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    Slanina
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    Longest MLB AB?

    Just watched the 18 pitch AB to Alex Cora on YouTube. Is that the longest? Google gave multiple answers since it wasn't tracked.

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    There was a longer AB but it ended in a strikeout. Nothing as amazing as the Alex Cora footage, his is like a movie.

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    Semien v. Fister, also 18 pitch AB, Oakland v. Houston series this past weekend.

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    Quote Originally Posted by reed_barrington View Post
    There was a longer AB but it ended in a strikeout. Nothing as amazing as the Alex Cora footage, his is like a movie.
    Yeah for sure. It was definitely cool.

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    Quote Originally Posted by scholesy View Post
    Semien v. Fister, also 18 pitch AB, Oakland v. Houston series this past weekend.
    How'd it end?

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    I believe Shinjo had one of about 22, don't remember exactly the number or against which team. It was when he played for the Giants.

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    There may have been earlier at-bats that extended beyond the 20 pitch record, but pitch counts were not kept by statisticians before 1980. Luke Appling is unofficially credited with a 24-pitch at-bat in 1940. In 2012, Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers had an at-bat last roughly 9 minutes due to a complaint over the placement of batter's box. The grounds crew were forced to re-chalk the box before he could finish.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nick Papageorgio View Post
    I believe Shinjo had one of about 22, don't remember exactly the number or against which team. It was when he played for the Giants.
    I also remember a 22 pitch at bat a few years ago... but I don't know what the record is?

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    but 7-8 pitches to big sloppy could gojust as long with him stepping out and spitting on himself, adjusting etc

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    Colon vs some dude 20 pitch at bat

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    I once saw Seaweed foul off 26 pitches in a slow-pitch softball game, on the 27th pitch he hit it 600 feet.

    I swear that actually happened.

    Promise.

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    In my league, foul with 2 strikes is out.

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