Baseball fun fact: “Can of corn” is a term referring to a can of corn thrown at an outfielder by a naughty fan to keep him from catching a high, slow, easy fly ball.

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Baseball fun fact: “Can of corn” is a term referring to a can of corn thrown at an outfielder by a naughty fan to keep him from catching a high, slow, easy fly ball.