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Julio Urías is the first Mexican-born pitcher to save the deciding game of a #WorldSeries 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽
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13,070
Every night of his MLB career, Luis Arráez has gone to bed a .300 hitter — he's 1 of 11 players since 1901 who can say that 🤯
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6,682
647,888
Happy Bobby Bonilla Day! ⚾️
ALT A chart showing the number of page views for each day of the year on Bobby Bonilla's Baseball Reference page. There is an enormous spike on July 1st.
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Order has been restored: baseball-reference.com/playe…
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4,991
267,289
660 Home Runs
3,293 Hits
1,909 RBI
339 Stolen Bases
12x Gold Glove
24x All-Star
Rest in peace, Willie Mays.
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4,097
117,972
With 2024 coming to a close, here's a look at which Baseball Reference player pages had the most views in each state this year.
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3,939
673,114
Today in 2017, short of infielders due injuries, the Mets started Travis d'Arnaud at 3B, but as d'Arnaud never played the position professionally, manager Terry Collins decided to switch him and 2B Asdrubal Cabrera every time a RH batter came up, making for an unusual boxscore...
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164
3,851
248,964
Trea Turner is the first—and only—player ever to steal at least 30 bases in a season without getting caught.
#MLB | #RingTheBell
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296
3,750
346,134
Jose Altuve's 21 career postseason home runs are the most by an infielder in MLB history.
49
641
3,643
Every player ever to have at least 200 HR, 500 RBI, and 100 SB through their first 800 MLB games:
— Shohei Ohtani
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664
3,642
553,088
Francisco Lindor is the first SS in our database to hit a go-ahead grand slam in the postseason 👀
#LGM
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266
3,555
116,278
The most viewed team pages in each state this year.
What stands out to you? 🤔
265
261
3,471
1,289,847
Shohei Ohtani is the only player ever to have 3+ HR and 2+ SB in a game.
...Luis Robert is the only White Sox hitter with both 3+ HR and 2+ SB in the entire second half of this season. 😳
🔗 stathead.com/tiny/CdcM5
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205
3,298
308,257
Yesterday was the first time in our database that a pair of brothers, Edwin and Alexis Díaz, gave up a walk-off HR on the same day🤯
So... are Alexis and Edwin Diaz the first pair of brothers to give up walk-off home runs on the same day? @MLB @MLBStats @baseball_ref #LGM #ATOBTTR
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3,061
461,655
We’re proud to announce that Sports Reference has acquired @ImmaculateGrid!
Details: sports-reference.com/blog/20…
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2,845
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Cody Bellinger is the first @Dodgers player to have 40+ runs and 40+ RBIs by this point in the season since Duke Snider in 1955
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441
2,639
10.0 WAR
American League MVP
The most viewed player page in 37 states
2023 was the year of Shohei Ohtani.
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440
2,716
1,173,624
We are thrilled to announce we've updated our site to dramatically expand our coverage of the Negro Leagues, including stats for players, teams, and managers. These major league stats are now presented alongside the American and National Leagues baseball-reference.com/negro…
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Mike Trout's career WAR is 69.0. He's tied with Ty Cobb for the most WAR by a player through age-27 baseball-reference.com/tiny/…
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2,564
On this day in 2014, the Padres acquired Justin Upton from the Braves in exchange for four prospects, including P Max Fried
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2,632
Wow 😳
According to @Stathead, Jarren Duran is the first MLB player with 14+ triples and 47+ doubles since Stan Musial in 1946?!?!?!
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114
2,666
246,944
Freddie Freeman is the first player in @Braves history to have muliple extra-base hits and multiple RBIs in a potential World Series clincher
9
322
2,584
Crazy but true: In a single postseason, here is the list of players to
- Hit 3+ HRs
- Steal 4+ bases
- Hit 5+ doubles
1. Trea Turner
End of list.
#Phillies ⎸ #RingTheBell ⎸ #MLBPlayoffs
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Cody Bellinger is the youngest player in #WorldSeries history to have two doubles in a game baseball-reference.com/tiny/…
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2,355
Aaron Nola is the first pitcher since 1884 to have 220+ strikeouts and fewer than 30 walks in a season.
@Phillies | #RingTheBell
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2,181
For the first time in a major league season, there are more Jacksons (first name) than Jacksons (last name).
