Ryan Vs. Ventura – Beckett Pricing Insider

On August 4, 1993, Robin Ventura picked the wrong day to charge the mound and started what would become one of the most memorable brawls in baseball history. After getting a single off of Nolan Ryan in the first inning, Ventura was hit in the arm in his next at-bat and took a few steps towards first base before deciding to charge the mound. He quickly regretted that decision, as the much older Ryan would almost immediately get him into a headlock and started wailing on him with some upper cuts. If you know the history, there had been some…