Doc Gooden threw what may have been
the most improbable no-hitter of them all:
Baseball seasons can be a slog at times. 162 games is a lot, and
Saturday's game against the White Sox appears to be just your average
spring matinee at The Stadium. But sometimes baseball's most magical
moments can emerge seemingly out of nowhere, just as they did twenty
years ago.
Seattle's lineup boasted stars including Ken Griffey Jr., Edgar Martinez, and a young Alex Rodriguez.
Along the way to his no-hitter, Gooden threw 134 taxing pitches, walked
six batters, and counted upon numerous defensive gems. Heightening the
drama of the moment was Gooden pitching with the knowledge that his
father Dan, who was enormously influential in Gooden's development as a
pitcher, would undergo open-heart surgery the following day.
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