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Guardians' José Ramírez finishes one homer short of membership in baseball's exclusive 40-40 club

Sep. 29, 2024 20:21 PM EDT

CLEVELAND (AP) — José Ramírez never got to take a swing at history and a place in one of baseball's most exclusive clubs. In the end, 40-40 was just out of reach. Cleveland's All-Star third baseman finished one home run shy of becoming the seventh player to hit 40...

Schwarber hits his 15th leadoff homer of the season, extending his major league record

Sep. 21, 2024 16:33 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Kyle Schwarber extended his major league record for leadoff homers, hitting his 15th of the season to start the Philadelphia Phillies' game at the New York Mets on Saturday. Schwarber drove an 0-1 sinker from Sean Manaea to the opposite field in left-center for his...

Why does Shohei Ohtani's 50-50 feat resonate so much in baseball?

Sep. 19, 2024 20:05 PM EDT

Among the roughly 23,000 men who played played Major League Baseball over the past century-and-a-half, none had a season with 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases — until now. Shohei Ohtani became the first 50-50 player on Thursday when the Los Angeles Dodgers star hit his 50th and...

Schwarber sets MLB leadoff HR mark, Stevenson delivers tiebreaking hit as Phillies top Rays 9-4

Sep. 10, 2024 23:02 PM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber set an MLB record with his 14th leadoff homer of the season before leaving due to injury, and pinch-hitter Cal Stevenson hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the eighth inning as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-4 on Tuesday night. ...

Phils' Schwarber sets MLB mark with 14th leadoff HR of the season before leaving with elbow injury

Sep. 10, 2024 22:47 PM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber set the MLB single-season record with his 14th leadoff home run Tuesday night against the Tampa Bay Rays before being removed from the game in the fourth inning due to a hyperextended left elbow. In the bottom of the...

Schwarber matches Soriano's MLB record with 13th leadoff homer, Phillies beat Blue Jays 4-2

Sep. 04, 2024 18:48 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Kyle Schwarber matched a major league record with his 13th leadoff home run this season, Kody Clemens and J.T. Realmuto also went deep and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 on Wednesday for a two-game series sweep. Cristopher Sánchez (10-9)...

Schwarber hits 13th leadoff HR of season for Phillies, matching Soriano's 2003 MLB record

Sep. 04, 2024 16:15 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber hit his 13th leadoff home run of the season against Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Bowden Francis on Wednesday, matching Alfonso Soriano’s 2003 major league record. A day after hitting three home runs, Schwarber went...