball)|manager]] '''[[Miller Huggins]]''' executed the first [[Stolen base#Technique and strategy|delayed steal]] in recorded [[baseball]] history?''
*... that '''[[Philip Humber]]'''{{`s}} April 21, 2012, '''[[Philip Humber's perfect game|perfect game]]''' was only the 21st in [[Major League Baseball]] history dating back to 1869?
*... that '''[[Jack Zeller]]''', who was credited with building the [[Detroit Tigers]]{{'}} [[farm system]], proposed a [[Draft (sports)|draft]] that would have ended the use of farm systems in [[baseball]]?
*... that [[Frank Graham (writer)|Frank Graham]] called '''[[Dave Bancroft]]''' "the greatest [[shortstop]] the [[San Francisco Giants|Giants]] ever had and one of the greatest that ever lived"?
*... that '''[[Blake Beavan]]''', the losing [[pitcher]] of [[Philip Humber]]'s [[Philip Humber's perfect game|perfect game]], threw a [[perfect game]] of his own while in [[high school]]?
*... that '''[[Adonis García]]''' was named to the [[2012 Caribbean Series]] All-Tournament Team?
*... that '''[[Patrick Corbin (baseball)|Patrick Corbin]]''' set a [[Mobile BayBears]] franchise record when he [[pitcher|pitched]] 27{{1/3}} consecutive scoreless [[innings pitched|innings]]?
*... that [[Boston Red Sox]] [[third baseman]] '''[[Will Middlebrooks]]''' is engaged to a former [[Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders|Dallas Cowboys cheerleader]] whom he has known since childhood?
*... that [[Major League Baseball]] [[pitcher]] '''[[Dan Jennings]]''' of the [[Miami Marlins]] has been mistakenly thought to be the son of team vice president Dan Jennings?
*... that '''[[Chad Mottola]]''' was the first [[University of Central Florida]] athlete to be selected in the first round of a [[draft (sports)|professional sports draft]]?
*... that the '''[[Andrew Freedman Home]]''' served as a [[retirement home]] for "aged and indigent persons of both sexes", who had formerly been of "good circumstances"?
*... that former [[Major League Baseball]] [[pitcher]] '''[[Paul Shuey]]''' is now a professional [[bass fishing|bass fisherman]]?
*... that pitcher '''[[B. J. Wallace]]''' set an [[Baseball at the Summer Olympics|Olympic baseball]] record with fourteen [[strikeout]]s in one game?
*... that '''[[Jeffrey Hammonds]]''' received the largest [[signing bonus]] of the [[1992 Major League Baseball Draft]]?
*... that [[Cy Young]] threw a '''[[Cy Young's perfect game|perfect game]]''' in the midst of a [[Major League Baseball]] record streak of {{frac|25|1|3}} [[innings pitched]] without allowing a [[hit (baseball)|hit]]?
*... that after future [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|all-star]] '''[[Phil Nevin]]''' was [[List of MLB first overall draft choices|taken first overall]] in the '''[[1992 Major League Baseball Draft]]''', [[Houston Astros]]' scout [[Hal Newhouser]] quit, protesting that the club should have taken [[Derek Jeter]] instead?
*... that 21-year-old '''[[Danny Duffy]]'''{{`s}} abrupt retirement from the [[Kansas City Royals]] organization in 2010 reminded many of when [[Zack Greinke]] left the baseball club in 2006?
*... that [[baseball]] executives thought that '''[[Toe Nash]]''' was a hoax, similar to [[Sidd Finch]]?
*... that [[baseball]] [[pitcher]] '''[[Robert Stephenson (baseball)|Robert Stephenson]]''' threw back-to-back [[no-hitter]]s in his senior season of high school?
*... that '''[[José Quintana]]''' made his [[Major League Baseball]] debut due to a new rule that allows a team to carry 26 players on their [[Major League Baseball rosters#25-man roster|25-man roster]]?
===Articles 101–200===
*... that '''[[Rudy Árias (catcher)|Rudy Árias]]''' was a [[replacement player]] during the [[1994–95 Major League Baseball strike]], though he retired as a player in 1979?
*... that the [[New York Yankees]] introduced '''[[Eduardo Núñez]]''' to [[Derek Jeter]], his childhood idol, as Jeter's eventual replacement?
*... that [[Major League Baseball]]'s new [[collective bargaining agreement]] addressed the issue that led to '''[[Barret Loux]]''' being declared a [[free agent]]?
*... that '''[[Yan Gomes]]''' is the first [[Brazil]]ian-born player to appear in [[Major League Baseball]]?
*... that in his tell-all memoir '''''[[The Bronx Zoo (book)|The Bronx Zoo]]''''', [[Sparky Lyle]] talked about how he enjoyed sitting on [[birthday cake]]s naked?
*... that '''[[Stephen Pryor]]''' [[win (baseball)|won]] a [[no-hitter]] on {{nowrap|June 8}}, 2012, in his fourth [[Major League Baseball]] appearance?
*... that [[political boss]] '''[[John H. McCooey]]''' opposed the nomination of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] for [[President of the United States]] in 1932?
*... that [[professional baseball]] player '''[[Terry Doyle]]''' works as a [[substitute teacher]] during the offseason?
*... that '''[[Bryan Holaday]]''' won the [[Johnny Bench Award]] in 2010, given to the top [[catcher]] in [[college baseball]]?
*... that the '''[[Houston College Classic]]''' is seen as the beginning of the [[college baseball]] season in [[Texas]]?
*... that [[LinkedIn]] was '''[[2012 LinkedIn hack|hacked]]''' on June 7, 2012, resulting in the release of over 6 million user passwords?
*... that '''[[Moose McCormick]]''' was considered the first great [[pinch hitter]] in [[Major League Baseball]] history?
*... that [[Matt Cain]] threw more pitches in his '''[[Matt Cain's perfect game|perfect game]]''' than any other [[perfect game]] pitcher before him?
*... that '''[[Chris Archer (baseball)|Chris Archer]]''' [[pitcher|pitched]] [[USA Baseball]]'s International Performance of the Year in 2010?
*... that '''[[Ross Youngs]]''' is the member of the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame]] who died at the youngest age?
*... that '''[[Cotton Tierney]]'''{{`}}s great-great-nephew named a website after him that has received over {{nowrap|4 million}} page views?
*... that [[baseball]] [[pitcher]] '''[[Tyler Thornburg]]''' has drawn comparisons to [[Cy Young Award]]-winner [[Tim Lincecum]]?
*... that '''[[Carlos Correa (baseball)|Carlos Correa]]''' is the first [[Puerto Rican people|Puerto Rican]] to be selected with the [[List of first overall Major League Baseball draft picks|first overall selection]] of a [[Major League Baseball Draft]]?
*... that [[2012 College World Series]] [[College World Series Most Outstanding Player|Most Outstanding Player]] '''[[Robert Refsnyder]]''' was born in [[South Korea]] and adopted by a [[California]] couple when he was three months old?
*... that '''[[Tyler Clippard]]''' [[win (baseball)|won]] the [[2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game]] despite not retiring a [[batter (baseball)|batter]]?
*... that '''[[Lorinda de Roulet]]''' is the first woman to direct the day-to-day operations of a [[Major League Baseball]] franchise?
*... that '''[[Vincent de Roulet]]''', when serving as [[United States Ambassador to Jamaica]], was declared ''[[persona non grata]]'' by the [[Prime Minister of Jamaica]]?
*... that '''[[Andrew Heaney]]''' led all [[college baseball]] [[pitchers]] in [[strikeout]]s during the [[2012 NCAA Division I baseball season|2012 season]]?
*... that [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Baseball Hall of Fame]] executive '''[[Ed Barrow]]''' discovered [[Honus Wagner]], converted [[Babe Ruth]] into an [[outfielder]], and pioneered the first [[Major League Baseball uniforms|uniform]] numbers?
*... that [[baseball]] player '''[[Rob Ellis (baseball)|Rob Ellis]]''' took out a newspaper advertisement apologizing to the fans for his performance?
*... that '''[[Dock Ellis]]''' pitched a [[no-hitter]] while under the influence of [[Lysergic acid diethylamide|LSD]]?
*... that '''[[Johnny Evers]]''' alerted an [[umpire (baseball)|umpire]] to [[Merkle's Boner]]?
*... that '''[[Max Kepler-Rozycki]]''' received the largest [[signing bonus]] given to a European player by a [[Major League Baseball]] team?
*... that the [[Connecticut Supreme Court]] found that giving the '''[[Finger (gesture)|finger]]''' was offensive, but not [[obscenity|obscene]]?
*... that as of August 2, '''[[Dan Straily]]''' led all American [[professional baseball]] [[pitchers]] in [[strikeout]]s for 2012?
*... that when '''[[Eddy Rodríguez (catcher)|Eddy Rodríguez]]''' [[defection|defected]] from [[Cuba]], his boat nearly [[capsizing|capsized]] and he had to eat ground [[coffee bean]]s to survive?
*... that '''[[Zach Vincej]]''' won the [[Brooks Wallace Award]], given to the best [[shortstop]] in [[college baseball]], in 2012?
*... that '''[[Everett Scott]]''' held the [[Major League Baseball consecutive games played streaks|Major League Baseball consecutive games played streak]] before [[Lou Gehrig]]?
*... that the '''[[M&M Boys]]''' hold the single-season [[Major League Baseball]] record for most combined [[home run]]s by teammates with 115?
*... that '''[[Jeff Luhnow]]''' worked as an [[engineer]], [[management consulting|management consultant]], and technology [[entrepreneur]] before shifting to [[baseball]]?
