To help fill the baseball void, we’re flipping the calendar back one year to remind us all just how awesome our great game is. Here's a look back at the best of April 4, 2019:

There was one hitter in 2019 who crushed the Orioles' pitching staff more than any other -- Gleyber Torres. The Yankees' second baseman smashed 13 home runs against Baltimore last season, setting a Divisional Era record (since 1969) for most home runs against an opponent in the same season.

The onslaught began on April 4, when Torres went deep twice at Camden Yards, launching a solo homer to left field off Alex Cobb in the third inning and a three-run shot to left off Mike Wright in the sixth. Though he would do more damage against Baltimore than any other club, Torres had a great year all around, slashing .278/.337/.535 with 38 homers in 144 games. He's also off to a great start in his career -- the 23-year-old owns an .847 OPS with 62 homers in 267 career games.

The best of the rest:

Markakis' 5-hit, 5-RBI night: If he reaches the 3,000-hit milestone (it's not out of the realm of possibility), Nick Markakis may have the "quietest" 3,000-hit career in history. The 36-year-old outfielder is sitting on 2,355 hits, and five of them came on April 4 against the Cubs in Atlanta. Markakis singled in the second and fourth innings, then doubled in the fifth, seventh and eighth, including a bases-clearing shot up the right-center-field gap to drive in three in the fifth.

Bauer's (unusual) seven no-hit frames: Trevor Bauer tossed seven no-hit innings in the Indians' 4-1 victory over the Blue Jays at Progressive Field, but also walked six batters. He was in the stretch much of the game, and had to come out after finishing the seventh inning with 117 pitches thrown. Bauer had a breakout 2018 campaign, posting a 2.21 ERA over 28 appearances (27 starts), but took a step back last year, when his ERA was 4.48, though he did throw a career-best 213 innings.

Choo picks up 1,500th hit: Another veteran outfielder who continues to produce despite being on the wrong side of the aging curve is Shin Soo-Choo, who slashed .265/.371/.455 with a career-high 24 homers in 151 games for the Rangers last season. One of his 149 hits was particularly special -- Choo recorded his 1,500th career hit with a single to center off Angels starter Matt Harvey at Angel Stadium on April 4.