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210
2,207
1,115,476
Juan Soto last 16 games played:
29-for-54
19 walks, 1 HBP
4 doubles, 1 triple, 5 home runs
.537/.653/.926
The last player to hit .500/.650/.900 in a 16-game span, before Soto?
Barry Bonds in 2004.
stathead.com/tiny/NAucP
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2,188
At 24 years, 76 days old, Julio Urías is the youngest reliever to finish a #WorldSeries clinching game since Steve Howe in 1981 for the @Dodgers stathead.com/tiny/WGBKQ
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2,099
Can confirm: Schwellenbach vs. Woods Richardson is the longest last name SP matchup in our database 😳
🔗 baseball-reference.com/previ…
Did a little research and I *think* Spencer Schwellenbach vs Simeon Woods-Richardson is the longest last name pitching matchup in modern baseball history
Woods-Richardson is 16 characters, while Schwellenbach is 13. Can't find one longer than 29 total characters on @baseball_ref
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2,137
341,624
Sportify Wrapped 2022 is here! ⚾️
Who was the most viewed player and team in your state? The most viewed player pages on a single day? Or the top 10 players of 2022? Now's your chance to find out.
ALT A map of the United States showing the most-viewed Baseball Reference player page in each state.
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Randy Arozarena is the first player in postseason history to homer and steal home in the same game.
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1,910
World Series Title Odds:
Astros 17.3%
Dodgers 16.8%
Brewers 14.0%
Rays 13.1%
Giants 11.4%
Braves 10.9%
White Sox 6.3%
Blue Jays 5.1%
Red Sox 2.5%
Cardinals 1.3%
Phillies 0.7%
Yankees 0.5%
Reds 0.1%
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From 1968 to 2024 while the @Athletics played in Oakland, only 5 teams in baseball had more home wins (2,496) 🏠
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1,891
80,093
List of players with at least 45 home runs and a sub-3.20 ERA in the same season:
Shohei Ohtani
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141
1,860
Today in 1982, 10-time All-Star Yadier Molina was born.
Do you think Yadi has a case for the Hall of Fame?
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1,813
154,355
This #ElectionDay we want to remind you that every vote counts. Make sure your voice is heard!
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156,702
The most viewed Baseball Reference team pages in 2022 vs. 2023.
What stands out to you? 🤔
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132
1,709
699,767
If you've been to the site today, you've probably noticed that the All-Star Game box score isn't up yet.
Yup, it's because Ohtani broke our system
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79
1,636
Three years ago today, Roy Halladay passed away. RIP to one of the best to ever play the game
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1,638
Albert Pujols helped the Cardinals to a 5-1 win last night and has now reached 100.0 WAR for his career.
He is the 21st position player to achieve that mark.
#Cardinals | @Cardinals
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1,638
On this day in 1900 Reds pitcher Bill Phillips punched Phillies batter Roy Thomas after Thomas fouled off a dozen pitches in the 8th inning
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Jose Altuve had a HR, SB, 3 RBIs, and 4 Rs in yesterday's ballgame
The only other players in Postseason history to have a game with those numbers are Eddie Murray in the 1983 ALCS and Lenny Dykstra in the 1993 World Series
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Gerrit Cole is currently 1 of 4 pitchers with 20+ postseason starts to have a sub 3.00 ERA.
🔗 stathead.com/tiny/8Aqeo
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1,570
731,316
On this day in 2020, the @Dodgers and Mookie Betts came to an agreement on a twelve-year, $365 million contract extension.
What's Mookie's best moment in Dodger blue?
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1,507
86,042
Jose Ramirez became the 26th player in AL/NL history to have 10 doubles, 10 home runs, and 50 RBIs in a team's first 44 games of the season.
He's the first to do it since Miguel Cabrera in 2013.
