<p>This is what happens when Sandy Koufax stops by. Check out what the crowd of fans did to the fence here.</p>

This is what happens when Sandy Koufax stops by. Check out what the crowd of fans did to the fence here.

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In this video provided by Dan Rice, he throws to his son and future Yankee Ben Rice during a batting practice session in 2020.

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