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Hots Shots: Understand the Greatness of Baseball

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One moment, I was on the edge of my seat watching then Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez step up to the plate in the bottom of the ninth with two outs and runners on second and third. The next moment, my cousin and I leaped into the air as Vazquez — an unlikely hero — hit a walk-off home run to win the game. It’s moments like those that remind me why I love baseball.

In honor of the college baseball season starting recently, here is why everyone should come to agree that baseball is the greatest sport on earth.