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TIL the longest game in professional baseball history was a Triple A game, the Pawtucket Paw Sox vs. Rochester Red Wings. It lasted 33 innings, 8 hours, and 25 minutes. Future MLB Hall of Famers Cal Ripken, Jr. and Wade Boggs played in the game as well.

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