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This Week in NDN All-Stars History: August 23–29, 2026
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EPISODE SUMMARY
This week in NDN All-Stars history, a nineteen-year-old catcher steps onto a Major League Baseball field for the very first time — beginning a career that will eventually include ten Gold Gloves, fourteen All-Star selections, two Most Valuable Player Awards, two World Series championships, and a place in Cooperstown.
That young catcher is Choctaw legend Johnny Bench.
But there’s much more to discover from August 23 through August 29.
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