*... that '''[[Tim Jorgensen]]''' set a new [[Division III (NCAA)|Division III]] [[college baseball]] record with 70 career [[home run]]s?
*... that on August 15, 2012, [[Félix Hernández]] threw the 23rd '''[[Félix Hernández's perfect game|perfect game]]''' in [[Major League Baseball]] history?
*... that '''[[George Kontos]]''' was named [[Illinois]]{{`}} high school [[baseball]] player of the year in 2003?
*... that '''[[Ryan Westmoreland]]''', considered one of the best prospects in [[baseball]], has had brain surgery twice to correct a [[cavernous malformation]]?
*... that '''[[Christian Garcia]]''' reached [[Major League Baseball]] despite enduring three elbow surgeries?
*... that '''[[Steven Rodriguez]]''' became the first player selected in the [[2012 Major League Baseball Draft]] to reach the major leagues?
*... that [[Dave Frishberg]] wrote the lyrics to "'''[[Van Lingle Mungo (song)|Van Lingle Mungo]]'''" while reading a baseball encyclopedia?
*... that in 1997 [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Zaire]]-born baseball player '''[[Ntema Ndungidi]]''' became the highest ranked [[Major League Baseball]] draftee from Quebec?
*... that brothers '''[[Caleb Joseph|Caleb]]''' and '''[[Corban Joseph]]''' were both selected in the [[2008 Major League Baseball Draft]]?
*... that winners of [[William Proxmire]]'s '''[[Golden Fleece Award]]''' for wasteful U.S. government spending include the [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]] for researching why [[prisoner]]s want to escape?
*... that '''[[Joe Molloy]]''', a school teacher, and '''[[Robert Nederlander]]''', a theatre executive, served as managing partners of the [[New York Yankees]] when [[George Steinbrenner]] was banned from baseball?
*... that '''[[Kelly Heath]]''' received his only [[Major League Baseball]] [[at-bat]] because of a case of [[hemorrhoid]]s?
*... that in 1971, '''[[Alex Johnson]]''' said he would prefer "playing in hell" than remaining with the [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|California Angels]]?
*... that '''[[Harry Steinfeldt]]''' performed in a [[minstrel show]] before becoming a [[professional baseball]] player?
*... that '''[[Jim Bottomley]]''' set the [[Major League Baseball]] single-game record for [[runs batted in]] during the [[1924 in baseball|1924 season]], a record that still stands?
*... that '''[[Terry Francois]]''' was the first African American member of the [[San Francisco Board of Supervisors]]?
*... that '''[[José Paniagua]]''' never returned to [[Major League Baseball]] after [[finger (gesture)|flipping off]] an [[umpire (baseball)|umpire]]?'''
*... that [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Baseball Hall of Fame]] [[manager (baseball)|manager]] [[Connie Mack]] said that selling '''[[Herb Pennock]]''' was his greatest mistake?
*... that before embarking on his [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall of Fame]] baseball career, '''[[Frank Chance]]''' pursued a career in [[dentistry]]?
*... that '''[[Alan Phillips (baseball)|Alan Phillips]]''' wasn't allowed to compete in badminton for [[South Africa]] in the [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Olympics]] because he was too old at 36, but he played baseball in the [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Olympics]] at 44?
*... that '''[[George Foster (baseball)|George Foster]]''' claimed he used a black [[baseball bat]] to "[[Racial integration|integrate]] the bat rack"?
*... that the '''[[2012 National League Wild Card Game]]''' was delayed for 19 minutes when fans threw debris on the field?
*... that after he retired from [[professional baseball]], '''[[Harry Wolverton]]''' became a [[police officer]] with the [[Oakland Police Department]]?
*... that '''[[Jedd Gyorko]]''' began his [[college baseball]] career with a 21-game [[hitting streak]]?
*... that '''[[Evan Gattis]]''' spent four years wandering in [[Texas]], [[New Mexico]], [[California]], [[Colorado]], and [[Wyoming]] before becoming a [[professional baseball]] player?
*... that by promoting '''[[Bill Geivett]]''', the [[Colorado Rockies]] broke with baseball tradition?
*... that '''[[Val Demings]]''' became the first female [[Chief of Police]] for the [[Orlando Police Department]]?
*... that '''[[Luke Messer]]''' served as [[John McCain]]'s [[John McCain presidential campaign, 2008|2008 presidential campaign]] co-chair in [[Indiana]]?
*... that '''[[Dan Kildee]]'''{{`}}s efforts to revitalize [[Flint, Michigan]], by demolishing abandoned buildings are being adopted in other cities, including [[Detroit]], [[Baltimore]], [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], [[Philadelphia]], and [[Pittsburgh]]?
*... that '''[[Shelli Yoder]]''', a candidate for the [[United States House of Representatives]], was [[Miss Indiana]] in 1993?
*... that [[professional baseball]] player '''[[Josh Sullivan]]''' [[walk-on (sports)|walked on]] to [[Auburn University]]'s [[college football]] team, backing up [[Jason Campbell]] at [[quarterback]]?
*... that [[United States House of Representatives|congresswoman-elect]] '''[[Michelle Lujan Grisham]]''' served as director of [[New Mexico]]'s Agency on Aging under three different [[Governor of New Mexico|governors]]?
*... that '''[[Mark Takano]]''' is set to be the first non-White openly gay member of the [[United States House of Representatives]]?
*... that new [[Miami Marlins]] manager '''[[Mike Redmond]]''' took [[batting practice]] wearing only [[batting glove]]s, socks, and shoes when his team fell into a [[slump (sports)|slump]] in {{mlby|2003}}?
*... that [[United States House of Representatives|congressman-elect]] '''[[Eric Swalwell]]''' served on the [[city council]] of [[College Park, Maryland]], while a student at the [[University of Maryland, College Park]]?
*... that '''[[David Curson]]''' was elected to serve in the [[United States House of Representatives]] for six weeks?
*... that '''[[Steve Pestka]]''' resigned his judgeship to run the [[real estate]] business his father developed after surviving the [[The Holocaust|Holocaust]]?
*... that [[professional baseball]] player '''[[Slade Heathcott]]''' lived in his truck during his senior year of [[high school]]?
*... that [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative-elect]] '''[[Markwayne Mullin]]''' took over his father's plumbing business when he was 20 years old?
*... that '''[[Leo Righetti]]''' cost himself an opportunity to play in [[Major League Baseball]] when he launched a chair at a team official?
*... that before he was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]], '''[[Andy Barr (American politician)|Andy Barr]]''' worked for [[Mitch McConnell]], [[Jim Talent]], and [[Ernie Fletcher]]?
*... that [[professional baseball]] player '''[[Derek Dietrich]]''' is an accomplished [[juggler]], performing at hospitals and community events?
*... that South Carolina's [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] seat for the '''[[United States Senate special election in South Carolina, 2014|2014 special election]]''' should be filled by [[Stephen Colbert]], according to a [[Public Policy Polling|Public Policy poll]]?
*... that '''[[Paul Thurmond]]''', the youngest son of [[Strom Thurmond]], was born when his father was 73 years old?
*... that long-time television journalist '''[[Belva Davis]]''' recalls being chased out of the [[1964 Republican National Convention]] by attendees who yelled racial slurs?
*... that '''[[Donnie Andrews]]''' was the main inspiration for the character of [[Omar Little]] on ''[[The Wire]]''?
*... that [[African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968)|African-American civil rights leader]] '''[[Xernona Clayton]]''' convinced a [[Grand Dragon]] of the [[Ku Klux Klan]] to denounce the Klan?
*... that baseball player '''[[Kentrail Davis]]''' credited working in [[construction]] with helping him gain the upper body strength to become a [[power hitter]]?
*... that '''[[Gene Dale]]'''{{`s}} expulsion from baseball for [[match fixing]] provided the precedent for banning the [[Black Sox Scandal]] conspirators?
*... that '''[[René Cárdenas]]''' is the first broadcaster to announce [[Major League Baseball]] games in Spanish?
*... that [[mountaineer]] '''[[Ian McKeever (mountaineer)|Ian McKeever]]''' climbed the 26 peaks of the island of Ireland in 98 hours?
*... that '''[[Wendell Gilliard]]''' had the [[Ku Klux Klan]] labeled a terrorist group while serving on the [[city council]] of [[Charleston, South Carolina]]?
*... that [[professional baseball]] player '''[[Tony Cingrani]]''' did not expect his college team to invite him back for his senior season after he struggled as a junior?
*... that the appointment of '''[[Mo Cowan]]''' to the [[U.S. Senate]] marks the first time two African Americans served concurrently?
*... that '''[[Ro Khanna]]''' raised [[United States dollar|US$]]1.2 million to run for the [[United States House of Representatives]] in 2012, more than all but two candidates, but did not run?
*... that '''[[Sally Jewell]]''', [[President of the United States|President]] [[Barack Obama]]'s nominee for [[United States Secretary of the Interior]], has climbed [[Vinson Massif]], the tallest peak in [[Antartica]]?
*... that '''[[Ben Orloff]]''' set school records in [[college baseball]] for career [[hit (baseball)|hits]], [[run (baseball)|runs scored]], and [[games played]] at the [[University of California, Irvine]]?
*... that '''[[Karsten Whitson]]''' turned down US$2.1 million from the [[San Diego Padres]] in order to play [[college baseball]]?
*... that Cuban [[baseball]] player '''[[Michel Abreu]]''' had a US$425,000 [[signing bonus]] voided when it was discovered that he lied about his age?
*... that a '''[[1999 Baltimore Orioles – Cuban national baseball team exhibition series|1999 exhibition series]]''' between the [[Baltimore Orioles]] and [[Cuba national baseball team|Cuban national baseball team]] marked the first time a [[Major League Baseball]] team played in Cuba since 1959?
*... that '''[[Bruce Rondón]]''', a [[Venezuela]]n [[baseball]] player, was described as a "rare talent" by Tigers General Manager [[Dave Dombrowski]]?
*... that the [[San Francisco Giants]] drafted '''[[Brock Bond]]''' when they meant to draft '''[[Casey Bond]]'''?
===Articles 201–300===
*... that [[New York Yankees]] prospect '''[[Vidal Nuño]]''' was unable to receive a [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] school scholarship due to his poor academic results?
*... that an [[American football]] injury almost ended '''[[Ryan Pressly]]'''{{`}}s [[baseball]] career?
*... that dozens of [[baseball]] players have '''[[List of baseball players who defected from Cuba|defected from Cuba]]''' during events such as the [[Mariel boatlift]] and the [[1996 Summer Olympics]]?
*... that '''[[Julia Pierson]]''' is the first female '''[[Director of the United States Secret Service]]'''?
*... that '''[[Scott Rice]]''' played in [[minor league baseball]] for 14 seasons before a 2013 promotion to [[Major League Baseball]]?
*... that when '''[[José Fernández (pitcher)|José Fernández]]''' [[defection|defected]] from [[Cuba]], his mother fell overboard and he jumped in to save her life?
*... that [[baseball]] [[umpire (baseball)|umpire]] '''[[Nelson Díaz (umpire)|Nelson Díaz]]''' gained prominence in Cuba after shoving an American [[Ron Polk|coach]]?
*... that '''[[Amir Garrett]]''' was ranked the 68th best [[college basketball]] recruit and could throw a {{convert|96|mph|adj=on}} [[fastball]]?
*... that '''[[Luke Hancock]]''' is the first [[substitution (sport)|reserve player]] to be named [[NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player|Most Outstanding Player]] of the [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament]]?
*... that after being caught at sea trying to [[Defection|defect]], [[Cubans|Cuban]] baseball player '''[[Andy Morales]]''' wasn't asked to participate in the [[2000 Summer Olympics]]?
*... that [[College Baseball Hall of Fame]]r '''[[Eddy Furniss]]''' had to be convinced to play baseball?
*... that '''[[Brandon Maurer]]''' threw a [[perfect game]] during a [[Little League Baseball]] [[all-star game]]?
*... that '''[[Sean Manaea]]''' was named the Most Outstanding Prospect in the [[Cape Cod Baseball League]] for 2012?
*... that '''[[Jonathan Gray (baseball)|Jonathan Gray]]''' turned down a $500,000 offer to play [[baseball]] for the [[New York Yankees]] so that he could attend the [[University of Oklahoma]]?
*... that '''[[Clay Hopper]]''', [[Jackie Robinson]]'s first [[manager (baseball)|manager]] in [[organized baseball]], asked [[Branch Rickey]] to assign Robinson to a different team?
*... that '''[[Jean Segura]]''' [[stolen base|stole]] [[first baseman|first base]]?
*... that '''[[Kris Bryant]]''' allowed a classmate to take his place as [[salutatorian]]?
*... that some players preferred receiving [[cufflink]]s or [[shotgun]]s over a '''[[World Series ring]]'''?
*... that '''[[Braden Shipley]]''' is expected to be the first ever first round pick in a [[Major League Baseball Draft]] from the [[University of Nevada, Reno]]?
*... that a [[Tinker Field|baseball field]] and [[Tinker Building|building]] named after '''[[Joe Tinker]]''' in [[Orlando, Florida]], are on the [[United States]] [[National Register of Historic Places]]?
*... that '''[[Stryker Trahan]]''' was named for the title character in ''[[B.L. Stryker]]''?
*... that former baseball player '''[[Chris Bando]]''' once posted a .139 [[batting average]] only a season after batting .291?
*... that '''[[Shelby Miller]]''' threw four [[no-hitter]]s in high school, including three consecutively, one of which was a [[perfect game]]?
*... that [[Major League Baseball]] pitcher '''[[Preston Claiborne]]''' is a major contributor to a website that gives tips on surviving the rigors of [[minor league baseball]]?
*... that '''[[Marco Gonzales]]''' [[games started|started]] and [[Win–loss record (pitching)#Winning pitcher|won]] the [[Colorado]] state championship game in all four years on his [[high school]] [[baseball]] team?
*... that '''[[Nick Ciuffo]]''' received a scholarship to play [[college baseball]] before appearing in a single high school baseball game?
*... that '''[[John Young (baseball)|John Young]]''' founded '''[[Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities]]''' in 1989 as a response to declining African-American participation in baseball?
*... that '''[[David Berg (pitcher)|David Berg]]''' broke the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] record for [[save (baseball)|saves]] in a single [[college baseball]] season?
*... that after he retired from [[professional baseball]], '''[[Preston Larrison]]''' opened a youth baseball academy?
*... that [[college baseball]] player '''[[Trea Turner]]''' [[stolen base|stole]] more bases in 2012 than 158 teams?
*... that [[Tennessee Senate|Tennessee State Senator]] '''[[Mark Green (Tennessee politician)|Mark Green]]''' spent 24 hours with [[Saddam Hussein]] following his [[Operation Red Dawn|capture]]?
*... that '''[[Dylan Covey]]''' turned down $1.6 million to play [[professional baseball]] when he was diagnosed with [[Diabetes mellitus type 1|type 1 diabetes]]?
*... that '''[[Cal McLish]]''' was named after [[Calvin Coolidge]], [[Julius Caesar]], and [[Tuskahoma, Oklahoma]]?
*... that '''[[Chirlane McCray]]''', who wrote the "groundbreaking" 1979 essay "I Am a Lesbian" for ''[[Essence (magazine)|Essence]]'', later married [[Bill de Blasio]]?
*... that '''[[Jeff Tuel]]''' might become the first [[undrafted free agent]] to start at [[quarterback]] in the first game of his first professional year in the [[History_of_the_National_Football_League#Modern_era|modern era]]?
*... that '''[[Jeff Hoffman]]''' was named the top [[prospect (sports)|prospect]] in the [[Cape Cod Baseball League]] this summer?
*... that '''[[Red Ruffing]]''' became a [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] [[pitcher]] despite losing four toes in a [[coal mining]] accident as a child?
*... that '''[[Robby Mook]]''' became involved in politics when he tried out for a school play?
*... that '''[[Demetrius Newton]]''' defended [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]] and [[Rosa Parks]], and was the first Black [[speaker (politics)|speaker]] [[pro tempore]] in the history of the [[Alabama House of Representatives]]?
*... that '''[[Bob Turley]]''', an award-winning [[baseball]] player, earned more money as a [[financial planner]] than through baseball?
*... that [[List of mayors of Clearwater, Florida|Clearwater mayor]] '''[[George Cretekos]]''' served as a legislative aide to [[United States House of Representatives|Congressman]] [[Bill Young]] for 36 years?
*... that [[New York Yankees]] prospect '''[[Nik Turley]]''' was chosen with the third-to-last selection, 1,502nd overall, of the [[2008 Major League Baseball Draft]]?
*... that [[DeKalb County, Georgia|DeKalb County]] [[County commission|commissioner]] and former [[Georgia State Senate|Georgia State Senator]] '''[[Connie Stokes]]''' was abandoned by her alcoholic mother as a child?
*... that '''[[Sannie Overly]]''' is the first woman to serve in a leadership position in the [[Kentucky House of Representatives]]?
*... that in 2012, '''[[Philip Gunn]]''' became the first member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] to serve as [[Speaker (politics)|Speaker]] of the [[Mississippi House of Representatives]] since 1876?
*... that [[HIV/AIDS]] activist '''[[Spencer Cox (activist)|Spencer Cox]]''' designed a [[clinical trial]] that resulted in the approval of a [[protease inhibitor (pharmacology)|protease inhibitor]]?
*... that [[college baseball]] player '''[[Nick Burdi]]''' can throw a {{convert|100|mph|adj=on}} [[fastball]]?
*... that [[New Jersey General Assembly|New Jersey Assembly]]woman-elect '''[[Maria Rodriguez-Gregg]]''' plays for a local [[roller derby]] team?
*... that '''[[Spencer Cox (politician)|Spencer Cox]]''', the new [[Lieutenant Governor of Utah]], plays [[bass guitar]] in a [[garage band]]?
*... that '''[[Marilinda Garcia]]''' was elected to the [[New Hampshire House of Representatives]] when she was 23 years old?
*... that '''[[Elmer Flick]]''' made his own [[baseball bat]] with his father's [[lathe]]?
*... that [[minor league baseball]] [[shortstop]] '''[[Nolan Fontana]]''' is the grandson of former [[Major League Baseball]] [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] [[Lew Burdette]]?
*... that former students of '''[[Benjie E. Wimberly]]''' helped him capitalize on the [[youth vote]] to get into politics?
*... that the '''[[New Atlanta Braves stadium|new stadium]]''' of the [[Atlanta Braves]] baseball club is projected to cost US$672 million?
*... that according to the book '''''[[Double Down (book)|Double Down]]''''', [[Barack Obama]]'s advisers considered replacing [[Joe Biden]] with [[Hillary Rodham Clinton|Hillary Clinton]] as their nominee for [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] in the [[United States presidential election, 2012|2012 U.S. presidential election]]?
*... that former [[Atlanta Falcons]] [[linebacker]] '''[[Dewey McClain]]''' was elected to the [[Georgia House of Representatives]]?
