In order to win a lucrative bet, Mr. Burns replaces everyone on the team with professional MLB players such as Ozzie Smith, Ken Griffey Jr., Wade Boggs, Don Mattingly and Jose Canseco — all of whom guest-starred in the episode.
The episode, which originally aired in February 1992, saw Homer play on the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant’s softball team.
Homer Simpson’s contributions to baseball were cemented by the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York on Saturday, in commemoration for the 25th anniversary of The Simpsons’ “Homer at the Bat.”
However, Homer got to play in the championship game, getting knocked unconscious by a pitch in the final at bat, thus forcing in the winning run.
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Homer Simpson gets inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame