What makes Raines' consecutive steals streak even more remarkable is that he produced it in his age-33 through age-35 seasons. Already regarded as one of the greatest basestealers of all time, the Hall of Famer wasn't caught stealing for more than two years in the early-to-mid 1990s wit...
But Díaz, last year’s All-Star Game MVP, has spent much of the season in the top 10 in the NL in batting average, and defensively, he has hung at or near the top in throwing out would-be base stealers. -- Thomas Harding
In addition to being the all-time stolen base leader, he's also been thrown out attempting to steal more than anyone. Obviously he was successful more often that not, and consistently putting himself in scoring position is the leading factor for why he also holds the record for most runs ...
Yet some base stealers, some non-base stealers and even some pitchers object to not being allowed to run, no matter the score. "Ichiro [Suzuki] used to steal third base with two outs when he was up by five runs, even when he didn't need another bag," Jones says. "And he wouldn'...
and 20 RBIs while batting .296. Switch-hitter was the ACC freshman of the year and followed that up last year by hitting .288 with 10 HRs and 40 RBIs and committing just five errors in 476 chances. Also threw out 33% of would-be basestealers. Likely the firs...
another of Henderson’s former Yankees teammates. “He was just amazing to watch. There were great outfielders. There were great base stealers. There were great home run hitters. Rickey was a combination of all of those players. He did things out there on the field that the rest of us ...
suffered in September 2016, but his offensive production took a dive (he logged a 124 wRC+ in 2016 and a 92 wRC+ in 2017). The former National also endured anuncharacteristically poor defensive seasonand threw out only 17 percent of would-be base stealers (down from 37 percent the prior...
I find myself repeating, “What just happened??” in my head. What happened last night was unfathomable. Not only were there two teams in each league tied for the Wild Card, but both teams that had been leading, suffered epic failures along the way. Go back to September 1, and the ...
MLB reports:Tell us more about your recent elbow surgery: what was the nature of the injury leading up to the surgery and how is your recovery going? Tanner Murphy: I had surgery on my right elbow- my throwing arm. I had an ulnar nerve transposition. The nerve when I was throwing was...
Also threw out 33% of would-be basestealers. Likely the first catcher drafted this year. REID DETMERS, LHP, LOUISVILLE (6-2, 210, 20) Last year’s ACC pitcher of the year went 13-4 with a 2.78 ERA in 113 1/3 innings while setting the school’s season strikeouts record (167) ...