@CleGuardians | #ForTheLand
stathead.com/tiny/KqSP1
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1,492
Bryson Stott is the 12th player in AL/NL history—and the first since Darren Lewis in 1991—to have 4 walks and 3 stolen bases in a game. 🤯
@Phillies | #RingTheBell
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1,480
230,844
With 100% of the precincts reporting, we can confirm that the US has Shohei Ohtani fever
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1,454
José Ramírez has 20 RBI in the first 11 games of the season. He is the eighth player to accomplish this. The others include:
Manny Ramírez
Larry Walker
Brant Alyea
Willie Mays
Bobby Doerr
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
@CleGuardians | #ForTheLand
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1,385
2023 NL ERA Leaders:
Marcus Stroman (2.42)
Justin Steele (2.65)
Bryce Elder (2.69)
Michael Wacha (2.89)
All Leaders: hubs.li/Q01TFP940
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1,374
165,075
Will Smith is the youngest catcher to homer in the #WorldSeries since Salvador Perez in 2014 stathead.com/tiny/D6mJL
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1,329
100 years ago today, the New York Yankees purchased 10 acres of land in the Bronx, eventually using the land as the site for Yankee Stadium.
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Writers, broadcasters, and Tweeters, if our site has helped you out this season, we'd really appreciate it if you let your followers know!
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1,210
One year ago today, the Dodgers and Red Sox completed the trade that sent Mookie Betts to LA
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1,224
AL Postseason Odds:
White Sox 99.2%
Astros 98.1%
Rays 92.0%
Red Sox 85.7%
Blue Jays 67.0%
A's 34.0%
Yankees 11.4%
Mariners 5.8%
Indians 4.9%
Angels 1.9%
Orioles <0.1%
Rangers <0.1%
Royals <0.1%
Tigers <0.1%
Twins <0.1%
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107
1,210
On this day in 1998, the Chicago White Sox trade outfielder Mike Cameron to the Cincinnati Reds for first baseman Paul Konerko.
17
105
1,167
We didn't forget about you, Canada; we were just trying to spare your feelings ❤️
The most viewed Baseball Reference player page in each Canadian province ⤵️
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167
1,206
187,988
Cody Bellinger had 97 total bases in April, passing Duke Snider (96) for the most in a month in @Dodgers history baseball-reference.com/tiny/…
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152
1,153
Martín Maldonado has an OPS+ of -30 this season.
That's the lowest since 1931 by any non-pitcher with at least 99 plate appearances. 👀
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1,179
233,825
Baseball history has been made.
For the first time in our database, there was a pitcher-catcher battery wearing the numbers 00 and 99!
0️⃣0️⃣ 🤝 9️⃣9️⃣
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1,171
158,135
Today in 2023, the @Braves turned an 8-3-5 triple play, a combination of outs not seen since 1884.
Atlanta Braves
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124
1,161
107,426
Baltimore Orioles
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1,131
49,268
Cody Bellinger has a 1.144 OPS. Since 1901, the only player to post a better OPS at age-23 or under is Ted Williams baseball-reference.com/tiny/… @Dodgers
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184
1,124
2023 NL Batting WAR Leaders:
Ronald Acuña Jr. (2.7)
Dansby Swanson (1.9)
Paul Goldschmidt (1.7)
Ha-Seong Kim (1.7)
All Leaders: hubs.li/Q01PSFmX0
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1,094
285,286
Mookie Betts: .301/.373/.522, 155 HR, 660 R, 395 BB, 45.2 WAR
Mike Trout: .304/.418/.582, 302 HR, 944 R, 838 BB, 74.4 WAR
Check out any two players's stats side-by-side with the Player Comparison Finder in Stathead: stathead.com/tiny/j3Npu
Mookie Betts, not Mike Trout, should be the guy we talk about as this generation’s true star. Both are great. One guy is an actual winner.
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Hey @CleGuardians, feel free to add us to the list of people who counted you out. #ForTheLand
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79
1,056
On this day in 1992, the Yankees acquired outfielder Paul O'Neill from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for OF Roberto Kelly
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1,041
The 2021 Cubs are the first team in our database to lose multiple games by 5+ runs in which they once led by 7+ runs.
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1,046
Since 2022, Logan Webb has the lowest ERA in baseball of pitchers with 400+ IP 🔥
#SFGiants
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86
1,060
67,624
Since 2016, there are only two pitchers to have multiple games in the same season with 7+ IP and 0 Hits Allowed:
— Ronel Blanco (2024)
— Framber Valdez (2023)
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1,070
57,517
Bobby Witt Jr. is the first player to have at least 10 triples, 30 stolen bases, 30 HR, and 40 doubles in a season.
🔗 stathead.com/tiny/9gR00
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1,062
67,201