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Babe Ruth hit his first major league home run at Hanlan’s Point Stadium in Toronto. It landed in Lake Ontario and is believed to still be there.

I recently came across an article clipping that suggested at one time the Detroit Tigers almost left the sacred ballfield to play in a domed stadium in Detroit. That means we may have never seen them win their last championship in 1984.

Southwest Michigan Minor League Baseball teams are CRUSHING it on ESPN right now, with the Growlers featured on SportsCenter, and ALL of the Northwoods League streaming now on ESPN+, including the Battle Jacks.

Here are 10 baseball stadiums in Michigan for you to check out if you love the game of baseball or just want to have a good time.

Coincidentally the story of the film is about an aging Detroit Tiger who is attempting a Swan Song season and make it to the World Series. This is of course what happened the very next year, as the Tigers would go on to be World Series Champions.

During last night’s game against Indiana Tech, before my team had even pitched to one of their batters in the bottom on the first, the home plate umpire began to belittle and taunt me.

Babe Ruth's first professional career home run with the Providence Grays at Hanlan's Point in Toronto, Canada on September 5, 1914 which landed in Lake Ontario

Lugnuts baseball is back in April with an REO Speedwagon tribute coming in May. It'll be the biggest party this side of REO Town and we'll show you the specialty jerseys you can look forward to seeing (and maybe getting) this year.

Kirk Gibson will be heading to Flint to help out the Greater Flint Area Baseball and Softball Association for their upcoming fundraiser.

If you're a baseball fan and like exploring the history of the game, we hope you have a really big piggy bank.