This well-known father-son duo completed with the identical profession HR complete

Father’s Day is tomorrow. Generations of stars have adopted of their father’s footsteps to achieve the Main Leagues. Bobby and Barry Bonds mixed for an astonishing 1,094 house runs. Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. performed 51 video games collectively as teammates.

In as we speak’s recreation, younger stars like Bobby Witt Jr., Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Jackson Holliday and many extra took after their father’s profession. However which father-son duo completed with the identical house run complete? That mark belongs to Cecil Fielder and Prince Fielder, who every tallied 319 house runs.

That is only one matter introduced in your enjoyment on the newest episode of “This Week in Baseball.” Episodes first turn into obtainable on Fridays at midday ET on MLB’s X account, and can be found on MLB.com and MLB.TV the next day.

The episode continues this season’s revival of the traditional collection, which debuted in 1977 as a 30-minute present and ran by way of 1998. An preliminary revival adopted from 2000-11 earlier than a 15-year hiatus.

Initially hosted by Corridor of Fame broadcaster Mel Allen along with his signature “How about that?!” catchphrase, the unique “TWIB” served as appointment viewing for thousands and thousands of followers within the days earlier than baseball highlights had been available with only a few scrolls.

Airing every Friday, this new model is hosted by Kait Maniscalco and carries an identical vibe to the well-known originals, however with a contemporary flourish. It was developed by the Emmy-winning MLB Studios and is produced in collaboration with the Emmy-winning MLB Community. However similar to the unique model, this short-form iteration of “TWIB” exists to provide followers a fast-paced and enjoyable technique to comply with the newest information and happenings from across the league.

Catch highlights from the earlier week, participant profiles, historic flashbacks, bloopers, the long-lasting “TWIB Notes” and extra. And, in fact, stick round till the top for a closing montage set to that traditional “This Week in Baseball” theme.