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What happened to the actor who played Benny in the sandlot?

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Asked by: David Andersen

Mike Vitar (Benny Rodriguez) After Sandlot, Vitar appeared in the two Mighty Ducks sequels (D2: The Mighty Ducks and D3: The Mighty Ducks) and his final role in a 1997 episode of Chicago Hope inspired him to become a firefighter in Los Angeles.

Who died in real life from The Sandlot?

Art LaFleur

Art LaFleur, a character actor who often appeared as a cop, coach or tough guy and played Babe Ruth in “The Sandlot,” has died after a battle with Parkinson’s. He was 78. His wife Shelley confirmed his death on Facebook, writing, “This guy…

How many different pitchers did Babe Ruth face?

342 pitchers

Across Ruth’s 15 years in pinstripes, he faced 342 pitchers for a total of 9,200 plate appearances, resulting in 659 homers (in the process just squeaking past Roger Connor’s at-the-time-career-home-run-record of 138):

Who is the real home run king?

Barry Bonds

Barry Bonds holds the Major League Baseball home run record with 762. He passed Hank Aaron, who hit 755, on August 7, 2007. The only other player to have hit 700 or more is Babe Ruth with 714.