*... that '''[[Pat Hays]]''' decided to run for the [[United States House of Representatives]] due to the [[United States federal government shutdown of 2013|federal government shutdown of 2013]], which he called a "travesty"?
*... that after filmmaker '''[[Amar Kaleka]]'''{{`}}s father was killed in the 2012 [[Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting]], he decided to become a candidate for the [[United States Congress]] in the [[United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 2014|2014 elections]]?
*... that [[Kweisi Mfume]] declined to be a candidate in the '''[[Baltimore mayoral election, 1999|1999 Baltimore mayoral election]]''' even though the [[Maryland General Assembly|state legislature]] changed a law specifically to allow him to run?
*... that former college baseball [[All-America]]n '''[[Matt Quatraro]]''' is a member of the [[Old Dominion University]] Sports [[Hall of Fame]]?
*... that baseball player '''[[Anthony Seratelli]]''' bowled two [[perfect game (bowling)|perfect games]] in high school?
*... that '''[[Patrick Schuster]]''' threw four consecutive [[no-hitter]]s for his high school baseball team, setting a [[Florida]] state record?}}
*... that '''[[Hal Peck]]''' reached [[Major League Baseball]] even after shooting off two of his toes?
*... that retired [[American football]] player '''[[Mitch Marrow]]''' owns a [[dog daycare]] business?
*... that '''[[Allan Levene]]''' is running for the [[United States House of Representatives]] in the [[United States House of Representatives elections, 2014|2014 elections]] in four districts, in four different [[U.S. state|states]], simultaneously?
*... that the father and mother of '''[[Mark Sokolich]]''', [[mayor]] of [[Fort Lee, New Jersey]], died when he was 12 and 13 years old, respectively?
*... that '''[[Sasheer Zamata]]''' is the first female black ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' cast member hired since the addition of [[Maya Rudolph]]?
*... that '''[[Chris Taylor (baseball)|Chris Taylor]]''' was named the [[Tidewater (geographic term)|Tidewater]] region's baseball player of the year in his senior year of high school?
*... that the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] play '''''[[Bronx Bombers (play)|Bronx Bombers]]''''' stars married couple [[Peter Scolari]] and Tracy Shayne as [[Yogi Berra]] and his wife, Carmen?
*... that the first recorded use of the '''[[platoon system]]''' in [[baseball]] dates back to 1887?
*... that [[College Football All-America Team|college football All-America]]n '''[[Michael Sam]]''' could become the first active [[National Football League]] player to have publicly [[coming out|come out]] as gay?
*... that [[Honolulu City Council]]member '''[[Joey Manahan]]''' is the grandnephew of [[Manuel Manahan]], a [[Senate of the Philippines|Filipino Senator]]?
*... that [[college baseball]] player '''[[Ben Wetzler]]''' was suspended by the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] for "something that reportedly happens all the time"?
*... that baseball [[prospect (sports)|prospect]] '''[[Javier Báez]]''' and his brothers got tattoos of the [[Major League Baseball]] logo?
*... that '''[[Scott Wagner]]''' won a [[special election]] to the [[Pennsylvania State Senate]] as a [[write-in candidate]]?
*... that the [[Milwaukee Brewers]] rescued a stray dog in [[Phoenix, Arizona]], and named him '''[[Hank (dog)|Hank]]''', after [[Hank Aaron]]?
*... that [[baseball]] player '''[[Mario Hollands]]''' is seeking a second [[bachelor's degree]] in [[Product (business)|merchandise]] [[marketing]]?
*... that [[baseball]] player '''[[Zelous Wheeler]]''' has two uncles who played in the [[National Football League]]?
*... that following the death of [[Major League Baseball]] [[pitcher]] '''[[Steve Bechler]]''', the U.S. [[Food and Drug Administration]] banned the use of [[ephedra]]?
*... that [[Franklin Pierce Adams]] did not think his 1910 [[poem]], "'''[[Baseball's Sad Lexicon]]'''", was "much good"?
*... that '''[[Derrick Gordon]]''' is the first [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] [[college basketball]] player to [[coming out|come out]] as gay?
*... that [[baseball]] [[pitcher]] '''[[Seth Blair]]''' had a [[enchondroma|tumor]] in the joint of his [[middle finger]] on his throwing hand?
*... that in 1925, '''[[Wally Pipp]]''' "took the two most expensive [[aspirin]] in history"?
*... that '''[[Home Run Baker]]''' only hit 96 [[home run]]s, and never more than 12 in a baseball season?
*... that the [[United States Agency for International Development]] covertly developed '''[[ZunZuneo]]''', the "Cuban [[Twitter]]", allegedly as a means of fomenting dissent similar to that of the [[Arab Spring]]?
*... that [[J. J. Abrams]] cast the unknown '''[[Daisy Ridley]]''' over [[Academy Award]]-winner [[Lupita Nyong'o]] in ''[[Star Wars Episode VII]]''?
*... that '''[[Taylor Dugas]]''' set new [[Alabama Crimson Tide baseball]] career records for [[hit (baseball)|hits]], [[single (baseball)|singles]], [[double (baseball)|doubles]], and [[triple (baseball)|triples]]?
*... that '''[[Michael Botticelli (politician)|Michael Botticelli]]''' is the first director of the [[White House]] [[Office of National Drug Control Policy]] to state that he is in recovery for a substance abuse problem?
*... that '''[[Kevin Cron]]''' set Arizona high school baseball records for [[home run]]s?
*... that '''[[Natalie Nakase]]''' was the first female head coach in Japan's top professional men's [[basketball]] league?
*... that '''[[Brandon Poulson]]''' signed a [[professional baseball]] contract out of [[art school]] after he was recorded throwing {{convert|100|mph}}?
*... that '''[[Andrew Velazquez]]''' set a [[Minor League Baseball]] record by reaching base safely in 74 consecutive [[games played]]?
*... that after the construction business of 12-year-old '''[[Bill Walker (American politician)|Bill Walker]]'''{{`s}} family was ruined in the [[1964 Alaska earthquake]], he worked as a janitor?
*... that '''[[Jeff Banister]]''' overcame [[Bone tumor|bone cancer]] in high school and [[paralysis]] in college to play in [[Major League Baseball]]?
*... that [[Secretary of State of Rhode Island|Secretary of State-elect of Rhode Island]] '''[[Nellie Gorbea]]''' is the first Hispanic to win statewide office in [[New England]]?
*... that baseball player '''[[Jacob Hannemann]]''' is a cousin of [[Mufi Hannemann]], the former [[Mayor of Honolulu]]?
*... that '''[[Max Carey]]''' dropped out of seminary to play baseball?
*... that '''[[Dave Martinez]]''' played for four [[Major League Baseball]] teams during the [[2000 Major League Baseball season|2000 season]], tying a record?

===Articles 301–400===
*... that a '''[[New York's 11th congressional district special election, 2015|special election]]''' will be held to fill the term of [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] [[Michael Grimm (politician)|Michael Grimm]], who resigned after pleading guilty to [[tax evasion]]?
*... that [[New York Yankees]]' [[prospect (sports)|prospect]] '''[[Ty Hensley]]''' was allegedly assaulted by another athlete because Hensley did not want to discuss his $1.2 million [[signing bonus]]?
*... that the manuscript of [[Harper Lee]]'s forthcoming novel, '''''[[Go Set a Watchman]]'''''{{mdashb}}written before ''[[To Kill a Mockingbird]]'' but featuring its key characters{{mdashb}}was lost until rediscovered by her lawyer in 2014?
*... that the '''[[2015 State of the Union Address]]''' was the first [[State of the Union Address]] in which the [[President of the United States]] used the words "[[gay]]", "[[lesbian]]", and "[[transgender]]"?
*... that model '''[[Charlotte McKinney]]''' became "insta-famous" by posting pictures to [[Instagram]]?
*... that when '''[[Eduardo Rodríguez (left-handed pitcher)|Eduardo Rodríguez]]''' broke his right arm at the age of seven, he learned how to [[Pitch (baseball)|pitch]] with his left arm?
*... that [[baseball]] player '''[[Bret Barberie]]''' missed a game after getting [[chili pepper]] juice in his eye?
*... that [[pitcher]] '''[[Chris Martin (baseball)|Chris Martin]]''' rehabilitated the torn [[Glenoid labrum|labrum]] in his shoulder by stocking warehouses?
*... that '''[[Pat Connaughton]]''' was forthright about his intent to continue playing [[college basketball]] despite warnings that it would impact his prospects in [[baseball]]?
*... that '''[[Josh Naylor]]''' and '''[[Demi Orimoloye]]''' were named High School [[All-America]]ns, even though they are Canadian?
*... that '''[[Thomas Eshelman]]''' set an [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] single-season record for fewest [[Bases on balls per 9 innings pitched|walks per nine innings pitched]]?
*... that '''[[John S. Middleton]]''' sold his [[John Middleton Co.|family cigar business]] to [[Altria]] for US$2.9 billion?
*... that billionaire '''[[Jim Justice]]''' built a US$30 million training facility for the [[New Orleans Saints]] in [[West Virginia]]?
*... that '''[[Austin Nola]]'''{{`s}} name appears on the front and back of his [[baseball uniform]]?
*... that in August 2015, '''[[David Denson]]''' became the first active baseball player affiliated with a [[Major League Baseball]] organization to publicly [[coming out|come out]] as [[gay]]?
*... that '''[[David Stearns]]''' is the youngest [[general manager (baseball)|general manager]] in [[Major League Baseball]] at 30 years of age?
*... that according to members of the [[United States House of Representatives]], the '''[[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election, October 2015|October 2015 election]]''' to succeed [[John Boehner]] as [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House]] has turned the body into a "[[banana republic]]"?
