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For the first time in nearly a decade, baseball legend Barry Bonds stepped back onto the AT&T Park field.

And although the home run king was representing the Miami Marlins outfitted in silver and teal, San Francisco Giants fans hardly treated him as an opponent.

In fact, it was entirely the opposite.

Sports, although inherently competitive, are occasionally sprinkled with no-win scenarios.

Trying to outrun the fastest outfield throw ever recorded in baseball is one of them.

The Oakland Athletics' Danny Valencia probably could have never imagined that, following a Yonder Alonso fly to left field, he'd be pursued in his sprint from third base to home by a 105.5 mph ball.

You see a foul ball, he sees a tryout opportunity.

For the Oakland A's ball boy, opportunity came knocking in the third inning, when the Kansas City Royals' Christian Colon sliced a foul ball to the right side.

Springing easily from one leg, the young man casually plucked the ball out of the air, securing the errant hit before tossing it to a nearby fan—all while maintaining an understated confidence.

Warning: Video contains NSFW language.

Come Tuesday, fans won't be gaining entry to Yankee Stadium's Opening Day with print-at-home tickets. 

Some fans, however, will get to see the New York Yankees face the Houston Astros from behind home plate on the dime of Last Week Tonight's John Oliver—under one condition.

There are some things money just can't buy—including, but not limited to, love, happiness and Chris Colabello's digestive health.

Stop us if you've heard this one before: Alex Rodriguez has a new lady in his life.

Typical? Perhaps.

What isn't, however, is the woman in question.

"Since I left, I haven't heard that joy that Cuban people have," said Dayron Varona, the Tampa Bay Rays' only Cuban-born player, when speaking to USA Today's 

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