In 2001, Barry Bonds homered once every 12 swings. Think about that for a minute.
At the height of his powers, if Barry Bonds thought enough of a pitch to pull the trigger on it, there was an 8.3% chance it was leaving the yard.
Not 8.3% of his at-bats.
8.3% of his SWINGS.
Yordan Alvarez is being scratched from the Astros lineup. He hurt his left index finger in a door at home today. Dusty Baker said he hopes he’ll be back tomorrow.
Most MLB walks before their 25th birthday:
Juan Soto, 579 (695 games)
Mel Ott, 541 (983 games)
Mickey Mantle, 522 (808 games)
Ted Williams, 493 (586 games)
Eddie Yost, 491 (708 games)
Juan Soto won't turn 25 until October 25. 😮
Not 1, not 2, but 3 straight days with a homer for Coby Mayo!
MLB's No. 96 prospect (@Orioles) crushes this one off the top of the videoboard for the @BowieBaysox: