'23 stats and oddities

Aaron Judge became the 1st Yankee to hit 3 HRs in a game multiple times in one season (the 26th time any player had done it)

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Julio Rodríguez had the most hits ever recorded in a 4-game span, going 17-for-22 from Aug. 16-19

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Trea Turner went 30-for-30 on steal attempts in ‘23, a record for most steals in a season without being thrown out (since caught stealing became an official stat in 1951)

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Blake Snell was the first pitcher since ERA became an official stat in 1913 to lead the Majors in both ERA and walks

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Luis Arraez was the 4th player since 1900 to record 3 5-hit games in a single month, the first since Dave Winfield in June of ‘84

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The D-backs became the 1st team in postseason history to hit 4 HRs in an inning

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Alex Verdugo led off 3 consecutive games with HRs, becoming just the third player in AL/NL history to do so

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The Angels scored 25 runs in a game but lost the other 2 games in the series (going 1-2 despite outscoring the Rockies 32-12)

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Twins rookie Royce Lewis set the franchise record for most slams in a season (4) and did it in an 18-game span, the smallest span in AL/NL history

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Will Smith was the first player in AL/NL history to win 3 straight World Series with 3 different teams (First in 4 major men’s leagues to appear in at least 1 game with 3 different championship teams in consecutive seasons)

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At 22 years and 206 days old, CJ Abrams tied Ryan Zimmerman for the youngest player in Nats/Expos franchise history with a grand slam

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Adley Rutschman became the 1st catcher to have 5 or more hits on Opening Day since at least 1900

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Mark Canha’s 3 OF assists tied the Mets record for the most by a player in a game (Endy Chavez, Joel Youngblood, Gene Clines, Gus Bell)

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Nicky Lopez was the 1st player with 4+ hits, 5+ RBI and a scoreless pitching outing since RBI became an official stat in 1920

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Zach Remillard became the only player in the Modern Era with both a game-tying and go-ahead hit in the 9th or later of his MLB debut

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Rowdy Tellez was the 1st position player to finish a game on the mound for a team the day they clinched a playoff spot

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The Cubs scored 36 runs in 2 games (most for CHC since 1897) and were the first team in MLB history to record 10 XBH and 5 HR in back-to-back games

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LaMonte Wade Jr. was the 100th Giants player to earn a McCovey Cove “Splash Hit” with his HR in the 1st inning

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The Rays’ hot start in 2023, winning their 1st 13 games, tied the ‘87 Brewers and ‘82 Braves for the most consecutive wins to start a season

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After falling behind 9-0, the Pirates made the largest comeback in franchise history to win 13-12

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No team had lost 196 or more games over two seasons and then won the World Series, until the Rangers this year

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Davis Schneider became the first rookie in AL/NL history to begin his career with 9 or more hits and 2 or more HRs in his 1st 3 games

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Miguel Cabrera made a nifty play at first base in his final MLB game

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Esteury Ruiz broke Kenny Lofton’s 1992 AL rookie record with 67 stolen bases

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Rookie Samad Taylor became just the 2nd Royals player to have a walk-off hit in his MLB debut (1st since ‘86)

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Prior to winning his final 2 starts, Adam Wainwright had the longest winless stretch of his career as a starter – losing 10 straight decisions and going winless in 11 starts

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Will Benson and Parker Meadows both belted walk-off home runs in 2023 that were also their first career homers

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Chris Taylor became the 1st player to hit a grand slam for his 1st career HR AND his 100th career HR

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Joey Votto is the 9th player since 1900 to homer on his birthday at age 40 or older

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After hitting his last HR in 2015, Jon Singleton blasts 2 vs the Angels – the longest gap between HRs by a position player since 1997 (8 years and 13 days)

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Josh and Bo Naylor became the 1st brothers in AL/NL history to hit multi-run HRs in the same inning for the same team

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Since pitches were first tracked in 1988, the Rockies are the only team to draw 3 consecutive bases-loaded walks without a strike being thrown

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Twin relievers Tyler and Taylor Rogers each pitched in a Giants-Twins set, the first time a set of twins pitched against the Twins in a series

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