Five friends, an MLB ballpark road trip and jars full of players' spit

Back in nineteen ninety-six, five friends took a cross-country baseball road trip with one unusual goal: collecting autographed spit from major-league players in jars. According to ESPN SportsCenter, the bizarre idea came straight from 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.' The friends turned a comedy bit into a genuine adventure, visiting ballpark after ballpark to build what might be the strangest souvenir collection in baseball history.

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