Sports · 27 June 2026
Cricketer Plunkett, 41, strikes out batter in baseball debut.
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Fans of cross-sport competition saw a former World Cup cricketer make an immediate impact in American baseball. On Friday, former England seamer Liam Plunkett played his first game for independent club Oakland Ballers and struck out a batter while starting on the mound against the Yuba-Sutter Freebirds. Plunkett, 41, appeared under the Pioneer Baseball League’s ‘marketing player’ rule for high-profile athletes.
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