*... that some fans consider '''[[Rey (Star Wars)|Rey]]''' from ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]'' to be a "[[Mary Sue]]"?
*... that '''[[Poe Dameron]]''', portrayed by [[Oscar Isaac]], was initially scripted to be killed off in ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]''?
*... that some fans had a racist reaction to the character of '''[[Finn (Star Wars)|Finn]]''' in ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]''?
*... that ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]'' character '''[[Captain Phasma]]'''{{`s}} creation was inspired by a rejected costume design for '''[[Kylo Ren]]'''?
*... that [[New York Mets]] fans mark games started by '''[[Jacob deGrom]]''' with the [[Twitter]] [[hashtag]] #hairwego?
*... that in June 1992, the [[Quebec Nordiques]] agreed to two different '''[[Eric Lindros trade|trades involving Eric Lindros]]''' within 80 minutes?
*... that '''[[Josh Gottheimer]]''' became a [[speechwriter]] for U.S. President [[Bill Clinton]] at the age of 23?
*... that '''[[Tyler Austin]]''' overcame a [[testicular cancer]] diagnosis at age 17 to become a [[professional baseball]] player?
*... that when it debuts on February 8, 2016, '''''[[Full Frontal with Samantha Bee]]''''' will be the only [[late-night talk show|late-night TV talk show]] in the United States hosted by a woman?
*... that '''[[Adam Frazier]]''' has set [[baseball]] records for the [[Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball|Mississippi State Bulldogs]]?
*... that baseball's [[Frank Lane|Frank "The Trader" Lane]] said that trading away '''[[Bill Virdon]]''' was the "worst trade [he] ever made"?
*... that [[Josh Homme]] credited his work with Iggy Pop on '''''[[Post Pop Depression]]''''' with helping him through the aftermath of the [[November 2015 Paris attacks]]?
*... that [[freestyle swimming|freestyle swimmer]] '''[[Yusra Mardini]]''' pushed a boat in the [[Aegean Sea]] for over three hours while fleeing Syria?
*... that baseball [[pitcher]] '''[[Tim Melville]]''' underwent surgery to correct his [[pectus excavatum]] when he was 11 years old?
*... that '''[[Marten Gasparini]]'''{{'}}s US $1.3 million [[signing bonus]] is a [[Major League Baseball]] record for players from Europe?
*... that '''[[Trevor Story]]''' is the first [[rookie]] in Major League Baseball to hit [[home run]]s in each of his first four games?
*... that baseball player '''[[Ryan Boldt (baseball)|Ryan Boldt]]''', who is naturally left-handed, taught himself to throw with his right arm after having surgery on his left arm at age 10?
*... that '''[[Chet Trail]]''' is the only person to be on a [[World Series]] roster despite never playing in a [[Major League Baseball]] game?
*... that '''[[Cy Sneed]]'''{{`s}} father took a demotion to move from Nevada to Idaho so his sons could play for a better [[high school]] baseball team?
*... that after [[Mike Ditka]], head coach of the [[New Orleans Saints]], '''[[Ricky Williams trade|traded]]''' for running back [[Ricky Williams]], the two posed together as bride and groom?
*... that on [[Super Tuesday]], [[Google Search]]es for '''[[Donald Trump (Last Week Tonight)|"Donald Drumpf"]]''' surpassed those for [[Ted Cruz]] and [[Marco Rubio]]?
*... that '''[[G. T. Bynum]]''', the mayor-elect of [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]], is related to three former Tulsa mayors?
*... that '''[[David Dahl (baseball)|David Dahl]]''' had his ruptured spleen removed instead of repaired, to return to playing baseball sooner?
*... that [[Miami Marlins]] slugger [[Giancarlo Stanton]] has hit the hardest [[batted ball]], recorded at {{convert|123.9|mph}} by [[Major League Baseball]]'s '''[[Statcast]]'''?
*... that '''[[T. J. Friedl]]'''{{`s}} signing bonus from the [[Cincinnati Reds]] is the largest ever for a player not taken in the [[MLB draft]]?
*... that as a United States Attorney, '''[[David Kustoff]]''' prosecuted [[John Ford (Tennessee politician)|John Ford]] following his arrest in [[Operation Tennessee Waltz]]?
*... that when he was growing up, [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative-elect]] '''[[Raja Krishnamoorthi]]''' lived in public housing and received [[Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program|food stamps]]?
*... that [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative-elect]] '''[[Stephanie Murphy]]''' and her family left Vietnam when she was six months old, and were rescued by the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]]?
*... that in 2005, [[Howard Dean]] was '''[[Democratic National Committee chairmanship election, 2005|elected]]''' as Chair of the [[Democratic National Committee]], despite both Democratic [[Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives|Congressional]] [[Party leaders of the United States Senate|leaders]] endorsing [[Tim Roemer]] instead?
*... that the United States Senate '''[[Unsuccessful nominations to the Cabinet of the United States|rejected Caleb Cushing's nomination]]''' to be [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury]] three times in one day?
*... that U.S. Representative '''[[Clay Higgins]]''' has been dubbed the "Cajun [[John Wayne]]"?
*... that the [[Clemson Tigers football|Clemson Tigers]] defeated the [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama Crimson Tide]] in the '''[[2017 College Football Playoff National Championship]]''' on a game-winning touchdown with one second left?
*... that during the [[1952 steel strike]], '''[[Clarence B. Randall]]''' criticized President [[Harry S. Truman]] for what he considered "shocking distortions of fact"?
*... that [[Woody Harrelson]]'s '''''[[Lost in London]]''''' became the first film broadcast into theaters live?
*... that at age 21, '''[[Jewell Jones]]''' became the youngest State Representative in [[Michigan]] history?
*... that some [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] in the [[New York State Senate]] formed the '''[[Independent Democratic Conference]]''' to caucus with [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]]?
*... that last month, four members of the U.S. House of Representatives formed the '''[[Congressional Cannabis Caucus]]'''?
*... that [[Hank Azaria]] won a lawsuit for the rights to the title character of '''''[[Brockmire]]'''''?
*... that [[Comedy Central]] advertised '''''[[The President Show]]''''' by faking a Russian hack?
*... that professional baseball player '''[[Devin Smeltzer]]''' was diagnosed with cancer when he was nine years old?
*... that '''[[Marc Kasowitz]]''' has represented [[Donald Trump]] in bankruptcies, [[Donald Trump sexual misconduct allegations|sexual misconduct allegations]], and the [[Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections|Russian election interference]] investigation?
*... that '''[[Rick Langford]]''' pitched 22 consecutive [[complete game|complete baseball games]] in 1980?
*... that [[Toronto Blue Jays]] baseball player '''[[Riley Adams (baseball)|Riley Adams]]''' has a [[black belt (martial arts)|black belt]] in karate?
*... that '''[[Players Weekend]]''' was the first time the [[New York Yankees]] had a name on their [[baseball uniform|uniforms]]?
*... that the '''[[Fort Bragg Game]]''' was the first regular-season professional sporting event held at an active military base?
*... that '''[[Vi Lyles]]''' is the first African-American woman to be [[Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina]]?
*... that research for the book '''''[[Fire and Fury|Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House]]''''' reportedly included more than 200 interviews with [[Donald Trump]] and his closest associates conducted over 18 months?
*... that '''[[Jim Benedict]]''' was knocked out during his first professional [[batting practice]]?
*... that the [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama Crimson Tide]] overcame a 13–0 deficit at halftime to win the '''[[2018 College Football Playoff National Championship]]''' in overtime?
*... that '''[[Jackie Wallace]]''' told the coach of the [[Los Angeles Rams]] to "kiss his ass" for failing to field him in [[Super Bowl XIV]], his final NFL game?
*... that [[Opening Day]] for the [[Seattle Mariners]] in 1982 was delayed when a player hid the keys to the '''[[bullpen car]]'''?
*... that '''[[Mike Marjama]]''' overcame an eating disorder to make it to [[Major League Baseball]]?
*... that American baseball player '''[[Tyler Kinley]]'''{{`s}} ancestors changed their surname from "McKinley" after the [[Assassination of William McKinley|assassination of the 25th President of the United States]]?
*... that '''[[Ryan Bollinger]]''' played professionally in Germany and Australia before his first promotion to [[Major League Baseball]]?
*... that professional baseball player '''[[Ronny Rodríguez]]''' is also a [[rapping|rapper]]?
*... that after winning a [[United States dollar|USD$]]260 million [[Mega Millions]] jackpot, '''[[Gil Cisneros]]''' became a philanthropist?
*... that if elected, Democratic candidate '''[[Deb Haaland]]''' would be the first Native American woman to become a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]]?
*... that '''[[Jesse Gabriel]]''' has sued the [[Presidency of Donald Trump|Trump administration]] on behalf of [[Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals|DREAMers]]?
*... that the [[Shooting of Jordan Davis|fatal shooting of her son]] inspired '''[[Lucy McBath]]''' to advocate for [[gun control]] and ultimately run for the [[United States Congress]]?
*... that the proposed '''[[Ybor Stadium]]''' would be the smallest in [[Major League Baseball]] by seating capacity?
*... that '''[[Vanessa Delgado]]'''{{`s}} 112-day term in the [[California State Senate]] will be the shortest tenure since 1903?
*... that the [[Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016|Trump presidential campaign]] filed for arbitration against the publication of '''''[[Unhinged (book)|Unhinged: An Insider's Account of the Trump White House]]''''' by [[Omarosa Manigault Newman]]?
*... that several [[Major League Baseball]] teams adopted the "'''[[Opener (baseball)|opener]]'''" strategy during the [[2018 Major League Baseball season|2018 season]]?
