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    George Brett makes unique trade for pine tar bat

    Jun 05, 2020 2 minutes
    by Dave Strege
    PHOTO: WIKIPEDIA COMMONS
    PHOTO: SPORTING NEWS VIA GETTY IMAGES

    Everybody remembers the “Pine Tar Game” of 1983 involving George Brett, Billy Martin and umpire Tim McClelland, but here’s a story about another bat with pine tar that you probably haven’t heard about.

    Some time ago, Brett, the Kansas City Royals Hall of Famer, gave former

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