Jacob Jaffe

Research analyst @Sportradar. @Stanford alumnus. Intolerant of lactose, gluten, and "count the ringz" arguments.

[Jacob Jaffe @Jacob_Jaffe]

@AbeJaroszewski @Ol_TimeFootball Bailing from the pocket, throwing off his back foot into coverage - that’ll never work at the next level

[Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing]

FOX using Sportradar to enhance Super Bowl LVII broadcast https://t.co/wvc6S61lop

[Jacob Jaffe @Jacob_Jaffe]

@AbeJaroszewski @LockoutArt @sporer @TheJudge44 @ootpbaseball @OOTPPerfectTeam @thenicolino I’d watch

[Stats Perform @StatsPerform]

It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of our beloved friend and colleague, Aaron Charlton.

A legend in the sports broadcast world, AC could brighten anyone's day with his big smile and wry humor. We will all miss him deeply.

Please read our tribute to Aaron below.

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@Pirates Rodolfo Castro is now the first player in the modern era to have his first 5 career hits all be home runs.

He also joins Trevor Story as the only players in the modern era with 2 multi-homer games within his first 5 career starts.

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Joey Votto of the @Reds is the second NL player in the modern era to homer in his first plate appearance in 4 straight games.

He joins Willie Mays, who did so in 5 straight games from June 21-25, 1954.

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Between the @TBLightning and the @Buccaneers, Tampa Bay has now won 3 championships in the last 283 days.

That's the shortest time span for a metro area to win 3 titles in MLB/NBA/NFL/NHL since Detroit won 3 in a span of 188 days in 1935-36 (Tigers, Lions, Red Wings).

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Shohei Ohtani of the @Angels is the first player in AL history to reach 30 HR and 10 SB in his team's first 81 games of the season. The only NL players to have done it are Sammy Sosa (1998) and Albert Pujols (2009).

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The @Angels are the first team in the modern era to allow 7+ runs in the 1st inning and then score 7+ runs in the 9th inning to win the game.

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The @Braves defeated the Mets 20-2 today after beating the Pirates 20-1 on May 21.

They are the first NL team to win multiple games by 18+ runs in a single season since the 1901 Brooklyn Superbas.

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Ronald Acuna Jr. and Ozzie Albies have both homered for the @Braves today, the 17th time they have homered in the same game.

That's the most all-time by teammates 24 or younger, surpassing the 16 by Blalock/Teixeira (TEX), McGwire/Canseco (OAK), and Mathews/Aaron (MIL).

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Today's Cubs-Brewers game is the first game in the modern era to have both teams lead by 7+ runs within the first 4 innings.

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Only two players in AL history have had 25+ home runs, 10+ stolen bases and 75+ pitching strikeouts in their careers:

Babe Ruth
Shohei Ohtani (reached all 3 already this season)

[Jacob Jaffe @Jacob_Jaffe]

@AlisArena10 Brodeur didn't win his first Vezina until 2003

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The @Cubs are the first team in MLB history to throw a no-hitter (solo or combined) against a team with 3 former MVP winners in the starting lineup (Mookie Betts, Cody Bellinger, Albert Pujols).

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Tonight's Bucks-Nets game featured only 11 different players scoring, the fewest in any game since the merger (regular season or postseason).

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The Diamondbacks have now lost 22 straight road games, tying the longest streak in the modern era (1943 A's, 1963 Mets).

Arizona is 5-36 in its last 41 games overall, the worst mark by an NL team in any 41-game span since the 1909 Boston Doves (also 5-36).