*... that '''[[Andy Levin]]''' will succeed [[Sander Levin|his father]] in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]]?
*... that [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative-elect]] '''[[Antonio Delgado (politician)|Antonio Delgado]]''' once released a rap album?
*... that [[United States House of Representatives|US Representative-elect]] '''[[Sharice Davids]]''' is a former [[mixed martial arts]] fighter?
*... that '''[[Debbie Mucarsel-Powell]]''' is set to become the first [[Ecuador]]ian born person to serve in the [[United States Congress]]?... that [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative-elect]]
*... that '''[[Dan Crenshaw]]''' lost an eye to an [[improvised explosive device]] while serving with [[United States Navy SEALs|SEAL Team Three]] in Afghanistan?
*... that '''[[Erin Zwiener]]''' ran for the [[Texas House of Representatives]] after her incumbent representative blocked her on Facebook?
*... that '''[[Brenda Jones (politician)|Brenda Jones]]''' is serving in the [[Detroit City Council]] and [[United States House of Representatives|US House of Representatives]] concurrently?
*... that [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]]-Elect '''[[Joe Cunningham (American politician)|Joe Cunningham]]''' is an [[Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)|Eagle Scout]]?
*... that [[one-game playoff]]s for the '''[[2018 National League West tie-breaker game|National League West]]''' and '''[[2018 National League Central tie-breaker game|National League Central]]''' in 2018 marked the first time that [[Major League Baseball]] had two tie-breaker games in the same season?
*... that baseball player '''[[Kyle Regnault]]''' signed with the [[New York Mets]] after meeting one of their coaches on a golf course?
*... that the '''[[Steinbrenner family]]''' hopes to own the [[New York Yankees]] for "eternity"?
*... that '''[[2018 Florida Amendment 4|Florida's Amendment 4]]''' [[felony disenfranchisement|reenfranchised]] an estimated 1.4 million ex-felons?
*... that [[2018 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]'s 28-point loss against [[2018 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]] in the '''[[2019 College Football Playoff National Championship]]''' was their worst-ever defeat under head coach [[Nick Saban]]?
*... that after he was named heir apparent to owner [[George Steinbrenner]] in 2005, '''[[Steve Swindal]]''' was bought out of the [[New York Yankees]] in 2007?
*... that '''[[Rich Sauveur]]''' pitched for six [[Major League Baseball]] teams across three decades without earning a [[Win–loss record (pitching)#Winning pitcher|win]]
*... that '''[[Eli Grba]]''' was the first player chosen by the [[Los Angeles Angels]] in the [[1960 Major League Baseball expansion draft|1960 MLB expansion draft]] and their first [[starting pitcher]]?
*... that '''[[Amy Shuler Goodwin]]''' is the first woman to serve as mayor of [[Charleston, West Virginia]]?

===Articles 401–500===
*... that '''[[Wayne Messam]]''', mayor of [[Miramar, Florida]], won [[1993 Florida State Seminoles football team|a national championship]] in American football with the [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State Seminoles]]?
*... that '''[[2019 North Carolina's 9th congressional district special election|the special election]]''' in {{ushr|NC|9}} is the first "do-over" of an election to the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] since 1974?
*... that '''[[Gennaro Bizzarro|Bizzarro]]''' serves in the Connecticut senate?
*... that '''[[Jesse James (treasurer)|Jesse James]]''' eliminated '''[[Warren G. Harding (Texas politician)|Warren G. Harding]]'''?
*... that [[Michael Jordan]] broke one of the '''[[unwritten rules of baseball]]'''?
*... that when she took office last year, '''[[Kate Gallego]]''' was the youngest and the only woman mayor of any of the ten largest cities in the United States?
*... that '''[[Kyle Garlick]]''' set the single-season [[home run]] record for the [[Cal Poly Pomona Broncos]]?
*... that '''[[Will Dismukes]]''', a 29-year-old member of the [[Alabama House of Representatives]], is also an ordained minister and former baseball player, and suffered a massive stroke at the age of 22?
*... that as state health commissioner of [[Indiana]], '''[[Woody Myers]]''' supported the right of [[Ryan White]], a teenage boy with [[HIV/AIDS]], to return to public school in the face of anti-AIDS discrimination?
*... that '''[[Beth Van Duyne]]''', the mayor of [[Irving, Texas]], from 2011 to 2017, initially became involved in politics due to a [[Zoning in the United States|zoning]] dispute?
*... that [[Major League Baseball]] player '''[[Cole Sulser]]''' has two degrees in engineering from [[Dartmouth College]]?
*... that '''[[Scyller Borglum]]''' and [[Sean McPherson|a deceased candidate]] both won the same election?
*... that according to [[Robert Mueller]], who [[Mueller Report|investigated]] foreign interference in the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 US presidential election]], '''[[Foreign interference in the 2020 United States elections|foreign interference in the 2020 US elections]]''' is ongoing?
*... that '''[[John Cooper (Tennessee politician)|John Cooper]]''' is the first political candidate to defeat an incumbent [[List of mayors of Nashville, Tennessee|mayor of Nashville]] since the city consolidated with [[Davidson County, Tennessee]]?
*... that '''[[Jane Eskind]]''' was the first woman to win a statewide election in [[Tennessee]]?
*... that the [[Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky]], '''[[Jacqueline Coleman]]''', is a basketball coach and the granddaughter of [[Jack Coleman (basketball)|a National Basketball Association player]]?
*... that in [[baseball]], it is not against the rules to '''[[Sign stealing|steal signs]]'''?
*... that newly appointed [[United States Senate|U.S. senator]] '''[[Kelly Loeffler]]''' co-owns the women's basketball team [[Atlanta Dream]]?
*... that the Reverend '''[[Raphael Warnock]]''' has hosted [[Al Gore]] at [[Ebenezer Baptist Church (Atlanta, Georgia)|his church]], and been arrested at the [[Georgia State Capitol]]?
*... that '''[[Jon Godfread]]''' is the world's tallest politician, according to ''[[Guinness World Records]]''?
*... that '''[[Jim Lander]]''' graduated from [[Lander University]]?
*... that a member of the [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]] referred to the '''[[Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act]]''' as "one of the worst pieces of legislation Congress has passed in a generation"?
*... that '''[[Leo Pacheco]]''', a member of the [[Texas House of Representatives]], used to drive buses for [[VIA Metropolitan Transit]]?
*... that in the tell-all book '''''[[Too Much and Never Enough]]''''', [[Donald Trump]]'s niece [[Mary L. Trump]] alleges that he mistreated his father [[Fred Trump]] after Fred developed [[Alzheimer's disease]]?
*... that '''[[Lauren Boebert]]''' encourages her servers to [[open carry in the United States|openly carry]] firearms inside her restaurant in [[Rifle, Colorado]]?
*... that '''[[Troy Nehls]]''', the [[sheriff]] of [[Fort Bend County, Texas|Fort Bend County]], is the son of a sheriff and brother of a sheriff?
*... that retired United States Air Force colonel '''[[Kim Olson]]''' is a [[Master gardener program|Master Gardener]]?
*... that the '''[[2020 World Series]]''' will be the first to be held at one ballpark since [[1944 World Series|1944]]?
*... that '''[[Hans Ustrud]]''' was the first native-born [[South Dakota]]n to be elected to statewide office?
*... that ''[[Dances with Wolves]]'' was filmed on a {{convert|60000|acre|adj=on}} ranch owned by '''[[L. Roy Houck]]''', a former [[Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota|lieutenant governor of South Dakota]]?
*... that ''[[Moneyball (film)|Moneyball]]'' depicted '''[[Grady Fuson]]''' being fired by the [[Oakland Athletics]], though in reality he left voluntarily?
*... that that when he is sworn in next year, '''[[Mark Robinson (American politician)|Mark Robinson]]''' will become the first Black [[Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina|lieutenant governor of North Carolina]]?
*... that '''[[Mauree Turner]]''' is the first publicly [[Non-binary gender|non-binary]] individual elected to a [[State legislature (United States)|U.S. state legislature]]? 
*... that White House correspondent '''[[Bryson Rash]]''' started in radio at the age of 12 by voicing [[Buster Brown]]?
*... that '''[[Andrew Clyde]]''' became involved in politics after being subject to a [[Civil forfeiture in the United States|civil asset forfeiture]] of nearly $1 million by the [[Internal Revenue Service]]?
*... that [[United States House of Representatives|Representative]]-elect '''[[August Pfluger]]'''{{`s}} great-great-great-great-grandfather founded [[Pflugerville, Texas]]?
*... that [[Pennsylvania Treasurer]]-elect '''[[Stacy Garrity]]''' was nicknamed "The Angel of the Desert" in the [[Iraq War]]?
*... that '''[[Dick Kaegel]]''' began working as a full-time sportswriter while he was still in high school?
*... that '''[[Molly Gray]]''', the new [[List of lieutenant governors of Vermont|lieutenant governor of Vermont]], is a former competitive skier and the daughter of [[Bob Gray (cross-country skier)|an Olympic skier]]?
*... that '''[[Bru McCoy]]''' transferred from [[University of Southern California|USC]] to the [[University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas]] and back to USC in less than six months?
*... that [[Sarah Cooper]] and [[Helen Mirren]] lip synched the [[Donald Trump Access Hollywood tape|Donald Trump ''Access Hollywood'' tape]] in '''''[[Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine]]'''''{{-?}}
*... that '''[[Gabriel Sterling]]''' has debunked [[Donald Trump]]'s allegations of voter fraud in the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 U.S. presidential election]]?
