The Shocking Corked Bat Scandal: How a Cracked Bat Exposed a Baseball Legend
He smashed the ball so hard that his bat cracked mid-swing—but what the umpires found inside shocked everyone. Hidden cork revealed a secret trick used to make bats lighter and swings faster. Accused of cheating and thrown out of the game, the player claimed it was only a practice bat mixed up by mistake. With over 500 home runs in his career, this corked bat controversy became one of baseball’s most talked-about scandals.
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