On this day in 1874, the National Association of Professional Baseball Players officially adopted the batter’s box. This changed the landscape of baseball forever, both professional and amateur.
A ruling was also made this day, outlawing betting on your own team. Any player caught betting on their team would be expelled. I’m not sure how that makes any sense whatsoever, because you have more incentive to win if you’re betting on yourself. Then again, baseball itself is a very backwards game, so you can’t really expect too much from it.
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