*... that '''[[Helen Dettweiler]]''' cofounded the [[LPGA]], was a [[Cryptography|cryptographer]] and [[Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress|{{nowrap|B-17}}]] pilot during World War II, and became the first woman to broadcast a baseball game?
*... that baseball pitcher '''[[Dennis Rasmussen (baseball)|Dennis Rasmussen]]''' nearly had to have his foot amputated when he was 14 years old?
*... that '''[[Lucy Monroe]]''', the "star-spangled soprano", estimated that she performed "[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]" over 5,000 times?
*... that [[Babe Ruth]] called '''[[Marty McHale]]''' "the best goddamn singer I ever heard"?
*... that '''[[Pius Schwert]]''' died after giving a speech announcing his candidacy for [[mayor]] of [[Buffalo, New York]]?
*... that '''[[Al Gettel|Al "Two Gun" Gettel]]''' rode a horse onto the [[baseball field]] in full [[Western wear]] for a game?
*... that '''[[Sammy Byrd]]''' is the only person to play in both a [[World Series]] and a [[Masters Tournament]]?
*... that after his [[professional baseball]] career, '''[[Joe Beggs]]''' was superintendent of prisons in [[Kentucky]] and director of urban renewal for [[Newport, Kentucky]]?
*... that after his baseball career, '''[[Byron Houck]]''' worked as a [[camera operator]] on [[Buster Keaton]]'s production crew?
*... that '''[[Johnny Dickshot]]''' was captain of the All-Ugly team?
*... that '''[[Fred H. Brown]]''' went from a [[History of the Boston Braves#Early history|bean eater]] to a [[Comptroller General of the United States|bean counter]]?
*... that former baseball player '''[[Tacks Latimer]]''' was sentenced to life imprisonment for [[Murder (United States law)#Degrees|second-degree murder]], but was pardoned for his heroism in stopping a prison break?
*... that '''[[Darrell Blocker]]''', "The Spy Whisperer", began playing live music in Senegal as part of his espionage duties?
*... that '''[[Julia Letlow]]''' won [[2021 Louisiana's 5th congressional district special election|the special election]] for a seat in the [[United States House of Representatives]] after [[Luke Letlow|her husband]] died from {{nowrap|COVID-19}} before he could be sworn into office?
*... that '''[[Sabina Matos]]''', [[List of lieutenant governors of Rhode Island|Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island]], did not speak English when she immigrated to the United States at age 20?
*... that civil engineer '''[[Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston]]''' oversaw major projects from the clean-up of Havana's leper colonies to the construction of the [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]]?
*... that '''[[Russ Ford]]''' developed the '''[[emery ball]]''' [[pitch (baseball)|pitch]] and taught it to '''[[Ed Sweeney]]''' and '''[[Earle Gardner]]''', who taught it to '''[[Cy Falkenberg]]''', before it was outlawed by [[Major League Baseball]] when '''[[Ray Keating]]''' was caught using it?
*... that '''[[George Mogridge]]''' threw the first [[no-hitter]] in [[New York Yankees]] franchise history?
*... that [[pitcher]] '''[[Hal Stowe]]''' [[Win–loss record (pitching)#Winning pitcher|won]] a baseball game without throwing a [[pitch (baseball)|pitch]]?
*... that '''[[Harry Harper]]''' refused to play baseball on Sundays?
*... that '''[[Cuddles Marshall]]''', the "handsomest twirler" on the [[New York Yankees]], turned down a movie contract from [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]?
*... that despite being sick and ordered to return to the rear, '''[[Hughie Miller]]''' fought on the front lines in the [[Battle of Belleau Wood]] and single-handedly captured two German soldiers?
*... that '''[[Amy Vilela]]''' became an advocate for [[single-payer healthcare]] after her daughter died after being turned away from a hospital for lacking health insurance?
*... that baseball player '''[[Eric Filia]]''' worked as a butler at the [[Playboy Mansion]] while he was suspended by the [[University of California, Los Angeles]]?
*... that pitchers are '''[[cheating in baseball]]''' with a glue invented for [[Strength athletics|strongmen]] to hold Atlas balls?
*... that '''[[Charlie Wheatley]]''' had a [[Seventh grade|seventh-grade]] education and three [[honorary degree]]s in engineering from the [[University of Tulsa]]?
*... that '''[[Chris Gittens]]'''{{`s}} father refused to attend any of his [[professional baseball]] games until he was promoted to the major leagues?
*... that '''[[Addie Joss Benefit Game|the 1911 benefit game]]''' for [[Addie Joss]] was an [[all-star game]] that included nine members of the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Baseball Hall of Fame]]?
*... that '''[[James A. Gilmore]]''' reorganized the [[Federal League]], hoping that it would become a third major league?
*... that '''[[Duffy Lewis]]''' was the only major league player to [[pinch hitter|pinch hit]] for [[Babe Ruth]]?
*... that '''[[Jasson Domínguez]]''' is nicknamed "The Martian" because his talent is said to be not of this world?
*... that judge '''[[Jeremiah T. Mahoney]]''' qualified for the [[1906 Intercalated Games|1906]] and [[1908 Summer Olympics]], but did not attend either, and pushed the United States to boycott the [[1936 Summer Olympics]] in protest of [[Nazi Germany]]?
*... that '''[[Alvin Bragg]]''' has overseen lawsuits against the [[Donald J. Trump Foundation]], [[Harvey Weinstein]], and [[The Weinstein Company]], and represented the families of [[Killing of Eric Garner|Eric Garner]] and [[Shooting of Ramarley Graham|Ramarley Graham]]?
*... that Olympic baseball player '''[[Édgar Arredondo]]''' set a record for the youngest debut in the [[Mexican League]]?
*... that '''[[Kevin Kopps]]''' reworked his [[Pitch (baseball)#Pitching deliveries|pitching delivery]] based on how he played [[fetch (game)|fetch]] with his dog?
*... that '''[[Luke Prokop]]''', an [[ice hockey]] [[prospect (sports)|prospect]], is the first player under contract with a [[National Hockey League]] team to [[coming out|come out]] as gay?
*... that reports of '''[[Julie Wera]]'''{{`s}} death were greatly exaggerated?
*... that '''[[Tyler Gilbert]]''' threw a [[no-hitter]] in his first Major League Baseball [[games started|start]]?
*... that '''[[Cack Henley]]''' threw the longest [[complete game]] [[shutout (baseball)|shutout]] in [[professional baseball]] history?
*... that some members of the '''[[Kushner family]]''' objected after [[Jared Kushner|Jared]] invoked their grandparents' resistance in [[Occupation of Poland (1939–1945)|Nazi-occupied Poland]] to support his denial of [[Donald Trump]]'s alleged antisemitism?
*... that [[Major League Baseball]] set a single-day record with $1.4 billion in new player contracts the day before the '''[[2021 Major League Baseball lockout|2021 lockout]]''' was set to begin?
*... that even though [[Charles P. Adams (college president)|Charles P. Adams]] meant to hire someone else, '''[[Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones]]''' remained at [[Grambling State University]] for 51 years?
*... that when '''[[Lou Almada]]''' brought his [[Mel Almada|younger brother]] with him to [[spring training]], the team gave his brother his job?
*... that American football [[wide receiver]] '''[[Bo Hines]]''' transferred to [[Yale University]] as a [[freshman]] to further his political ambitions?
*... that '''[[Billy Raimondi]]''' declined opportunities to play in [[Major League Baseball]]?
*... that when baseball outfielder '''[[Brick Eldred]]''' was suspended by his team for refusing to pay a fine, another team acquired him, paid the fine, and gave him a raise?
*... that baseball umpire '''[[Cece Carlucci]]''' made the umpiring equipment used in ''[[The Natural (film)|The Natural]]''{{-?}}
*... that '''[[Lloyd Simmons]]''' wore the [[number (sports)|uniform number]] 0 because that was the number of games he expected to lose each season?
*... that '''[[Joe Felmet]]''' was sentenced to a [[chain gang]] for his participation in the [[Journey of Reconciliation]], considered a precursor to the [[Freedom Riders]], in 1947?
*... that '''[[Alexander Bannwart]]''' got into a fistfight with the pro-war senator [[Henry Cabot Lodge]] over [[American entry into World War I|America's proposed entry into World War&nbsp;I]]?
*... that '''[[Helene Hathaway Britton]]''' the first woman to own a [[Major League Baseball]] team, was unsuccessfully pressured by other club owners to sell the team?
*... that [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives|Pennsylvania state representative]] '''[[Marty Flynn]]''' engaged in a shootout with attempted burglars near [[Pennsylvania State Capitol|the state capitol]]?

===Articles 501–current===
*... that '''[[Cy Block]]''' and '''[[Ross Horning]]''' testified before the [[United States Congress]] about how the [[reserve clause]] limited their careers in [[professional baseball]]?
*... that '''[[Royce Clayton]]''' idolized [[Ozzie Smith]], the [[shortstop]] for the [[St. Louis Cardinals]], as an amateur and took his job as a professional?
*... that '''[[Jumbo Brown]]''' gained 68 pounds (31&nbsp;kg) after he had his [[tonsil]]s removed?
*... that '''[[Mallory McMorrow]]''' won a public contest to design the [[Mazda3]] while she was a college student?
*... that '''[[Tyler Zombro]]''' had a seizure and [[skull fracture]] after he was hit in the head by a 104-mile-per-hour (167&nbsp;km/h) [[Batted ball#Line drive|line drive]]?
*... that '''[[Rōki Sasaki]]''' recorded 13 consecutive [[strikeout]]s during '''[[Rōki Sasaki's perfect game|his April&nbsp;10 perfect game]]'''?
*... that the parents of '''[[Bob Glenalvin]]''' insisted that he play baseball under an assumed name?
