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Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports If you loved final week’s Buntpalooza, you’re going to like this, as a result of I’m making up new stats once more. Let’s begin with Rickey Henderson. You in all probability know that in 1982, Rickey set a still-unchallenged single-season file of 130 stolen bases. Which is so much. Of course it’s so much; this was the highest-volume season by the very best basestealer who ever lived. I simply referred to him as “Rickey,” as a result of he was so nice he can go by his first identify on first reference, like “LeBron” or “Tiger” or “Weird Al.” Nevertheless, I fear that we don’t respect how extraordinarily so much 130 stolen bases is in a single season. One approach to have a look at it's in distance; 172 stolen base makes an attempt (Rickey additionally boug...

Matt Olson, Reece Blankenship share inspiring friendship n","providerName":"Twitter","providerUrl":"https://twitter.com","type":"oembed","width":550,"contentType":"rich"},"__typename":"Markdown","content":"When Reece attended Matt’s Opening Day debut with the Braves in 2022, he needed to go away Truist Park after three innings due to the sensory overload of the loud music, flashing lights, concession smells and the overall electrical energy within the air because the group celebrated its World Series championship.nnRecently, although, Reece achieved a milestone by making it by a whole Braves recreation. Throughout the sport, his mother and father reminded him, “If you make it to the end, you get to go see Matt!”nnSo when the s...

Jordan Johnson-USA TODAY Sports Last Wednesday, in a piece titled “Royce Lewis Has Arrived in Grand Fashion,” Jay Jaffe famous that the Minnesota Twins third baseman had “clubbed his third grand slam in an eight-game span” within the group’s contest towards the Cleveland Guardians that Monday. My colleague added that, per the Elias Sports Bureau and MLB.com’s Sarah Langs, Lewis joined Lou Gehrig, Jim Northrup, and Larry Parrish as the one participant in MLB historical past to “bunch three such hits so closely.” Lewis has achieved greater than hit grannies. Since making his large league debut final season, the primary total decide within the 2017 draft has slashed a wholesome .310/.355/.541 with 14 residence runs and a 147 wRC+ over 245 plate appearances. Staying on the sector had been...

NEW YORK -- Midseason Trade Deadline acquisitions produce odd late-season homecomings, particularly with the newly balanced schedule. Few rival D-backs proper fielder Tommy Pham’s return to Citi Field on Monday evening, because the 35-year-old was one of many items the Mets jettisoned in early August. His first at-bat again in Queens was met with a brackish mixture of applause and jeers from the sparse Flushing crowd. The results of his second-to-last at-bat was met with silence. Pham crushed a game-tying homer to middle discipline within the eighth inning, sparking the D-backs’ 4-3 comeback victory over the Mets. It was Pham’s third hit of the rain-delayed contest, as he completed a triple shy of the cycle in a glowing return to New York towards his former membership. “There’s a group tha...

TORONTO -- The thrill of a rookie and the poise of a veteran. “It was an unbelievable feeling,” Carter stated. “Everybody dreams about that moment, so hopefully there’s gonna be many more down the road.” As a lot as this meant to Carter individually, it was additionally a vital second for his group. The Rangers -- who've now gained three in a row -- have management of the ultimate American League Wild Card spot after their series-opening victory at Rogers Centre. The win additionally introduced Texas to inside a half-game of Toronto within the race. This regarded like it might be a back-and-forth affair to the tip earlier than Jonah Heim’s grand slam put it away throughout a five-run seventh inning. So Carter’s game-tying laser off Blue Jays starter Chris Bassitt within the third had all o...

Julio Rodríguez hits thirtieth homer, joins 30-30 membership n","providerName":"Twitter","providerUrl":"https://twitter.com","type":"oembed","width":550,"contentType":"rich"},"__typename":"Markdown","content":"* Every 30-30 season, ranked by club","type":"text","__typename":"Markdown","content":"“It's incredible,” starter Logan Gilbert said of Rodríguez, who declined to speak with reporters after the game. nn“When he goes, the whole team goes. He’s so important to what we do here and especially at this time of the year, so it's fun having a front-row seat, just being a fan and seeing what he's doing. Making history every year, every day, it seems.nn“And especially at that point in the game, when you know we needed it and def...

LOS ANGELES -- Very few leadoff hitters have put collectively a season just like the one Mookie Betts is having. Really, only a few leadoff hitters have put collectively a profession like Betts’. The All-Star hit a leadoff residence run within the Dodgers’ 11-8 loss to the Padres on Monday evening at Dodger Stadium, his twelfth leadoff homer of 2023 and the forty eighth of his profession. He is now one shy of tying the file for many leadoff homers in a season (set by Alfonso Soriano in 2003), and he’s tied with Ian Kinsler for fifth all time. After falling behind shortly to Padres starter Pedro Avila within the Dodgers’ first at-bat of the sport, Betts linked with an 0-2 upper-half changeup, which he drove a Statcast-projected 396 ft to left discipline for his thirty ninth homer of the sea...

Alex Cobb pitches 5 sturdy innings with hip harm n","providerName":"Twitter","providerUrl":"https://twitter.com","type":"oembed","width":550,"contentType":"rich"},"__typename":"Markdown","content":"Cobb mentioned there’s no structural injury in his hip, so he doesn’t really feel he’s placing himself in danger by persevering with to ask for the ball. He felt a “zinger” within the first inning, however the ache largely subsided by way of the center a part of his outing. The lone injury in opposition to him got here within the third, when shortstop Brandon Crawford dedicated a two-out error that opened the door for Josh Naylor’s two-run blast into McCovey Cove. Both runs have been unearned, decreasing Cobb’s house ERA to a Major ...

PITTSBURGH — CJ Abrams homered twice, Patrick Corbin pitched into the seventh inning and the Washington Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2 on Monday night time. ...

DENVER -- After getting arrange on the first locker of his massive league profession, Cubs rookie Pete Crow-Armstrong started to make his method by the guests’ clubhouse at Coors Field on Monday afternoon. Veteran catcher Yan Gomes rose from the chair at his stall and gave the newcomer a welcoming hug. It was a snapshot into the best way this Cubs’ roster has been constructed. “I think you need youth and you also need experience,” stated Crow-Armstrong, who then smirked. “But also, what do I know about how a big league club works, right? I'm just finding my way.” The 5-4 comeback victory that adopted these feedback in Crow-Armstrong’s first profession chat with media as a Major Leaguer put the Cubs’ mix of youth and expertise on show. Rookie lefty Jordan Wicks supplied one other high quali...