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Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley, class of 2004, sits down with Jon Paul Morosi to discuss his unconventional journey to Cooperstown. Eckersley details how, after 12 years as a starting pitcher, he became one of the most dominant closers in baseball history, why giving up the game-winning home run to Kirk Gibson in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series turned out to be one of the "proudest" moments of his career and which home run was more "painful" than Gibson's memorable trip around the bases.
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"Dennis Eckersley, Class of 2004" is an episode of The Road to Cooperstown. Runtime 1 hr 10 min. Published August 11, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.
