Someone Say BASEBALL??

8/15/2024 (Permalink)

Let's Play Ball! SERVPRO Industries has partners with the Atlanta Braves! Truist Park is painted Green with advertisement during all of the home games this season!

Here are some fun facts about baseball:

• The first game: The first baseball game was played in New York City on June 19, 1845.
• The first rule book: The first rule book for baseball was published in 1877.
• The first MLB team: The Cincinnati Red Stockings were the first Major League Baseball (MLB) team.
• The first Black MLB player: Jackie Robinson was the first Black player in the MLB.
• The first female MLB head coach: Alyssa Nakkan was the first woman to serve as an MLB head coach.
• The fastest pitch: Aroldis Chapman holds the record for the fastest pitch in MLB history at 105.1 mph, though he once threw a pitch that may have reached 106 mph.
• The most World Series appearances: Yogi Berra has the most World Series appearances and wins.

Here are some fun facts about SERVPRO®, a family-owned cleaning and restoration company with over 2,250 locations in the United States and Canada:

• Origins: SERVPRO started as a painting business owned by Ted and Doris Isaacson in Sacramento, California in 1967.
• Recognition: SERVPRO has been recognized for excellence in many areas, including:
  • 2022: Ranked in the top 10 of Entrepreneur Magazine's Franchise 500 and #1 in the cleaning and restoration industry for the 19th year in a row
  • 2021: Ranked #1 in the Entrepreneur franchise category and in the top 10 overall
  • 2015: Won the Women's Choice Award for America's Most Recommended for Home in the category of Home Restoration