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amidst this overwhelming waterfall of Nick Kurtz fun facts I'm somehow especially stunned by this very simple one: scoring 6 runs in a game is apparently even more rare than hitting 4 homers in a game via @Stathead, this is only the 9th time in MLB history it's happened

Nick Kurtz is 22 years old. He obliterated the record for youngest player with a 4-HR game.

The Mets getting two runs off Logan Webb through five batters shouldnt be treated as anything less than a miracle for them

Shohei Ohtani leads all hitters in home runs off of ground-ball pitchers since 2020.

Will Clark is one of 25 players in MLB history with 6000+ PA and at least his .303 BA, .384 OBP, and .497 SLG. 23 of the 25 are in the Hall of Fame. 💻 @Stathead x @baseball_ref Batting Season Finder

Jorge Cantú is the greatest negative bWAR player of all time right?

When the Blue Jays & Tigers wrapped up their first series on May 18, the Tigers were the best team in the AL, while the Blue Jays were 2 games under .500 (left). Since then, the Blue Jays have been the best team in the AL, while the Tigers have been 2 games over .500 (right).

Barry Bonds holds the MLB record for most intentional walks in a career with 688. Albert Pujols, who drew the second most intentional walks, stands at 316. Percentage-wise, I don't think you are going to find a larger gap between 1st and 2nd across any record in sports.

Don Mattingly vs. Nomar Garciaparra. Pick the best.

Ohtani is the 7th Dodger to homer in five consecutive games:

We might need to bend the rules and induct these two into the Hall of Pretty Good together once Rich Hill hangs it up.

Matthew Boyd is on his way to his 11th win of the season. Before this year, he had never achieved double-digit wins.

Cubs pitchers in Rich Hill's 6/15/2005 MLB debut:

7 players with 13+ HR in a season is tied for the most in Cubs history. It's the 7th time they have done it. Here's the list below, generated by @baseball_ref @Stathead

Not enough people talk about Raul Mondesi • 29.5 WAR, 271 HR, 860 RBI, 229 SB • Scored 80 runs 8x, drove in 80 7x • 1994 NL ROY, 1995 NL All-Star • 2x Gold Glover (RF), 113 OPS+ • 29 HR, 91 RBI, 24 SB per 162 • 1589 H, 639 XBH, .815 OPS • Went 30/30 2x, total boss •…

Phillies just beat the Red Sox on a walk-off catcher's interference. Per @Stathead, it's only the 2nd walk-off catcher's interference in MLB history.

this got me wondering what the record is for most 1st innings pitched in a season without allowing a run and the answer is...via @Stathead... Reese Olson??? last year?!? (and that's amazing because Olson allowed runs in the 1st inning in BOTH of his ALDS appearances vs. CLE!)

Tarik Skubal (age 28) was lights out last night. He is most likely on his way to winning his 2nd consecutive AL Cy Young Award. Here is Skubal’s season compared to Pedro Martínez’s age 28 season. Think of how unhittable Skubal looks. Pedro was just from another planet.

Today, Tarik Skubal recorded his SIXTH 11-strikeout game of the season. That puts him into a tie with Mickey Lolich (1971) and Justin Verlander (2009) for the most outings with over 10 strikeouts in a season in franchise history.

Tonight was the 9th shutout of the season by the Blue Jays in 97 games. They had 10 shutouts last year in 162 games. These are the top 10 seasons for pitching shutouts in Jays franchise history.