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I'm sure I'll get plenty of flak for them being this high, but I just took one look at the lineup and became enamored of its sheer power. The power-speed combo on this team is off the charts, and with four legitimate leadoff options, I've pushed Kenny Lofton — probably the fastest guy on the team — down to the ninth spot as the "second leadoff," charged with turning the lineup over to a trio of guys with a combined. They've got to have the best overall battery, right? Every starting pitcher's in the Hall except Kershaw, who'll get there and both catchers are, too.

Mike Piazza may be wearing a Mets hat in Cooperstown, but he was never better than his seven years in L. Can they finally break their three decade championship drought this week in Texas? Can't blame them for this, but through the years the A's followed a strange trend of snatching MVPs away from more deserving players. Miguel Tejada won with 5. Voters must have taken Edwin Starr's famous song to heart. My sincerest apologies to everyone waiting for the Cubs only to see that two-thirds of their famous double play trio are missing.

And yes, I know Chance was primarily a first baseman, but he began his career at catcher and wasn't going to unseat Cap Anson anyway.

Tough to beat the heart of this order, and hard to believe we've lost both Bob Gibson and Lou Brock in just the last couple months. Rest easy, fellas. The all-time Reds roster is loaded , and as with Gibson and Brock above, we lost an icon with Joe Morgan's passing last week.

Can just end already? They weren't all blessed with light-tower power, but the pure hitting and on-base prowess on this team might just be unmatched. And, as if these last couple teams didn't elicit enough sadness already, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that we also lost Al Kaline, Mr.

Tiger himself, back in April. Devastating year for the baseball world. Only 32 players in MLB history have amassed at least WAR across their entire career, and just 15 have done so on a single team. Four of those 15 are below — more than any other team. Can't go wrong either way, but give me Big Papi.

Like it could be anyone else. Four of the 11 players who've won at least three MVPs are on this team, and Babe Ruth isn't even one of them, as his prime coincided with an era when previous winners were deemed ineligible.

And finally, yet another team that lost an icon this year. RIP, Whitey. Stats, explained: Wins Above Replacement WAR is a measure of how many wins a player's performance is worth in a given season compared to a replacement-level player 6 per season is elite. Some of the most headline-grabbing initiatives to emerge from COP26 come with big questions about how — and if — they'll make the journey from promises to reality.

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Want a daily digest of the top Austin news? Barry Bonds was the quickest National League player in history to reach home runs; he did so in his 2,th game and his 8,th at-bat.

Hank Aaron took the longest time in history to hit home runs; he reached the mark in his 2,nd game and his 10,th at bat. Alex Rodriguez - Ken Griffey Jr. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Are you a Stathead, too?

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We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Find out more. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Junior goes deep, with a runner on third base, in the first inning on a pitch thrown by Marlins' moundsman Mark Hendrickson in the Reds' victory at Dolphin Stadium.

August 4, Three years to the day he hit his th round-tripper, Alex Rodriguez eclipses Babe Ruth in becoming the youngest player to hit career home runs when he blasts a two-run first-inning shot into Monument Park at Yankee Stadium.

The 35 year-old Bronx Bomber third baseman is the seventh player in baseball history to reach the milestone. August 15, Jim Thome becomes the eighth player to reach the career home runs plateau when he hits a two-run homer in the sixth , followed by a three-run blast an inning later off Detroit's Daniel Schlereth. Needing fewer at-bats to reach than anyone except for Babe Ruth, the 40 year-old Twins slugger accomplishes the feat in his 8,th at-bat, compared to the Bambino's 6, June 3, Albert Pujols becomes the ninth major leaguer to hit home runs and the only player to reach the milestone with a grand slam.

Babe Ruth becomes the first major leaguer to hit career home runs when the Yankees defeat the Browns, Willie Mays, joining Yankee legend Babe Ruth, becomes the second major leaguer to hit career home runs. Braves outfielder Hank Aaron joins Babe Ruth and Willie Mays as the only major league player to hit career home runs.