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what is the longest at bat in mlb history?

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Jon,

I've been able to locate one account that can at least be documented. Bill James in his original Baseball Historical Abstract has an account of a Roy Thomas at bat in which he fouled off 22 pitches and ran the count to 3 and 2, so if that's true, he would have been pitch at least 29 pitches (22 fouled off, 3 balls & 1 ball that he put in play).

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