{"id":440684,"date":"2023-11-25T07:05:12","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T07:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=440684"},"modified":"2023-11-25T07:10:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T07:10:00","slug":"at-50-bartolo-colon-makes-a-comeback-with-baseball-united-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/at-50-bartolo-colon-makes-a-comeback-with-baseball-united-league\/","title":{"rendered":"At 50, Bartolo Colon Makes A Comeback With Baseball United League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Cy Young champion Bartolo Colon still has it at fifty years old!<\/p>\n<p>A video of &#8220;Big Sexy&#8221; pitching in &#8220;Baseball United,&#8221; a brand-new league based in Dubai, appeared on Friday. He seemed to be working hard at it.<\/p>\n<h2>At 50, Bartolo Colon Makes A Comeback With Baseball United League<\/h2>\n<p>In Dubai, Baseball United, the region&#8217;s first professional baseball league, is getting started.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">50-year-old Bartolo Colon sits down Robinson Cano, Alejandro De Aza and Didi Gregorius in the first ever inning in Baseball United history <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8y3A9q0EZb\">pic.twitter.com\/8y3A9q0EZb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Talkin\u2019 Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TalkinBaseball_\/status\/1728079021533995511?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Adrian Beltre, Mariano Rivera, Barry Larkin, and other future and present Hall of Famers became part owners of the company under CEO Kash Shaikh. In the lineups are a few past All-Stars as well.<\/p>\n<p>Baseball aficionados could find the league&#8217;s rules disorienting. Double the number of runs is recorded when a &#8220;money ball&#8221; is used to hit a home run.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">50-year-old Bartolo Colon&#39;s first start in the Baseball United league:<\/p>\n<p>3 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 53 P <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KsgfR0Byw9\">pic.twitter.com\/KsgfR0Byw9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Talkin\u2019 Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TalkinBaseball_\/status\/1728094030192312719?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Since he made his major league debut in 1997, his career coincided with that of pitcher Dennis Martinez, a 1954 native. Colon&#8217;s rather chubby physical appearance and seeming lack of agility contributed to his developing a bit of a cult following, especially in the later part of his career.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, &#8220;Big Sexy&#8221; achieved a remarkable feat in San Diego by hitting a home run. What made this home so noteworthy was that he was able to execute the home run trot.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kevin Pillar (2)<\/p>\n<p>Opponent: Texas Rangers<br \/>Pitcher: Bartolo Colon<br \/>Date: 4\/28\/18 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MQmeyLI2WT\">pic.twitter.com\/MQmeyLI2WT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TOR Home Runs (@TOR__HR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TOR__HR\/status\/1725634923363701142?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Bartolo Colon, who is still regarded as one of the sport&#8217;s most iconic characters at the advanced age of fifty, is arguably the most well-known player in the game.<\/p>\n<p>Colon, the AL Cy Young Award winner in 2005, pitched Friday in Dubai International Stadium&#8217;s All-Star Showcase, the league&#8217;s inaugural contest.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Aaron Judge (12)    <\/p>\n<p>Opponent: Texas Rangers  <br \/>Pitcher: Bartolo Colon  <br \/>Date: 5\/21\/18 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YlhCW5G4jO\">pic.twitter.com\/YlhCW5G4jO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Yankees Home Runs (@NYY_HR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYY_HR\/status\/1726963681601220830?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Having said that, Colon was also suspended for using steroids, which brought him into the discussion of one of the largest stains in the history of the sport.<\/p>\n<p>Colon finished his career 247-188 with a 4.12 ERA. Throughout his career, he started 552 games and threw over 3,400 innings. In his career, he struck out more than 2,500 times.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Bartolo Col\u00f3n, Two Seamers. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3CvPiC3csM\">pic.twitter.com\/3CvPiC3csM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PitchingNinja\/status\/1728110379409240282?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Even though he was fifty years old, he was still throwing a fastball in the mid-eighties, forcing eight-time All-Star Robinson Cano to ground out.<\/p>\n<h3>Is Bartolo a Hall of Famer?<\/h3>\n<p>Bartolo Colon is one very well-known pitcher who is on the 2024 ballot. While Bartolo may not have nearly the qualifications to enter the Hall of Fame, he is adored by baseball fans worldwide and continued to play until he was 45 years old.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Bartolo Col\u00f3n at 25&#8230;.Bartolo Col\u00f3n at 50. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y3RebNgyJu\">pic.twitter.com\/Y3RebNgyJu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Codify (@CodifyBaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CodifyBaseball\/status\/1728130396381147569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Was Bartolo Colon an All-Star?<\/h4>\n<p>With 247 career victories, Colon holds the record for most wins of any Latino pitcher in MLB history. Colon last pitched in the major leagues in 2018. 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