There have only been 23 perfect games in baseball’s 140-year history – and only one in the World Series, by Don Larsen in 1956. Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly explore what it takes to pitch a perfect game, with guests Neil Tyson and Houston Astros announcer Geoff Blum.
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