Rays No. 1 prospect OF Theo Gillen reached base last night in all 6 plate appearances for @BGHotRods, going 3-for-3 w/ 1 2B, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 1 R, and 4 SB.
He’s 1 of 2 minor leaguers since at least 2005 to have 6+ PA, reach in each of them, and steal 4+ bases in a single game.
Brayden Taylor’s updated May results after another HR yesterday:
76 PA
5 HR
10.5% BB% I 18.4% K%
.328/.395/.612
1.007 OPS
159 wRC+
His Contact% has jumped from 73.2% to 77.7% and his K% is down almost 10%.
Most Saves in Tampa Bay Rays history before June:
1. Fernando Rodney (2012) - 16
T2. BRYAN BAKER (2026) - 15*
T2. Alex Colomé (2017) - 15
T2. Brad Boxberger (2015) - 15
T2. Roberto Hernandez (1999) - 15
*Two games left
At what point can he stop being underrated and just be looked at as one of the best hitters in the MLB
34 years old and putting together another elite offensive season
93 - Mohamed Salah has assisted a goal for the 93rd time for Liverpool in the Premier League - now surpassing Steven Gerrard's 92 assists as the outright most for the Reds in the competition. Only.
Farewell to Mohamed Salah.
A faintly ridiculous 193 goals and 93 assists in the Premier League. 286 goal involvements in 327 appearances — a record surpassed only by Alan Shearer (324) and Wayne Rooney (311), both of whom made at least 100 more appearances.
The only player to have been named PFA Player of the Year three times.
One of English football’s greatest imports and Africa’s greatest exports. A phenomenon #LFC
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