Babe Ruth's Role In Professional Sports

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Baseball. A word Americans have known for almost 200 years. All throughout the years, the sport has produced numerous famous heros for little kids like me. One of those heros, probably one of the most famous athletes ever, Babe Ruth. Babe made baseball, baseball, he put a twist on the game that nobody has ever seen, and probably will never be seen again. Before baseball players broke records from cheating and steroids, there was a man so special he did it on “beer and hotdogs”, which is now the two most popular bought foods at at a baseball game. Babe could do almost anything on the field, weather that's pitching, or fielding or hitting. Babe’s strugle’s at an early age are believed to have helped him perform better, as he let all his anger …show more content…

He was selected to the first ever Major League Baseball All Star Game in 1933. Babe’s career was not going so well at this time: he was overweight, had depression and struggling to hit the ball. His paycheck went from $35,000 a year, to $17,000 (Babe Ruth). In 1935, Babe was sold to the Boston Braves, where he would spend his last year in action. After that season, he announced his retirement, and baseball was never the same. When he announced his retirement after 21 MLB seasons, the Yankees Stadium got its most famous nickname, “The House That Ruth Built”. He also got the great nickname, and his most famous one, “The Great Bambino”. He tried taking up coaching for a few years as first base coach for the Brooklyn Dodgers (Wood). He only lasted from 1938 to the end of that year. Babe had a rough life after baseball and was diagnosed with a tumor in 1946 that killed him later.
Babe left a legacy behind him when he was all done with ball. When the sad day came, on August 19th, 1948, George Herman Ruth Jr. died in his Manhattan estate. Babe did more for the sport than just play baseball, he made himself a hero, he grew the game, he made it America’s sport. Babe is a meaning of Baseball, because he truly loved pleasing people with what has done in his Career. Babe truly made Baseball Baseball. Thank you number

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