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By Dan Lyons This hadn’t happened in MLB for more than a century. Despite nearly 200 years of history and more than 235,000 MLB games played, baseball continues to find ways to surprise fans. One very clear instance of bizarre baseball history was made Tuesday night, during the eighth inning of the Marlins’ 6–4 win at the Mets, when Richard Bleier faced Pete Alonso. After surrendering a two-out base hit to Jeff McNeil, Bleier was called for three balks against Alonso. As a result, McNeil went all the way from first base to home, scoring a run for the Mets over the course of the truly strange a…