Highly regarded for his defense behind the plate throughout his 20-year career, Benito Santiago also proved to be a pretty good-hitting catcher too. On this day in beisbol, September 30, 1987, the Padres backstop, just 22 years old and playing in his first full season, extended his hitting streak to 28 games, breaking the MLB
Yandy Diaz of the Tampa Bay Rays has won the American League Player of the Week award after a torrid seven-game stretch in which he hit nearly .600. The 34-year-old first baseman was 13-for-22 — good for a .591 clip —with a homer, two doubles, nine walks, five runs scored and four RBI from September
After missing a month because of a fractured bone in his wrist, Jose Ramirez returned to the Cleveland lineup in grand fashion on this day in béisbol in 2019, belting a grand slam and a three-run homer in an 11-0 win over the White Sox. The star third baseman slugged the salami in the first inning
Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina, not especially known for his bat, hit his 41st double of the season to break the record for doubles by a backstop on this day in béisbol, September 18, 2013. The Puerto Rico native broke the record set by fellow St. Louis star Ted Simmons in 1978. Molina was one of
In what turned out to be his best power year, Jose Bautista set a Blue Jays franchise record with his 48th home run on this day in béisbol, September 17, 2010. The Toronto right fielder slammed the homer in the sixth inning of an 11-9 thriller in Boston that saw the Red Sox battle back
It was a Rockie start that ended well. Jorge de la Rosa, a middle-of-the-rotation starter at best for the Colorado Rockies, had a barely .500 lifetime record as the 2009 season got underway — and it went downhill from there for the Monterrey, Mexico, native after he lost his first six decisions. But not for long,
