Roger Clemens returned to Yankee Stadium amid renewed interest in his infamous bat-throwing incident with Mike Piazza from the 2000 World Series. During the Old-Timers' Day tribute, Clemens faced four batters in an exhibition game honoring the 2000 championship team. Manager Joe Torre expressed that Piazza was unaware the ball was foul when he began to run to first base. Clemens justified his action, explaining he thought the shattered bat was a baseball. The crowd welcomed him as the Yankees celebrated their past triumphs, notably their consecutive titles in 1998 and 1999.
Clemens made his first appearance as the Yankees honored the 2000 team, the last team to win three straight titles. Clemens heard a nice hand from the crowd as a montage of his highlights played on the center field video board -- but omitted his famous toss at Piazza.
Joe Torre said at the podium right as Clemens walked in, 'I think if Mike knew that the ball was foul, he wouldn't have been starting to run to first base.' The circumstances of the bat-throwing incident were revisited in light of the 2000 World Series.
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