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VIDEO: Former DBack Miguel Batista talks World Baseball Classic, memories in Tucson
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VIDEO: Former DBack Miguel Batista talks World Baseball Classic, memories in Tucson

  • Justin Spears
  • Mar 2, 2025
  • Mar 2, 2025 Updated Mar 7, 2025
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Former Arizona Diamondback and MLB pitcher Miguel Batista discussed returning to Tucson, where he witnessed Randy Johnson kill a bird with a pitch. Batista also discussed the importance of the World Baseball Classic and baseball potentially coming back to the Old Pueblo.

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Former D-back: World Baseball Classic 'greatest thing to ever happen to baseball'

Former D-back: World Baseball Classic 'greatest thing to ever happen to baseball'

Seen and heard from the WBC: Former Diamondback Miguel Batista reflects on "Randy Johnson killing a bird" in Tucson and weighs in on the importance of the World Baseball Classic.

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'Tucson delivered' as host of World Baseball Classic qualifiers

The Star spoke to World Baseball Classic president Jim Small about Tucson hosting the WBC qualifiers, the process of returning pro baseball to Tucson and "the beauty of the WBC."

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