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Wednesday Afterschool Special: Rougned's Redemption

Sam Page | August 31st 2016, 3:20 pm

David Ortiz got to meet his LEGO likeness today when the 6' 7" statue was unveiled for LEGO Day at Fenway Park.

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An original exhibition, <italics>Big Leagues, Little Bricks</italics>, featuring amazing sculptures, portraits and stadium replicas created with LEGO bricks is now open at Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory and runs through Sept. 2. The exhibition showcases renowned artist Sean Kenney, one of only 13 LEGO Certified Professionals in the world. Here are a few of Kenney's pieces, along with other instances of LEGO in Sports.

Photo: Courtesy of Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory

Joey Votto

Photo: Courtesy of Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory

Wrigley Field

Photo: Courtesy of Sean Kenney.com and Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory

Cam Newton

Photo: Michael J. LeBrecht II/1Deuce3

Michigan Wolverines fans

Photo: Robin Alam/Icon SMI

Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso Ferrari Formula One Car

Photo: Romeo Gacad/AFP/Getty Images

London Olympic Stadium

Photo: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images

Lucas Oil Stadium

Photo: David J. Phillip/AP

Cowboys Stadium

Photo: Scott Halleran/Getty Images

Andy Murray

Photo: AP

Franz Beckenbauer, Diego Maradona, Michel Platini, Johan Crujff, Gerd Mueller, and Pele

Photo: Diether Endlicher/AP

Munich Allianz Arena

Photo: Uwe Lein/AP

Larry O'Brien NBA Championship trophy

Photo: M. David Leeds/NBAE via Getty Images

Dirk Nowitzki

Photo: Oliver Lang/AFP/Getty Images

Kobe Bryant

Photo: M. David Leeds/NBAE/Getty Images

Jason Kidd

Photo: Jennifer Pottheiser/NBAE via Getty Images

Kevin Garnett

Photo: John Gichigi/Getty Images

Allan Houston

Photo: Jennifer Pottheiser/NBAE via Getty Images

NHL player

Photo: Robert Laberge/Getty Images/NHLI

Stanley Cup

Photo: Al Bello/AP

Brian McBride

Photo: Jay LaPrete/AP

Michael Schumacher F1 Ferrari F300

Photo: Luca Brunco/AP

LEGO in Sports

After a costly base-running blunder earlier in the game, Rougned Odor more than made up for it with this walk-off blast. And the folks in the Rangers' dugout were pumped:

.@RougnedOdor eats 97 mph fastballs for breakfast: https://t.co/V3hzpr5lp0 #Walkoff‌ pic.twitter.com/5fTVp2dTbZ — MLB (@MLB) August 31, 2016

The dinger also validated the tough-love teachings of Adrian Beltre, who jokingly slapped Odor earlier in the game for his bad baserunning.

Or best pitcher catch ever?

Spin for serve pic.twitter.com/xMMWmYGwPF — PEANUTS (@Snoopy) August 30, 2016

(Photo credit: Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

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