*.. that after the 1918 season, some [[Major League Baseball]] owners wanted the '''[[National Baseball Commission]]''' to be replaced by former [[President of the United States|President]], [[William Howard Taft]]?
*... that '''[[Russ Davis]]''' hit the first [[home run]] at [[T-Mobile Park|Safeco Field]]?
*... that '''[[Kelsie Whitmore]]''' was part of the first all-female [[battery (baseball)|battery]] in a [[professional baseball]] league since the [[All-American Girls Professional Baseball League]]?
*... that '''[[Phil McGrane]]''' used [[food truck]]s as his inspiration to increase [[early voting]]?
*... that '''[[Floyd Griffin]]''' lost a [[mayor]]al election by just 35&nbsp;votes?
*... that '''[[Yumi Nu]]''' is a [[Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue|''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issue]] and [[Vogue (magazine)|''Vogue'']] cover model and musician signed to [[Steve Aoki]]'s record label?
*... that when her boss told her to quit her unpaid television commenting role, '''[[Katie Phang]]''' quit her paid job instead?
*... that '''[[Brewer Hicklen]]''' hosts an annual youth baseball camp in Alabama?
*... that '''[[Dee Dawkins-Haigler]]''' ran in four elections in four months for the same seat?
*... that before his [[Major League Baseball]] career, '''[[Leo Posada]]''' represented Cuba internationally in [[cycle sport|cycling]]?
*... that doctors told '''[[Lance McCullers]]''' that he should not continue to [[Pitch (baseball)|pitch]] in 1990, but he returned to [[Major League Baseball]] in 1992?
*... that '''[[Gentner Drummond]]''' flew in the first combat mission of [[Gulf War|Operation Desert Storm]]?
*... that '''[[Larry Jeffrey]]''' had eleven knee surgeries in a span of nine years?
*... that baseball player '''[[Dwight Smith (baseball)|Dwight Smith]]''' recorded a demo [[rhythm and blues]] album during the 1993–94 offseason?
*... that [[Derek Jeter]] discusses his biracial upbringing and experiencing racism in [[Michigan]] in the 1980s and 1990s in '''''[[The Captain (miniseries)|The Captain]]'''''{{-?}}
*... that '''[[Ken Russell (politician)|Ken Russell]]''' went on international [[yo-yo]] tours before turning to politics?
*... that getting bitten by an eel led '''[[Sean Barber]]''' to become an [[umpire (baseball)|umpire]]?
*... that before he made his [[Major League Baseball]] debut, '''[[Nate Fisher]]''' worked as a commercial lending analyst for the [[First National Bank of Omaha]]?
*... that the [[Iowa Auditor of State|Iowa state auditor]] '''[[Rob Sand]]''' modeled in Milan and Paris while he was in college?
*... that '''[[Charley Frazier]]''' played in the [[American Football League]] even though he did not play [[college football]]?
*... that '''[[Zack Kelly]]''' received a $500 [[signing bonus]], lost money in his first professional seasons, and was released by two organizations before he made his [[Major League Baseball]] debut?
*... that [[Gaylord Perry]] ''(pictured)'' admitted that he had [[cheating in baseball|cheated in baseball]] in his autobiography '''''[[Me and the Spitter]]'''''{{-?}}
*... that '''[[Abraham Lincoln Davis]]''' cofounded the [[Southern Christian Leadership Conference]] with [[Martin Luther King Jr.]], serving as his vice president?
*... that baseball player '''[[Mark Littell]]''' developed an anatomically correct [[Jockstrap#Protective cup|athletic cup]] called the "Nutty Buddy"?
*... that '''[[Jim Nettles]]''' followed [[Graig Nettles|his older brother]] to [[San Diego State University]] and the [[Minnesota Twins]], but preceded him in being diagnosed for prostate cancer?
*... that '''[[Gil Kim]]''' played [[professional baseball]] in the Netherlands, China, Australia, Spain, and Venezuela, [[scout (sport)|scouted]] in Mexico and the Dominican Republic, and [[coach (baseball)|coaches]] in Canada?
*... that a doctor told '''[[Howie Shanks]]''' that he only had a few weeks to live, but he lived another 31 years?
*... that '''[[Harry Booth (coach)|Harry Booth]]''' played for, [[captain (sports)|captained]], and [[coach (sport)|coached]] the [[Saint Joseph's Hawks]] baseball and men's basketball teams?
*... that in 1915, '''[[Walter McCredie]]''' unsuccessfully challenged the [[baseball color line]] that prohibited non-white players?
*... that '''[[Darrell Mudra]]''' was known as "Dr.&nbsp;Victory"?
*... that '''[[Jonathan Beaulieu-Richard]]''' retired from the [[Canadian Football League]] to become a [[pharmacist]]?
*... that '''[[Tom Urbani]]''' was an [[Long Beach State Dirtbags baseball#The Dirtbag spirit|original Dirtbag]]?
*... that '''[[Tony DeLuca (politician)|Tony DeLuca]]''' was the longest-serving member of the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]] at the time of his death?
*... that in 1920, '''[[Elmer Smith (baseball)|Elmer Smith]]''' ''(pictured)'' hit the first [[grand slam (baseball)|grand slam]] in [[World Series]] history?
*... that '''[[Bettye Crutcher]]''', the only female staff songwriter for [[Stax Records]], wrote songs for [[B.B. King]], [[Johnnie Taylor]], and [[the Staple Singers]]?
*... that '''[[James Diossa]]''' rescued the only public library and post office in [[Central Falls, Rhode Island]], when the city went into [[bankruptcy]]?
*... that '''[[Erick Russell]]''' is the first openly gay African American elected to a statewide office in the United States?
*... that '''[[Craig Greenberg]]''' was shot at while running in the [[2022 Louisville mayoral election]]?
*... that '''[[Jack Smith (lawyer)|Jack Smith]]''', the [[Smith special counsel investigation|special counsel appointed to investigate Donald Trump]], played [[American football|football]] for [[Liverpool High School|Liverpool]]?
*... that '''[[James B. Jones]]''' got his nickname, "Jawbone", from his time as a traveling soap salesman?
*... that '''[[Elie Honig]]''' obtained the convictions of more than 100 members of the [[American Mafia]], including members of the [[Genovese crime family|Genovese]] and [[Gambino crime family|Gambino crime families]]?
*... that the '''[[January 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election|January 2023 election]]''' of the [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]] was the longest speaker election since December 1859 – February 1860?
*... that '''[[David Burbank]]''', a dentist, founded [[Burbank, California]]?
*... that '''[[Ben LaBolt]]''' is the first openly gay [[White House Communications Director|White House communications director]]?
*... that baseball player '''[[Joey Marciano]]''' is a cousin of world [[heavyweight]] champion [[Rocky Marciano]]?
*... that '''[[Alexandra Hunt]]''', a former [[stripper]], opened an [[OnlyFans]] account in response to an [[Troll (slang)|Internet troll]] during her campaign for a seat in the [[United States House of Representatives]]?
*... that after he retired from [[professional baseball]], '''[[Paul Hinrichs]]''' became a Lutheran minister?
*... that '''[[Linda Yaccarino]]''', Twitter's new [[chief executive officer]], created an advertising campaign for [[COVID-19 vaccine|{{nowrap|COVID-19}} vaccines]] that featured [[Pope Francis]]?
*... that '''[[Yemi Mobolade]]''' is the first Black person and the first non-[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to be elected the mayor of [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]]?
*... that '''[[Walt Nauta]]''' would bring a [[Diet Coke]] to the [[Oval Office]] whenever President [[Donald Trump]] requested one via [[Presidential call button|his call button]]?
*... that [[Domingo Germán]] was booed off the [[Baseball field#Pitcher's mound|pitcher's mound]] in the game prior to his '''[[Domingo Germán's perfect game|perfect game]]'''?
*... that a painting by [[Major League Baseball]] player '''[[Gene Locklear]]''' was hung in the [[White House]]?
*... that '''[[Carson Spiers]]''' and four of his relatives have played for the [[Clemson Tigers]]?
*... that '''[[Harry Dunn (police officer)|Harry Dunn]]''' guarded a stairwell and [[Nancy Pelosi]]'s office during the [[January&nbsp;6 United States Capitol attack]]?
*... that '''[[LaVonne Griffin-Valade]]''', the [[Oregon Secretary of State]], has published four [[crime fiction]] novels?
*... that '''[[Margaret Donahue]]''' was the first female executive in [[Major League Baseball]]?
*... that '''[[Jenny Cavnar]]''' is the first female primary [[Sports_commentator#Main/play-by-play commentator|play-by-play announcer]] in [[Major League Baseball]] history?
*... that '''[[The One (Los Angeles)|The One]]''' ''(pictured)'', a private residence in [[Los Angeles]], has 21 bedrooms, 42 bathrooms, a 30-car garage, a four-lane bowling alley, a casino, a nightclub, and five swimming pools including a moat?
*... that '''[[Ruth Gottesman]]''' donated $1&nbsp;billion to ensure free tuition for all students at the [[Albert Einstein College of Medicine]]?
*... that '''[[Ernie Shore]]''' pitched a [[No-hitter#Combined no-hitters|combined no-hitter]] with [[Babe Ruth]]?
*... that '''[[Lou Novikoff]]''' asked if the [[Wrigley Field#Ivy-covered outfield walls|ivy growing on the walls]] of [[Wrigley Field]] could be smoked?
*... that [[North Dakota Senate|North Dakota state senator]] '''[[Merrill Piepkorn]]''' is also a musician, radio host, and [[Announcer#Live events|public address announcer]]?