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George Springer climbs career leadoff HR list with 55th homer.
sports2 years ago

George Springer climbs career leadoff HR list with 55th homer.

George Springer hit his 55th leadoff home run, moving him into second place on MLB's all-time leaderboard for leadoff homers, behind only Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson. Springer's solo blast helped the Toronto Blue Jays to a 12-1 win over the Oakland Athletics. The 33-year-old outfielder has spent 856 of his 1,082 games at the top of the lineup card and owns an impressive .299/.371/.561 slash line in plate appearances as his team's first batter of the game.

via Yahoo Sports|
#george-springer#leadoff-home-runs#mlb
George Springer climbs career leadoff HR list with 55th home run.
sports2 years ago

George Springer climbs career leadoff HR list with 55th home run.

George Springer hit his 55th leadoff home run, moving him into second place on MLB's all-time leaderboard for leadoff homers, behind only Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson. Springer's solo blast helped the Toronto Blue Jays to a 12-1 win over the Oakland Athletics. The 33-year-old outfielder has spent 856 of his 1,082 games at the top of the lineup card and owns an impressive .299/.371/.561 slash line in plate appearances as his team's first batter of the game.

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#george-springer#leadoff-home-runs#mlb
George Springer climbs career leadoff home run list with 55th homer.
sports2 years ago

George Springer climbs career leadoff home run list with 55th homer.

George Springer hit his 55th career leadoff home run in the Toronto Blue Jays' win against the Oakland Athletics, moving him into second place on the all-time leaderboard behind Rickey Henderson. Springer now has 16 career leadoff homers with the Blue Jays and holds the single-season leadoff homer records for both Toronto and Houston. Mookie Betts is second among active players with 43 career leadoff home runs.

via CBS Sports|
#george-springer#leadoff-home-run#oakland-athletics
Dodgers Dominate Yankees in Explosive Game at Home.
sports2 years ago

Dodgers Dominate Yankees in Explosive Game at Home.

Mookie Betts went 4-for-4 with two home runs, three RBIs, and a stolen base in the Dodgers' 8-4 victory over the New York Yankees. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts compared Betts to Rickey Henderson, praising his instant offense and decision-making skills. Clayton Kershaw also had a strong outing, striking out nine and giving up two runs in seven innings. The Dodgers will look to continue their success against the Yankees in the next two games of the series.

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#clayton-kershaw#los-angeles-dodgers#mookie-betts