If you don't have tickets to tonight's Major League Baseball All-Star Game at the Big A, you can still check out a piece of the national pastime's history.
Actually, make that more than 100 pieces.
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Memorabilia from the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown are on display at the Anaheim Convention Center through today.
Among the items shown above that are on display are: the batting helmet worn by Japanese superstar Ichiro Suzuki during the 2006 World Baseball Classic (he hit safely in every game); New York Yankees slugger Babe Ruth's jersey; and the bat then-Angel Fred Lynn swung when he hit the first and–through game time tonight–only grand slam in the history of the Midsummer Classic.
Check out allstargame.com for more details.
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